The biggest event in all of sports is almost here, the Super Bowl.
With over 50 editions of the game played, I thought I take a look back and rank every Super Bowl from worst to best, in my humble opinion.
The criteria in determining my list was how memorable the game was, if they were any great performances or plays, and how competitive the game was.
The more competitive or memorable the game, the higher it went on the list.
So without further adieu, here is the first half of my Super Bowl ranking, starting with 53-27:
58. XXXV=Ravens-34 Giants-7
The Ravens and Giants set records for ineptitude in XXXV as both teams combined for 21 punts, 396 yards of total offense, and 24 1st downs, all record lows in Super Bowl history.
The most entertaining part of the game occurred in the third quarter when three touchdowns were scored on three straight plays in 36 seconds; Baltimore’s Duane Starks returning an interception 49 yards a touchdown, followed by the Giants’ Ron Dixon running back the ensuing kickoff 97 yards, and concluding with the Ravens’ Jermaine Lewis returning the following kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown.
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| Jermaine Lewis runs toward the end zone on a 84-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the third touchdowns in a span of 35 seconds. |
The Dolphins won their second straight Super Bowl with a ball-control offense as they only threw the ball on seven out of their 60 offensive plays during the game.
Fullback Larry Csonka was Miami’s workhouse as he carried the ball 33 times for 145 yards and scored two touchdowns while the Dolphins defense held the Vikings out of the end zone until early in the 4th quarter when they were behind 24-0.
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| Larry Csonka(39) bulldozed his way over the Vikings defense to lead the Dolphins to second straight Super Bowl title. |
56.LIII=Patriots-13 Rams-3
One year after playing in the second highest scoring Super Bowl of all time, the Patriots play in the lowest scoring Super Bowl ever played as it takes until midway through the fourth quarter for a touchdown to be scored, a two-yard run by Patriots running back Sony Michel, in a game that features only one touchdown, the fewest touchdowns in a Super Bowl in a game that was a snoozefest even though it was close throughout.
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| Patriots running back Sony Michel scores the only touchdown of Super Bowl LIII. |
55. XLVIII=Seahawks-43 Broncos-8
When Broncos center Manny Ramirez snapped the ball over the head of quarterback Peyton Manning resulting in a safety for the Seahawks on the first play of the game, it was an omen on how things were going go for Denver that day.
The Seahawks defense built up a 36-0 lead before the Denver offense finally get in the end zone on the final play of the third quarter as Seattle won its first Super Bowl title by 35 points, tying for the third largest margin of victory in a Super Bowl game.
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| Malcolm Smith picks off a Peyton Manning pass and would return it 69 yards for a touchdown. |
The Packers’ win in Super Bowl II was anti-climactic compared to their win over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL Championship Game two weeks earlier in the famous “Ice Bowl”, where quarterback Bart Starr scored the winning touchdown with 13 seconds to go for the 21-17 victory.
Green Bay easily dispatched of the Raiders in what would be Vince Lombardi’s final game as the head coach of the Packers.
53. XXIV=49ers-55 Broncos-10
What was hyped a quarterback duel between 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and Broncos quarterback John Elway, turned into a one-man show as Montana completed 22 of 29 passes for 297 yards and a then-record five touchdown passes as the 49ers set the Super Bowl record for most points in a game(55) while the defense held the Broncos to only 167 yards of total offense while forcing five turnovers and sacking Elway five times in the most lopsided game in Super Bowl history.
52. XI=Raiders-32 Vikings-14
The Raiders, winners of 83 games from 1969-1976, won their 84th game and more importantly their first Super Bowl title, as they gained 429 yards of offense as they cruised to victory which was sealed by Willie Brown’s 75-yard pick-six in the 4th quarter.
51. XX=Bears-46 Patriots-10
The Bears “46” defense put together perhaps the greatest team defensive performance in Super Bowl history as they held the Patriots to just -19 yards in the first half, finishing with allowing just 123 yards(127 of them came after the Bears had taken a 44-3 lead on William “The Refrigerator” Perry’s one-yard touchdown run), forced six turnovers and sacked New England quarterbacks seven times in the second biggest blowout in Super Bowl history.
