Super Bowl XXV (25) New York VS Buffalo Play by Play

Super Bowl XXV Team Drive Chart

*	Buffalo won coin toss and elected to receive.
First Quarter
Buffalo Bills (15:00) Bahr kick to B 14 D. Smith 20 return (Bahr).
BUF 34	1–10	Kelly pressured pass to Reed right overthrown incomplete.
BUF 34	2–10	Kelly 4 pass to Reed middle (G. Jackson).
BUF 38	3–6	Kelly 5 pass to Reed middle (G. Jackson Howard).
BUF 43	4–1	Tuten 46 punt Meggett 20 return (Tuten).
New York Giants (13:29)
NYG 31	1–10	Anderson run left no gain (Wright). Play nullified and Buffalo penalized 5 for offsides (Talley).
NYG 36	1–5	Meggett 4 run off right tackle (B. Smith).
NYG 40	2–1	Carthon 3 run middle (Bennett Bentley).
NYG 43	1–10	Hostetler rollout right 13 pass to Cross (L. Smith). Holding against Buffalo (Odomes) declined.
BUF 44	1–10	Meggett fell down in backfield then 10 run left (L. Smith Kelso).
BUF 34	1–10	Hostetler deep pass to wide–open Bavaro middle overthrown incomplete.
BUF 34	2–10	Meggett 3 draw left (Conlan).
BUF 31	3–7	Hostetler 16 pass to Ingram crossing middle (caught at B 26) (Talley).
BUF 15	1–10	Anderson 3 run right (Conlan).
BUF 12	2–7	Hostetler rollout right 1 run (Seals).
BUF 11	3–6	Hostetler pass to Ingram left end zone broken up (Hicks) incomplete.
BUF 11	4–6	Bahr 28–yard field goal (7:14).
New York scoring drive: 58 yards 10 plays 6:15. New York 3 Buffalo 0
Buffalo Bills (7:14) Bahr kick to B 5 D. Smith 24 return (Rouson).
BUF 29	1–10	Thomas 2 Shotgun draw middle (Thompson).
BUF 31	2–8	Kelly 61 pass to Lofton deep left (caught at NY 20) off deflection by P. Williams (Walls).
NYG 8	1–goal	Kelly pass to McKeller middle incomplete.
NYG 8	2–goal	Thomas 3 Shotgun draw middle (Howard).
NYG 5	3–goal	Kelly pass to Thomas left goal line broken up (Walls) incomplete.
NYG 5	4–goal	Norwood 23–yard field goal (5:51).
Buffalo scoring drive: 66 yards 5 plays 1:23. New York 3 Buffalo 3
New York Giants (5:51) Norwood kick into end zone touchback.
NYG 20	1–10	Anderson 5 run left (B. Smith).
NYG 25	2–5	Hostetler 5 scramble left (Bennett).
NYG 30	1–10	Meggett 3 sweep right (Talley Wright).
NYG 33	2–7	Hostetler 17 pass to Baker left off deflection by Cross (Odomes Kelso).
50	1–10	Anderson 4 run middle (Seals).
BUF 46	2–6	Hostetler pressured pass to Baker right sideline overthrown incomplete.
BUF 46	3–6	Hostetler pressured pass to Meggett crossing middle dropped incomplete.
BUF 46	4–6	Landeta 46 punt touchback.
Buffalo Bills (1:57)
BUF 20	1–10	Thomas 3 run middle (Howard).
BUF 23	2–7	Kelly 11 pass to Reed right (Thompson Collins).
BUF 34	1–10	Kelly 4 pass to Reed left (Thompson Banks).
BUF 38	2–6	Buffalo penalized 5 for false start (Ritcher).
BUF 33	2–11	Kelly 20 pass to Reed middle (Collins Walls).
NYG 47	1–10	Thomas 6 Shotgun draw left (Reasons).
END OF FIRST QUARTER: New York 3 Buffalo 3
Second Quarter
NYG 41	2–4	Kelly 13 pass to Thomas short right (Banks).
NYG 28	1–10	K. Davis 3 run right (Howard).
NYG 25	2–7	Kelly 9 pass to Reed crossing right (Collins).
NYG 16	1–10	Thomas 3 run right (Johnson).
