Charles ' recording is very commonly played at major sporting and entertainment events, such as the Super Bowl, and WrestleMania 2 ; Charles gave a live performance of the song prior to Super Bowl XXXV, the last Super Bowl played before the September 11 terrorist attacks, as well as during Game 2 of the 2001 World Series after the attacks.

Their second title, and the first to be received through a championship game, came in, two decades before the first Super Bowl game was played.

During that season, they won their only NFC Championship Game since the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger, and reached Super Bowl XLIII.

Their only Super Bowl appearance was Super Bowl XXXIII.

Ironically, the Miami Dolphins became a Professional Football powerhouse, winning two Super Bowl Championships, including the perfect season of 1972.

However, in their first-ever Super Bowl appearance, they were defeated 34 – 19, by the defending champion Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII.

In a special meeting prior to Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans on February 2, 2002, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the purchase.

On January 23, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coach and former linebackers coach for the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens Mike Smith was named the Falcons ' new head coach.

In 2010, with a regular season record of 13 – 3, their best regular season record since the 1998 Super Bowl season, the Falcons secured a third straight winning season, their fourth overall divisional title, and the top overall seed in the NFC playoffs ; however, the Falcons were overpowered by the eventual Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs 48 – 21.

The two conference title games led to a hot bidding war between the clubs for players ; the Niners signed cornerback Deion Sanders from the Atlanta Falcons and also signed linebacker Ken Norton, Jr. from the Cowboys ; they defeated the Cowboys 21-14 in the 1994 regular season and then hosted the Cowboys in that year's Conference title game, with the Cowboys now coached by Barry Switzer ; the 49ers raced to a 21-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the first quarter and won 38-28 en route to Super Bowl XXIX.

Super Bowl XXIX MVP and Hall of Famer Steve Young was famously known for being a dual-threat quarterback.

At the end of the 1994 season, the Chargers faced the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX and fell 49 – 26.

In the 1994 season, the Chargers made their first and, so far, only Super Bowl appearance, against the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX.

Despite those two close triumphs ( 22 – 21 against the Dolphins in the Divisional Round, and 17 – 13 against the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game ), the Chargers lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 49 – 26, who were led by quarterback Steve Young ( Super Bowl MVP ) and wide receiver Jerry Rice.

** Major sports championship since the 49ers won Super Bowl XXIX in 1995.

** Major sports championship since the 49ers win in Super Bowl XXIX.

Two more ABC-aired Super Bowls would occur during major anniversary seasons for MNF-Super Bowl XXIX ( also won by the 49ers ) closed out the 25th anniversary season ( 1994 ), and Super Bowl XXXIV ( won by the St. Louis Rams, bitter rivals of the 49ers ) closed out the 30th anniversary season ( 1999 ).

The trio would man the booth for ABC's Monday Night Football from 1987 to 1997 and call Super Bowls XXV and XXIX.

( This record would be broken by Jerry Rice in Super Bowl XXIX, and later by Devin Hester in Super Bowl XLI.

The uniforms worn in Super Bowl XXIX.

Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion San Diego Chargers and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1994 season.

NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXIX to Miami, Florida during their May 23, 1991 meeting.

Entering Super Bowl XXIX, most sports writers and fans thought the Chargers had absolutely no chance of beating the 49ers.

Many also speculated that Super Bowl XXIX would be the least watched game in Super Bowl history.

Although Super Bowl XXIX was viewed by 125. 2 million people and had a Nielsen rating of 41. 3, Super Bowl XXVI three years earlier was seen by 119. 7 million viewers and recorded a 40. 3 rating.

30 second ads for Super Bowl XXIX went for $ 1. 15 Million, the first time that Super Bowl ads exceeded the $ 1, 000, 000 mark.

The Vince Lombardi Trophy for Super Bowl XXIX

As Clinton fell far behind former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas in the New Hampshire polls, following Super Bowl XXVI, Clinton and his wife Hillary went on 60 Minutes to rebuff the charges.

The following season, they again defeated the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII, 30 – 13.

But following this Super Bowl the rivalry cooled as first the Cowboys and then the 49ers went through lengthy performance slumps.

Doom became a " killer app " that all capable consoles and operating systems were expected to have, and versions of Doom have subsequently been released for the following systems: DOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Super NES, Sega 32X, Sony PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, iOS, Symbian OS, RISC OS, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, Tapwave Zodiac, 3DO, Xbox, and Xbox Live Arcade.

Leading up to the Super Bowl and following the 34 – 0 trouncing of the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship, many were calling the 1968 Colts team one of the " greatest pro football teams of all time " and were favored by 18 points against their counterparts from the American Football League, the New York Jets.

He led the Dolphins to five division titles, 10 playoff appearances, and Super Bowl XIX before retiring following the 1999 season.

Shula was a former Paul Brown disciple who had been lured from the Baltimore Colts after first losing Super Bowl III two seasons earlier to the AFL's New York Jets and finishing 8 – 5 – 1 the following season.

The following season, Manchester United claimed its first Cup Winners ' Cup title and competed in the 1991 UEFA Super Cup, beating European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1 – 0 in the final at Old Trafford.

Nintendo allowed the Super NES version of Mortal Kombat II to ship uncensored the following year with a content warning on the packaging.

This strategy is rare, and was last seen in the NFL in the " WoodStrock " combination of Don Strock and David Woodley, which took the Miami Dolphins to the Epic in Miami and Super Bowl XVII the following year.

The following year, Super Bowl XXXVII was held at the end of January, but the Super Bowl was moved back to February ( presumably for reasons unrelated to 9 / 11 ) the following year and has been held in that month ever since.

It was the third overall following Super Bowl III and Super Bowl XVI.

It was the first time a Super Bowl was televised live on only one network, which has been the case for all following Super Bowl games.

The following year, the NFL allowed Super Bowl VII to be televised live in the host city ( Los Angeles ) when all tickets were sold.

At the end of the show, Mary Tyler Moore announced the following over the credits: " If the Pittsburgh Steelers win the actual Super Bowl tomorrow, we want to apologize to the Pittsburgh team and their fans for this purely fictional story.

By starting this Super Bowl Tarkenton became the second quarterback to start three Super Bowls, following his Super Bowl VIII counterpart Bob Griese.

This Super Bowl was unique in that it fell on the same day that he was inaugurated for a second term ; because January 20 fell on a Sunday, Reagan was sworn in privately and the public ceremony took place the following day.

It became the fourth primarily college stadium to host a Super Bowl, following Tulane Stadium, then the home of the New Orleans Saints ( 1970, 1972, and 1975 ), Rice Stadium ( 1974 ) and the Rose Bowl.