The Ravens' defense completed a dominating season by permitting just 152 yards, forcing 5 turnovers, recording 4 sacks, and not allowing an offensive touchdown en route to the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory.
Jermaine Lewis’s punt return into Giants’ territory midway through the first quarter was followed two plays later by Trent Dilfer’s 38-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Stokley, which gave the Ravens a 7-0 lead.
Early in the second quarter, Jessie Armstead intercepted a short pass by Dilfer and returned it 43 yards for a touchdown, but the play was nullified by a penalty. Dilfer’s 36-yard pass to Qadry Ismail in the second quarter set up Matt Stover’s 47-yard field goal with 1:48 left in the half.
Tiki Barber’s 27-yard run gave the Giants their deepest penetration of the game, to the Ravens’ 29, but Chris McAlister intercepted Kerry Collins’s pass on the next play to preserve a 10-0 lead.
In the third quarter, Duane Starks stepped in front of Amani Toomer and intercepted Collins’s pass. Starks returned it 49 yards untouched for a 17-0 lead.
The Giants immediately cut the lead to 10 points when Ron Dixon returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. However, Jermaine Lewis then matched Dixon’s kickoff return as he cut across the field and raced 84 yards for a 24-7 lead with 3:13 left in the third quarter. The 3 touchdowns in 36 seconds were a Super Bowl record.
The Giants gained just 1 first down on their final four possessions. Jamal Lewis’s 3-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter game Baltimore a 31-7 lead, and Robert Bailey recovered Dixon’s fumble on the ensuing kickoff return to set up Stover’s 34-yard field goal with 5:27 remaining to finish the scoring.
Dilfer completed 12 of 25 passes for 153 yards and 1 touchdown. Jamal Lewis had 27 carries for 102 yards. Collins was 15 of 39 for 112 yards, with 4 interceptions. Ray Lewis was named Super Bowl most valuable player.
SCORING
Baltimore 7 3
14 10 -- 34
N.Y. Giants 0 0 7
0 -- 7
BAL- Stokley 38 pass from Dilfer (Stover kick),
8:10 1st
BAL- FG Stover 47, 13:19 2nd
BAL- Starks 49 interception return (Stover kick),
11:11 3rd
NYG- Dixon 97 kickoff return (Daluiso kick),
11:29 3rd
BAL- Je. Lewis 84 kickoff return (Stover kick),
11:47 3rd
BAL- Ja. Lewis 3 run (Stover kick), 6:15 4th
BAL- FG Stover 34, 9:33 4th
TEAM STATISTICS
BAL NYG
Total First Downs
13 11
Rushing
6
2
Passing
6
6
Penalty
1
3
Total Net Yardage
244 152
Total Offensive Plays
62 59
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play 3.9
2.6
Rushes
33 16
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 111
66
Average Yards per Rush 3.4
4.1
Passes Attempted
26 39
Passes Completed
12 15
Had Intercepted
0
4
Tackled Attempting to Pass 3
4
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass 20
26
Yards Gained Passing (Net) 133
86
Punts
10 11
Average Distance
43.0 38.4
Punt Returns
3
5
Punt Return Yardage
34 46
Kickoff Returns
2
7
Kickoff Return Yardage 111
170
Interception Return Yardage 59
0
Total Returns Yardage
204 216
Fumbles
2
2
Fumbles Lost
0
1
Own Fumbles Recovered
2
1
Opponent Fumbles Recovered 1
0
Penalties
9
6
Yards Penalized
70 27
Field Goals
2
0
Field Goals Attempted
3
0
Third-Down Efficiency
3/16 2/14
Fourth-Down Efficiency
0/0 1/1
Time of Possession
34:06 25:54
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Baltimore
No. Yds. LG
TD
Ja.Lewis
27 102 19
1
Holmes
4 8
6 0
Je.Lewis
1 1
1 0
Dilfer
1 0
0 0
N.Y. Giants No.
Yds. LG TD
Barber
11 49
27 0
Collins
3 12
5 0
Montgomery
2 5
4 0
Passing
Baltimore Att. Comp.
Yds. TD Int.
