Super Bowl XXI Play by Play

Super Bowl XXI play-by-play | Final: New York Giants 39 Denver 20
Super Bowl XXI odds: New York Giants -9.5 Super Bowl XXI Total: 40

Denver won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
Denver (15:00)
Allegre kick to D 1, Lang 23 return (Flynn).
D 24 1-10 Elway 10 run evading pass rush (Carson).
D 34 1-10 Winder 1 run left (Marshall).
D 35 2-9 Willhite 2 run wide right (Banks).
D 37 3-7 Elway 24 pass to M. Jackson middle (Collins).
NY 39 1-10 Elway 5 pass to Winder middle (Reasons).
NY 34 2-5 Winder 3 run right (Banks).
NY 31 3-2 Winder run right, no gain (Banks). New York-first time out.
NY 31 4-2 Karlis, 48-yard field goal (10:51).
Denver scoring drive: 45 yards, 7 plays, 4:09.
Denver 3, New York 0
New York (10:51)
Karlis kick to NY 4, Rouson 18 return (Dennison, Bell).
NY 22 1-10 Simms 17 pass to Manuel middle (Wright).
NY 39 1-10 Simms 9 pass to Bavaro middle (Smith).
NY 48 2-1 Morris 11 run wide right (Foley).
D 41 1-10 Simms 2 pass to Morris right (Ryan, Wright).
D 39 2-8 Morris 11 run left. Play nullified and New York penalized 10 for holding (Bavaro).
D 49 2-18 Morris 8 run right (Foley).
D 41 3-10 Simms 18 pass to Robinson left (Wilson).
D 23 1-10 Morris run right, no gain (Mecklenburg, Hunley).
D 23 2-10 Simms 17 pass to Bavaro middle (Robbins).
D 6 1-goal Simms 6 pass to Mowatt middle end zone, touchdown (5:27). Allegre kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 78 yards, 9 plays, 5:24.
New York 7, Denver 3
Denver (5:27)
Allegre kick to D 14, Bell 28 return (Flynn).
D 42 1-10 Elway 14 pass to Winder left (Carson).
NY 44 1-10 Elway 11 pass to Mobley right (Patterson).
NY 33 1-10 Elway 9 screen pass to Winder left. New York penalized 12 (half the distance) for late hit (Carson). New York penalized 6 (half the distance) for unsportsmanlike conduct (Taylor). Denver-first time out.
NY 6 1-goal Sewell run wide right, loss of 3 (Patterson).
NY 9 2-goal Elway 5 pass to V. Johnson middle (Reasons).
NY 4 3-goal Elway 4 quarterback draw middle, touchdown (2:06). Karlis kicked extra point.
Denver scoring drive: 58 yards, 6 plays, 3:21.
Denver 10, New York 7
New York (2:06)
Karlis kick to NY 7, Rouson 16 return (Robbins).
NY 23 1-10 Simms 7 screen pass to Morris (Townsend).
NY 30 2-3 Morris 4 run left (Woodard, Lilly).
NY 34 1-10 Anderson run left, loss of 1 (Mecklenburg).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Denver 10, New York 7

