With all the talk about the best Super Bowls of all time this week, I thought I would take a look at some of the most exciting endings to Super Bowls. It's almost impossible to agree on which Super Bowl is the best ever. The same can be said when it comes to the best ending ever.
1970 - Super Bowl V. With the game tied 13-13, the Cowboys had the ball at their own 27 yard line with less than two minutes to play. Craig Morton attempted a pass that was tipped by Dan Reeves. The Colts intercepted the pass and went on to kick the game winning field goal with 5 seconds left in the game. The Colts won 16-13.
1975 - Super Bowl X. With just 3 seconds left to play Roger Staubach’s throw into the end zone from the Steelers 38 yard line was intercepted and the Steelers won 21-17.
1978 - Super Bowl XIII. The Cowboys scored two touchdowns late in the game to get to within 35-31 of the Steelers. Then with just 22 seconds left to play the Cowboys attempted an onside kick that they failed to recover and the Steelers held on to win 35-31.
1988 - Super Bowl XXIII. With the 49ers losing to the Bengals 16-13 late in the game, Joe Montana led the offense on a 92 yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass to John Taylor with just 34 seconds left to play. The 49ers went on to win 20-16.
1990 - Super Bowl XXV. Scott Norwood missed what would have been a game winning 47 yard field goal with just 7 seconds left to play and the Giants won 20-19.
1997 - Super Bowl XXXII. With the game tied 24-24, the Packers let the Broncos score from the one yard line to take the lead 31-24 with 1:45 left to play. The Packers wanted the ball back in hopes of forcing overtime. Brett Favre drove the Packers to the Broncos 32 yard line. Then with just 32 seconds left in the game the Packers failed to convert on fourth down and the Broncos won 31-24.
1999 - Super Bowl XXXIV. Losing to the Rams 23-16 with 1:54 left in the game, the Titans drove to the Rams 10 yard line. Then with just 6 seconds left to play Steve McNair connected with Kevin Dyson who was tackled at the 1 yard line as time expired and the Rams held onto a 23-16 victory.
2001 - Super Bowl XXXVI. With the game tied 17-17 and just 1:30 left in the game, Tom Brady with no timeouts drove the Patriots to the Rams 29 yard line. With only 7 seconds left to play Adam Vinatieri kicked a 48 yard field goal as time expired and the Patriots beat the Rams 20-17.
2003 - Super Bowl XXXVIII. The Panthers tied the game 29-29 with only 1:08 left to play. Then Tom Brady drove the Patriots to the Panthers 24 yard line. And with only 9 seconds left in the game Adam Vinatieri kicked a 41 yard field goal to win the game 32-29.
2007 - Super Bowl XLII. With the Giants losing 14-10, Eli Manning connected with Plaxico Burress for the game winning touchdown with just 39 seconds left in the game. The Giants beat the Patriots 17-14.
2008 - Super Bowl XLIII. The Cardinals took a 23-20 lead with 2:37 left in the game. Ben Roethlisberger drove the Steelers to the Cardinals 6 yard line. Then with only 43 seconds left to play Santonio Holmes caught an amazing touchdown pass to win the game 27-23.
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