Dilfer 25
12 153 1
0
Banks
1 0 0
0 0
N.Y. Giants Att. Comp.
Yds. TD Int.
Collins 39
15 112 0
4
Receiving
Baltimore
No. Yds. LG
TD
Stokley
3 52
38t 1
Coates
3 30 17
0
Ismail
1 44 44
0
Johnson
1 8
8 0
Je.Lewis
1 6
6 0
Sharpe
1 5
5 0
Ja.Lewis
1 4
4 0
Holmes
1 4
4 0
N.Y. Giants No.
Yds. LG TD
Barber
6 26
7 0
Hilliard
3 30 13
0
Toomer
2 24 19
0
Dixon
1 16 16
0
Cross
1 7
7 0
Mitchell
1 7
7 0
Comella
1 2
2 0
Interceptions
Baltimore
No. Yds. LG
TD
Starks
1 49
49t 1
McAlister
1 4
4 0
Sharper
1 4
4 0
Herring
1 2
2 0
N.Y. Giants No.
Yds. LG TD
None
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Punting
Baltimore
No. Avg. LG
Blk.
Richardson 10
43.0 53 0
N.Y. Giants No.
Avg. LG Blk.
Maynard
11 38.4 46
0
Punt Returns
Baltimore No.
FC Yds. LG TD
Je.Lewis
3 4 34
34 0
N.Y. Giants No.
FC Yds. LG TD
Hilliard
3 1 33
19 0
Barber
2 2 13
9 0
Kickoff Returns
Baltimore No.
Yds. LG TD
Je.Lewis
2 111 84t
1
N.Y. Giants No.
Yds. LG TD
Dixon
6 154 97t
1
Washington 1
17 17 0
Baltimore Ravens New York Giants
==
Offense ==
Ismail, Qadry WR Toomer, Amani
WR
Ogden, Jonathan LT Brown, Lomas
LT
Mulitalo, Edwin LG Parker, Glenn
LG
Mitchell, Jeff C Zeigler, Dusty
C
Flynn, Mike RG Stone, Ron
RG
Swayne, Harry RT Petitgout, Luke
RT
Sharpe, Shannon TE Hilliard, Ike
WR
Stokley, Brandon WR Dixon, Ron
WR
Dilfer, Trent QB Collins, Kerry
QB
Gash, Sam FB
Comella, Greg FB
Holmes, Priest RB Barber, Tiki
RB
== Defense
==
Burnett, Rob LE Strahan,
Michael LE
Adams, Sam LT
Griffin, Cornelius LT
Siragusa, Tony RT Hamilton, Keith
RT
McCrary, Michael RE Jones, Cedric
RE
Boulware, Peter LLB Barrow, Mike
MLB
Lewis, Ray MLB Armstead,
Jessie OLB
Sharper, Jamie RLB McDaniel, Emmanuel
CB
Starks, Duane LCB Thomas, Dave
LCB
McAlister, Chris RCB Sehorn, Jason
RCB
Herring, Kim SS Garnes, Sam
SS
Woodson, Rod FS Williams, Shaun
FS
== Substitute
==
Bailey, Robert Campbell, Dan
Banks, Tony
Cross, Howard
Brigance, O.J. Daluiso, Brad
Brown, Cornell Davis, Thabiti
Coates, Ben
Dayne, Ron
Dalton, Lional Engler, Derek
Davis, Anthony Golden, Jack
Davis, Billy Hale,
Ryan
Evans, Chuck
Jurevicius, Joe
Folau, Spencer Maynard, Brad
Harris, Corey McDonald,
Ramos
Hudson, John
Mitchell, Pete
Jackson, Brad Montgomery,
Joe
Johnson, Patrick Monty, Pete
Lewis, Jamal Peter,
Christian
Lewis, Jermaine Phillips, Ryan
Mitchell, Anthony Rosenthal, Mike
Stover, Matt Short,
Brandon
Richardson, Kyle Stoutmire, Omar
Trapp, James
Washington, Damon
Vickers, Kipp West, Lyle
Washington, Keith Whittle, Jason
Webster, Larry
== Did Not Play ==
Garrett, Jason