The Top 10 Super Bowls of All Time
The 2020 NFL season comes to a close with Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs.
All signs are pointing to a classic contest between two of the best quarterbacks in the league as they strive for Super Bowl glory.
Tampa Bay won its lone Super Bowl 18 years ago and will become the first team to play in a Super Bowl in their own stadium while the Chiefs will look to be the first team in 16 years to successfully defend their title.
Last year the Chiefs produced a memorable fourth quarter rally to secure its first Vince Lombardi Trophy in 50 years over the San Francisco 49ers.
Over the past half century we have seen plenty of memorable Super Bowls, and some not so memorable ones.
Some of these games have made it for the accomplishments on the line when they were played, others for a classic play but no matter what, these are the games that you have to stop and watch when they come up.
Read on to see which games make our Top 10 Super Bowls of all time.
10. PERFECTION COMPLETED
Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins (14) vs Washington Redskins (7)
For the first entry in our list we had to go for this truly unique Super Bowl. Miami became the first, and to this date only, team to complete a full season undefeated.
If you ever speak to one of their players, they will not hesitate to let you know about it.
But, in a bizarre twist of fate, the unbeaten Dolphins actually went into the game as underdogs in some books.
From a competitive standpoint, this game was pretty one sided with the Dolphins defence controlling the game, keeping Washington’s offence out of the end zone all game.
With a 14-0 lead and the game seemingly in hand, one of the more bizarre Super Bowl plays unfolded.
Miami’s kicker Garo Yepremian saw his field goal attempt was blocked, so he picked up the loose ball and attempted a pass downfield.
It slipped out of his hands and into the arms of Mike Bass, who ran 49 yards to get Washington on the board.
Thankfully for the Cypriot kicker, the Dolphins defence came to the rescue again holding onto their unit’s shutout.
While it wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing contest in history, the achievement of completing a perfect season and coming through in the big moment gets them onto the end of our list.
There have been 53 @SuperBowl champions.
But only one went undefeated.One week until our 100th season! 7⃣2⃣
(via @nflthrowback) #NFL100 #tbt @MiamiDolphins pic.twitter.com/EzZCHtkNsQ
— NFL (@NFL) August 29, 2019
9. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT…
Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens (34) vs San Francisco 49ers (31)
A game that will be remembered for a bizarre third quarter incident that overshadowed a wild finish.
It was nicknamed the HarBowl as it was the first time the opposing head coaches were brothers, giving the broadcasters, reporters and anyone else with an outlet something to repeat ad nauseum before and during the game.
Jim was in his second season with the 49ers while John was in his fifth season with Baltimore.
Both coaches agonisingly fell one game short of the Super Bowl the year before and were looking for the ultimate redemption.
It was all Ravens early on with the 49ers turning the ball over and committing momentum-crushing penalties.
When Jacoby Jones returned the opening kick of the second half 108 yards it looked like game over… then the stadium lights went out, a fact some Ravens still to this day feel was a conspiracy against them.
The outage was blamed on equipment failure (and Beyonce’s halftime show) and after a 34-minute delay, play resumed.
When the switch for the lighting was flicked, it must have sparked the 49ers into life as well.
They brought the game back to a 31-29 deficit with just under ten minutes left setting up a nail biting finish.
A Baltimore field goal gave them a five point advantage before Kaepernick brought the 49ers to the Ravens goal line.
All they needed was one yard and the 49ers ignored their best player in Frank Gore, instead opting to put the ball in the passing arm of Kaepernick whose incompletions gave the Ravens the ball back.
From there, the remaining time came off the clock and gave the Ravens their second Super Bowl in team history.
No. 30: Super Bowl XLVII – “The Blackout Bowl” Ravens vs. 49ers (Feb. 3, 2013) #NFL100 @Ravens
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— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2019
8. THIS ONE’S FOR JOHN!
Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos (31) vs Green Bay Packers (24)
There were few more tortured figures in American sports than John Elway, after three unsuccessful Super Bowl trips in the first six years of his career, it looked like the talented signal caller would end his career without a ring.