50. XXIX=49ers-49 Chargers-26
If there was any chance for the 18-point underdog Chargers to pull off the upset, it evaporated in the first five minutes of the game when the 49ers jumped out to a 14-0 lead as quarterback Steve Young threw two touchdown passes(a 44-yarder to Jerry Rice and a 51-yarder to Ricky Watters) as his way onto a record six touchdown passes to give the 49ers their fifth Super Bowl title.
Though the game was a blowout, both teams combined for a record 75 points and 10 touchdowns to go along with Young’s record and Chargers kick returner Andre Coleman’s record for most kickoff return yards in a Super Bowl, 244 which included a 98-yard touchdown return.
49. LV=Buccaneers-31 Chiefs-9
Green Bay easily dispatched of the Raiders in what would be Vince Lombardi’s final game as the head coach of the Packers.
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| Packers head coach Vince Lombardi is carried off the field by Jerry Kramer(64) after Green Bay's win in Super Bowl II. |
What was hyped a quarterback duel between 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and Broncos quarterback John Elway, turned into a one-man show as Montana completed 22 of 29 passes for 297 yards and a then-record five touchdown passes as the 49ers set the Super Bowl record for most points in a game(55) while the defense held the Broncos to only 167 yards of total offense while forcing five turnovers and sacking Elway five times in the most lopsided game in Super Bowl history.
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| Joe Montana earned his third Super Bowl MVP award with his performance against the Broncos. |
The Raiders, winners of 83 games from 1969-1976, won their 84th game and more importantly their first Super Bowl title, as they gained 429 yards of offense as they cruised to victory which was sealed by Willie Brown’s 75-yard pick-six in the 4th quarter.
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| The Raiders finally got to say they were #1 after winning Super Bowl XI. |
The Bears “46” defense put together perhaps the greatest team defensive performance in Super Bowl history as they held the Patriots to just -19 yards in the first half, finishing with allowing just 123 yards(127 of them came after the Bears had taken a 44-3 lead on William “The Refrigerator” Perry’s one-yard touchdown run), forced six turnovers and sacked New England quarterbacks seven times in the second biggest blowout in Super Bowl history.
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| William "The Refrigeator" Perry spikes the football after his one-yard touchdown run in Super Bowl XX. |
If there was any chance for the 18-point underdog Chargers to pull off the upset, it evaporated in the first five minutes of the game when the 49ers jumped out to a 14-0 lead as quarterback Steve Young threw two touchdown passes(a 44-yarder to Jerry Rice and a 51-yarder to Ricky Watters) as his way onto a record six touchdown passes to give the 49ers their fifth Super Bowl title.
Though the game was a blowout, both teams combined for a record 75 points and 10 touchdowns to go along with Young’s record and Chargers kick returner Andre Coleman’s record for most kickoff return yards in a Super Bowl, 244 which included a 98-yard touchdown return.
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| Steve Young finally got out of the shadows of his predecessor, Joe Montana, with his six-touchdown performance in Super Bowl XXIX. |
The anticipated matchup between Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady turned into a one-sided affair as Brady completed 21 of 29 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns while Mahomes completed 26 of 49 passes for 270 yards and was intercepted twice as the Chiefs were held out of the end zone in Tampa Bay's 31-9 win over the defending champion Chiefs.
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| In leading the Buccaneers to a win in Super Bowl LV, quarterback Tom Brady collected his seventh Super Bowl ring and fifth Super Bowl MVP. |
48. XXVI=Redskins-37 Bills-24
This game was not as close as the final score indicates as the Redskins dominated the game by building up a 24-0 lead early in the 3rd quarter and then pulling away for the victory as the Bills scored two touchdowns in the 4th quarter when the game had already been decided(Washington was leading 37-10).
The most memorable part of the game occurred on the sidelines when Bills running back Thurman Thomas forget his helmet as he missed the first two plays of Buffalo’s opening possession.
47. VI=Cowboys-24 Dolphins-3
After losing on a last-second field goal in the previous year’s Super Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys returned to the Super Bowl to finally win the world championship after several years of close calls.
The famed “Doomsday” defense held the Dolphins out of the end zone(the only time a team has not scored a touchdown in a Super Bowl) and to just 185 yards of total offense, while the Cowboys rushed for a then-record 252 yards with Duane Thomas being the leading rusher with 95 yards.
