Super Bowl XXI

The Super Bowl XXI was the championship final of the 1986 season of the National Football League. There was a total of 21 host the Super Bowl and the 17th encounter between the masters of the National Football Conference (NFC ) and the American Football Conference ( AFC). On January 25, 1987, the Denver Broncos and the New York Giants faced each other in Pasadena, California in the Rose Bowl. Winners were the New York Giants for a final score of 39:20. New York quarterback Phil Simms was elected most valuable player.

Game History

Super Bowl XXI with a total of 59 points still one of the richest point of the NFL playoffs. The first point was the kicker of the Broncos, Rich Karlis, making a 48 -yard field goal. Both teams were able to achieve in the first quarter ever a touchdown. The second quarter was without points to a rather rare safety for the Giants by a quarterback sack by George Martin, so we went with a score of 10 to 9 in the half-time break. In the second half of the New York team made ​​four touchdowns and a field goal, with an extra point attempt failed. The Broncos were still only a field goal and a touchdown achieve, which is why they lost the final with 39 to 20.