PHOENIX — With camera flashes popping throughout the stadium, Devin Hester caught the opening kickoff of the Super Bowl at the 8, just outside the left numbers, cut up the left hash and scooted to the right hash. He broke away from Colts tacklers toward the right sideline at his own 40. The Bears’ star rookie wasn’t touched until the 2-yard line, when he tumbled into the end zone.
It was then — and remains, 16 years later — the only opening kickoff ever returned for a touchdown at the Super Bowl.
