Super Bowl XXXI Play by Play

Super Bowl XXXI play-by-play | Final: Green Bay 35 New England 21
Super Bowl XXXI odds: Green Bay -14 Super Bowl XXXI Total: 49

New England won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
New England (15:00)
Hentrich kick to NE 3, Graham 18 return (McKenzie).
NE 21 1-10 Martin 1 sweep right (B. Williams).
NE 22 2-9 Bledsoe 14 pass to Jefferson middle (Robinson).
NE 36 1-10 Martin sweep right, no gain (B. Williams, Cox).
NE 36 2-10 Martin draw middle, no gain (S. Dotson).
NE 36 3-10 Bledsoe pass to Meggett right overthrown, incomplete.
NE 36 4-10 Tupa 51 punt, Howard 32 return left sideline (Whigham, Tupa).
Green Bay (12:19)
GB 45 1-10 Bennett 1 run left (Johnson, McGinest).
GB 46 2-9 Favre 54 pass to Rison left (caught at NE 22), touchdown (11:28). Jacke kicked extra point.
Green Bay scoring drive: 55 yards, 2 plays, :51.
Green Bay 7, New England 0
New England (11:28)
Hentrich kick into end zone, touchback.
NE 20 1-10 Bledsoe 1 pass to Martin right (Brown, Newsome).
NE 21 2-9 Bledsoe pass to Glenn left sideline intercepted at NE 28, Evans no return.
Green Bay (10:40)
NE 28 1-10 Favre sacked, loss of 10 (Collons).
NE 38 2-20 Levens 5 run middle (Collons, M. Jones).
NE 33 3-15 Favre 14 screen pass to Levens left (Bruschi, Henderson).
NE 19 4-1 Jacke, 37-yard field goal (8:42).
Green Bay scoring drive: 9 yards, 3 plays, 1:58.
Green Bay 10, New England 0
New England (8:42)
Hentrich kick 5 yards into end zone, Meggett 26 return (Mickens).
NE 21 1-10 Bledsoe pass to Byars left deflected (S. Dotson), incomplete.
NE 21 2-10 Bledsoe 32 screen pass to Byars right (Evans).
GB 47 1-10 Bledsoe 20 dump-off pass to Martin right flat (B. Williams, Newsome).
GB 27 1-10 Bledsoe screen pass to Martin left incomplete.
GB 27 2-10 Bledsoe pass to Glenn right batted down (Wilkins), incomplete.
GB 27 3-10 Bledsoe deep pass to Jefferson incomplete. Play nullified and Green Bay penalized 26 for pass interference (Newsome).
GB 1 1-goal Bledsoe 1 pass to Byars middle end zone, touchdown (6:35). Vinatieri kicked extra point.
New England scoring drive: 79 yards, 6 plays, 2:07.
Green Bay 10, New England 7
Green Bay (6:35)
Vinatieri kick to GB 5, Howard 13 return (Ray).
GB 18 1-10 Bennett run right end, loss of 4 (Slade, Milloy).
GB 14 2-14 Levens 3 run right (Slade).
GB 17 3-11 Favre pass to Freeman middle almost intercepted, incomplete (McGruder).
GB 17 4-11 Hentrich 39 punt, Meggett return, loss of 1 (Harris).
New England (4:44)
NE 43 1-10 Bledsoe bootleg right, 7 pass to Martin left (Simmons).
50 2-3 Martin 2 run middle (Brown, Cox).
GB 48 3-1 Bledsoe 44 pass to Glenn deep right (leaping catch at GB 4) (Robinson).
GB 4 1-goal Bledsoe bootleg right, 4 pass to Coates right end zone, touchdown (2:33). Vinatieri kicked extra point.
New England scoring drive: 57 yards, 4 plays, 2:11.
New England 14, Green Bay 10
Green Bay (2:33)
Vinatieri kick to GB 7, Howard 19 return (Bruschi).
GB 26 1-10 Favre deep pass to Rison left underthrown, incomplete.
GB 26 2-10 Favre 5 swing pass to Levens middle (Johnson, Collins).
GB 31 3-5 Favre sacked, loss of 2 (Bruschi).
GB 29 4-7 Hentrich 58 punt, Meggett 20 return (Prior, Levens).
New England (1:03)
NE 33 1-10 Bledsoe bootleg right, pass out of bounds.
NE 33 2-10 Martin 5 draw middle (Jones).
NE 38 3-5 Bledsoe deep pass to Jefferson left almost intercepted (Williams), incomplete.
NE 38 4-5 Tupa 51 punt, Howard 6 return (Bartrum).
Green Bay (:03)
GB 17 1-10 Favre 4 screen pass to Levens left (Collins).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
New England 14, Green Bay 10

