European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes tuesday. January 23,1990 Simer bowl xxiv 23 Steps to sunday s showdown i editor s note the denser Broncos end Sun Francisco 49ers, each making their fourth appearance in he National foot a ii league Glamour rime Square off sunday to write the lat est chapter of he 23 Rar history of the super Bon Here s a capsule look at the 23 games that went before Kane off 0 10 0 010green Bay 7 7 14 735 the National football to league s Green Bay packers opened the super bowl series by defeating the Kansas cil chiefs of the american football league .15-10 behind the passing of ban Starr he re Civ ing of mat Mcgee and a Ley interception by All pro safety Willie Wood. Green a broke open a tight game with three second half touchdowns. With Green Bay leading 14-10 Early in the third Quarter Wood s 40-Yard return of an in Ler Eplion to the chiefs 5-Yard line set up a Elijah puts touchdown run which gave Green Bay in i  Lead. Mcgee. Filling in for ailing to d Dowler. Had caught Only three passes during the l%6 sea son. Dowler in this game caught seven passes from Starr for 138 Yards and two touchdowns pills ran for two scores and Jim Talor who led All ground Gancars with 5.1 cards. Scored inc packers Oiher touchdown. Starr completed 16 of 23 pjs ves for 250 Yards and was chosen most valuable Pla or. The packers collected si5.000 per Man and the chiefs $7.500 inc largest single game share sin Inch sir r of  Sporle 2 on 3 13 10 733oakland 0 7 0 714 atm my All r winning its third Conscc-jwi.i4.iw ukr nil championship. Green a captured us second straight super Bow m a . Thai Drew the first s3 million Gale in football history. Bart Starr was again chosen the game s most valuable player As he completed 13 of 24 passes for 202-Yards. Starr s 62-Yaid pass to a wide open Boyd Dowler gave the packers a 13-0 second Quarter Lead. Don Chandler kicked four Field goals and Herb Adderley an All pro cornerback. Capped the Green Bav scoring with a 60-Yard interception return the raiders two touchdowns Cameon a pair of 23- Ard passes from Daryl la Monica to Bill Miller. The game marked the last for Vince Lombardi As Packer coach ending nine years at Greenbay during which he won is Western Confer ence championships five nil championship Sand to super bowls. 3 be York jets 0 7 6 316baltimore 0 0077 aim i despite the fact that the Coll Jan. 13. I9ot were coming into the game As 17-Pomt favourites. Jul quarterback Joe Namath guaranteed Victory on the thursday before tin Hall slip out of i run right la Mike Bass of inc  class ran i1 Yards fur the  Varl. Jalc sent Pisa cd off two passes in i i panic in  rum do to. The Green Ray packers of the 1960s carried Vince Lombard to wins in the first two bowls. The game. He then went out and led the Al tits first super bowl Victory Over a Baltimore team that had it Only once m 16 game . Namath  inc game s Tami Yalu he Pla or. Comp cd i 7 of 28 passes fur 2 16 cards. The jets had intercepted Colt quarterback Kar Morrall three times in the first half each deep in new York territory the jets finished the game with 337 total Yards including 121 on 30 carries by fullback Matt Snell. 4 Minnesota 0 0707kansiscity 3 13 7 023 the Al squared inc us Perm. 11. 1970 Bov a with he nil a we rams apiece. The chiefs Busti a 16-0 half inc Lea behind Len Daw son s Superb quarterbacking. Jan St crud s three Field goals. The Vikings who gained 222 Yards Rushing in the nil championship game against Cleve land managed ust 67 Yards on inc ground against Kansas City. Dawson the fourth consecutive quarterback to be named the game s Mosi valuable Pla or completed 12 of i 7 losses for j 42 Yards. Despite commit tip five turnovers Minnesota got right Back in the game on Dave Osborn s Short to plunge in the third Quarter. But the chiefs came Back As Dawson he Otis Taylor for46 Yards and the final Points of inc contest. The crowd of better than 80.000 set a superbowl record. S Hul Timon 0 6 0 1016dallas 3 10 0 013 aim,.-m the first super howl under a. It. I9ti the merger of Hie nil and ail ended in High drama hut Only after both learns suffered through 60 minutes of turnovers. The Colts fumbled five times losing i rec and suffered three interceptions. The cowboys lost on Fumble and also threw three intercept ions. With Dallas lending 6-0 in inc second Quarter John Unitas threw a a off inc fingertips of receiver Eddie Hinion and defensive Back Mel Ren fro and into the waiting arms of tight end John Mackay who sped All the Way for a 75 Yard score Dallas regained the Lead before the half on a seven Yard pass from Craig Morton to Duan Cthomas. The Lead stood until the fourth Quarter when Rich Volk picked off a Morton pass set Ting up the tying touchdown scored by Tom , with 1 09 to play linebacker Mike Curtis picked off another Morton pass on the cowboys 28. Three plays later Rookie kicker Jim o Brien who had an extra Point blocked earlier booted a 32-Yard Field goal to give the Colls a 16-13 win. Dallas Chuck How icy who picked Oft two passes by came the first i fens Epla or and the first player from a losing team to be named map. 6 Dallas 3 7 7 724miami 0 3003 Ainswo foam after a near miss in Superman. In. My howl v. The cowboys thoroughly dominated the dolphins. Led by Duane Thom As the cow Boss used a punishing ground attack in setting a super bowl record of 212 cards pushing. Leading on 10-3 at the half the combo searched 71 aids to Start the third Quarter and