46. XXXVII=Buccaneers-48 Raiders-21
Bucs head coach Jon Gruden got revenge on his former team for “trading” him before the 2002 season as Tampa Bay intercepted Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon a Super Bowl record five times, returning three of them for touchdowns(another Super Bowl record), including two in the final two minutes of the game after the Raiders had scored 18 unanswered points to pull within 13 points, 34-21, as the Buccaneers won their first and thus far only world championship.
45. XXVII=Cowboys-52 Bills-17
Believe it or not, the Cowboys held only a two-touchdown lead as the 4th quarter began, but Dallas went on to score 21 points in the 4th quarter as they forced a record nine turnovers in the game on their way to to the first Super Bowl title in 15 years and first of three championships in four years.
However, the most memorable moment came away Cowboys defensive tackle Leon Lett recovered a fumble and was on his way to an apparent 64-yard touchdown when Lett was stripped of the ball at the one-yard-line by Bills wide receiver Don Beebe.
44. XV Raiders-27 Eagles-10
The Raiders became the first Wild Card team to win the Super Bowl as quarterback Jim Plunkett threw three touchdown passes while linebacker Rod Martin set a Super Bowl record by intercepting Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski three times.
But many fans stay tuned to the trophy presentation to see if there would be any fireworks when NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle presented the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Raiders owner Al Davis, who was suing the NFL to move the Raiders from Oakland to Los Angeles.
To the disappointment of some, the presentation went on without a hitch.
43. XXXIII=Broncos-34 Falcons-19
Broncos quarterback John Elway finished out his 16-year Hall-of-Fame career with a MVP performance as he completed 18 of 29 passes for 336 yards and threw a 80-yard touchdown pass to go along with a 3-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter to give Denver its second consecutive Super Bowl title.
42. XIX=49ers-38 Dolphins-16
Many fans expected a shootout as Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino, who had the records for most passing yards and touchdowns passes in a single season, faced off with 49ers quarterback Joe Montana.
While both quarterbacks threw for over 300 yards and the two teams combined for 851 yards of offense(the third most in Super Bowl history), it was Montana and the 49ers who came out on top as San Francisco gained 537 of those 851 yards, with Montana accounting for 390 of the 49ers’ 537 yards(331 passing, 59 rushing) and four touchdowns(three passing, one rushing) as the 49ers had the game sewn up midway through the third quarter.
41. XVIII=Raiders-38 Redskins-9
The Redskins were looking to win their second straight Super Bowl and complete one of the greatest seasons in NFL history as they had lost only two games during the 1983 season, both by only one point, had a scored then-record 541 points during the regular season and had a turnover margin of +43, which is still a NFL record.
40. XII=Cowboys-27 Broncos-10
Legendary NFL films narrator John Facenda described Super Bowl XII as “Fiercely fought, but frightfully flawed” as the two teams combined for a record 20 penalties and 10 turnovers, eight coming courtesy of the Broncos, with seven of those being committed in the first half alone.
However, the game did feature two memorable plays: Cowboys wide receiver Butch Johnson’s diving fingertip catch for a 45-yard touchdown, and Dallas running back Robert Newhouse becoming the first non-quarterback to throw a touchdown in a Super Bowl as his 29-yard touchdown pass to Golden Richards in the 4th quarter sealed the Cowboys’ 2nd Super Bowl title of the 1970s.
39. XXII=Redskins-42 Broncos-10
It looked like this game was going to be a blowout as the Broncos jumped out to a 10-0 lead after the 1st quarter.
The game would be a blowout, but it would be the Redskins who would be blowing out the Broncos, thanks to their record 35-point 2nd quarter that saw quarterback Doug Williams, the first African-American quarterback to start a Super Bowl, complete nine of 11 passes for 228 yards and throw four touchdowns, two of those going to Ricky Sanders who caught four passes for 161 yards in the quarter while running back Timmy Smith ran for 122 yards and a touchdown on just five carries as the Redskins racked up 356 yards of offense in the 2nd quarter on only 18 plays.
Smith finished with a record 204 yards as he scored the only touchdown of the second half.