Then with a rejuvenated side in 1997, Elway made it back to the big stage to face the defending champion Green Bay Packers and league MVP Brett Favre.
The game was a back and forth arm wrestle as Terrell Davis ran his way to MVP honours with 157 yards and three touchdowns.
A back and forth encounter between two prolific sides saw the game tied up at 24 early in the fourth.
In the buildup to the Broncos second to last score, Elway had his famous helicopter play, being spun around mid-air leaping for a first down.
With Denver on the Green Bay goal line with just under two minutes to play, the Packers opted to let Davis run into the end zone and put the ball back in the hands of Favre to send the game to overtime.
Favre’s last gasp attempt fell short and the Broncos were crowned champions.
After the game, owner Pat Bowlen uttered one of the more famous lines on the dais, claiming “this one’s for John!”
A favour that would be returned eighteen years later as Elway held the Lombardi Trophy at Super Bowl 50 as Broncos GM, offering support for the team owner saying “This one’s for Pat!”
On this day in 1998:@johnelway and the @Broncos finally win the big one, beating the Packers 31-24 in Super Bowl XXXII. @Terrell_Davis is named Super Bowl MVP after running 30 times for 157 yards and three touchdowns. #ThisDayInHistory pic.twitter.com/YthUDScliJ
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) January 26, 2019
7. TONIGHT, A DYNASTY IS BORN
Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots (20) vs St Louis Rams (17)
Believe it or not, there was a time early on in this millennium, when the New England Patriots were the likeable underdogs.
Flash back to New Orleans, early February 2002 and the Patriots came out of nowhere to face “The Greatest Show on Turf” St Louis Rams who were heavily favoured and expected to cruise to their second Super Bowl in three seasons as 14-point favourites.
Rams receiver Ricky Proehl was picked up on camera saying “tonight, a dynasty is born.”
While he might have meant the Rams, he was technically correct.
The Patriots defence swarmed the high-flying Rams offence, forcing two turnovers that were turned into touchdowns to help build a 14-3 halftime lead.
One more interception of Warner in the third quarter was turned into another field goal and the Patriots were up 17-3 and in prime position to win.
As you would expect the 2001 Rams to do, they battled back and managed to tie the game on a touchdown to Proehl with 1:21 left.
With legendary commentator John Madden calling for the Patriots to run out the remaining 82 seconds, they instead let their second-year quarterback drive down the field to the Rams 24-yard line.
With seven seconds to go, Adam Vinatieri stepped up to the mark and drilled a 41-yard field goal right down the middle to secure what was the second biggest upset in history.
With a high-flying offense and championship experience, the Rams were heavy favorites against the unproven @Patriots.
But Super Bowl XXXVI did not go the way people expected. (Feb. 3, 2002) pic.twitter.com/uoPrBeIOWj
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) January 28, 2019
6. THE BIGGEST UPSET
Super Bowl III: New York Jets (16) vs Baltimore Colts (7)
The biggest upset in Super Bowl history takes the sixth place on our list and it was a statement win for the old AFL (American Football League) right before the merger.
They faced the Baltimore Colts who were seen as the heavyweights and were favoured by anywhere between 16 and 18 points depending on who you ask.
But the Jets had Joe Namath with long, flowing locks and plenty of confidence who proclaimed three days before kick-off, “we’re gonna win the game. I guarantee it.”
Meanwhile Johnny Unitas was sitting on the sideline with a haircut you could set your watch to.
It turns out that Namath was on to something and Webb Ewbank was able to formulate the perfect game plan to attack the heavily favoured Colts.
The Jets opened the scoring with a touchdown in the second quarter for the only points before halftime.
A field goal on their opening possession of the third quarter would extend the lead to double digits.
Earl Morrall threw three interceptions on just 17 pass attempts before he was benched for Unitas.
Two more Jets field goals would send extend the lead out to 16-0 with 13 minutes to play.
With 3:19 remaining the Colts got their lone score of the day on a touchdown run but could not get any closer and would go down by 9 points.
