Sports // Super Bowl

No. 28: Very special-teamer

The game: Super Bowl XXXI

The date: Jan. 26, 1997 

The setting: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans

The protagonist: Desmond Howard

The circumstances: Curtis Martin had just scored for New England on an 18-yard run, cutting Green Bay's lead to 27-21.

The moment: Desmond Howard fielded Adam Vinatieri's kickoff at the 1, made it through the first wave of Patriots while shaking off an arm tackle, then burst free, eventually winning a footrace with Vinatieri and Michael McGruder to the end zone. There an impromptu, well-choreographed and wildly celebratory dance with Calvin Jones and Keith McKenzie followed.

The upshot: The touchdown iced the Packers' 35-21 victory, and Howard became the only special-teamer to claim Super Bowl MVP honors.