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.

However, despite playing in the NFC Championship Game three consecutive years ( 1980 – 1982 ), the Cowboys did not reach the Super Bowl during the 1980s.

Gailey led the team to two playoff appearances with a 10 – 6 record in 1998 and an NFC East championship, but the Cowboys were defeated in the playoffs by the Arizona Cardinals 20-7 ; after an 8 – 8 season in 1999 ( during which Irvin suffered a career-ending spinal injury in a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles ) ending in another playoff loss ( this time to the Minnesota Vikings 27-10 ), he was fired and became the first Cowboys coach who did not take the team to a Super Bowl.

These unique shoulder stripes on the white jerseys did not appear until 1969, the year they went to their first Super Bowl.

Entering Super Bowl III, just like the previous two Super Bowls, many sports writers and fans believed that AFL teams did not have the same caliber of talent as NFL clubs, and thus fully expected the Colts to defeat the Jets.

As the designated home team, Dallas was forced to wear its blue jerseys for the Super Bowl under rules in place at the time, which did not allow the home team its choice of jersey color, unlike the regular season and playoff games leading up to the Super Bowl.

The blackout was challenged in Miami-Dade District Court by attorney Ellis Rubin, and although the judge denied Rubin's request since he felt he did not have the power to overrule the NFL, he agreed with Rubin's argument that the blackout rule was unnecessary for the Super Bowl.

Under the NFL's unconditional blackout rules at the time, the Super Bowl could not be broadcast locally even if the local team did not advance to the Super Bowl, and it was a sellout.

In total, the Steelers limited the Vikings to Super Bowl record lows of nine first downs, 119 total offensive yards, 17 rushing yards, and no offensive scores ( Minnesota's only score came on a blocked punt, and they did not even score on the extra point attempt ).

They were the only team who had lost three Super Bowls ( they had previously lost Super Bowls IV, VIII and IX ), and did not want to be the first one to lose four.

Super Bowl XII did not start out well for the Cowboys, as they nearly turned over the ball three times on their first two possessions.

Stallworth and Swann became the first pair of teammates to each have 100 yards receiving in a Super Bowl and first time two receivers did it in the same game.

Garrett's touchdown tied the game 10-10 with less than 2 minutes left in the half, but the tie did not last long: Fulton Walker returned the ensuing kickoff a Super Bowl record 98 yards for a touchdown to give the Dolphins a 17 – 10 lead.

As of 2012, this remains the only Super Bowl win for the Giants against a team that did not come from the AFC East.

He was also Denver's second leading rusher with 32 yards on 3 carries ; this would be the only Super Bowl in which Elway did not score a rushing touchdown.

Bill Walsh retired as head coach after San Francisco's 20 – 16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the previous year's Super Bowl XXIII but rookie head coach George Seifert did not miss a beat as he guided the 49ers to a league best 14 – 2 regular season record.

Rice finished the game with 7 receptions for 148 yards and a Super Bowl record 3 receiving touchdowns ( he joined teammate Roger Craig as the only players to score three touchdowns in a Super Bowl ; Craig did it in Super Bowl XIX – 2 receiving and 1 rushing ).

( Clark and Monk became the third pair of teammates to each have 100 yards receiving in a Super Bowl ; they joined the Steelers ' John Stallworth and Lynn Swann who did it in Super Bowl XIII and the Bengals ' Cris Collinsworth and Dan Ross who did it in Super Bowl XVI ).

There was a return of Billy the Cat inside, as well as a new Super School strip by Lew Stringer.

Additionally, Hester set a Super Bowl record by becoming the first person to return an opening kick of a Super Bowl for a touchdown.

# Cornerback Larry Brown – Super Bowl XXX – Brown became the first cornerback to be named Super Bowl MVP, recording two interceptions for a total of 77 return yards.

Super Pascal was a variant that added non-numeric labels, a return statement and expressions as names of types.

It was described by GameSpot as more of a remake of Super Mario Kart than a sequel to Mario Kart 64 and featured a return to the graphical style of the original.

And safety Jake Scott, the previous season's Super Bowl MVP, had four interceptions and 71 return yards.

It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown in Super Bowl history.

Walker finished the game with 4 kickoff returns for 190 yards and a touchdown, setting Super Bowl records for most kickoff return yards and highest single game yards per return average ( 47. 5 ).

McLemore recorded 51 punt return yards, the second most in Super Bowl history.

However, the Redskin offense began to click upon Williams ' return with 14: 17 left in the second quarter, and much as they had in the second half of Super Bowl XXI against the New York Giants the Bronco defense seemed to collapse.

The Raiders also did so in Super Bowl XVIII with a blocked punt return and an interception return.

Coleman's 8 kickoff returns for 244 yards and a touchdown set the following Super Bowl records: most kickoff returns in a Super Bowl, most kickoff return yards in a Super Bowl, and most combined net yards gained in a Super Bowl.

He ran for a total 154 kickoff return yards, and also recorded a Super Bowl record 90 punt return yards, thus tying the Super Bowl records of total return yards ( 244 ) and combined net yards gained ( 244 ).

Walsh and the 49ers defeated Cincinnati in the Super Bowl, which was played in Pontiac, Michigan.

The first one was Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982 in Pontiac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

The first one was Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982 in Pontiac, Michigan.

1982 – Cast performs at Super Bowl XVI at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan

The Canadian NORAD Region ( CANR ) flew Operation Noble Eagle ( ONE ) air defense protection missions in the Windsor, Ontario / Detroit, Michigan area on 5 February 2006, in support of Super Bowl XL at Ford Field.

The Michigan Arrows began their season with a soccer-style kicker named Garo Yepremian, who later found Super Bowl fame in the NFL as a member of the Miami Dolphins.

He retired in 2006 after a Super Bowl victory at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, his city of birth.

* Southern Michigan Super Wolves

He also is one of the corporate directors at General Electric and was chairman of Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan.

* Robert H. Super ( editor ), The Complete Prose Works of Matthew Arnold in eleven volumes ( Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1960-1977 )

Meanwhile, Pat Summerall called that game on CBS Radio with Jack Buck while John Madden prepared to do the Super Bowl with Summerall in Pontiac, Michigan.

He was selected as the eighth pick in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears out of the University of Michigan where he was teammates with the talented backfield of Drew Henson, and Anthony Thomas, and Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady.

The National Football League playoffs for the 2005 season began on January 7, 2006 and led up to Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

In 2005, Kacyvenski was Special Teams Captain of the Seattle Seahawks and helped lead the team to Super Bowl XL, which was played in Detroit, Michigan.

The Sentinel ‘ Super ’ model that followed in 1923 was assembled in a radical new plant at Shrewsbury, with a flow line based on Henry Ford ’ s Model T factory at Highland Park, Michigan, with 1, 550 vehicles produced.

New England was eliminated in the Divisional Playoff Round, and eventually the NFL title was won by the Pittsburgh Steelers, who defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21 – 10 in Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on February 5 for their fifth Super Bowl win.

* Greg Jones – linebacker, New York Giants ; All-American at Michigan State ; Super Bowl XLVI champion