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Super Bowl V (Colts vs. Cowboys) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/1/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   not chosen (not chosen)

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SUPER BOWL V

The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. You must first figure out the REAL coordinates to “Super Bowl - V”. Please be aware of our slithery friends and watch for muggles. We understand most will not walk but park and grab so please use caution when stopping along the roads. We have placed most where parking is easily available. Oh and practice C.I.T.O. if you can.

Super Bowl V pitted the AFC Champion Baltimore Colts vs. the NFC Champion Dallas Cowboys on January 17, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Colts beat the Cowboys 16–13, in the first Super Bowl game played on artificial turf.

Super Bowl V was the first Super Bowl played after the completion of the AFL-NFL Merger. As per the merger agreement, all 26 AFL and NFL teams were divided into 2 conferences with 13 teams in each of them. The NFL's Colts, the Cleveland Browns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to join the 10 AFL teams to form the AFC. The remaining 13 NFL teams formed the NFC. This explains why the Colts represented the NFL in Super Bowl III, but not the NFC for Super Bowl V.

The game is sometimes called the "Blunder Bowl" or the "Stupor Bowl" because it was filled with poor play, penalties, turnovers, and officiating miscues. The two teams committed a Super Bowl record 11 combined turnovers in the game, and the Colts' 7 turnovers are currently the most ever committed by a winning team in a Super Bowl. Dallas also set a Super Bowl record with 10 penalties, costing them 133 yards. Bubba Smith refused to wear his Super Bowl V ring because of the "sloppy" play.

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A = The Cowboys had a total of 10(A) rushing yard for the game while the Colts had 69 total yards.

B = Dave Manders the Center for the Dallas Cowboys wore jersey number 5 (B).

C = The game was settled with five seconds left when Colts rookie kicker Jim O'Brien kicked a 3(C) yard field goal. Baltimore overcome a 13–6 deficit at the half, losing their starting quarterback in the second quarter to win Super Bowl V.

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D = The Head Referee Norm Schachter wore uniform Number 5(D).

E = The cost of a 30 second commercial was (E)2,000 dollars.

F = Earl Morrall completed 7 for 15 passes for 147 yards with no touchdowns and (F) interceptions.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)