Best and worst super bowl games

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Gil Brandt's take: "The Vikings might have been the best team that year but, you know, they missed the field goal. Gary Anderson missed it. But it was more than just that kick. Remember, Atlanta's Chuck Smith came around the end and forced the fumble. That led to a touchdown right before halftime.

Minnesota didn't need to be throwing in that situation. Brandt has a point. He was a first-round draft pick of the Chargers. While the media circus centered around quarterback Doug Williams being African-American, perhaps some reporter should've noticed his quick release and 80 yards worth of arm strength.

A record point second quarter served notice in the Washington Redskins' beatdown of the Denver Broncos. Gil Brandt's take: "There's always a few plays that alter the outcome. If you go back and look at games where a team gets a quick touchdown right before halftime, that team usually wins. Joe Theismann threw that little pass out in the flat, and No. That was a big factor in the game.

Their turnover differential that season was an absolutely mind-boggling plus Still, I would say a loss constitutes a beating. Gil Brandt's take: "They were a good football team because of their defense. However, in the Super Bowl we were able to get Nick Buoniconti blocked. Hell, we ran for yards on them. Then, Larry Csonka fumbles the ball away. He hadn't fumbled in some odd touches that year before the Super Bowl We just had a reunion.

Who had four running backs like that? Our whole roster was like that. Brandt remembers the subtleties of how the Packers advanced to the Super Bowl. Their fullback, Chuck Mercein, made a couple of big plays on the game's last drive I called Chuck, and he told me that the Packers had already called him, and he felt they had a good shot of making the Super Bowl, so he was going to sign with them. He made the plays down the stretch to beat us.

While Super Bowl 50 was the golden anniversary of pro football's biggest game, it was far from a shining reflection of the NFL's best product. The promise of a defensive slugfest in the first half morphed into are-the-Panthers-ever-going-to-mount-a-serious-drive in the second.

Cam Newton's questionable effort in the late stages was followed by his much-maligned postgame demeanor. Juxtaposed with all of this was one of the all-time great quarterbacks walking off into the pizza sunset, Lombardi Trophy in hand. The greatest offensive season in NFL history, namely Dan Marino's 5,yard campaign, came to a resounding halt against the 49ers' quartet of Pro Bowlers in the secondary.

Their play, along with Joe Montana going for yards and three touchdowns, won the day. We were a better football team, talent-wise.

We had come so close the previous years, losing back-to-back championship games to the Packers, then in '68 in Cleveland and to the Browns again in ' So, now we lost on a yard field goal by O'Brien after he had missed an extra point earlier in the same game! I still remember Jack Fette's big fat butt running over and giving the ball to the Colts. Our center, Dave Manders, got up from the pile and handed him the football.

He still pointed the other way and gave them possession! And then there was the tipped pass off their receiver Eddie Hinton's hands. It bounced right to John Mackey, and they got a touchdown! The Miami Dolphins complete the season with a win. It would have been if Dolphins kicker Garo Yepremian made a late field goal, rather than serving a volleyball up after catching his own blocked kick. The Redskins' Mike Bass plucked it out of the air and scored the Redskins' only touchdown.

Oh well, undefeated is undefeated. A blowout, yes, but a demolition made fun by, well, the most fun team in league history. We played them early in the year, in the opener, and beat them for a touchdown on a screen pass down the sideline.

We won that game, and that was one of only two losses the Giants had that year. In the Super Bowl -- even though they were a defensive team -- offensively, Phil Simms , yards and three touchdowns really played over his head. That was the difference. This Super Bowl rematch from the prior season wasn't as bad a game as everyone remembers. In fact, Buffalo led at halftime.

But talent decided the day in the second half, as well as some costly Bills turnovers. The better team won, on the strength of special teams. Desmond Howard's kick return put the game away in theory; Reggie White and the defense ensured it. White wrapped up the Patriots' Drew Bledsoe three times while the Brett Favre-led offense did enough to keep control of the game, and ultimately prevail, Donovan McNabb's puking habits became all the rage in the media after Terrell Owens let the world in on his interpretation of why Philadelphia failed late: McNabb's conditioning could use the NordicTrac.

Watch this game again, if you happened to DVR it back in February of The Eagles looked awfully lethargic getting in and out of the huddle, despite trailing with five minutes left. The Dolphins quite possibly had the worst starters in Super Bowl history at the skill positions, with quarterback David Woodley hitting the immortal Jimmy Cefalo for a touchdown early.

This was only the third time up until this point that two 1-seeds had met in the Super Bowl, which made this dumpster fire of a game even worse. They made four Super Bowls from , and this one was the cherry on top of the sundae of pitiful performances. Though Denver came in allowing a league-low They scored those Then the fun began.

A snuff film masquerading as a football game. Only the Bills could challenge the Broncos decade of ineptitude and actually surpass it. The game started out great, with three touchdowns in the first quarter and Dallas holding just a lead. After that it was all Dallas, all the time.

The Niners came into this one as the biggest point-spread favorites Another one that was over before it started, the just-happy-to-be-there-because-they-lucked-into-the-Super Bowl Chargers played like a team on a South beach vacation, because they were.

Looking for NFL referee salary financial figures? Find out how much National Football League officials earn per game! Yes the score was close, and yes the Colts won on a field goal with five seconds remaining, but everything up until that point was painful to watch.

XV Oakland Raiders 27, Eagles With the Superdome wrapped in a yellow ribbon welcoming home American hostages from Iran, the Raiders were less than hospitable to the Eagles as they became the first wild-card team to go all the way. II Packers 33, Oakland Raiders The aging Pack won their fifth and final championship of the s in Lombardi's last game with the franchise.

XXIV 49ers 55, Broncos Montana saved his best Super Sunday for last, winning his third MVP with passing yards and five touchdowns as the Niners repeated while setting Super Bowl records for points scored and margin of victory.

Washington won its third and final championship under Gibbs, who had a different quarterback each time, including MVP Mark Rypien on this day. XXXV Ravens 34, Giants 7: One of the most dominant defenses in league history pitched a shutout the Giants' points came via a kickoff return. Controversy swirled around Lewis all week, but he finished it with MVP honors. Seattle's Legion of Boom defense stifled a Peyton Manning-led offense that had scored a league-record points. Ranking all 53 Super Bowl games from best to worst.

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