scored on a three Yard run by Thomas who finished the game with 95 Ardson 19 carries. Chuck howls interception of a Bob civics class set up Dallas final score a 7-Yard pass from run cd stat Ach to Mike disk a Dallas i Umin Llyd Etc Hall Mosi of the game running Oil 69 offensive plays for 352 total Ards to Miami s 44 plays for a super bowl record Low of 185 Yards Miami became the first  to fail to score a touchdown in a super bowl. Staubach voted the game s most valuable Plav completed 12of 19 pusses for j19 Yards and two scores. Miami 7 7 Otis Henf i0n 0 0 0 014077 Joe Namath guaranteed a super Boh ii Victory for his underdog new York jets. Audi Antim Miami went 14-0 in the regu Jav u.w3 Lar season but had struggled in its two playoff wins Over Cleveland 20-14 and Pittsburgh 21-17. Washington was 113 Dur ing the regular season but was impressive in playoff wins Over Green Bay 16-3 and Dallas 26-3 the dolphins a slight underdog played virtually flawless football in the first half. Late in the first Quarter Bob Grice directed Miami Ona 63-Yard drive capped off by a 28-Yard pass to Howard Twilley. Then just before the half. Jim  went Over from the one Yard line to give Miami a 14-0  was apparently going to be shut out when with two minutes remaining in the game Miami s Garo Yepremian attempted a 42-Yard Field goal Only to have it blocked. Be pc Nisan then attempted to pass Only to have 8 mint Rita 00077miami 14 3 7 024 the i dolphins made it two twi 13.1974 super bowl wins in a Row in their third straight super bowl appearance. Miami matched 62 and 56 cards for scores inthe first 15 minutes. Larry Csonka. The game s most valuable player scored on a five Yard run and Jim kick blasted Over from a ird out. Trailing i 7-0 near the end of the half Minne Sota faced a found and one from Miami selecting logo for the first Down. Minnesota came up Short when running Back Oscar Reed fumbled. Minnesota got on the Board when trailing 24-0 Early in the fourth Quarter on a four Sard run by fran Tarl Centon Csonka gained 145 Ardson 33 carries and Bob Rtese Rcw Only so in passes in the game completing six for 73 Yards. 9 Pitts hurry 0 2 7 716minnesota 0 0066 Atho int making their first super bowl a. 12, i9� appearance the Pittsburgh steel cars totally shut Down Minnesota s often so Lohsand the vikes their third super bowl defeat. In beating Oakland for the acc title Pitts Burgh held the raiders to 29 Yards Rushing. The Vikings Dunn i manage Hal Tola. On 21 Rushing plays. Minnesota managed a net of 17  Minnesota trailed Only 20 at the half the result of a safety when Viking a a fran tar Kenton Bolch cd a pit Choul deep in his own Terri tory. Tarkenton fell on the Ball in the end one. But was pounced upon by sect or defensive end Dwight White. The Leelen gut another break at the Start of the second half when Viking Bill Brown muffed the Kickoff and Pittsburgh s Marv Koltum re covered on the Viking 30, four plays later Franco Harris scored from 12 Yards out and Pittsburgh led 9-0. Minnesota narrowed the margin to three Points at 4 27 of the fourth 3uarter when mall Blair blocked Bobby Wai in s punt and Terry Brown recovered in the end zone. But the Strelen came right Back on a6fi- Ard March culminating in a four Yard pass from Terry brads us to Larry Brown. Harris the game s map set a super bowl Rushing record with 158 Yards on 34 carries and led a St clerk offence which out gained Minnesota 333-111. Dallas 7 3 0 717 i 11 shunt h 7 0 0 1421 Ai Miami the St Clurs won the superjm.ti.i9h bowl for the second consecutive year on Terry Bradshaw s 64-Yard touchdown pass to Lynn Swann and an aggressive defens that snuffed nut a late rally by inc cowboys. Leading 5-10 in the fourth Quarter on worry Gecta held goals a safety and a Bradsha. To Randy Grossman touchdown. Bradshaw withstood a ferocious Cowboy Rush to unleash his scoring strike to Swann. Dallas came Hack on a Roger staubach to pc Ray Howard by us 1 d pass to close within four Points. Then with 1 22 to go. Pittsburgh Gau the Ball up on damns. Is Autsch picked Upa couple of first Downs but his desperation Pas on the last play of the Kami was picked Oil by gun Edwards in the end  a game that saw Only two penalties assessed both against Dallas. Swann. With four receptions fur 161 cards was named he game s 10 11 Oakland 0 16minnesota .0 0 3 13327 714 at Pisa. Cd. Or Iii dvrs won their ,9, it nil championship and the Vikings dropped heir fourth super bowl before a record super bowl crowd. After a scoreless first Quarter Oakland erupted for 16 second Quarter Points behind inc running of Clarence Davis who finished with 137 Yards on 16 carries the pinpoint passing often Stabler. Trailing 19-0 in the third Quarter the Viking got on the Board with an eight Yard fran tar. Kenton pass to Sammy White. But on the ensuing drive Stabler hit Fred Bilut Nikot for 4g Yards to set up a two Yard plunge by Veteran Pete Banaszak defensive Back Willie Brown iced the game in live fourth Quarter by intercepting a Tarken ton pass and returning it 75 Yards for the score. Minnesota finished the game with 353 Yards of total offence but most of them came when the outcome had already been decided. In each of its four super bowl losses Minnesota failed to score in the first half. The vikes were out scored in the four games 95-34 and managed a total of 227 Yards Rushing 55.4 Yards per out int of and 90 carries fora 2.5-Yard average. Biletnikoff caught four passes Lor 79 Yarusso earn map honors