An oral history of the greatest offensive quarter in Super Bowl history . . . . .
. . . . . By the man who engineered it in Super Bowl XXII, Washington quarterback Doug Williams. Seeing that we are on the verge of the 50th Super Bowl, I am giving the floor to Williams to recount what happened 28 years ago, because I believe Washington’s five-touchdown second quarter against the Broncos has been given far, far too little attention by history.
There’s not much to argue about here, when considering the greatest quarter in Super Bowl history by an offense. Washington had five drives in the second quarter of the 42-10 rout of Denver. The five drives lasted a total of 18 plays, and produced 357 yards and 35 points. Just think: It’s the Super Bowl, the game of your life, and you play the quarter of your life. Every time you touch the ball, 20 yards happens. At least, that was the average Washington gain in this quarter. I asked Williams to relive it, from the week before and the pressure of trying to be the first African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl, to how the quarter actually played out.
“That was amazing. Just amazing. Thinking back on it … It’s not just five touchdowns in one quarter. We scored 35 points in 18 plays. Think about Peyton Manning drives. What are they—12, 13 plays? That's what you want, the clock-killing drive. To score 35 points in 18 plays, you're scoring a touchdown every three minutes. Less than that. In the Super Bowl! You ain’t doing that in no bowl! You ain’t doing that in Powder Puff!
(MMQB.SI.com)
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