Second quarter
NY 33 2-11 Morris 8 run off left tackle (Lilly).
NY 41 3-3 Simms pass to McConkey middle overthrown, incomplete.
NY 41 4-3 Landeta 59 punt, touchback.
Denver (14:00)
D 20 1-10 Lang run wide right, loss of 2 (Taylor).
D 18 2-12 Elway pass to Mobley left incomplete.
D 18 3-12 Elway 54 pass to V. Johnson deep middle (Welch).
NY 28 1-10 Elway 6 screen pass to Winder left (T. Johnson).
NY 22 2-4 Elway pass to Willhite left incomplete.
NY 22 3-4 Elway 6 pass to Mobley left flat (Welch).
NY 16 1-10 Lang 4 run middle (T. Johnson).
NY 12 2-6 Elway 4 pass to Lang right (Patterson).
NY 8 3-2 Elway 7 pass to Sewell right (Hill).
NY 1 1-goal Elway sweep right, loss of 1 (Taylor).
NY 2 2-goal Willhite run middle, no gain (Carson).
NY 2 3-goal Winder sweep left, loss of 4 (Banks).
NY 6 4-goal Karlis's 23-yard field-goal attempt was wide right.
New York (7:40)
NY 20 1-10 Simms 12 pass to Bavaro middle (Smith).
NY 32 1-10 Simms 8 pass to Robinson middle (Hunley).
NY 40 2-2 Carthon 1 run middle (Jones).
NY 41 3-1 Morris 4 run left (Haynes).
NY 45 1-10 Simms 1 pass to Carthon right flat (Woodard).
NY 46 2-9 Morris 1 run off left tackle (Gilbert).
NY 47 3-8 Simms pass to Robinson left incomplete.
NY 47 4-8 Landeta 38 punt, Willhite fair catch.
Denver (3:33)
D 15 1-10 Elway sacked, loss of 2 (Marshall).
D 13 2-12 Elway pass to Kay middle incomplete.
D 13 3-12 Elway sacked, loss of 13 (Martin), safety (2:46).
Denver 10, New York 9
New York (2:46)
Horan free kick to NY 28, Flynn return, loss of 3 (Micho).
NY 25 1-10 Simms pass to Morris, loss of 1 (Hunley). Two-Minute Warning.
NY 24 2-11 Simms 7 screen pass to Carthon (Ryan).
NY 31 3-4 Simms pass to Bavaro middle overthrown, incomplete.
NY 31 4-4 Landeta 41 punt, Willhite 9 return (Rouson).
Denver (1:05)
D 37 1-10 Elway pass to Sewell right dropped, incomplete.
D 37 2-10 Elway 31 pass to Watson right (Patterson).
NY 32 1-10 Elway 11 shovel pass to Willhite (Taylor). Denver-second time out (:43)
NY 21 1-10 Elway pass to Sewell right dropped, incomplete.
NY 21 2-10 Elway pass to V. Johnson incomplete. Play nullified and New York penalized 5 for offsides (Burt).
NY 16 2-5 Elway pass to Willhite middle incomplete.
NY 16 3-5 Elway pass to Mobley in end zone incomplete.
NY 16 4-5 Karlis's 34-yard field-goal attempt was wide right.
New York (:13)
NY 20 1-10 Simms knelt down, loss of 2.
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Denver 10, New York 9

Third quarter
New York (15:00)
Karlis kick to NY 15, Rouson 22 return (Harden).
NY 37 1-10 Morris 3 run wide right (Foley).
NY 40 2-7 Simms 4 pass to Carthon right flat (Townsend).
NY 44 3-3 Morris 2 run wide right (Wright).
NY 46 4-1 Rutledge 2 quarterback sneak (Ryan).
NY 48 1-10 Simms 12 pass to Morris left (Mecklenburg).
D 40 1-10 Simms 23 pass to Rouson left (Foley).
D 17 1-10 Morris 3 run wide right (Woodard).
D 14 2-7 Simms 1 pass to Carthon right (Wright).
D 13 3-6 Simms 13 pass to Bavaro middle, touchdown (10:08). Denver penalized 5 for offsides (Jones), assessed on kickoff. Allegre kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 63 yards, 9 plays, 4:52.
New York 16, Denver 10
Denver (10:08)
NewYork penalized 5 for offsides (Patterson), Allegre kick to D 1, Lang 13 return (Hunt).
D 14 1-10 Elway pass to V. Johnson deflected (Martin), incomplete.
D 14 2-10 Elway 5 pass to V. Johnson right (Carson).
D 19 3-5 Elway pass to Willhite right underthrown, incomplete.
D 19 4-5 Horan 42 punt, McConkey 25 return (Woodard).
New York (9:01)
D 36 1-10 Morris 7 run wide right (Ryan).
D 29 2-3 Morris run wide right, loss of 2 (Hunley).
D 31 3-5 Morris 9 run off left tackle (Wilson).
D 22 1-10 Rouson 1 run middle (Woodard).
D 21 2-9 Simms 9 pass to Manuel middle (Wright).
D 12 1-10 Carthon 2 run right (Mecklenburg).
D 10 2-8 Simms 5 run evading pass rush (Hunley). New York-first time out (4:42)
D 5 3-3 Morris 1 run left (Ryan, Jones).
D 4 4-2 Allegre, 21-yard field goal (3:54).
New York scoring drive: 32 yards, 8 plays, 5:07.
New York 19, Denver 10
Denver (3:54)
Allegre kick into end zone, touchback.
D 20 1-10 Elway pass to Watson right incomplete.
D 20 2-10 Elway 8 pass to Willhite right (Marshall).
D 28 3-2 Elway pass to Mobley right incomplete.
D 28 4-2 Horan 40 punt, McConkey fair catch.
New York (2:38)
NY 32 1-10 Morris 2 run right (Hunley).
NY 34 2-8 Simms 17 pass to Manuel right (Smith).
D 49 1-10 Morris 4 run wide right (Hunley).
D 45 2-6 Simms 44 flea-flicker pass to McConkey deep left (Haynes).
D 1 1-goal Morris 1 run wide right, touchdown (:24). Allegre kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 68 yards, 5 plays, 2:14.
New York 26, Denver 10
Denver (:24)
Allegre kick into end zone, touchback.
D 20 1-10 Elway sacked, recovered own fumble, loss of 11 (Marshall).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
New York 26, Denver 10

