Super Bowl XXXI

Green Bay receiver <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT002390" title="Antonio Freeman" href="/topic/sports/antonio-freeman-PESPT002390.topic">Antonio Freeman</a> hauls in a pass from <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT002187" title="Brett Favre" href="/topic/sports/football/brett-favre-PESPT002187.topic">Brett Favre</a> over <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORSPT000192" title="New England Patriots" href="/topic/sports/football/new-england-patriots-ORSPT000192.topic">New England Patriots</a> safety <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PESPT005067" title="Lawyer Milloy" href="/topic/sports/lawyer-milloy-PESPT005067.topic">Lawyer Milloy</a> on his way to the longest scoring reception -- 81 yards -- in <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="EVSPR000004" title="Super Bowl" href="/topic/sports/football/super-bowl-EVSPR000004.topic">Super Bowl</a> history during a 35-21 victory in Super Bowl XXXI on Jan. 26, 1997, at the Superdome in New Orleans. Kick returner Desmond Howard would be selected MVP as he equaled the Super Bowl record with 244 return yards and thwarted a Patriots comeback in the third quarter with a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
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( Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times )

Green Bay receiver Antonio Freeman hauls in a pass from Brett Favre over New England Patriots safety Lawyer Milloy on his way to the longest scoring reception -- 81 yards -- in Super Bowl history during a 35-21 victory in Super Bowl XXXI on Jan. 26, 1997, at the Superdome in New Orleans. Kick returner Desmond Howard would be selected MVP as he equaled the Super Bowl record with 244 return yards and thwarted a Patriots comeback in the third quarter with a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

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