NYG 13	2–7	Kelly 5 pass to McKeller left (Guyton). New York penalized 4 (half the distance) for roughing the passer (Marshall). New York–first time out (13:14).
NYG 4	1–goal	Mueller 3 run middle (Taylor).
NYG 1	2–goal	D. Smith 1 run right touchdown (12:30). Norwood kicked extra point.
Buffalo scoring drive: 80 yards 12 plays 4:27. Buffalo 10 New York 3
New York Giants (12:30) Norwood kick to NY 10 Duerson 22 return (Tasker).
NYG 32	1–10	Hostetler 2 scramble left (out of bounds).
NYG 34	2–8	Anderson 2 run middle (Wright).
NYG 36	3–6	Hostetler hit as he threw (Seals) pass to Kyles incomplete.
NYG 36	4–6	Landeta 37 punt Edwards fair catch.
Buffalo Bills (10:52)
BUF 27	1–10	Thomas 14 run left (Walls P. Williams).
BUF 41	1–10	Thomas 4 run left (Johnson).
BUF 45	2–6	Kelly pass to Reed right broken up (Guyton) incomplete.
BUF 45	3–6	New York penalized 5 for offsides (Howard).
50	3–1	Kelly pass to Reed middle dropped incomplete.
50	4–1	Tuten 43 punt Meggett fair catch.
New York Giants (9:38)
NYG 7	1–10	Hostetler 7 pass to Anderson middle (K. Jackson).
NYG 14	2–3	Anderson 3 run middle (Bentley). Play nullified and New York penalized 7 (half the distance) for holding (Oates).
NYG 7	2–10	Hostetler tripped over Anderson regained footing then sacked loss of 7 (B. Smith) safety (8:27). Buffalo penalized 5 for excessive celebration (B. Smith) assessed on free kick.
Buffalo 12 New York 3
Buffalo Bills (8:27) Landeta free kick from NY 25 to B 15 Edwards 15 return (Rouson).
BUF 30	1–10	Kelly pass to Reed deep right broken up (Guyton) incomplete.
BUF 30	2–10	Kelly pass to McKeller middle incomplete.
BUF 30	3–10	Kelly pressured pass to McKeller left overthrown incomplete.
BUF 30	4–10	Tuten 47 punt Meggett fair catch.
New York Giants (7:53)
NYG 23	1–10	Anderson 3 run left (Wright).
NYG 26	2–7	Anderson 4 run left (Baldinger Conlan).
NYG 30	3–3	Hostetler pass batted down at line (Seals) incomplete.
NYG 30	4–3	Landeta 54 punt Edwards fair catch.
Buffalo Bills (6:19)
BUF 16	1–10	Thomas 18 run right (Guyton).
BUF 34	1–10	Thomas 4 run middle (Howard Banks).
BUF 38	2–6	Kelly 10 screen pass to Thomas right (Collins).
BUF 48	1–10	Kelly 8 pass to Thomas right (G. Jackson).
NYG 44	2–2	Kelly pass to Lofton left goal line incomplete.
NYG 44	3–2	Buffalo penalized 5 for false start (Wolford).
NYG 49	3–7	Kelly 5 pass to Reed crossing right (Banks).
NYG 44	4–2	Tuten 31 punt Meggett fair catch.
New York Giants (3:49)
NYG 13	1–10	Hostetler rollout right 6 pass to Bavaro (Conlan).
NYG 19	2–4	Anderson 18 run right middle (Kelso).
NYG 37	1–10	Hostetler 22 pass to Ingram right sideline (out of bounds).
BUF 41	1–10	Meggett 17 run around left end (L. Smith Kelso). Two–Minute Warning at 1:55.
BUF 24	1–10	Hostetler pass to Carthon left overthrown incomplete.
BUF 24	2–10	Hostetler 3 dump–off pass to Carthon left (Conlan). New York–second time out (1:13).
BUF 21	3–7	Hostetler 7 pass to Cross left (crawled 1 for first down) (Bennett).
BUF 14	1–10	Hostetler rollout right pass batted down (Bennett) incomplete.
