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| 0
- Turnovers Denver has
given up in the postseason. Meanwhile, the Broncos have nine takeaways in
their two playoff games. |
Elway has more
rushing
touchdowns than passing TDs
in the Super Bowl AP |
| .857 - Mike Shanahan's winning percentage in the
postseason, the best of any active NFL coach. Shanahan's Broncos have won
six straight playoff games. |
| 1 - Tailbacks in the last
26 games that have topped the 100-yard mark against the Atlanta defense.
Only the Jets' Curtis
Martin (101 yards on 25 carries in Week 8) was able to accomplish the
feat. |
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2 - Touchdown passes Denver
QB John Elway has thrown
in his 123 pass attempts in Super Bowl play. Elway actually has more
touchdown runs in his four Super Bowls (three). |
| 3 - Consecutive Super Bowls Falcons safety Eugene Robinson has played
in. Robinson, who came to Atlanta from Green Bay in the off-season, is the
only Falcon with a Super Bowl ring. |
| 4
- Times the Broncos scored on 1-yard runs in Super Bowl XXXII.
Terrell Davis scored
three touchdowns, a Super Bowl record, and Elway also had a scoring dive
from the 1. |
| 5 - NFL teams that have won
back-to-back championships. Green Bay, Miami, Pittsburgh (twice), San
Francisco and Dallas each have repeated. Of the six repeat championships in
NFL history, four have won at least one Super Bowl in Miami. |
| 6 - Wins the Broncos have over the Falcons in nine
meetings. Denver has a four-game winning streak against Atlanta, including
a 29-21win in the Georgia Dome in 1997. |
| 8
- Number of Super Bowls that Miami has played host to. The
Broncos have never participated in a Miami Super Bowl, playing in New
Orleans (twice), San Diego (twice) and Pasadena in their five previous
appearances. |
| 9 - Super Bowls that
Atlanta coach Dan Reeves has been a part of. Reeves played in two in his
career with the Cowboys, was an assistant for three more with Dallas, led
the Broncos to three as their head coach and is taking the Falcons to their
first Super Bowl. |
| 11 -- Games
the Falcons allowed less than 20 points this season. Atlanta has allowed
opponents to average just 18.6 points in its 18 games. |
| 14 -- NFL teams that have won 14 or more
regular-season games. This is the first Super Bowl matching two 14-win
teams. Only five of the previous 12 (including the '98 Vikings) went on to
win the Super Bowl. |
| 15 - Games in
which Jamal Anderson
has carried the ball 20 or more times this season, including the playoffs.
The Falcons are 15-0 in those games. |
| 18.55
- Average yards per catch from Falcons receivers Terance Mathis and Tony Martin. The duo has
caught 150 passes for 2,783 yards -- including 10 catches of 40 yards or
longer. |
| 19 - Wins the Falcons have
in the past 23 games when Chris Chandler starts and
finishes the game. Atlanta is 12-1 this season when Chandler goes
wire-to-wire. |
| 20 - Teams before the
Falcons to play in the Super Bowl. Only the Cardinals, Lions, Bucs, Saints,
Panthers, Jaguars, Oilers/Titans, Browns, Ravens and Seahawks have never
played in the Super Bowl. Only 13 NFL franchises have won the Super Bowl.
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28 - Yards rushing the
Broncos have allowed in the playoffs. Both the Dolphins and Jets could
muster only 14 yards on 13 carries in their losses in Mile High Stadium.
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51 - Distance of Jason Elam's lone Super
Bowl field goal, the second longest in the game's history. Only Buffalo's
Steve Christie (54
yards, Super Bowl XXVIII) has made a longer kick in the Super Bowl.
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64 - Points the Broncos
have allowed in the second quarter in their five previous Super Bowl
appearances, including Washington's record 35-point onslaught in Super Bowl
XXII. |
| 64.5 - Chandler's
completion percentage in the playoffs. The Falcon QB completed 27 of 43
passes against the Vikings, throwing for 340 yards and three touchdowns. In
fact, Chandler is averaging 77 more yards passing a game than Elway in the
postseason. |
| 76 - Combined games of
playoff experience Falcons players had before this season, 17 of which
belonged to Cornelius
Bennett alone. Atlanta LB Jessie Tuggle played in 187
regular-season games before finally getting a taste of the postseason.
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83.5 - Denver's average
rushing yards in its four Super Bowl losses. The Broncos were outrushed in
all four games. Conversly, the Broncos outgained the Packers on the ground
179-95 in their lone win. |
| 91 - Terrell
Davis' lowest postseason rushing total, against Jacksonville on Jan. 4,
1997. Davis has averaged an NFL career-best 148.3 yards a game in the
playoffs. |
| 107 - Total first downs the
Broncos and Falcons have each picked up in the past five games.
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150 - Approximate number of
countries that will receive Super Bowl XXXIII broadcast. |
| 157 - Yards Davis rushed for in last year's Super
Bowl. If Davis, who was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXII, can rush for 198
yards, he would become the Super Bowl's all-time leading rusher in just two
games. |
| 198 - Average yards passing
Elway has in his four Super Bowl appearances. Elway threw for 304 yards in
his Super Bowl debut against the Giants, but threw for just 123 yards
against the Packers and 108 yards against the 49ers. |
| 377 - Most combined rushing yards for both teams
in the Super Bowl. In Super Bowl XXII, the Redskins gained 280, while the
Broncos amassed 97. Even with Davis and Anderson, the Broncos and Falcons
have combined to average only 302.1 yards a game this season. |
| 414 - Field goals Morten Andersen made in his
career before he nailed the game-winning 38-yard kick in the NFC
Championship Game to beat Minnesota. Andersen is 14 of 16 on field goals in
his playoff career. |
| 499 - Games it
took the Atlanta
Falcons to make their first Super Bowl. After XXXIII seasons, Super
Bowl XXXIII will be the 500th game in franchise history. Omen? |
| 3,800 - Number of new 1999 season-ticket deposits
the Falcons have received in the past six weeks. Atlanta sold about 2,000
new season tickets all of last year. |
| 53,000
- Dollars each member of the winning team will take home.
Members of the Super Bowl I winning Green Bay Packers earned
only $15,000 each. Each member of the losing team Sunday will pocket
$32,500. |
| 2,553,491 - Combined
attendance of the previous 32 Super Bowls. A crowd of more than 74,000 is
expected to attend Super Bowl XXXIII. |