On Jan. 12, 1969 Joe Namath guaranteed a Jets win before he played in Super Bowl III
Here is a feature we did with Namath, Walter Iooss, Neil Leifer and Brent Musburger retelling the game through SI photographs pic.twitter.com/1rs679SjTd
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 12, 2018
5. “HEY THAT’S JOHN CANDY IN THE STANDS”
Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers (20) vs Cincinnati Bengals (16)
A defensive struggle that was sealed by a moment of magic by one of the best quarterbacks in league history comes in at number five.
Cincinnati were looking for their first Super Bowl in franchise history while the 49ers were looking to close out the Bill Walsh era on a high note with their third title.
For the first 44 minutes neither team could penetrate the opposition goal line and the score was tied at 6-6.
Stanford Jennings returned a kickoff 93 yards late in the third quarter for the game’s opening touchdown and the action kicked off from there.
Joe Montana threw a touchdown pass to Jerry Rice to level the scores barely 90 seconds later.
With 3:20 to play, Cincinnati took a 16-13 lead with another field goal before Joe Montana took over on his own 8-yard line.
Montana could be forgiven for being just a bit nervous in that situation, after all, it’s the Super Bowl.
But as legend has it, he came to the huddle at the start of the drive, looked up to the stands and asked “hey, isn’t that John Candy?”
Joe Cool lived up to his reputation, methodically driving the 49ers down the field setting up the game winning touchdown pass to John Taylor.
Joe Montana to John Taylor. The pass that won Super Bowl XXIII.
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— NFL (@NFL) April 20, 2020
4. ONE GIANT UPSET
Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants (17) vs New England Patriots (14)
There is a distinct North-Eastern feel to the top four in our list of best Super Bowls.
Coming in at number four is the New York Giants stunning upset of the previously undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII (Patriots fans may want to skip to number 3).
The teams had met in Week 17 as the Patriots completed a perfect regular season in a back and forth encounter in Giants Stadium 38-35.
New England were unbackable favourites head to head and were installed as 10 to 12-point favourites in the fortnight leading up to the game.
New England’s record setting offence was expected to run up and down the field on the Giants who would only be able to keep pace if Eli Manning played the game of his life.
Instead what unfolded was a low-scoring arm wrestle as the Giants, much like the Patriots six years earlier, pressured the MVP quarterback and stymied their productivity.
Early in the fourth quarter, the Giants took a 10-7 lead with a touchdown, their first score since the opening possession.
Brady, battered and bruised by an aggressive Giants front, was finally able to mount a drive and put the Patriots back into the lead with a six-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss with 2:35 remaining.
From there came one of the most famous plays in Super Bowl history, on 3rd and 5, Manning escaped a swarm of Patriots defenders and heaved a pass downfield to David Tyree, who miraculously pinned the ball against his helmet for a big game down field.
It would be Tyree’s last NFL catch.
A few plays later, Manning beat the blitz throwing the game winning touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress to give the Giants the lead with 35 seconds remaining.
Brady’s last desperation heaves to at least force overtime just escaped the outstretched fingertips of Randy Moss giving the Giants their third and probably most unlikely Super Bowl title.
Because it's Eli Manning & David Tyree's birthday… (Feb. 3, 2008)@Giants | #GiantsPride |#SBXLII pic.twitter.com/35VSo6dBkE
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) January 3, 2020
3. A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES
Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots (34) vs Atlanta Falcons (28) [OVERTIME]
Super Bowl LI (like several others on this list) has a great case to be number one on this list but it will have to settle for third place.
While many Patriots fans would have loved to win Super Bowl XLII, this one certainly healed some of the scars from that game.
A first quarter stalemate swung Atlanta’s way when LeGarrette Blount fumbled to give the Falcons a chance at their opening touchdown.
New England were left stunned by a Falcons onslaught as they built a 28-3 lead midway through the third quarter on the back of a speedy defence and MVP quarterback Matt Ryan.
You can never count out Tom Brady however, fifteen seasons after his first Super Bowl appearance, it started off with a five-yard touchdown to James White.
At 28-12 in the fourth quarter, Dont’a Hightower forced a fumble to swing momentum firmly New England’s way.
