Super Bowl XXXV

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January 28, 2001, Tampa, Florida

Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7

Before the game

Playoffs:

Wild-card round:
- 12/30/2000: NFC: New Orleans Saints 31, St. Louis Rams 28
- 12/30/2000: AFC: Miami Dolphins 23, Indianapolis Colts 17
- 12/31/2000: NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 21, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3
- 12/31/2000: AFC: Baltimore Ravens 21, Denver Broncos 3
- byes: AFC: Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans; NFC: New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings

Divisional playoff:
- 1/6/2001: NFC: Minnesota Vikings 34, New Orleans Saints 16
- 1/6/2001: AFC: Oakland Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 0
- 1/7/2001: NFC: New York Giants 20, Philadelphia Eagles 10
- 1/7/2001: AFC: Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 10

Conference championship:
- 1/14/2001: NFC: New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0
- 1/14/2001: AFC: Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3

The game

The Ravens had the stingiest defense by far in the NFL in 2000, and they proved it against the Giants. New York quarterback Kerry Collins was helpless against the Baltimore attack, being sacked four times, throwing four interceptions and completing only 15 of 39 passes. One of those interceptions was returned by Dwayne Starks 49 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, which set off a chain of events unseen before in Super Bowl history - three touchdowns on three consecutive plays.

On the ensuing kickoff, Ron Dixon ran 97 yards for the Giants' only score of the game. Then, Baltimore's Jermaine Lewis returned the next kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown.

But by that point, the game was already over. New York had only 152 yards of total offense - Baltimore QB Trent Dilfer got 153 yards on passing alone. Ravens running back Jamal Lewis added another 102 yards to the offense.

In a major turnaround for one player, Ray Lewis, who had been arrested on murder charges a year earlier, was named Super Bowl MVP.

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