SB 41: Peyton earns Super Bowl title in rainy Miami

Posted January 20, 2016 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) talks to teammates in a huddle in the rain during the third quarter against the Chicago Bears in NFL football's Super Bowl XLI in Miami. The Colts won 29-17. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file) The Associated Press

Super Bowl 41

Feb. 4, 2007

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Peyton Manning of the Colts added a Super Bowl MVP award to his long list of achievements. He was 25 of 38 for 247 yards and a touchdown pass as he rallied the Colts to a 29-17 victory in the South Florida rain. It was the first Super Bowl played in wet weather.

Another first: Tony Dungy became the first African-American coach to win the championship, beating good friend and protege Lovie Smith in a game that featured the first two African-American coaches in the Super Bowl.

Chicago's Devin Hester opened the game with a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the first time a Super Bowl began with a touchdown. Two possessions later, Manning connected on a 53-yard pass to Reggie Wayne. Hunter Smith mishandled the snap on the extra point, allowing the Bears to hold a 7-6 lead. The Bears took a 14-6 lead later in the quarter on Muhsin Muhammad's 4-yard touchdown reception.

The Colts scored 10 points in the second quarter, capped by Dominic Rhodes' 1-yard run, for a 16-14 halftime lead.

Indianapolis kicked field goals on its first two possessions of the third quarter and put the game away on Kelvin Hayden's 56-yard interception return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007, file photo, Chicago Bears cornerback Devin Hester (23) scores on a 92-yard kickoff return against the Indianapolis Colts to open NFL football's Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami. The Colts won 29-17. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007, file photo, Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, right, hugs Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith at the end of NFL football's Super Bowl XLI in Miami. The Colts defeated the Bears 29-17. (AP Photo/David Duprey) The Associated Press

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