The Denver Broncos playing against the Atlanta Falcons, were in Super Bowl XXXIII, their second consecutive appearance. Having won the previous championship game they were hoping to become the first American Football Conference (AFC) team to win consecutive Super Bowls since the Pittsburgh Steelers won XIII and XIV. A twenty five yard pass interference penalty on Ray Crockett assisted the Atlanta Falcons' nine play, 48 yard game opening drive that was capped by Morten Andersen's 32 yard field goal. Elway's 41 yard pass to Rod Smith kept alive Denver's ensuing drive and led to Howard Griffith's 1 yard touchdown run. Ronnie Bradford's interception and return to the Broncos' 35 late in the first quarter gave Atlanta excellent field position. However, Jamal Anderson was stopped for no gain on third and 1 and thrown for a 2 yard loss on fourth down. Denver Broncos capitalized on its defensive effort with Jason Elam's 26 yard field goal.

The Falcons responded by driving to the Broncos' 8, but Andersen's 26 yard field goal attempt sailed wide right and on the next play, Elway fired an 80 yard touchdown pass to Smith to turn a possible 10-6 game into a 17-3 Broncos lead. Andersen's 28 yard field goal and two misses by Elam on the Broncos' first two second half possessions gave Atlanta Falcons an opportunity to climb back into the game. However, Darrien Gordon dashed the Falcons' hopes with interceptions on consecutive possessions inside the Broncos' 20 to stop drives and set up Broncos touchdowns. Gordon returned the first interception, on a tipped pass, 58 yards to the Falcons' 24 to set up Griffith's second touchdown five plays later, and picked the second pass off at the Broncos' 2 and returned it 50 yards. Terrell Davis turned a short pass into a 39 yard gain, and John Elway scored two plays later to give Denver Broncos a 31-6 lead. Tim Dwight returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown, and, after a field goal by Elam, the Falcons' offense scored with two minutes remaining on Chandler's 3 yard pass to Tony Martin. Byron Chamberlain recovered the ensuing onside kick, but Tyrone Braxton recovered Anderson's fumble at the Falcons' 33 with one a half minute remaining to ice the game.

The Falcons drove inside the Broncos' 30 seven times, but tallied just one touchdown and two field goals, throwing two interceptions, missing a field goal, and turning the ball over one time on downs during the other possessions. John Elway was 18 of 29 for 336 yards and one touchdown, with an interception. Davis had 25 carries for 102 yards. Smith had five receptions for 152 yards. Chandler was 19 of 35 for 219 yards and a touchdown, with three interceptions. John Elway, in his last game, passed for 336 yards and ran for a touchdown to earn most valuable player honors. The Denver Broncos won their second consecutive Super Bowl title by defeating the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. The game was viewed by 127.5 million viewers, the sixth most watched program in U.S. television history, January 31.