38. I=Packers-35 Chiefs-10
In the first game between a team from the American Football League(Chiefs) and the National Football League(Packers), the Packers held a tedious 14-10 lead at halftime as they were outgained 181-164 on offense, leading NFL director of player relations Buddy Young to be quotes in the press box as saying “Old age and heat are going to get the Packers in the second half” (The game was played in 72 degree Los Angeles).
37. IX=Steelers-16 Vikings-6
Even though the “Steel Curtain” defense dominated the game as they allowed the fewest yards of total offense in a Super Bowl with 119 yards, permitted only nine 1st downs(another Super Bowl record), and not allowing an offensive touchdown(the Vikings got a touchdown after recovering a blocked punt) the Steelers could not put the Vikings away until 3:31 remaining in the game when quarterback Terry Bradshaw connected with tight end Larry Brown for a four-yard touchdown that would seal the first of four Super Bowl titles in six years for Pittsburgh.
36. VII=Dolphins-14 Redskins-7
The Miami Dolphins completed their undefeated season in the lowest scoring Super Bowl of all time but included one of the most legendary plays in Super Bowl history when after having his 42-yard field goal attempt blocked, which if successful would have given Miami a 17-0 lead to complete a 17-0 season, Dolphins kicker Garo Yepremian picked up the loose ball and tried to throw a pass, only to have the ball slip out of his hands and have Yepremian bounce the ball into the hands of the Redskins’ Mike Bass, who returned the fumble as it was ruled 49 yards for a touchdown to make it a 14-7 game with 2:07 to go in the game.
The Redskins would get one last chance to send the game into overtime but could not move the ball as the Dolphins completed their perfect season.
35. L=Broncos-24 Panthers-10
Despite gaining only 194 yards of total offense, the Broncos upset the one-loss Carolina Panthers, thanks to their defense which sacked quarterback Cam Newton seven times, tying a Super Bowl record, and forcing four turnovers, the last one a fumble on another Newton sack, that set up C.J. Anderson’s two-yard touchdown run with 3:08 remaining that along with Peyton Manning’s successful pass on the two-point conversion allowed for Manning to end his career with a 2nd Super Bowl title.
34. XXI=Giants-39 Broncos-20
For a while, it looked like the Broncos were going to pull off a major upset as they led 10-7 midway through the second quarter and had a 1st-and-goal.
But the Giants defense held Denver out of the end zone and after Rich Karlis missed a 23-yard field goal, the wheels began to fall off for the Broncos as the Giants would cut the lead to 10-9 on a safety before halftime and then score 30 2nd half points behind the right arm of quarterback Phil Simms, who would complete all 10 of his passes in the 2nd half on his way to a 22-of-25 for 268 yards and three touchdowns, to lead the Giants to their first NFL title in 30 years.
33. XLI=Colts-29 Bears-17
This game was not as close as the final score indicates as the Redskins dominated the game by building up a 24-0 lead early in the 3rd quarter and then pulling away for the victory as the Bills scored two touchdowns in the 4th quarter when the game had already been decided(Washington was leading 37-10).
The most memorable part of the game occurred on the sidelines when Bills running back Thurman Thomas forget his helmet as he missed the first two plays of Buffalo’s opening possession.
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| Gerald Riggs scored two touchdowns in the Redskins' 37-24 win over the Bills. |
After losing on a last-second field goal in the previous year’s Super Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys returned to the Super Bowl to finally win the world championship after several years of close calls.
The famed “Doomsday” defense held the Dolphins out of the end zone(the only time a team has not scored a touchdown in a Super Bowl) and to just 185 yards of total offense, while the Cowboys rushed for a then-record 252 yards with Duane Thomas being the leading rusher with 95 yards.
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| Roger Staubach was named MVP thanks to his 12-of-19 for 119 yards and two touchdown passes. |
Bucs head coach Jon Gruden got revenge on his former team for “trading” him before the 2002 season as Tampa Bay intercepted Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon a Super Bowl record five times, returning three of them for touchdowns(another Super Bowl record), including two in the final two minutes of the game after the Raiders had scored 18 unanswered points to pull within 13 points, 34-21, as the Buccaneers won their first and thus far only world championship.
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| Dwight Smith returned two of Rich Gannon's five interceptions for touchdowns in the Buccaneers' rout of the Raiders. |
Believe it or not, the Cowboys held only a two-touchdown lead as the 4th quarter began, but Dallas went on to score 21 points in the 4th quarter as they forced a record nine turnovers in the game on their way to to the first Super Bowl title in 15 years and first of three championships in four years.
