NFL Super Bowl Winners

Super Bowl XXXV played on January 28, 2001, was won by the Champions of the AFC the Baltimore Ravens who defeated the NFC Champions the New York Giants at the Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida.

The Baltimore Ravens finished 2nd in the 2000 AFC Central Division coached by Brian Billick with a regular season record of 12-4-0. The Ravens point scoring average had been 20.8 points per game which made their offense 14th best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 10.3 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 1st in the league. The Baltimore Ravens had made the playoffs as a Wild Card team and in their AFC Wild Card Game they had beaten the Denver Broncos by 21 points to 3.

The Baltimore Ravens next playoff game was in the AFC Divisional Playoffs in which their opponents were the Tennessee Titans.

The Tennessee Titans had finished 1st in the 2000 AFC Central Division coached by Jeff Fisher with a regular season record of 13-3-0. The Titans point scoring average had been 21.6 points per game which made their offense 13th best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 11.9 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 2nd in the league.

In regular season the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans had played against each other twice when either team had registered one victory apiece. Interestingly enough they had both lost their home fixture but won the away one.

In the 2000 AFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans it was the Titans who had home field advantage. Yet again the outcome followed the trend set in regular season when it was the away side, the Baltimore Ravens, who comfortably beat the Titans by 24 points to 10.

The Baltimore Ravens next playoff game was the AFC Championship where their opponents were the Oakland Raiders.

The Oakland Raiders had finished 1st in the 2000 AFC West Division coached by Jon Gruden with a regular season record of 12-4-0. The Raiders point scoring average had been 29.9 points per game which made their offense 3rd best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 18.7 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 9th in the league.

In regular season the Baltimore Ravens and the Oakland Raiders had not played against each other. However, a close game could be anticipated as the Oakland Raiders were a very good team in offense while the Baltimore Ravens were very mean in defense and had not been an easy team to score against.

In the 2000 Conference Championship it was the Baltimore Ravens defense who held the upper hand and the Oakland Raiders were allowed little in the way of scoring opportunities. The Raiders in fact scored their lowest total of points of the whole of the 2000 NFL season in this very game and in the end it was the Ravens who won after they secured a dour victory by 16 points to 3.

The Baltimore Ravens opponents in Super Bowl XXXV were the New York Giants.

The New York Giants had finished 1st in the 2000 NFC East Division coached by Jim Fassel with a regular season record of 12-4-0. The Giants point scoring average had been 20.5 points per game which made their offense 15th best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 15.4 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 5th in the league.

The New York Giants postseason games had begun with the NFC Divisional Playoffs in which their opponents were the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Philadelphia Eagles had finished 2nd in the 2000 NFC East Division coached by Andy Reid with a regular season record of 11-5-0. The Eagles point scoring average had been 21.9 points per game which made their offense 12th best of 31 in the NFL and they had a points allowed average of 15.3 points conceded per game which ranked their defense 4th in the league. The Philadelphia Eagles had made the playoffs as a Wild Card team and in their NFC Wild Card Game they had beaten the Tampa Bay Buccaneers easily by 21 points to 3.

In regular season the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles had played against each other twice. The Giants clearly had the edge on the Eagles as they had won both games comfortably.

In the 2000 NFC Divisional Playoff fixture between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles it was once again the Giants who confirmed their superiority over the Eagles by scoring a 20 points to 10 victory.

Team	1	2	3	4	OT / Overtime	T / Total
Baltimore Ravens (AFC)	7	3	14	10	-	34
New York Giants (NFC)	0	0	7	0	-	7