Super Bowl XXV was the first Super Bowl decided by one point, ending on a missed field goal by the Bills' Scott Norwood.
Key Facts
- Final Score
- New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19
- Margin of Victory
- 1 point (only Super Bowl decided by one point)
- Giants Time of Possession
- 40 minutes 33 seconds (Super Bowl record)
- Super Bowl MVP
- Ottis Anderson, RB (21 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD)
- Attendance Venue
- Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Turnovers
- 0 (first Super Bowl with no turnovers by either team)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The AFC champion Buffalo Bills, owners of a 13–3 record and a potent no-huddle offense that scored a league-high 428 points, met the NFC champion New York Giants, who also went 13–3 but relied on ball control and a defense that yielded a league-low 211 points, setting up a contrast in styles for the NFL's 1990 season title.
Played on January 27, 1991, at Tampa Stadium, the Giants overcame a 12–3 second-quarter deficit through extended ball-control drives, including a 75-yard, 9:29-clock-consuming touchdown march. MVP Ottis Anderson rushed 21 times for 102 yards and a score. With one second remaining and trailing 20–19, Bills kicker Scott Norwood's 47-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right, giving New York the championship.
The Giants won their second Super Bowl title, while the Bills began a streak of four consecutive Super Bowl losses, the first team to do so. The game's one-point margin set a record never since matched, Scott Norwood's miss became one of football's most iconic moments, and the first Pete Rozelle Trophy was awarded to Anderson.
Result
at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida