Super Bowl XXXV

Super Bowl XXXV

Baltimore Ravens (4) (AFC) (12–4) New York Giants (1) (NFC) (12–4) 34 7 Head coach: Brian Billick Head coach: Jim Fassel
1 2 3 4 Total BAL 7 3 14 10 34 NYG 0 0 7 0 7
Date	January 28, 2001 (2001-01-28)
Stadium	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
MVP	Ray Lewis, linebacker
Favorite	Ravens by 3[1][2]
Referee	Gerald Austin
Attendance	71,921[3]
Hall of Famers
Ravens: Ray Lewis, Jonathan Ogden, Shannon Sharpe, Rod Woodson Giants: Wellington Mara (owner/administrator), Michael Strahan
Ceremonies
National anthem	Backstreet Boys
Coin toss	Marcus Allen, Ottis Anderson, Tom Flores and Bill Parcells
Halftime show	Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Nelly, Mary J. Blige, Ray Charles, and *NSYNC
TV in the United States
Network	CBS
Announcers	SD: Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein HD: Kevin Harlan and Daryl Johnston
Nielsen ratings	40.4 (est. 84.3 million viewers)[4]
Market share	60
Cost of 30-second commercial	$2.1 million
Radio in the United States
Network	Westwood One
Announcers	Howard David, Matt Millen, Boomer Esiason, John Dockery and James Lofton
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Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Ravens and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2000 season. The Ravens defeated the Giants by a score of 34–7, tied for the seventh largest Super Bowl margin of victory with Super Bowl XXXVII.^[5] The game was played on January 28, 2001, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, making it the first time Raymond James Stadium has held a Super Bowl.

The Ravens, who posted a 12–4 regular season record, became the third wild card team to win the Super Bowl and the second in four years. The Giants entered the game seeking to go 3–0 in Super Bowls after also finishing the regular season with a 12–4 record.

Baltimore allowed only 152 yards of offense by New York (the third-lowest total ever in a Super Bowl), recorded 4 sacks, and forced five turnovers. All sixteen of the Giants' possessions ended with punts or interceptions, with the exception of the last one, which ended when time expired in the game. New York's lone touchdown, a 97-yard kickoff return, was quickly answered by Baltimore on an 84-yard touchdown return on the ensuing kickoff. The Giants became the first team since the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII not to score an offensive touchdown and the fifth overall. This was the fourth Super Bowl where the winning team outscored the losing team in all four quarters. Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis, who made three solo tackles, two assists, and blocked four passes, was named Super Bowl MVP.

Counting the 1958 and 1959 NFL Championship Games, this was the fourth title game that involved teams from Baltimore and New York, and the first such matchup since Super Bowl III, in which the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts. A team from Baltimore had not won a Super Bowl since the Colts' victory in 1971.