Two more touchdowns and two-point conversions by the Patriots brought the score back to 28-28 and gave fans the first overtime in Super Bowl history.
New England won the toss and won the game on James White’s two-yard run causing pandemonium.
The 25-point deficit was the largest comeback in Super Bowl history eclipsing the 10-point deficit overcome by Washington in 1987, New Orleans in 2009 and New England in 2014.
It was also Brady and Belichick’s fifth title as a duo in a then-record setting ninth appearance for the Patriots franchise sparking what might be the wildest Super Bowl celebrations in recent memory.
Down 28-3…
All the @Patriots needed was an impossible catch and the GREATEST comeback in Super Bowl history.
— NFL (@NFL) October 2, 2019
2. WIDE RIGHT
Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants (20) vs Buffalo Bills (19)
How different the 1990’s could have been if not for the final play of this game.
Buffalo was making the first of four straight losing Super Bowl appearances.
New York on the other hand were closing out the Bill Parcells era as the Hall of Fame coach would enter his first retirement after this game.
Set against the backdrop of the first Gulf War, the Bills were expected to run up and down the field against the Giants who had Bill Belichick as defensive coordinator (that sounds like a familiar storyline).
Instead the Giants stifled the Bills passing game while trying to maximise their time of possession through running back Ottis Anderson.
In the end the Giants held the ball for 40:33 out of a possible 60 minutes.
Buffalo had a 12-3 lead midway through the second quarter before the Giants rallied with touchdowns either side of halftime to set up a 17-12 lead.
Buffalo took the lead back early in the fourth quarter before Matt Bahr, the hero of the NFC Championship, put New York up 20-19 with 7:20 to play.
With just over two minutes remaining, Bills quarterback Jim Kelly mounted what should have been a game winning drive taking the ball to the Giants 29-yard line.
Scott Norwood lined up the all or nothing field goal which sailed wide right and will no doubt be replayed a lot if this year’s Super Bowl comes down to a decisive kick.
No. 10: “Wide Right” – Super Bowl XXV Bills vs. Giants (Jan. 27, 1991) #NFL100 @Giants
— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2019
1. HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots (28) vs Seattle Seahawks (24)
A heavyweight bout in the Arizona desert takes out the top spot on the list as two of the best teams in the last 20 years faced off in a memorable game.
Seattle, the defending champions, guided by an all-time great defence that had made the great Peyton Manning look miserable 12 months ago were looking to kick start their own dynasty against the dominant side of the last 13 years.
New England on the other hand still had two of the best to have ever done it in Brady and Belichick and wanted to make more history winning their fourth title, a decade after claiming their third.
Like every Brady-Belichick Super Bowl, the Patriots were held scoreless for the opening 15 minutes, but they broke the deadlock with a second quarter touchdown to Brandon LaFell.
Russell Wilson finally got his first completion late in the second quarter and the Seahawks were rolling to their first touchdown.
Two more scores in the final two minutes of the first half closed out an engrossing contest where the teams traded blows.
The third quarter was all Seattle as they kicked a field goal early before capitalising on a second Brady interception to open up a 24-14 lead going into the final stanza.
Brady stepped up to the plate and mounted back to back touchdown drives to give New England a 28-24 lead with 2:02 to play.
It was the third straight Super Bowl where the Patriots defence had an opportunity to seal the win, falling short in the last two games against the New York Giants.
Jermaine Kearse gave New England fans scary flashbacks with a remarkable catch to put Seattle in position for a go-ahead touchdown.
Two plays later, with the ball on the one-yard line, undrafted rookie Malcolm Butler jumped a pass for a game sealing interception.
Chaos erupted on the field and both sidelines as teams came to grips with the crazy ending however it would be New England’s moment.
The combination of two great teams facing off in a back and forth encounter with one of the most dramatic endings you could dream up makes this one the best Super Bowl ever.
Malcolm Butler's goal-line interception in Super Bowl XLIX.
Four years ago today. @Patriots @Mac_BZ pic.twitter.com/mP254qjQ7k
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) February 1, 2019
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