Super Bowl XX|Super Bowl XXII
January 25, 1987
New York defeated Denver in a back and forth championship game that saw the Giants win their first title in thirty years.
The Broncos, behind quarterback John Elway had an impressive first half, and led by merely one point at the half.
However, the Giants offense exploded in the second half, with Super Bowl MVP QB Phil Simms passing for 3 touchdowns. The New York defense also woke up after halftime, stifling Elway and the Broncos offense from the 3rd quarter onward.
Attendance at the Rose Bowl was 101,063. Bill Parcells coached the New York team, while Dan Reeves led the Broncos.
Statistics (from www.superbowl.com):
SCORING
Denver 10 0 0 10 -- 20
New York Giants 7 2 17 13 -- 39
DEN- FG Karlis 48, 4:09 1st
NYG- Mowatt 6 pass from Simms (Allegre kick),
9:33 1st
DEN- Elway 4 run (Karlis kick), 12:54 1st
NYG- safety Martin 0, 12:14 2nd
NYG- Bavaro 13 pass from Simms (Allegre kick),
4:52 3rd
NYG- FG Allegre 21, 11:06 3rd
NYG- Morris 1 run (Allegre kick), 14:36 3rd
NYG- McConkey 6 pass from Simms (Allegre kick),
4:04 4th
DEN- FG Karlis 28, 8:59 4th
NYG- Anderson 2 run (kick failed),11:42 4th
DEN- Johnson 47 pass from Elway (Karlis kick),
12:54 4th
TEAM STATISTICS Den. NY-G
Total First Downs 23 24
Rushing 5 10
Passing 16 13
Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yardage 372 399
Total Offensive Plays 64 64
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play 5.8 6.2
Rushes 19 38
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 52 136
Average Yards per Rush 2.7 3.6
Passes Attempted 41 25
Passes Completed 26 22
Had Intercepted 1 0
Tackled Attempting to Pass 4 1
Yards Lost Att. to Pass 32 5
Yards Gained Passing (Net) 320 263
Punts 2 3
Average Distance 41.0 46.0
Punt Returns 1 1
Punt Return Yardage 9 25
Kickoff Returns 5 4
Kickoff Return Yardage 84 53
Interception Return Yardage 0 -7
Fumbles 2 0
Own Fumbles Recovered 2 0
Opponent Fumbles Recovered 0 0
Penalties 4 6
Yards Penalized 28 48
Total Points Scored 20 39
Touchdowns 2 5
Rushing 1 2
Passing 1 3
Returns 0 0
Extra Points 2 4
Field Goals 2 1
Field Goals Attempted 4 1
Safeties 0 1
Third-Down Efficiency 7/14 6/12
Fourth-Down Efficiency 0/0 1/2
Time of Possession 25:21 34:39
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
Elway 6 27 10 1
Willhite 4 19 11 0
Sewell 3 4 12 0
Lang 2 2 4 0
Winder 4 0 3 0
New York Giants No. Yds. LG TD
Morris 20 67 11 1
Simms 3 25 22 0
Rouson 3 22 18 0
Galbreath 4 17 7 0
Carthon 3 4 2 0
Anderson 2 1 2t 1
Rutledge 3 0 2 0
Passing
Denver Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Elway 37 22 304 1 1
Kubiak 4 4 48 0 0
New York Giants Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Simms 25 22 268 3 0
Receiving
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
Johnson 5 121 54 1
Willhite 5 39 11 0
Winder 4 34 14 0
M. Jackson 3 51 24 0
Watson 2 54 31 0
Sampson 2 20 11 0
Mobley 2 17 11 0
Sewell 2 12 7 0
Lang 1 4 4 0
New York Giants No. Yds. LG TD
Bavaro 4 51 17 1
Morris 4 20 12 0
Carthon 4 13 7 0
Robinson 3 62 36 0
Manuel 3 43 17 0
McConkey 2 50 44 1
Rouson 1 23 23 0
Mowatt 1 6 6t 1
Interceptions
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
None -- -- -- --
New York Giants No. Yds. LG TD
Patterson 1 -7 7 0
Punting
Denver No. Avg. LG Blk.
Horan 2 41.0 42 0
New York Giants No. Avg. LG Blk.
Landeta 3 46.0 59 0
Punt Returns
Denver No. FC Yds. LG TD
Willhite 1 1 9 9 0
New York Giants No. FC Yds. LG TD
McConkey 1 1 25 25 0
Kickoff Returns
Denver No. Yds. LG TD
Bell 3 48 28 0
Lang 2 36 23 0
New York Giants No. Yds. LG TD
Rouson 3 56 22 0
Flynn 1 -3 3 0
Denver Broncos New York Giants
== Offense ==
Bryan, Billy C Oates, Bart C
Bishop, Keith G Ard, Billy G
Cooper, Mark G Godfrey, Chris G
Lanier, Ken T Benson, Brad T
Studdard, David T Nelson, Karl T
Kay, Clarence TE Bavaro, Mark TE
Johnson, Vance WR Manuel, Lionel WR
Watson, Steve WR Robinson, Stacy WR
Willhite, Gerald RB Carthon, Maurice RB
Winder, Sammy RB Morris, Joe RB
Elway, John QB Simms, Phil QB
== Defense ==
Kragen, Greg NT Burt, Jim NT
Jones, Rulon DE Marshall, Leonard DE
Townsend, Andre DE Martin, George DE
Jackson, Tom OLB Banks, Carl OLB
Ryan, Jim OLB Taylor, Lawrence OLB
Hunley, Ricky ILB Carson, Harry ILB
Mecklenburg, Karl ILB Reasons, Gary ILB
Harden, Mike CB Patterson, Elvis CB
Wright, Louis CB Williams, Perry L. CB
Foley, Steve FS Welch, Herb FS
Smith, Dennis SS Hill, Kenny SS
== Substitute ==
Bell, Kenny Allegre, Raul
Colorito, Tony Anderson, Ottis
Comeaux, Darren Collins, Mark
Dennison, Rick Dorsey, Eric
Fletcher, Simon Flynn, Tom
Freeman, Mike Galbreath, Tony
Gilbert, Freddie Headen, Andy
Hackett, Joey Howard, Erik
Haynes, Mark Hunt, Byron
Horan, Mike Johnson, Bobby L.
Jackson, Mark Johnson, Damian
Karlis, Rich Johnson, Pepper
Kubiak, Gary Johnston, Brian
Lang, Gene Jones, Robbie
Lilly, Tony Landeta, Sean
Micho, Bobby Lasker, Greg
Mobley, Orson McConkey, Phil
Remsberg, Dan Miller, Solomon
Robbins, Randy Mowatt, Zeke
Sampson, Clint Roberts, William
Sewell, Steven Rouson, Lee
Wilson, Steve Rutledge, Jeff
Woodard, Ken Sally, Jerome
== Did Not Play ==