By the second quarter, they had built a 17-3 lead, which included an 80-yard touchdown pass from John Elway to Rod Smith. In an ironic twist to the incident, on the morning Robinson had been arrested, he had been awarded the Bart Starr Award for being a player of “high moral character.”ĭenver got off to a great start. Although he was released from police custody and permitted to play the game, he lost the respect of the fans. On the evening before the Super Bowl, Falcon’s Eugene Robinson was arrested for attempting to solicit the services of a prostitute.The Broncos repeated their previous year’s victory, defeating the Falcons with a score of 34-19.
#PRO PLAYER STADIUM SUPER BOWL PRO#
Super Bowl XXXIII was played between the AFC’s Denver Broncos and NFC’s Atlanta Falcons on January 31, 1999, at the Pro Player Stadium, Miami, to decide which team would be crowned champions of the 1998 football season. However, the strength of the bids led to the committee naming the next three Super Bowl hosts: The owners’ original intention had been to select only two hosts from the three for Super Bowls XXXIII and XXXIV. The other cities that had been taken into consideration during the bidding process included Atlanta, Tampa, and Los Angeles. Instead, during an NFL owners meeting on October 31, 1996, Super Bowl XXXIII was awarded to Pro Player Stadium, Miami. However, the NFL owners later rescinded on their decision when it came apparent that there was a risk the planned renovations to the stadium would be delayed. Super Bowl XXXIII was originally set to take place at the Candlestick Park stadium.
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