Second quarter
GB 21 2-6 Favre pass to Jackson middle incomplete.
GB 21 3-6 Favre pass to Rison left broken up (Smith), incomplete.
GB 21 4-6 Hentrich 37 punt, downed at NE 42.
New England (14:39)
NE 42 1-10 Bledsoe screen pass to Byars left overthrown, incomplete.
NE 42 2-10 Bledsoe pass to Coates right overthrown, incomplete.
NE 42 3-10 Bledsoe pressured (Evans), pass deep right incomplete.
NE 42 4-10 Tupa 42 punt, Howard 3 return (Sabb).
Green Bay (14:14)
GB 19 1-10 Favre 81 pass to Freeman deep right (caught at GB 45), touchdown (14:04). Jacke kicked extra point.
Green Bay scoring drive: 81 yards, 1 play, :10.
Green Bay 17, New England 14
New England (14:04)
Hentrich kick to NE 2, Meggett 22 return (McKenzie).
NE 24 1-10 Bledsoe 9 pass to Glenn middle (Newsome).
NE 33 2-1 Martin 3 run middle (Cox, Brown).
NE 36 1-10 Bledsoe bootleg right, pass out of bounds left, incomplete.
NE 36 2-10 Martin 3 draw left (S. Dotson, Robinson).
NE 39 3-7 Bledsoe sacked, loss of 9 (Butler).
NE 30 4-16 Tupa 51 punt, Howard 34 return (Ray).
Green Bay (11:13)
NE 47 1-10 Bennett 1 run right (Sabb, Law).
NE 46 2-9 Favre 23 pass to Rison middle (Smith).
NE 23 1-10 Favre deep pass to Rison overthrown, incomplete.
NE 23 2-10 Levens 12 draw middle (Milloy).
NE 11 1-10 Bennett run right, loss of 3 (Milloy).
NE 14 2-13 Favre screen pass to Levens underthrown, incomplete.
NE 14 3-13 Favre pass to Rison middle overthrown, incomplete.
NE 14 4-13 Jacke, 31-yard field goal (8:15).
Green Bay scoring drive: 33 yards, 7 plays, 2:58.
Green Bay 20, New England 14
New England (8:15)
Hentrich kick to NE 4, Meggett 21 return (Harris).
NE 25 1-10 Bledsoe 19 pass to Coates middle (Robinson).
NE 44 1-10 Bledsoe hit (Butler), pass to Byars right overthrown, incomplete.
NE 44 2-10 Bledsoe pass to Jefferson left overthrown, intercepted at GB 18, Prior 8 return (Rucci).
Green Bay (7:10)
GB 26 1-10 Favre 10 pass to Jackson right (Slade).
GB 36 1-10 Bennett 2 run middle (Johnson, Collins).
GB 38 2-8 Favre pass to Freeman left incomplete. Play nullified and New England penalized 6 for pass interference (Smith). Automatic first down.
GB 44 1-10 Favre 22 pass to Freeman middle (Milloy).
NE 34 1-10 Levens 9 sweep left (Smith).
NE 25 2-1 Levens 6 run right (Collins, Sabb).
NE 19 1-10 Bennett 1 run left (Smith).
NE 18 2-9 Levens 8 run right (Law). Two-Minute Warning.
NE 10 3-1 Levens 8 run right (Clay, Collins).
NE 2 1-goal Favre rollout left, 2 run, touchdown (1:11). Jacke kicked extra point.
Green Bay scoring drive: 74 yards, 9 plays, 5:59.
Green Bay 27, New England 14
New England (1:11)
Hentrich kick 2 yards into end zone, Meggett 24 return (Hollinquest).
NE 22 1-10 Bledsoe 18 pass to Coates middle (Butler). New England-first time out (:58).
NE 40 1-10 Bledsoe 10 pass to Glenn left (Robinson).
50 1-10 Bledsoe 1 pass to Meggett right (Butler). New England-second time out (:35).
GB 49 2-9 Bledsoe 7 pass to Brisby right (Newsome). Out of bounds with :30 left.
GB 42 3-2 Bledsoe pass to Glenn right incomplete.
GB 42 4-2 Bledsoe pressured, pass to Meggett middle incomplete.
Green Bay (:19)
GB 42 1-10 Favre sacked, loss of 7 (McGinest).
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Green Bay 27, New England 14

