The only two quarterbacks to throw five or more touchdown passes in a Super Bowl both donned the San Francisco's red and gold. Joe Montana holds the all-time record with six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, and his backup that season threw five touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIV five years later.

In the Atlanta Falcons shootout, in which Brady led a 28-3, second-half comeback, the Patriots set several records including James White with the most receptions (14) in the Super Bowl. He also set the record for most points scored (20) in that same game.

Buffalo wide receiver Andre Reed was a seven-time Pro Bowl who thrived as a postseason threat, averaging better than 80 yards in those four Bills' defeats. But he never reached the end zone in a Super Bowl game after scoring a combined 27 receiving touchdowns in those four regular seasons.