BUF 14	2–10	Hostetler pass to Baker middle end zone underthrown incomplete.
BUF 14	3–10	Hostetler 14 pass to Baker left front corner of end zone touchdown (:25). Bahr kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 87 yards 10 plays 3:24. Buffalo 12 New York 10
Buffalo Bills (:25) Bahr kick to B 4 D. Smith recovered own fumble 9 return.
BUF 13	1–10	Kelly knelt down loss of 1.
END OF SECOND QUARTER: Buffalo 12 New York 10
Third Quarter
New York Giants (15:00) Norwood kick to NY 9 Meggett 16 return (Gardner).
NYG 25	1–10	Hostetler rollout right pressured pass to Cross incomplete.
NYG 25	2–10	New York penalized 5 for false start (Kratch).
NYG 20	2–15	Hostetler 7 screen pass to Meggett left (Odomes).
NYG 27	3–8	Hostetler 11 pass to Meggett middle (caught at NY 30) (Odomes).
NYG 38	1–10	Meggett 4 sweep left (Bentley).
NYG 42	2–6	Anderson 5 run middle (Seals Bentley).
NYG 47	3–1	Anderson 24 run around left end (Kelso Bennett).
BUF 29	1–10	Carthon 5 run left (Wright).
BUF 24	2–5	Meggett 15 run right (Kelso). Play nullified and New York penalized 10 for holding (Bavaro).
BUF 34	2–15	Hostetler 2 scramble middle (Wright Pike).
BUF 32	3–13	Hostetler 14 pass to Ingram middle (caught at B 26 then broke two tackles) (J. Williams).
BUF 18	1–10	Anderson 5 run middle (Lodish).
BUF 13	2–5	Meggett 1 run right (Bennett K. Jackson).
BUF 12	3–4	Hostetler rollout left 9 pass to Cross (L. Smith).
BUF 3	1–goal	Anderson 2 run middle (L. Smith).
BUF 1	2–goal	Anderson 1 run off left end touchdown (5:31) Bahr kicked extra point.
New York scoring drive: 75 yards 14 plays 9:29. New York 17 Buffalo 12
Buffalo Bills (5:31) Bahr kick to B 7 Edwards 33 return (Bahr Abrams).
BUF 40	1–10	Thomas 8 run middle (Walls G. Jackson).
BUF 48	2–2	Kelly 5 scramble middle (G. Jackson).
NYG 47	1–10	Thomas 2 run middle (Reasons).
NYG 45	2–8	Kelly pass to Reed incomplete. Play nullified and Buffalo penalized 10 for offensive pass interference (McKeller).
BUF 45	2–18	Kelly pass to Edwards left sideline overthrown incomplete. Holding against Buffalo (J. Davis) declined.
BUF 45	3–18	Kelly sacked loss of 7 (Marshall).
BUF 38	4–25	Tuten 20 punt out of bounds.
New York Giants (3:42)
NYG 42	1–10	Hostetler rollout left 10 pass to Cross (Odomes).
BUF 48	1–10	Hostetler pass to Baker left sideline incomplete. Play nullified and Buffalo penalized 5 for holding (Odomes). Automatic first down.
BUF 43	1–10	Anderson run right no gain (Conlan Bennett).
BUF 43	2–10	Hostetler rollout left sacked loss of 1 (forced out by Wright).
BUF 44	3–11	Hostetler 9 pass to Ingram left (L. Smith).
BUF 35	4–2	Anderson run left loss of 2 (B. Smith).
Buffalo Bills (1:19)
BUF 37	1–10	Kelly 9 pass to Thomas left (Howard).
BUF 46	2–1	Kelly 4 screen pass to K. Davis left (Reasons Walls).
50	1–10	Kelly 19 pass to K. Davis left (Reasons P. Williams).
END OF THIRD QUARTER: New York 17 Buffalo 12
Fourth Quarter
NYG 31	1–10	Thomas 31 shotgun draw middle broke 2 tackles then bounced out right and down sideline touchdown (14:52). Norwood kicked extra point.