Third quarter
Green Bay (15:00)
Vinatieri kick to GB 2, Howard 23 return (McGruder).
GB 25 1-10 Favre 8 pass to Chmura right (Clay).
GB 33 2-2 Bennett 8 run right (Milloy).
GB 41 1-10 Favre 6 pass to Henderson middle (Johnson).
GB 47 2-4 Henderson 2 run middle (McGinest, Sagapolutele).
GB 49 3-2 Favre 5 pass to Chmura right (Law, Ray).
NE 46 1-10 Levens 1 run middle (Slade).
NE 45 2-9 Favre 8 pass to Henderson left (McGinest).
NE 37 3-1 Levens run middle, no gain (Slade, McGinest).
NE 37 4-1 Levens run right, loss of 7 (Johnson, Slade).
New England (9:32)
NE 44 1-10 Bledsoe 11 pass to Jefferson left (Evans).
GB 45 1-10 Bledsoe 4 pass to Byars right (B. Williams, Simmons).
GB 41 2-6 Bledsoe pass to Coates left deflected (Jones), incomplete.
GB 41 3-6 Bledsoe deep pass to Jefferson left overthrown, incomplete.
GB 41 4-6 Tupa 29 punt, Howard fair catch.
Green Bay (8:07)
GB 12 1-10 Favre sacked, loss of 7 (Smith).
GB 5 2-17 Favre pass to Freeman left overthrown, incomplete.
GB 5 3-17 Bennett 6 draw middle (Jones, Milloy).
GB 11 4-11 Hentrich 48 punt, Meggett 6 return (Jervey).
New England (6:52)
NE 47 1-10 Martin 4 run middle (Brown).
GB 49 2-6 Bledsoe 1 scramble middle (Jones).
GB 48 3-5 Bledsoe 13 pass to Coates right (Butler, Robinson).
GB 35 1-10 Fake reverse, Bledsoe pass to Martin left overthrown, incomplete.
GB 35 2-10 Bledsoe 9 pass to Jefferson left (T. Williams).
GB 26 3-1 Martin 8 run left (Robinson, Evans).
GB 18 1-10 Martin 18 draw middle, touchdown (3:27).Vinatieri kicked extra point.
New England scoring drive: 53 yards, 7 plays, 3:25.
Green Bay 27, New England 21
Green Bay (3:27)
Vinatieri kick to GB 1, Howard 99 return up middle, then left (at GB 35), touchdown (3:10). Green Bay-first time out (3:10). Favre rollout right, pass to Chmura for 2-point conversion.
Green Bay scoring drive: 99-yard kickoff return, :17.
Green Bay 35, New England 21
New England (3:10)
Hentrich kick to NE 1, Meggett 24 return (Thomason).
NE 25 1-10 Bledsoe pressured (White), 5 pass to Byars right (Simmons, B. Williams).
NE 30 2-5 Bledsoe sacked, loss of 8 (White).
NE 22 3-13 Bledsoe sacked, loss of 6 (White).
NE 16 4-19 Tupa 47 punt, out of bounds.
Green Bay (1:14)
GB 37 1-10 Levens 1 run right (Slade).
GB 38 2-9 Favre 12 scramble right (McGinest).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Green Bay 35, New England 21

