FinalJanuary 25, 1998NBCQualcomm Stadium

Super Bowl XXXII

MVP: Terrell Davis
Denver Broncos

Game Story

The Denver Broncos beat the Green Bay Packers 31-24 in Super Bowl XXXII at Qualcomm Stadium, ending the NFC's long winning streak and giving John Elway his long-awaited first championship. Terrell Davis fought through migraines to rush for 157 yards and three touchdowns, including the winner, and he earned MVP honors. Elway's spinning helicopter run became the defining image of Denver's effort to match Green Bay's physicality and finally break through.

Game Ops

MVPTerrell Davis
VenueQualcomm Stadium
LocationSan Diego, CA
NetworkNBC
Broadcast TeamDick Enberg, Phil Simms
Broadcast Partners

Officiating Crew

RefereeEd Hochuli
UmpireJim Quirk, Sr.
Head LinesmanJohn Schleyer
Line JudgeBen Montgomery
Field JudgeDon Dorkowski
Side JudgeDoug Toole
Back JudgePaul Baetz

Rosters

Green Bay Packers
Starting Lineup
Brett FavreQB
Dorsey LevensRB
William HendersonFB
Robert BrooksWR
Antonio FreemanWR
Mark ChmuraTE
Ross VerbaLT
Aaron TaylorLG
Frank WintersC
Adam TimmermanRG
Earl DotsonRT
Reggie WhiteLDE
Santana DotsonLDT
Gilbert BrownRDT
Gabe WilkinsRDE
Seth JoynerLLB
Bernardo HarrisMLB
Brian WilliamsRLB
Tyrone WilliamsLCB
Doug EvansRCB
LeRoy ButlerSS
Eugene RobinsonFS
Denver Broncos
Starting Lineup
John ElwayQB
Terrell DavisRB
Howard GriffithFB
Ed McCaffreyWR
Rod SmithWR
Shannon SharpeTE
Gary ZimmermanLT
Mark SchlerethLG
Tom NalenC
Brian HabibRG
Tony JonesRT
Neil SmithLDE
Keith TraylorLDT
Maa TanuvasaRDT
Alfred WilliamsRDE
John MobleyLLB
Allen AldridgeMLB
Bill RomanowskiRLB
Ray CrockettLCB
Darrien GordonRCB
Tyrone BraxtonSS
Steve AtwaterFS

Team Stats

StatGBDEN
First Downs2121
Total Net Yards350302
Total Offensive Plays6361
Average Gain/Play5.65.0
Net Rushing Yards95179
Rushing Plays2039
Yards per Rush4.84.6
Net Passing Yards255123
Sacks-Yards Lost1-10-0
Gross Passing Yards256123
Pass Att-Comp-Int42-25-122-12-1
Yards per Pass Play5.95.6
Penalties-Yards9-597-65
Fumbles-Lost2-21-1
Turnovers32
Time of Possession27:3532:25

Gamebook Detail

Denver Broncos

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
John Elway12221230103651.9517110-00000-
Terrell Davis00000-0-301573273280411
Vaughn Hebron00000-0-3302215050-
Howard Griffith00000-0-120221230230-
Ed McCaffrey00000-0-000032450360-
Shannon Sharpe00000-0-000055380120-
Dwayne Carswell00000-0-0000114040-
Rod Smith00000-0-0000300000-
Willie Green------------300000-

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Tyrone Braxton10000.07610000---
Steve Atwater00001.06600001---
Ray Crockett00000.06600000---
John Mobley00000.06600000---
Bill Romanowski00000.05410000---
Allen Aldridge00000.04400000---
Darrien Gordon00000.03300000---
Keith Traylor00000.02200000---
Alfred Williams00000.02110000---
Maa Tanuvasa00000.01100000---
Tim McKyer00000.00001000---
Neil Smith00000.00001000---
Mike Lodish----0.0220000----
Harald Hasselbach----0.0110000----
Darrius Johnson----0.0110000----
Tony Veland----0.0---0001---

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Vaughn Hebron47919.80200-00
Keith Burns11616.001600-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Jason Elam441100-0
Tom Rouen----414837.047
Green Bay Packers

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Brett Favre25422563112791.00000-000011
Dorsey Levens00000-0-199001666560220-
Robert Brooks00000-0-1505113160100-
Antonio Freeman00000-0-000013912622711
Mark Chmura00000-0-000054431210-
William Henderson00000-0-0000429070-
Terry Mickens00000-0-0000116060-
Derrick Mayes------------200000-

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Eugene Robinson1170170.08620000---
LeRoy Butler00000.09720000---
Bernardo Harris00000.07610000---
Santana Dotson00000.06600000---
Tyrone Williams00000.06601001---
Brian Williams00000.05500000---
Gilbert Brown00000.04310000---
Doug Evans00000.03210000---
Seth Joyner00000.03300000---
Reggie White00000.01100000---

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Antonio Freeman610417.302200-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Ryan Longwell331100-0
Craig Hentrich----414235.551
Denver Broncos Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
11DEN 421058Touchdown
22GNB 297-4Field Goal
3210:09DEN 3942:319Punt
420:06DEN 4120:25-15Fumble
53DEN 2848Punt
63GNB 3751Punt
737:46DEN 8137:1292Touchdown
830:22GNB 2210:1117Interception
94DEN 225-3Punt
1043:27GNB 4951:4249Touchdown
Green Bay Packers Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
11GNB 24824Touchdown
21GNB 222-5Interception
314:49GNB 4584:5445Touchdown
42GNB 224-8Punt
527:38GNB 5177:265Touchdown
6314:41DEN 26102:4217Field Goal
7310:19GNB 2632:33-6Punt
830:11GNB 1541:3915Touchdown
9411:23GNB 4851:129Punt
10410:11DEN 18104:46-21Punt
1145:25GNB 1151:581Punt
1241:39GNB 3081:11-2End of Game

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