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The
advantage swung back to the
AFC in 1995 in a big way. It
was a game of big rushing
performances and scoring.
The coaches were Dallas’
Barry Switzer and Bill
Cowher of the Steelers. The
game was viewed by 49,121 at
Aloha Stadium.
The NFC got on the board in
the first half with a 28
yard field goal by Fuad
Reveiz of Minnesota. They
followed that with a 51 yard
touchdown pass from Steve
Young of San Francisco to
Chris Carter of the Vikings
for a 10-0 lead. The AFC
roared back with three
second quarter scores.
Pittsburgh’s Eric Green
caught a 22 yard touchdown
pass from Denver’s John
Elway, San Diego’s John
Carney connected on a 22
yard field goal and Leroy
Hoard of the Browns scored
on a four yard run to make
the score 17-10, AFC at the
half.
Reveiz and Carney traded
field goals in the third
quarter to make the score
20-13 entering the fourth.
Then, the floodgates opened
for the AFC as Seattle’s
Chris Warren and the Colts’
Marshall Faulk took over.
Warren carried the ball in
from 11 yards out to make
the score 27-13. This was
followed by another Green
touchdown reception, this
time for 16 yards from the
Giants’ David Hostetler. The
final score of the game came
when Faulk took the ball
from punt formation and
carried it 49 yards for a
touchdown. The final was AFC
41, NFC 13.
Both Warren and
Faulk broke the Pro Bowl
rushing record, formerly
held by O.J. Simpson. Colts
rookie, Faulk, rushed for a
Pro Bowl record 180 yards
and was selected player of
the game. Chris Warren added
127 yards rushing as the AFC
posted records for rushing
yards (400) and total yards
(552).
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