Buffalo scoring drive: 63 yards 4 plays 1:27. Buffalo 19 New York 17
New York Giants (14:52) Norwood kick to NY 13 Meggett 10 return (Mueller).
NYG 23	1–10	Anderson 3 run middle (Seals).
NYG 26	2–7	Hostetler pressured deep pass to Ingram overthrown incomplete.
NYG 26	3–7	Hostetler 17 pass to Bavaro right (Conlan).
NYG 43	1–10	Anderson 7 run right (K. Jackson).
50	2–3	Carthon 4 run middle (Baldinger).
BUF 46	1–10	Hostetler 19 pass to Bavaro middle (L. Smith).
BUF 27	1–10	Hostetler 13 pass to Ingram right (L. Smith).
BUF 14	1–10	Anderson 4 run left (Drane Talley).
BUF 10	2–6	Hostetler 1 pass to Bavaro right (Conlan L. Smith). New York–first time out (10:57).
BUF 9	3–5	Meggett 6 run around right end (Bentley).
BUF 3	1–goal	Anderson run left loss of 4 (Wright).
BUF 7	2–goal	Anderson 4 run middle (Bailey Conlan).
BUF 3	3–goal	Hostetler pass batted down (Bennett) incomplete.
BUF 3	4–goal	Bahr 21–yard field goal (7:20).
New York scoring drive: 74 yards 13 plays 7:32. New York 20 Buffalo 19
Buffalo Bills (7:20) Bahr kick to B 7 D. Smith 13 return (Brown).
BUF 20	1–10	Thomas 4 run right end (Collins Banks).
BUF 24	2–6	Kelly 15 pass to Thomas right sideline (Collins).
BUF 39	1–10	Kelly 1 scramble right (Johnson).
BUF 40	2–9	K. Davis 1 Shotgun draw left (Marshall).
BUF 41	3–8	Kelly pass to Edwards broken up (P. Williams) incomplete.
BUF 41	4–8	Tuten 46 punt Meggett 17 return (Tasker).
New York Giants (5:25)
NYG 30	1–10	Anderson 5 run left (Bailey Talley).
NYG 35	2–5	Anderson 9 run middle (Conlan Bailey).
NYG 44	1–10	Meggett run right no gain (Lodish). Buffalo–first time out (3:33).
NYG 44	2–10	Hostetler 7 pass to Bavaro right (Kelso). New York–second time out (2:41).
BUF 49	3–3	Hostetler 1 Shotgun draw middle (Seals). Buffalo–second time out (2:22).
BUF 48	4–2	Landeta 38 punt Edwards fair catch.
Buffalo Bills (2:16)
BUF 10	1–10	Kelly 8 scramble middle (Johnson). Two–Minute Warning.
BUF 18	2–2	Kelly 1 scramble middle (Howard).
BUF 19	3–1	Thomas 22 Shotgun draw middle then left (Walls).
BUF 41	1–10	Kelly 4 pass to Reed middle (Banks).
BUF 45	2–6	Kelly 9 scramble middle (Banks). Buffalo–third time out (:48).
NYG 46	1–10	Kelly 6 pass to McKeller right (shoestring catch) (Thompson). Official time out with :29 remaining for replay review.
NYG 40	2–4	Thomas 11 Shotgun draw right (Collins).
NYG 29	1–10	Kelly spiked ball to stop clock. (:08). New York–third time out.
NYG 29	2–10	Norwood’s 47–yard field–goal attempt was wide right.
New York Giants (:04)
NYG 29	1–10	Hostetler knelt down loss of 1.
FINAL SCORE: New York 20 Buffalo 19
FINAL RECORDS: New York 16–3 Buffalo 15–4

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Super Bowl XXV

New York 20
Buffalo 19

Location:
Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida
January 27, 1991
Attendance: 73,813

MVP:
Ottis Anderson, Running Back
of the New York Giants

Coaches
NYG Bill Parcells
BUF Marv Levy

Super Bowl XXV Ring, New York 20 vs Buffalo 19, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, MVP Ottis Anderson, Running Back of the New York Giants