SUPER BOWL XXII : Other Views
There was Doug Williams with a bum knee, a toothache and a spectacular right arm. There was a rookie named Timmy Smith, who started his first NFL game and ended up becoming the first running back to gain 200 yards in a Super Bowl. There was a defense that quickly figured out the magic that used to be John Elway. There was an offensive line that played the game of its collective life.
But most of all, there was that second quarter.
With the most stunning 15-minute offensive display in pro football playoff history, the Washington Redskins upset the Denver Broncos, 42-10, to win Super Bowl XXII before 73,302 at Jack Murphy Stadium.
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