However, the most memorable moment came away Cowboys defensive tackle Leon Lett recovered a fumble and was on his way to an apparent 64-yard touchdown when Lett was stripped of the ball at the one-yard-line by Bills wide receiver Don Beebe.
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| Leon Lett has his name etched in Super Bowl infamy when Don Bebee strips him of the ball, just before Lett was about to cross the end zone for a touchdown. |
The Raiders became the first Wild Card team to win the Super Bowl as quarterback Jim Plunkett threw three touchdown passes while linebacker Rod Martin set a Super Bowl record by intercepting Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski three times.
But many fans stay tuned to the trophy presentation to see if there would be any fireworks when NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle presented the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Raiders owner Al Davis, who was suing the NFL to move the Raiders from Oakland to Los Angeles.
To the disappointment of some, the presentation went on without a hitch.
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| Jim Plunkett had a quarterback rating of 145.0 in Super Bowl XV. |
43. XXXIII=Broncos-34 Falcons-19
Broncos quarterback John Elway finished out his 16-year Hall-of-Fame career with a MVP performance as he completed 18 of 29 passes for 336 yards and threw a 80-yard touchdown pass to go along with a 3-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter to give Denver its second consecutive Super Bowl title.
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| John Elway walked off the field in last game as a Super Bowl champion and MVP. |
42. XIX=49ers-38 Dolphins-16
Many fans expected a shootout as Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino, who had the records for most passing yards and touchdowns passes in a single season, faced off with 49ers quarterback Joe Montana.
While both quarterbacks threw for over 300 yards and the two teams combined for 851 yards of offense(the third most in Super Bowl history), it was Montana and the 49ers who came out on top as San Francisco gained 537 of those 851 yards, with Montana accounting for 390 of the 49ers’ 537 yards(331 passing, 59 rushing) and four touchdowns(three passing, one rushing) as the 49ers had the game sewn up midway through the third quarter.
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| Roger Craig(33) became the first player in Super Bowl history to score three touchdowns in one Super Bowl. |
The Redskins were looking to win their second straight Super Bowl and complete one of the greatest seasons in NFL history as they had lost only two games during the 1983 season, both by only one point, had a scored then-record 541 points during the regular season and had a turnover margin of +43, which is still a NFL record.
But the Redskins would get rocked by the Raiders as the tone was set at the end of the Redskins’ first possession of the game when Derrick Jensen blocked Jeff Hayes’ punt and recovered it in the end zone for a Raiders touchdown, which was followed with backup linebacker Jack Squirek picking off a Joe Theismann pass and return five yards for another touchdown in the final seconds of the first half, and then Marcus Allen put the icing on the cake of the Raiders’ rout with his incredible 74-yard touchdown run on the final play of the third quarter.
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| Marcus Allen was named MVP after his 20-carry, 191-yard and two-touchdown performance, which included his famous 74-yard touchdown run. |
Legendary NFL films narrator John Facenda described Super Bowl XII as “Fiercely fought, but frightfully flawed” as the two teams combined for a record 20 penalties and 10 turnovers, eight coming courtesy of the Broncos, with seven of those being committed in the first half alone.
However, the game did feature two memorable plays: Cowboys wide receiver Butch Johnson’s diving fingertip catch for a 45-yard touchdown, and Dallas running back Robert Newhouse becoming the first non-quarterback to throw a touchdown in a Super Bowl as his 29-yard touchdown pass to Golden Richards in the 4th quarter sealed the Cowboys’ 2nd Super Bowl title of the 1970s.
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| Randy White(54) and Harvey Martin(79) were named Co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only time that has happened in Super Bowl history. \ |
It looked like this game was going to be a blowout as the Broncos jumped out to a 10-0 lead after the 1st quarter.
The game would be a blowout, but it would be the Redskins who would be blowing out the Broncos, thanks to their record 35-point 2nd quarter that saw quarterback Doug Williams, the first African-American quarterback to start a Super Bowl, complete nine of 11 passes for 228 yards and throw four touchdowns, two of those going to Ricky Sanders who caught four passes for 161 yards in the quarter while running back Timmy Smith ran for 122 yards and a touchdown on just five carries as the Redskins racked up 356 yards of offense in the 2nd quarter on only 18 plays.
