Super Bowl XXXI
Green Bay 35, New England 21
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 26, 1997
Attendance: 72,301
MVP: Desmond Howard, KR-PR, Green Bay
SCORING
New England 14 0 7 0 -- 21
Green Bay 10 17 8 0 -- 35
GB- Rison 54 pass from Favre (Jacke kick),
3:32 1st
GB- FG Jacke 37, 6:18 1st
NE- Byars 1 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick),
8:25 1st
NE- Coates 4 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick),
12:27 1st
GB- Freeman 81 pass from Favre (Jacke kick),
0:56 2nd
GB- FG Jacke 31, 6:45 2nd
GB- Favre 2 run (Jacke kick), 13:49 2nd
NE- Martin 18 run (Vinatieri kick), 11:33 3rd
GB- Howard 99 kick return (2-pt Chmura from
Favre, T-Formation), 11:50 3rd
TEAM STATISTICS N.E. G.B.
Total First Downs 16 16
Rushing 3 8
Passing 12 6
Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yardage 257 323
Total Offensive Plays 66 68
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play 3.9 4.8
Rushes 13 36
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 43 115
Average Yards per Rush 3.3 3.2
Passes Attempted 48 27
Passes Completed 25 14
Had Intercepted 4 0
Tackled Attempting to Pass 5 5
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass 39 38
Yards Gained Passing (Net) 214 208
Punts 8 7
Average Distance 45.1 42.7
Punt Returns 4 6
Punt Return Yardage 30 90
Kickoff Returns 6 4
Kickoff Return Yardage 135 154
Interception Return Yardage 0 24
Fumbles 0 0
Own Fumbles Recovered 0 0
Opponent Fumbles Recovered 0 0
Penalties 2 3
Yards Penalized 22 41
Total Points Scored 21 35
Touchdowns 3 4
Rushing 1 1
Passing 2 2
Returns 0 1
Extra Points 3 4
Field Goals 0 2
Field Goals Attempted 0 0
Safeties 0 0
Third-Down Efficiency 4/14 3/15
Fourth-Down Efficiency 0/2 0/1
Time of Possession 25:45 34:15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
New England No. Yds. LG TD
Martin 11 42 18t 1
Bledsoe 1 1 1 0
Meggett 1 0 0 0
Green Bay No. Yds. LG TD
Levens 14 61 12 0
Bennett 17 40 10 0
Favre 4 12 12 1
Henderson 1 2 2 0
Passing
New England Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Bledsoe 48 25 253 2 4
Green Bay Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Favre 27 14 246 2 0
Receiving
New England No. Yds. LG TD
Coates 6 67 19 1
Glenn 4 62 44 0
Byars 4 42 32 1
Jefferson 3 34 14 0
Martin 3 28 20 0
Meggett 3 8 5 0
Brisby 2 12 7 0
Green Bay No. Yds. LG TD
Freeman 3 105 81t 1
Levens 3 23 14 0
Rison 2 77 54t 1
Henderson 2 14 8 0
Chmura 2 13 8 0
Jackson 1 10 10 0
Bennett 1 4 4 0
Interceptions
New England No. Yds. LG TD
None -- -- -- --
Green Bay No. Yds. LG TD
Brian Williams 1 16 16 0
Prior 1 8 8 0
Evans 1 0 0 0
Newsome 1 0 0 0
Punting
New England No. Avg. LG Blk.
Tupa 8 45.1 53 0
Green Bay No. Avg. LG Blk.
Hentrich 7 42.7 58 0
Punt Returns
New England No. FC Yds. LG TD
Meggett 4 2 30 20 0
Green Bay No. FC Yds. LG TD
Howard 6 1 90 34 0
Kickoff Returns
New England No. Yds. LG TD
Meggett 5 117 26 0
Graham 1 18 18 0
Green Bay No. Yds. LG TD
Howard 4 154 99t 1
New England Patriots Green Bay Packers
== Offense ==
Wohlabaugh, Dave C Winters, Frank C
Roberts, William G Taylor, Aaron G
Rucci, Todd G Timmerman, Adam G
Armstrong, Bruce T Dotson, Earl T
Lane, Max T Wilkerson, Bruce T
Byars, Keith TE Chmura, Mark TE
Coates, Ben TE Freeman, Antonio WR
Glenn, Terry WR Rison, Andre WR
Jefferson, Shawn WR Bennett, Edgar RB
Martin, Curtis RB Henderson, William FB
Bledsoe, Drew QB Favre, Brett QB
== Defense ==
Sagapolutele, Pio DT Brown, Gilbert DT
Wheeler, Mark DT Dotson, Santana DT
Collons, Ferric DE Jones, Sean DE
McGinest, Willie DE White, Reggie DE
Collins, Todd OLB Simmons, Wayne OLB
Slade, Chris OLB Williams, Brian OLB
Johnson, Ted MLB Cox, Ron MLB
Law, Ty CB Evans, Doug CB
Smith, Otis CB Newsome, Craig CB
Clay, Willie FS Robinson, Eugene FS
Milloy, Lawyer SS Butler, LeRoy SS
== Substitute ==
Bartrum, Mike Beebe, Don
Brisby, Vincent Dellenbach, Jeff
Brown, Corwin Harris, Bernardo
Bruschi, Tedy Hayes, Chris
Burke, John Hentrich, Craig
Eaton, Chad Holland, Darius
Gisler, Mike Hollinquest, Lamont
Graham, Hason Howard, Desmond
Grier, Marrio Jacke, Chris
Henderson, Jerome Jackson, Keith
Jones, Mike Jervey, Travis
Kratch, Bob Jones, Calvin
Lucas, Ray Knapp, Lindsay
McGruder, Mike Levens, Dorsey
Meggett, Dave McKenzie, Keith
Moore, Marty Michels, John
Ray, Terry Mickens, Terry
Sabb, Dwayne Mullen, Roderick
Sullivan, Chris Prior, Mike
Tupa, Tom Thomason, Jeff
Vinatieri, Adam Wilkins, Gabe
Whigham, Larry Williams, Tyrone
== Did Not Play ==
Reynolds, Ricky McMahon, Jim
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