Super Bowl XXI Final New York Giants Denver Broncos

Finale

25 janvier 1987

Rose Bowl Pasadena

FR (Canada) Doc 20mnts

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 The New York Giants won their first world title in 30 years and it only made sense that quarterback Phil Simms was the man to shepherd them out of football desolation. These Giants put the squeeze on Denver's Broncos, 39-20, in Super Bowl XXI before 101,063 at the Rose Bowl. Simms played the maestro as he threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns. Simms completed 22 of 25 throws for a Super Bowl record 88 percent completion rate and won the game's most valuable player award. Then again, it just had to be Simms. After all, who better than the 30-year-old oft-maligned veteran to take to the top a franchise that has been chided and taunted during decades of mediocrity? This is the team that has clanked along over the years with quarterbacks named Jerry Golsteyn, Joe Pisarcik and Randy Johnson.

"This ought to dispel any myth about Phil Simms because he was absolutely magnificent today," said Giants Coach Bill Parcells. "That was about as good as a quarterback has every played."  Before the game, Giants guard Chris Godfrey had said: "If Phil Simms plays great today, he'll be immortalized by Giants fans. They'll forget Y.A. Tittle."

Time will tell on that one. As for Simms, who completed all 10 second-half passes for 165 yards, he said: "The only thing that bothered me all week was that everybody ignored our passing game . . . (The third quarter) was like playing golf where you know every putt will go in."