<P> The Falcons then advanced to the Denver 8 - yard line on their next drive, but failed to score when Andersen's 26 - yard field goal attempt sailed wide right . Immediately after the Broncos got the ball back, Smith broke ahead of Falcons safety Eugene Robinson, caught a pass from Elway, and took off for an 80 - yard touchdown reception, giving Denver a 17--3 lead (the fourth 80 + yard touchdown pass play in Super Bowl history). TV viewers did not see most of the play, as Fox was still airing a commercial for The Matrix at the time . Aided by Dwight's 42 - yard kickoff return to the 49 - yard line, the Falcons responded by driving to Denver's 11 - yard line and scored with Andersen's 28 - yard field goal to cut Atlanta's deficit to 17--6 going into halftime . </P> <P> The Broncos opened the second half by driving 74 yards to the Atlanta 20 - yard line, but ended up scoring no points after Elam's 38 - yard field goal attempt sailed wide right . Chandler responded on the next 2 plays with a 29 - yard completion to receiver Tony Martin and a 12 - yard scramble to advance the ball to the Denver 41 - yard line . But then linebacker John Mobley sacked Chandler for a 6 - yard loss, and cornerback Darrius Johnson intercepted Chandler's pass and returned it 28 yards to the Falcons 42 - yard line on the next play . Denver then drove to the 29 - yard line, but Elam missed another field goal attempt, this one from 47 yards . </P> <P> After the missed field goal, the Falcons drove to the Denver 21 - yard line with Anderson's 13 - yard run, wide receiver Terance Mathis' 13 - yard catch, and a 15 - yard run from Anderson, giving them a chance to cut their deficit to within one touchdown . However, Broncos defensive back Darrien Gordon intercepted a pass from Chandler and returned it 58 yards to the Atlanta 24 - yard line . Two plays later on 3rd and 6, Elway's 15 - yard completion to Ed McCaffrey gave Denver a 1st and goal from the 5 - yard line . </P> <P> Griffith took the ball to the end zone from there with two consecutive running plays, the second a 1 - yard run to increase Denver's lead to 24--6 . </P>

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