Super Bowl XlI

Super Bowl XLI was the 41st Super Bowl held and was held at the Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on February 4, 2007. Super Bowl XLI saw the AFC championship team the Indianapolis Colts play the NFC Champion Chicago Bears. Super Bowl XLI made history for a few reasons. First, that the Colts made their first Super Bowl appearance since Super Bowl V in 1970, while the Chicago Bears made their first Super Bowl appearance since their legendary win for the 1985 season. Super Bowl XLI also made history for having the first African-American head coach to win and the first African-American coach to lose, namely, Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith. It was also the first time in history the championship game was played in the rain.

Super Bowl XLI Action

No doubt the rain played a major factor in the game and contributed to many fumbles, bad snaps and drop passes. Devin Hester ran back the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touch down, giving the Bears the early lead. (And another record) However, for the rest of the game the Colts Super Bowl XLI dominated the game, besting Chicago in the next three quarters for a final score of 29 to 17. The Super Bowl XLI winning coach was Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts. Super Bowl XLI's MVP award went to Colts quarterback Peyton Manning who completed 25 out of 38 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown, along with an interception, for a high Super Bowl XLI passer rating.

Super Bowl 41 ads certainly received a fair share of national audiences. Super Bowl XLI winners the Colts celebrated their victory in front of some 93 million viewers, making the telecast the third-most watched event in American history, behind Super Bowl XXX and the MASH finale. Super Bowl XLI + predictions were mixed, with some fans backing the Colts and others the Bears.

Superbowl 41 Entertainment And Logo

Superbowl XLI featured a pre-game show of Cirque du Soleil, Romero Britto and Louie Vega, while Billy Joel sang the national anthem with his own piano accompaniment. That performance went down in history as the only entertainer to sing the national anthem at a Super Bowl twice. Singer Prince performed the halftime show in a performance that many consider to be his best ever, and possibly the best Super Bowl halftime show ever. Only fitting that “Purple Rain” should play at a rain soaked game!

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