All-Time favorite Super Bowls

It's so hard to say which Super Bowl was the best ever. The conversation happens every year around this time. It’s all a matter of opinion. If you were to get ten people together to talk about the best Super Bowl ever played, chances are you would get ten different opinions. That's what makes the Super Bowl conversation so great. 

There are many people who believe Super Bowl XXIII was the best ever as the 49ers beat the Bengals 20-16. It was a classic ending as Joe Montana drove his offense down the field and connected with John Taylor with just seconds left to win the game. It was one of the great endings ever in a Super Bowl, but the best game ever? Because of the great ending most people forget that the first half was beyond boring. Of course that is just my opinion. 

Being a Cowboys fan I would never say any of the Giants Super Bowl victories were the best ever and those game would never make my list. Of course their 20-19 Super Bowl XXV victory against the Bills comes very close and could be argued as the best played from start to finish.

As we approach Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona, once again the discussions start as far as the best Super Bowls. Like I said, it’s all a matter of opinion because some people love Super Bowl blowouts, while others love exciting endings. Others want a great game from start to finish. For me it’s kind of a mixture of all those types of those games, but there has always been one that has been my favorite. Here are my top 8 Super Bowls of all time that I have watched.






8. 2000, Super Bowl XXXV - Ravens beat the Giants, 34-7
If it was any other team losing this Super Bowl it wouldn't have made my list of favorite games. But since it was the Giants getting crushed it just had to make my list. Other than the Raiders defense dominating the Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII, I have never seen a defense like the Ravens shutdown an offense like they did against the Giants. The Ravens offense did just enough in this game, but it was the Ravens defense that collected five turnovers, four sacks and scored once. Add on a kickoff return and it all added up to a 27 point victory for the Ravens. It was only a Giants kickoff return in the third quarter that prevented a first ever Super Bowl shutout.


7. 1983, Super Bowl XVIII - Raiders beat the Redskins, 38-9
One of the most exciting Super Bowl blowouts ever as the Raiders dominated from start to finish. The Raiders offense was led by Marcus Allen with 191 yards rushing, which included his famous 74 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The Raiders won this game with their offense, defense and special teams as they beat down the defending champion Redskins in the most dominating fashion to date.


6. 1977, Super Bowl XII - Cowboys beat the Broncos, 27-10
This has to be on my list simply because it's the game that turned me into a Cowboys fan. I watched as the Doomsday defense created eight turnovers and held the Broncos to only 156 yards of offense. It wasn't the best played game ever, but it was the first time that I ever watched the Cowboys and a game that I will never forget.


5. 1992, Super Bowl XXVII - Cowboys beat the Bills, 52-17
This Cowboys Super Bowl was very special because it had been 15 seasons since their last championship. After a slow start by the Cowboys and falling behind 7-0 early, the Cowboys dominated the Bills by forcing nine turnovers and scoring 52 points. The offense exploded as Troy Aikman threw four touchdown passes. Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Jay Novacek and Alvin Harper all scored. Add on two more touchdowns by the Cowboys defense and it added up to one of the most lopsided Super Bowl wins ever.


4. 1982, Super Bowl XVII - Redskins beat the Dolphins, 27-17
This is probably one of the most unmentioned Super Bowls of all time. The Dolphins took the lead early in the game against the Redskins and it stayed that way into the fourth quarter. With the Dolphins leading 17-13, the Redskins decided to go for it on fourth down. John Riggins broke a tackle and scored on his famous 43 yard run on 4th and 1 to give the Redskins their first lead of the game and their first world championship.


3. 1978, Super Bowl XIII - Steelers beat the Cowboys, 35-31
Yes, the Cowboys lost this game, but it cannot be denied that it was one of the great Super Bowls of all time. There was excitement from start to finish as Roger Staubach and Terry Bradshaw combined for 546 passing yards and seven touchdowns. It was the Doomsday defense vs the Steel Curtain. In the end the Cowboys comeback was stopped short and the Steelers won their third Championship.


2. 1979, Super Bowl XIV - Steelers beat the Rams, 31-19
This was the end of the Steelers dominance in the 1970s, but they weren't going down without a fight against a hungry Rams team. There were seven lead changes in the game and the Rams actually held a 19-17 lead into the fourth quarter. The Rams only turnover of the game happened late in the game it helped the Steelers to their fourth Super Bowl title as they scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.


1. 1997, Super Bowl XXXII - Broncos beat the Packers, 31-24
This is probably my favorite Super Bowl every played. The defending champion Packers and the John Elway led Broncos battled from start to finish. Elway didn’t have the weight of the world on his shoulders as he did in past Super Bowls. MVP Terrell Davis rushed for 157 yards and scored three touchdowns, even though he only played three quarters while suffering with a migraine. The best Super Bowl I have ever watched and the Broncos and Elway won their first championship.