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The season ended with Super Bowl XXXIII when the Denver Broncos defeated the Atlanta Falcons. Date January 31, 1999 Stadium Pro Player Stadium City Miami, Florida MVP John Elway, Quarterback Favorite Broncos by 7 1/2 National Anthem Cher Coin toss Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker, Art Donovan, Gino Marchetti, Frank Gifford, Roosevelt Brown, Don Maynard, Sam Huff, Tom Landry Halftime show Gloria Estefan... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... City Atlanta, Georgia Team colors Black, Red, Silver, and White Head Coach Jim L. Mora Owner Arthur Blank General manager Rich McKay Mascot Freddie Falcon League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1966–present) Eastern Conference (1966) Western Conference (1967-69) Coastal Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC...

Major rule changes

• Tinted visors on players' facemasks are banned except for medical need.
• A defensive player can no longer flinch before the snap in an attempt to draw movement from an offensive linemen.
• A team will be penalized immediately for having 12 players in a huddle even if the 12th player goes straight to the sideline as the huddle breaks.
• The coin toss will be called before the coin itself is tossed, not while the coin is in the air. (This is a mid-season change resulting from a controversy during the Detroit Lions-Pittsburgh Steelers game on Thanksgiving Day, where conflicting calls were heard during the toss.)

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Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

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Tiebreakers

• Miami finished ahead of Buffalo in the AFC East based on better net division points (6 to Bills' 0).
• Oakland finished ahead of Seattle in the AFC West based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
• Carolina finished ahead of St. Louis in the NFC West based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).

Playoffs

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1998-99

Home team in capitals

The NFL playoffs following the 1998 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXIII. // Wild Card playoffs January 2, 1999 AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17 at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida Game time: 12:30 pm EST Game weather: 80 °F (Partly cloudy) TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels...

AFC

• Wild-Card playoffs: MIAMI 24, Buffalo 17; JACKSONVILLE 25, New England 10
• Divisional playoffs: DENVER 38, Miami 3; N.Y. JETS 34, Jacksonville 24
• AFC Championship: DENVER 23, N.Y. Jets 10 at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado, January 17, 1999

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NFC

• Wild-Card playoffs: Arizona 20, DALLAS 7; SAN FRANCISCO 30, Green Bay 27
• Divisional playoffs: ATLANTA 20, San Francisco 18; MINNESOTA 41, Arizona 21
• NFC Championship: Atlanta 30, MINNESOTA 27 (OT) at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 17, 1999

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Super Bowl

• Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver (AFC) 34, Atlanta (NFC) 19, at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida, January 31, 1999

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Statistical leaders

Team

Individual

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Awards

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References

• NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
• NFL History 1991-2000 (Last accessed October 17, 2005)
• 1998 season in details
• Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
• Steelers Fever - History of NFL Rules (Last accessed October 17, 2005)