In 1998, they drafted quarterback Peyton Manning to lead the team. Their return was the culmination of a nine-year-long building process. The Colts' first trip to the Super Bowl in 36 years set a record for longest time between appearances by a team (since broken by the Kansas City Chiefs).
Main article: 2006 Indianapolis Colts season The "XL" part was similar to that of Super Bowl XL's logo. The "I" in the Roman numeral "XLI" was drawn to resemble a pylon placed at each corner of an end zone because "the goal is to get to the game." The logo had the same shade of orange as the logo of the host city's home team, the Miami Dolphins. The Super Bowl XLI logo was also unveiled, featuring the colors orange (to represent the sun) and blue (for the ocean). In February 2006, the NFL and the South Florida Super Bowl XLI Host Committee unveiled the slogan "one game, one dream" for the game, referring to the entire South Florida region working together to present the event. This was the first Super Bowl played at the stadium since the city of Miami Gardens where the stadium is located was incorporated on May 13, 2003. Super Bowls II, III, V, X, and XIII were also in Miami, but held at the Miami Orange Bowl. The venue previously hosted Super Bowls XXIII (broadcast on NBC), XXIX (on ABC), and XXXIII (on FOX). This was the fourth Super Bowl at Dolphin Stadium, which has also been known as "Joe Robbie Stadium" and "Pro Player Stadium". With this game, the Miami metropolitan area tied New Orleans, Louisiana as the city to host the most Super Bowls (9). Īs of 2021, this was the last time a 3-seed made or won the Super Bowl.ĭolphin Stadium (now Hard Rock Stadium) was selected to be the host site for Super Bowl XLI.ĭolphin Stadium won the bid to host Super Bowl XLI on September 17, 2003, after a campaign against Phoenix, Tampa, New York City, and Washington, D.C. The halftime show, headlined by the musician Prince, peaked at 140 million viewers, and was widely acclaimed by music critics. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was named the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP), completing 25 of 38 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown, with one interception for a passer rating of 81.8.ĬBS's broadcast of the game was watched by an estimated average of 93.2 million viewers, making it at the time the fifth most watched program in U.S. Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri also scored three field goals. The Colts forced five turnovers, including cornerback Kelvin Hayden's 56-yard interception return for a touchdown. Chicago posted the then-earliest lead in Super Bowl history when returner Devin Hester ran back the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown after 14 seconds had elapsed (a record later broken in Super Bowl XLVIII when the Seattle Seahawks scored a safety 12 seconds into the game). In the first Super Bowl played in rainy conditions, the Colts overcame a 14–6 first-quarter deficit to outscore the Bears 23–3 in the last three quarters.
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It was also only the second championship game or series in any of the four North American major professional sports leagues to feature two African-American head coaches or managers, the other being the 1975 NBA Finals. In addition, the Bears' Lovie Smith and the Colts' Tony Dungy both became the first African-American head coaches to coach in the Super Bowl, with Dungy the first to win. Meanwhile, the Bears, who posted an NFC-best 13–3 regular season record, were making their first appearance since winning Super Bowl XX in the 1985 season.
The Colts, who finished with a 12–4 regular season record, were making their first Super Bowl appearance since winning Super Bowl V in the 1970 season during the team's tenure in Baltimore they had moved to Indianapolis in 1984. This game featured two teams ending long Super Bowl appearance droughts. The game was played on February 4, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Colts defeated the Bears by the score of 29–17. Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2006 season. Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason, John Dockery and Bonnie Bernstein Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Steve Tasker, Solomon Wilcots, Sam Ryan and Lesley Visser Prince and the Florida A&M University Marching 100 For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 2007 season, see Super Bowl XLII.Ĭolts: Bill Polian (general manager), Tony Dungy (head coach), Marvin Harrison, Peyton Manningĭan Marino and Norma Hunt (widow of Lamar Hunt)
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