Super Bowl XXXV

Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 January 28, 2001, Tampa, Florida 2 Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7 2.1 Before the game 2.2 The game

January 28, 2001, Tampa, Florida

Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7

Before the game

Playoffs:

• Wild-card round:
  • 12/30/2000: NFC: New Orleans Saints 31, St. Louis Rams 28
  • 12/30/2000: AFC: Miami Dolphins 23, Indianapolis Colts 17
  • 12/31/2000: NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 21, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3
  • 12/31/2000: AFC: Baltimore Ravens 21, Denver Broncos 3
  • byes: AFC: Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans; NFC: New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings

• Divisional playoff:
  • 1/6/2001: NFC: Minnesota Vikings 34, New Orleans Saints 16
  • 1/6/2001: AFC: Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 0
  • 1/7/2001: NFC: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
  • 1/7/2001: AFC: Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 10

• Conference championship:
  • 1/14/2001: NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
  • 1/14/2001: AFC: Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3

The game

The Ravens had the stingiest defense by far in the NFL in 2000, and they proved it against the Giants. New York quarterback Kerry Collins[?] was helpless against the Baltimore attack, being sacked four times, throwing four interceptions and completing only 15 of 39 passes. One of those interceptions was returned by Dwayne Starks[?] 49 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, which set off a chain of events unseen before in Super Bowl history - three touchdowns on three consecutive plays.

On the ensuing kickoff, Ron Dixon[?] ran 97 yards for the Giants' only score of the game. Then, Baltimore's Jermaine Lewis[?] returned the next kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown.

But by that point, the game was already over. New York had only 152 yards of total offense - Baltimore QB Trent Dilfer[?] got 153 yards on passing alone. Ravens running back Jamal Lewis[?] added another 102 yards to the offense.

In a major turnaround for one player, Ray Lewis[?], who had been arrested on murder charges a year earlier, was named Super Bowl MVP[?].

See Also:

• Super Bowl