It is February again, and as expected, football fans, companies and
businesses, even franchise item makers are getting ready for this year’s
Super Bowl where the New York Giants and the New England Patriots will
battle it out as to who will win the 2011 NFL Playoffs. As you get into
the heat of the event, there may be flashbacks about the best Super Bowl
games that occurred throughout NFL history, which you may compare with
what is going to happen in February 5, 2012. Take a look back into the
past as you check out the 10 best Super Bowl games ever.
Best Super Bowl Games
10. Super Bowl XXXIX
This was one of those games where dreams are waiting to be fulfilled.
The New England Patriots are planning to establish a dynasty while the
Philadelphia Eagles are trying their best to regain the losing streak
from the previous three seasons. The suspense began when Deion Branch
tied the game through a touchdown reception. Brady threw a touchdown
pass that was caught by linebacker Mike Vrabel, which made the score
14-7. However, the Eagles caught up with a 10-play that tied the game
all over again. Patriots managed to make a field goal that jumped the
score to 24-14. McNabb still tried to fight it out but the team was 3
points short.
9. Super Bowl XIII
The Steelers and the Cowboys are caught in the cross lines where they
scored 14-14 with the second quarter only having 10 minutes. On the
last ten, both teams have intercepted and run back and forth, making
sure that the ball does not cross the goal. However, the momentum was
broken when MVP Terry Bradshaw gave Rocky Bleier a touchdown pass to
heat things up. On the fourth quarter, it was a 35-17 game in favor of
the Pittsburgh where Dallas can no longer catch up with the lead, even
as a touchdown pass was made from Roger Staubauch to Dupree, which
shortened the score difference down to four.
8. Super Bowl III
This season of Super Bowl was memorable in NFL and in sports history
because of the actual scenario that was seen in the field, a fight
between David and Goliath, in the form of New York Jets and the
Baltimore Colts. Despite of the major difference in strength, Joe Namath
guaranteed to the team that they would win the game. If it were not for
quarterback Johnny Unitas, where he made a touchdown for 13 points,
which only came in the fourth quarter, the 3rd Super Bowl could have scored 16 to nothing.
7. Super Bowl XXXVIII
One team scores, and then another team retaliates. This is how the
season of Super Bowl was analyzed by most football fans when they saw
how the Patriots fought it out with the Panthers. The first 26 minutes
of the game was full of suspense as no score was made. However, silence
was broken 4 minutes before the end of the quarter when New England
scored a touchdown, which was then exchanged by Carolina, making the
score 14-10. With 2:51 left on the 4th quarter and the
Panthers was leading 29-22, the Patriots have devised a play, where
Brady tapped Viniatieri into making a goal, with the team being 3 points
higher.
6. Super Bowl XXXIV
The Titans and the Rams made the show on the roll due to the
heart-pounding battles on the close yards to the goal. Both teams see to
it that they exhaust all their defenses to reverse the attack and
retaliate with their force. St. Louise broke the silence with a
touchdown pass at the end zone, while Tennessee avenged with two
consecutive driving attacks. The highlight of the game was when Mike
Jones wrapped up Kevin Dyson where he did not reach the end zone, even
if he tried to reach the goal with his hands full stretched.
5. Super Bowl XXV
The game is remembered as the “Wide Right Game” because of a drastic
failure coming from Buffalo Bill’s player, Scott Norwood when he made
the 47-yard kick, thinking that everything will work out great. For many
of the spectators, all things seemed too perfect to make that moment of
retaliating from the New York Giants. What is worse, the kick became a
curse to the Bills, which began the four season losing streak.
4. Super Bowl XLIII
The Cardinals may be thirsty for the victory, as the team is seeking
for its first Super Bowl winning since 1947, it was never enough to pull
them through against the power of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thanks to a
gathering of former forces, such as the former offensive coordinator,
Ken Whisenhunt, and the return of Kurt Warner to the team, Super Bowl
XXXIV’s MVP, the Steelers had an unexpected win.
3. Super Bowl XXXVI
This is one of the games where Tom Brady had led the march for the
New England Patriots to win another victory, where he completed 16
passes in 145 yards, where he made a touchdown. Even though the Rams had
given out all they could, using different kinds of arsenals, such as
two former NFL MVPs and record-reaching offensive plays, the strategy
was not enough to bring the Giants down.
2. Super Bowl XXIII
The Super Bowl XXIII is one game that has demonstrated a buzzer
beater, which is usually seen in the NBA. Thanks to the resilience of
the 49ers at the last quarter, they were able to make 14 points, which
was just enough to reverse the mood of the game. With a 16-13 score in
favor of the Bengals, San Francisco did everything they could to play in
their yard line with 3 minutes left on the clock. In the last 34
seconds, Joe Montana threw a great pass to John Taylor and got a
touchdown because of it.
1. Super Bowl XLII
This has been heralded as the best game ever because of the loss
received by the New England Patriots and the victory of a wild card
team, the New York Giants. Kinda reminds you of Rocky, doesn’t it? At
first glance, you can analyze that the Patriots can win easy against the
Giants because of their almost perfect profile with incredible records
and performance under their belt. However, the Giants carried with them a
reliable line of defense, and Lady Luck at their side.
Let is know what do you guys think about this list of 10 best Super
bowl games in the history of NFL, using the comments section below.
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