SUPER BOWL XXX / Cowboys 27, Steelers 17 : Most Valuable Players
Bowl: I
Winner: Bart Starr
Team: Green Bay
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Completed touchdown passes of 37 and 13 yards to Max McGee and finished with 250 yards passing.
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Bowl: II
Winner: Bart Starr
Team: Green Bay
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Managed only one scoring pass, but it went 62 yards to Boyd Dowler and upped the Packer lead to 13-0.
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Bowl: III
Winner: Joe Namath
Team: N.Y. Jets
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Guaranteed victory and then came through with 17-for-28 passing for 206 yards.
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Bowl: IV
Winner: Len Dawson
Team: Kansas City
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Completed 12 of 17 passes, including a 46-yard scoring play to Otis Taylor.
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Bowl: V
Winner: Chuck Howley
Team: Dallas
Pos.: LB
Credentials: Only player from losing team selected.
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Bowl: VI
Winner: Roger Staubach
Team: Dallas
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Completed only 12 passes for 119 yards but two went for touchdowns.
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Bowl: VII
Winner: Jake Scott
Team: Miami
Pos.: S
Credentials: Intercepted two passes, including one in the end zone.
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Bowl: VIII
Winner: Larry Csonka
Team: Miami
Pos.: RB
Credentials: Rushed 33 times for a then-record 145 yards and two touchdowns.
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Bowl: IX
Winner: Franco Harris
Team: Pittsburgh
Pos.: RB
Credentials: Broke the record from the year before with 158 yards on 34 tries.
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Bowl: X
Winner: Lynn Swann
Team: Pittsburgh
Pos.: WR
Credentials: His leaping 64-yard touchdown grab proved the difference.
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Bowl: XI
Winner: Fred Biletnikoff
Team: Oakland
Pos.: WR
Credentials: No touchdown catches, but made four key receptions to keep Raider drives alive.
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Bowl: XII
Winner: Harvey Martin, Randy White
Team: Dallas
Pos.: DL
Credentials: Led defense that recovered four fumbles and intercepted four passes.
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Bowl: XIII
Winner: Terry Bradshaw
Team: Pittsburgh
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Threw for a then-record four touchdowns and 318 yards.
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Bowl: XIV
Winner: Terry Bradshaw
Team: Pittsburgh
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Countered three interceptions with two touchdown passes and 309 yards.
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Bowl: XV
Winner: Jim Plunkett
Team: Oakland
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Of his three touchdown passes, 80-yarder to Kenny King was longest play in Super Bowl history.
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Bowl: XVI
Winner: Joe Montana
Team: San Francisco
Pos.: QB
Credentials: First of three for Golden Joe, who did not throw a touchdown pass but ran for a score.
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Bowl: XVII
Winner: John Riggins
Team: Washington
Pos.: RB
Credentials: Rushed 38 times for 166 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown.
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Bowl: XVIII
Winner: Marcus Allen
Team: L.A. Raiders
Pos.: RB
Credentials: Had touchdown runs of five and 74 yards and 191 yards on the day.
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Bowl: XIX
Winner: Joe Montana
Team: San Francisco
Pos.: QB
Credentials: No. 2 for Montana came after he completed 24 of 35 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns.
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Bowl: XX
Winner: Richard Dent
Team: Chicago
Pos.: DE
Credentials: Led a defense that yielded only a field goal in the first three quarters.
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Bowl: XXI
Winner: Phil Simms
Team: N.Y. Giants
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Completed 88% of his passes (22 of 25) and three touchdowns.
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Bowl: XXII
Winner: Doug Williams
Team: Washington
Pos.: QB
Credentials: In his one game of wonder, Williams connected on 18 of 29 passes for 340 yards and four scores.
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Bowl: XXIII
Winner: Jerry Rice
Team: San Francisco
Pos.: WR
Credentials: Had only one touchdown catch, but finished with 215 yards on 11 receptions.
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Bowl: XXIV
Winner: Joe Montana
Team: San Francisco
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Threw five touchdown passes, three to Jerry Rice, to earn an MVP hat trick.
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Bowl: XXV
Winner: Ottis Anderson
Team: N.Y. Giants
Pos.: RB
Credentials: Carried 21 times for 102 yards and one touchdown.
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Bowl: XXVI
Winner: Mark Rypien
Team: Washington
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Completed touchdown passes of 10 and 30 yards, finishing with 292 yards.
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Bowl: XXVII
Winner: Troy Aikman
Team: Dallas
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Threw 19- and 18-yard touchdown passes 15 seconds apart.
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Bowl: XXVIII
Winner: Emmitt Smith
Team: Dallas
Pos.: RB
Credentials: Scored two second-half touchdowns and compiled 132 yards rushing.
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Bowl: XXIX
Winner: Steve Young
Team: San Francisco
Pos.: QB
Credentials: Escaped the shadow of Joe Montana with a record six touchdown passes.
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Bowl: XXX
Winner: Larry Brown
Team: Dallas
Pos.: CB
Credentials: His second interception of the game ended a late Pittsburgh rally.
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