Fourth quarter
50 1-10 Favre screen pass to Levens right dropped, incomplete.
50 2-10 Levens 1 run middle (Johnson).
NE 49 3-9 Favre pressured, deep pass to Mickens right overthrown, incomplete.
NE 49 4-9 Hentrich 29 punt, Meggett fair catch.
New England (14:03)
NE 20 1-10 Martin draw middle, loss of 2 (Robinson, S. Dotson).
NE 18 2-12 Bledsoe screen pass to Glenn left, loss of 1 (Wilkins, Evans).
NE 17 3-13 Bledsoe pass to Jefferson left incomplete.
NE 17 4-13 Tupa 53 punt, Howard 10 return (Whigham).
Green Bay (12:31)
GB 40 1-10 Favre 4 dump-off pass to Bennett right (Slade, Wheeler).
GB 44 2-6 Bennett 10 draw middle (Slade, Milloy).
NE 46 1-10 Bennett run right, loss of 2 (Slade, Collons).
NE 48 2-12 Favre pass to Freeman left incomplete.
NE 48 3-12 Favre pass to Chmura right dropped, incomplete.
NE 48 4-12 Hentrich 34 punt, Meggett fair catch.
New England (9:57)
NE 14 1-10 Bledsoe 3 pass to Coates right (Butler, Newsome, Robinson).
NE 17 2-7 Bledsoe 5 pass to Meggett left (Simmons).
NE 22 3-2 Bledsoe 10 pass to Coates middle (Butler, Robinson).
NE 32 1-10 Meggett draw right, no gain (S. Dotson).
NE 32 2-10 Bledsoe pass to Jefferson right underthrown, intercepted at GB 31, Newsome no return (Jefferson).
Green Bay (8:14)
GB 31 1-10 Bennett run right, no gain (Collins).
GB 31 2-10 Bennett 7 run right (Slade). Green Bay-second time out (6:45).
GB 38 3-3 Favre 2 pass to Freeman right (Clay). New England penalized 16 for unnecessary roughness (Clay).
NE 44 1-10 Levens 7 run left (Henderson).
NE 37 2-3 Bennett 1 run right (Collons, Johnson). New England-first time out (5:32).
NE 36 3-2 Green Bay penalized 5 for false start (Wilkerson).
NE 41 3-7 Levens 7 run left, cutback middle (C. Brown).
NE 34 1-10 Bennett 3 run middle (Johnson, Wheeler). New England-second time out (4:47).
NE 31 2-7 Bennett 1 run middle (Johnson, Wheeler).
NE 30 3-6 Favre pass to Rison left broken up (Smith), incomplete.
NE 30 4-6 Jacke's 47-yard field-goal attempt was wide right.
New England (3:56)
(New England takes over at spot of field-goal attempt)
NE 37 1-10 Bledsoe pass to Brisby left underthrown, incomplete.
NE 37 2-10 Bledsoe 2 swing pass to Meggett right (Butler).
NE 39 3-8 Bledsoe sacked, loss of 7 (S. Dotson).
NE 32 4-15 Tupa 37 punt, Howard 5 return (Bartrum). Green Bay penalized 10 for holding (T. Williams).
Green Bay (3:11)
GB 26 1-10 Bennett 4 run right (Johnson, Clay).
GB 30 2-6 Bennett 4 run right (Clay). New England-third time out (2:18).
GB 34 3-2 Favre sacked, loss of 12 (Bruschi). Two-Minute Warning.
GB 22 4-14 Hentrich 54 punt, Meggett 5 return (Jervey).
New England (1:49)
NE 29 1-10 Bledsoe sacked, loss of 9 (White).
NE 20 2-19 Bledsoe screen pass to Meggett left broken up (Butler), incomplete.
NE 20 3-19 Bledsoe 5 pass to Brisby right (Newsome).
NE 25 4-14 Bledsoe pass to Brisby right broken up (Newsome), intercepted off deflection at NE 37, B. Williams 16 return (Roberts).
Green Bay (:50)
NE 21 1-10 Favre knelt down, loss of 1.
NE 22 2-11 Favre knelt down, loss of 1.

FINAL SCORE:
Green Bay 35, New England 21

FINAL RECORDS:
Green Bay 16-3, New England 13-6