Smith finished with a record 204 yards as he scored the only touchdown of the second half.
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| Doug Williams became the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl with his 18-of-29 for 340 yards and four touchdown performance. |
In the first game between a team from the American Football League(Chiefs) and the National Football League(Packers), the Packers held a tedious 14-10 lead at halftime as they were outgained 181-164 on offense, leading NFL director of player relations Buddy Young to be quotes in the press box as saying “Old age and heat are going to get the Packers in the second half” (The game was played in 72 degree Los Angeles).
However, the “old” Packers rose up when on the fourth play of the second half, Green Bay defensive back Willie Wood intercepted a pass from Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson and returning 50 yards to the Kansas City five-yard-line setting up a five-yard touchdown run by Elijah Pitts and beginning a run of 21 unanswered points as the Packers become winners of the very first Super Bowl.
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| Max McGee stretches out his arm to make the catch and then runs into the end zone for the first touchdown in Super Bowl history. |
Even though the “Steel Curtain” defense dominated the game as they allowed the fewest yards of total offense in a Super Bowl with 119 yards, permitted only nine 1st downs(another Super Bowl record), and not allowing an offensive touchdown(the Vikings got a touchdown after recovering a blocked punt) the Steelers could not put the Vikings away until 3:31 remaining in the game when quarterback Terry Bradshaw connected with tight end Larry Brown for a four-yard touchdown that would seal the first of four Super Bowl titles in six years for Pittsburgh.
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| Franco Harris was named MVP after he ran the ball 34 times for 148 yards and a touchdown. |
36. VII=Dolphins-14 Redskins-7
The Miami Dolphins completed their undefeated season in the lowest scoring Super Bowl of all time but included one of the most legendary plays in Super Bowl history when after having his 42-yard field goal attempt blocked, which if successful would have given Miami a 17-0 lead to complete a 17-0 season, Dolphins kicker Garo Yepremian picked up the loose ball and tried to throw a pass, only to have the ball slip out of his hands and have Yepremian bounce the ball into the hands of the Redskins’ Mike Bass, who returned the fumble as it was ruled 49 yards for a touchdown to make it a 14-7 game with 2:07 to go in the game.
The Redskins would get one last chance to send the game into overtime but could not move the ball as the Dolphins completed their perfect season.
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| Garo Yepremian's attempt at a pass backfires as it leads to the Redskins' only touchdown of Super Bowl VII, but the Dolphins still won. |
Despite gaining only 194 yards of total offense, the Broncos upset the one-loss Carolina Panthers, thanks to their defense which sacked quarterback Cam Newton seven times, tying a Super Bowl record, and forcing four turnovers, the last one a fumble on another Newton sack, that set up C.J. Anderson’s two-yard touchdown run with 3:08 remaining that along with Peyton Manning’s successful pass on the two-point conversion allowed for Manning to end his career with a 2nd Super Bowl title.
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| Broncos linebacker Von Miller strips the ball from Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, forcing a fumble that Denver recovered to set up the back-breaking touchdown late in the game. |
For a while, it looked like the Broncos were going to pull off a major upset as they led 10-7 midway through the second quarter and had a 1st-and-goal.
But the Giants defense held Denver out of the end zone and after Rich Karlis missed a 23-yard field goal, the wheels began to fall off for the Broncos as the Giants would cut the lead to 10-9 on a safety before halftime and then score 30 2nd half points behind the right arm of quarterback Phil Simms, who would complete all 10 of his passes in the 2nd half on his way to a 22-of-25 for 268 yards and three touchdowns, to lead the Giants to their first NFL title in 30 years.
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| Giants head coach Bill Parcells got the first Gatorade shower in Super Bowl history after New York defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. |
For fans of bad-weather football games, this was the game for you as it rained throughout the entire game, helping produce a combined eight turnovers between the two teams.
Still, this Super Bowl had perhaps the greatest start to any Super Bowl ever as Devin Hester returned the game’s opening kickoff for a touchdown to give the Bears a 7-0 lead.
However, the Colts would take control as they would outgain Chicago 430-265 but it would take Kelvin Hayden’s 56-yard interception return for a touchdown in the 4th quarter, to help secure the Colts’ first Super Bowl championship in 36 years.