Fourth quarter
D 9 2-21 Denver penalized 4 (half the distance) for false start (Lanier).
D 5 2-25 Elway pass to M. Jackson deep intercepted at D 35, Patterson return, loss of 7. New York penalized 10 for illegal block (Williams).
New York (14:46)
NY 48 1-10 Morris run left, no gain (Jones).
NY 48 2-10 Simms 36 pass to Robinson deep left (Smith).
D 16 1-10 Morris 1 run right (Hunley).
D 15 2-9 Simms pass to Bavaro in end zone incomplete. Play nullified and Denver penalized 14 for pass interference (Wright).
D 1 1-goal Morris run wide right, no gain (Wright).
D 1 2-goal Simms sacked, loss of 5 (Gilbert, Woodard).
D 6 3-goal Simms 6 pass to McConkey off Bavaro's deflection, touchdown (10:56). Allegre kicked extra point. Denver penalized 5 for offsides on extra-point attempt, assessed on kickoff.
New York scoring drive: 52 yards, 6 plays, 3:50.
New York 33, Denver 10
Denver (10:56)
Allegre kick to D 10, Bell no return, fumbled, Hackett recovered for Denver at D 16.
D 16 1-10 Elway 10 pass to V. Johnson right (Lasker).
D 26 1-10 Elway 4 screen to Willhite middle (Banks).
D 30 2-6 Elway 16 pass to M. Jackson middle (Welch).
D 46 1-10 Elway 5 pass to Willhite left (Lasker).
NY 49 2-5 Elway 11 pass to M. Jackson right (Banks).
NY 38 1-10 Sewell 12 run wide left (Welch).
NY 26 1-10 Willhite 6 run left (Banks).
NY 20 2-4 Elway pass to Kay right overthrown, incomplete.
NY 20 3-4 Elway 5 draw middle (Collins).
NY 15 1-10 Sewell run wide right, loss of 5 (Banks).
NY 20 2-15 Elway 8 run evading pass rush (Carson).
NY 12 3-7 Elway 1 run evading pass rush (Banks).
NY 11 4-6 Karlis, 28-yard field goal (6:01).
Denver scoring drive: 73 yards, 12 plays, 4:55.
New York 33, Denver 13
New York (6:01)
Karlis onside kick to D 46, B. Johnson covered for New York, no return.
D 46 1-10 Rouson 18 run wide right (Wilson).
D 28 1-10 Rouson 3 run left (Jones).
D 25 2-7 Carthon 1 run left (Ryan).
D 24 3-6 Simms 22 bootleg left (Haynes, Kragen).
D 2 1-goal Anderson 2 run middle, touchdown (3:18). Allegre missed extra point.
New York scoring drive: 46 yards, 5 plays, 2:43.
New York 39, Denver 13
Denver (3:18)
Allegre kick to D 11, Bell 20 return (Headen).
D 31 1-10 Willhite 11 draw left (Banks, Collins).
D 42 1-10 Elway 11 pass to Willhite right (Taylor).
NY 47 1-10 Elway pass to Willhite middle incomplete.
NY 47 2-10 Elway pass to Willhite left overthrown, incomplete.
NY 47 3-10 Elway 47 pass to V. Johnson deep middle, touchdown (2:06). Karlis kicked extra point.
Denver scoring drive: 69 yards, 5 plays, 1:12.
New York 39, Denver 20
New York (2:06)
Karlis onside kick to D 44, Mowatt covered for New York, no return.
D 44 1-10 Galbreath 6 run right (Jones, Townsend). Two-Minute Warning.
D 38 2-4 Galbreath 6 run middle (Smith).
D 32 1-10 Rutledge knelt down, loss of 1. Denver-first time out.
D 33 2-11 Galbreath 7 run middle (Woodard). Denver-second time out.
D 26 3-4 Galbreath run wide right, loss of 2 (Fletcher). Denver-third time out.
D 28 4-6 Rutledge bootleg left, loss of 1 (Woodard, Jones).
Denver (:44)
D 29 1-10 Kubiak 9 pass to Sampson middle (Jones).
D 38 2-1 Kubiak 5 pass to Sewell right (out of bounds).
D 43 1-10 Kubiak 23 pass to Watson left (out of bounds).
NY 34 1-10 Kubiak 11 pass to Sampson left (out of bounds).
NY 23 1-10 Kubiak sacked, loss of 6 (Dorsey).

FINAL SCORE:
New York 39, Denver 20

FINAL RECORDS:
New York 17-2, Denver 13-6