Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI (Super Bowl 41) 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 choose the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2006 season. The Colts beat the Bears by the score of 29–17. The game was played on February 4, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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| Date | February 4, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | , Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Peyton Manning, quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Colts by 7 points[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tony Corrente[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 74,512[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Colts: Bill Polian (general manager), Tony Dungy (head coach), Marvin Harrison, Peyton Manning Bears: Brian Urlacher | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Billy Joel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Dan Marino and Norma Hunt (widow of Lamar Hunt)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Prince and the Florida A&M University Marching 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Steve Tasker, Solomon Wilcots, Sam Ryan and Lesley Visser | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XLI Media
Dolphin Stadium (now Hard Rock Stadium) was selected to be the host site for Super Bowl XLI.
The Art Institute of Chicago's lion sculptures were decorated to show support for the Chicago Bears.
Dolphin Stadium prepares for Super Bowl XLI
The NFL Today pre-game show with officers of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
"The Baghdad Bowl" flag football game played in Iraq.
American singer and musician Prince headlined the halftime show
U.S. President George W. Bush congratulates the Colts on their win.
References
- ↑ DiNitto, Marcus (January 25, 2015). "Super Bowl Betting History – Underdogs on Recent Roll". Sporting News. http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/nfl/2015-01-25/super-bowl-betting-history-patriots-vs-seahawks-point-spread-line-vegas-odds. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Super Bowl History". Vegas Insider. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ NFL.com. "Corrente to referee first Super Bowl". Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Super Bowl Summaries" (PDF). 2019 NFL Postseason Media Guide. NFL Enterprises, LLC. January 2, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ↑ ESPN. "Goodell wants players held accountable". Retrieved January 17, 2008.