32. XXVIII=Cowboys-30 Bills-13
In their fourth straight Super Bowl appearance, the Bills went into the halftime break with a 13-6 lead and would get the ball to start the second half.
But on the second play of the half, Dallas defensive tackle Leon Lett atoned for his blunder the year before by knocking the ball loose from Buffalo running back Thurman Thomas, causing a fumble that was recovered by defensive back James Washington, who returned it 46 yards for the game-tying touchdown.
From there, the Cowboys took over the game as they would score 17 more points with running back Emmitt Smith leading the way as he carried the ball 20 times for 91 yards and scored two touchdowns in the second half to lead Dallas to its second straight Super Bowl championship and hand Buffalo its fourth straight Super Bowl loss.
31. XL=Steelers-21 Seahawks-10
This Super Bowl is most remembered for the controversial officiating which included the a Seattle touchdown being negated by a pass interference call on Seattle wide receiver Darrell Jackson, a one-yard touchdown run by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger though replays could not determine whether the ball crossed the plank, and a holding call on Seahawks tackle Sean Locklear that nullified a 18-yard pass that would have given Seattle at the Steelers’ one-yard-line with a 1st-and-goal.
But the game did feature two memorable plays in Super Bowl history; Steelers running back Willie Parker’s record-breaking 75-yard touchdown run on the second play of the second half and Pittsburgh wide receiver Antwaan Randle El’s 43-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward midway through the 4th quarter to help pave the way for the Steelers to win their first Super Bowl in 26 years.
The game was punctuated by veteran Steelers running back Jerome Bettis announcing his retirement after finally winning the Lombardi Trophy.
However, the Colts would take control as they would outgain Chicago 430-265 but it would take Kelvin Hayden’s 56-yard interception return for a touchdown in the 4th quarter, to help secure the Colts’ first Super Bowl championship in 36 years.
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| Peyton Manning and the Colts beat the Bears and the rain to win their first Super Bowl in 36 years. |
In their fourth straight Super Bowl appearance, the Bills went into the halftime break with a 13-6 lead and would get the ball to start the second half.
But on the second play of the half, Dallas defensive tackle Leon Lett atoned for his blunder the year before by knocking the ball loose from Buffalo running back Thurman Thomas, causing a fumble that was recovered by defensive back James Washington, who returned it 46 yards for the game-tying touchdown.
From there, the Cowboys took over the game as they would score 17 more points with running back Emmitt Smith leading the way as he carried the ball 20 times for 91 yards and scored two touchdowns in the second half to lead Dallas to its second straight Super Bowl championship and hand Buffalo its fourth straight Super Bowl loss.
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| James Washington scoops up Thurman Thomas' fumble and proceeds to run for a 46-yard touchdown, as the Cowboys outscored the Bills 24-0 in the second half. |
This Super Bowl is most remembered for the controversial officiating which included the a Seattle touchdown being negated by a pass interference call on Seattle wide receiver Darrell Jackson, a one-yard touchdown run by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger though replays could not determine whether the ball crossed the plank, and a holding call on Seahawks tackle Sean Locklear that nullified a 18-yard pass that would have given Seattle at the Steelers’ one-yard-line with a 1st-and-goal.
But the game did feature two memorable plays in Super Bowl history; Steelers running back Willie Parker’s record-breaking 75-yard touchdown run on the second play of the second half and Pittsburgh wide receiver Antwaan Randle El’s 43-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward midway through the 4th quarter to help pave the way for the Steelers to win their first Super Bowl in 26 years.
The game was punctuated by veteran Steelers running back Jerome Bettis announcing his retirement after finally winning the Lombardi Trophy.
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| Hines Ward skips into the end zone after catching wide receiver Antwaan Randle El's pass on a end-around reverse in the fourth quarter. 30. IV=Chiefs-23 Vikings-7 When the AFL’s New York Jets upset the NFL’s Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, some football experts thought it was a fluke and that the Vikings were to restore the NFL’s superiority over the AFL as they were nearly two-touchdown favorites over the Chiefs.
For Part 2 of my Super Bowl rankings, click here: https://oldschoolsportsblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/ranking-every-super-bowl-from-52-to_86.html |
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