Super Bowl XLI

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Super Bowl XLI

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Super Bowl XLI was the championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2006 season. It was played on February 4, 2007, between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Chicago Bears. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears with a score of 29-17. The game was hosted in Miami Gardens, Florida. Super Bowl XLI marked the culmination of the NFL season and determined the league's champion for that year.123

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The History of the Super Bowl: Weather and Attendance Facts
The wettest Super Bowl was Super Bowl XLI where 1 inch of rain fell on game day in Miami.
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Indianapolis Colts
…the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl and putting a stop to criticism that Manning could not win the big game. In 2009 the Colts won their first 14 games of the season en route to earning the AFC’s top seed in the playoffs. Indianapolis then easily advanced to the…
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…the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl and putting a stop to criticism that Manning could not win the big game. In 2009 the Colts won their first 14 games of the season en route to earning the AFC’s top seed in the playoffs. Indianapolis then easily advanced to the…
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Peyton Manning
…defeat the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. For his performance, which included 25 completed passes for 247 yards, Manning was named the game’s MVP. In 2008 he won the league MVP award a third time, and in 2009, en route to a record fourth MVP award, he led the…
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…defeat the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. For his performance, which included 25 completed passes for 247 yards, Manning was named the game’s MVP. In 2008 he won the league MVP award a third time, and in 2009, en route to a record fourth MVP award, he led the…
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Brian Urlacher
…key to the team’s first Super Bowl appearance since 1986. His play fell off somewhat in the following seasons, mirroring the overall struggles of the Bears. Urlacher dislocated his wrist in the first game of the 2009 season, which caused him to miss the remainder of that year. He returned…
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…key to the team’s first Super Bowl appearance since 1986. His play fell off somewhat in the following seasons, mirroring the overall struggles of the Bears. Urlacher dislocated his wrist in the first game of the 2009 season, which caused him to miss the remainder of that year. He returned…
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