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Best Super Bowls of All Time
1 - Super Bowl III - New York Jets 16 Baltimore Colts 7
This game has to be at the top of any
list, not so much for the game itself but for the significance the Jet's 16-7
victory over the Colts had in establishing the game as a legitimate
championship. The Packers won the first two Super Bowls with no problems and
Vegas had Baltimore a 20-point favorite. Then, Joe Willie Namath guaranteed a
win just 2 days prior to kickoff.
2. Super Bowl XXXIV - St. Louis Rams 23
Tennessee Titans 16
The Titans overcome a 16-point deficit by
tying the game on a 43-yard field goal with just over 2 minutes to play. But,
then Kurt Warner connected with Issac Bruce on a 78-yard touchdown pass to give
the Rams the lead with just 1:54 remaining. However, then the Titans drove to
the Rams 10 with six seconds and no timeouts, and then Steve McNair hit Kevin
Dyson who stretched to the half-yard line as time ran out.
3.
Super Bowl XXXVIII
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New England 32, Carolina 29
New England kicked a 41-yard field goal with four seconds
remaining as the Patriots won their second Super Bowl in three seasons. While it
took a Super-Bowl record 26 minutes and 55 seconds for the first points to be
scored, the teams combined for 868 yards (481 by New England) and the game also
featured the highest scoring quarter with 37 points.
4. Super Bowl XXIII - San Francisco 49ers 20 Cincinnati Bengals 16
With just 3 minutes left in the game, the Bengals’ kicked a 40-yard field goal
to give Cincinnati a 16-13 lead. Then, starting on their own 8-yard line, Joe
Montana engineered one of the greatest scoring drives in Super Bowl history by
going 92 yards in 11 plays, ending with a 10-yard touchdown pass to John Taylor.
5. Super
Bowl XIII - Pittsburgh Steelers 35 Dallas Cowboys 31
Terry Bradshaw threw 4 TD
passes as the Steelers almost blew this game wide open, but Roger Staubach led
the Cowboy to two late TDs. Then with 22 seconds left, the Steelers recovered
Dallas's onside kick to end the game.
6. Super Bowl XXXVI - New England Patriots 20 St. Louis Rams 17
The Patriots kicked a 48-yard field goal to avoid overtime and give them
their first Super Bowl title. The Rams scored a touchdown with less than 2
minutes to tie the game at 17. Then Tom Brady drove his team down to the Rams 31
with no timeouts to set up the game winning field goal.
7. Super Bowl XXV - New York Giants 20 Buffalo Bills 19
The "wide right" game. After New York took the lead late in the game with a
21-yard field goal. Jim Kelly led the Bills to the Giants 30 yard line to set up
a last second field goal. But, unfortunately for the Bills, the ball sailed wide
right to end the game.
8. Super Bowl XXXII -
Denver 31, Green Bay 24
John Elway led the Broncos to their first NFL
championship and broke the NFC's streak of Super Bowl victories at 13. Terrell
Davis rushed for 157 yards and a three touchdowns
9.
Super Bowl XX - Chicago 46,
New England 10
The greatest cast of characters ever
to win a Super Bowl. The game may have been a blow out, but Chicago entertained
us with players like Walter Payton, Jim McMahon and William "the Refrigerator"
Perry. And who can forget the Super Bowl Shuffle video.
10. Super Bowl XV - Oakland 27,
Philadelphia 10
Super Bowl MVP Jim Plunkett passed for 3 touchdowns, as the Raiders became
the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl.
Honorable
Mention
Super Bowl XXIX - San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
Greatest
performance by a single player. Steve Young passed for 325 yards and threw a
record 6 touchdown passes in this game.
Super Bowl I - Green Bay
35, Kansas City 10
It may not have been the best, but it was the first. Bart Starr passed
for 250 yards and two touchdowns. Later, he was named the MVP for Super Bowl I.
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