the panthers played the new england patriots in their first super bowl.
the panthers played the new england patriots in their first super bowl.
who did the panthers play in their first super bowl?
the new england patriots
this was the first super bowl since super bowl xxxvii ten years ago that did not feature the new england patriots, indianapolis colts, or the pittsburgh steelers as the afc representatives, and the only one as of the 2018 season, including the denver broncos, the team that peyton manning was brought to in the 2012 season. baltimore defeated the colts and patriots during the playoffs while the steelers failed to make the playoffs. by contrast, the nfc had a different member go to the super bowl almost every year during that same span, with the new york giants (who won super bowls xlii and xlvi) being the only nfc team to make two appearances during that span. with the 49ers making their first super bowl appearance since super bowl xxix, this left the dallas cowboys (last appeared in super bowl xxx), detroit lions (never appeared in a super bowl), minnesota vikings (last appeared in super bowl xi) and washington redskins (last appeared in super bowl xxvi) as the only nfc teams not to play in a super bowl since 1998, with only the vikings (on three occasions) even advancing to the nfc championship game.
super bowl xlvii
bullet::::- ‡ sacks an official statistic since super bowl xvii by the nfl. sacks are listed as "tackled attempting to pass" in the official nfl box score for super bowl x.









































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bullet::::- referee: pat haggerty #40 first super bowl









































bullet::::- umpire: art demmas #78 first super bowl









































bullet::::- head linesman: jerry bergman #17 first super bowl









































bullet::::- line judge: jack fette #39 fourth super bowl (v, viii, x)









































bullet::::- back judge: pat knight #73 first super bowl









































bullet::::- side judge: dean look #49 first super bowl









































bullet::::- field judge: fred swearingen #21 first super bowl
super bowl xiii