Super Bowl XXII: The Comeback Kids!
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Super Bowl XXII
Key Facts
Who Played in This Big Game?
Super Bowl XXII was a super exciting football game between two awesome teams: the Washington Redskins and the Denver Broncos. They were playing to see who was the best team in the whole NFL for that year! The Redskins ended up winning, and it was their second time winning the Super Bowl. The Broncos had also lost the Super Bowl the year before, so they really wanted to win this one.
A Game of Ups and Downs!
At the start of the game, the Broncos were doing great and scored 10 points! The Redskins were behind. But then, something amazing happened! The Redskins started scoring and scoring and scoring. They scored 42 points in a row! That's like scoring a touchdown on almost every play for a whole quarter. They scored so many points in just one quarter, it was a Super Bowl record!
Doug Williams: The Star Quarterback!
The quarterback for the Redskins was Doug Williams. He was super special because he was the first African-American quarterback to ever start in a Super Bowl! He played so well, throwing for lots of yards and scoring four touchdowns. He even scored four touchdowns in just one quarter! Because he played so amazingly, he was named the Most Valuable Player, or MVP, of the game.
Records That Still Wow Us!
This game set some amazing records that still stand today! The Redskins ran the ball so much they got the most yards ever in a Super Bowl game. They also got the most total yards in the whole game. Doug Williams threw for a lot of yards and touchdowns, too. It was a game where one team came back from being way behind to win in a super spectacular way!
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