Best and Worst Super Bowls of All-Time

Best Super Bowls

1. Super Bowl XLIII (Feb. 2009), Pittsburgh Steelers over Arizona Cardinals, 27-23, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL (Pittsburgh QB Ben Rothlisberger throws winning pass to WR Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds remaining in the game).

2. Super Bowl XLII (Feb. 2008), N.Y. Giants over New England Patriots, 21-17, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ (N.Y. Giants QB Eli Manning throws completion to WR David Tyree on 3rd and 18. Manning then passes to Plaxico Burress for a TD with 35 seconds remaining in the game).

3. Super Bowl XXIII (Jan. 1989), San Francisco 49ers over Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, FL (San Francisco QB Joe Montana throws winning TD pass to WR John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining in the game).
 

4. Super Bowl XXV (Jan. 1991), N.Y. Giants over Buffalo Bills, 20-19, at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL (Buffalo K Scott Norwood missed game winning, 47-yard field goal as time expires).

5. Super Bowl XLVI (Feb. 2012), N.Y. Giants over New England Patriots, 21-17, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN, in rematch of Super Bowl XLII (N.Y. Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw scores TD with 57 seconds left).

6. Super Bowl LI (Feb. 2017), New England Patriots over Atlanta Falcons, 34-28 (OT), at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX (New England wins in biggest comeback and first OT game in Super Bowl history).

7. Super Bowl XXXII (Jan. 1998), Denver Broncos over Green Bay Packers, 31-24, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego (Denver RB Terrell Davis scores TD with 1:54 remaining in the game, giving QB John Elway his first Super Bowl victory after 15 seasons in the NFL).

 

8. Super Bowl XXXIV (Jan. 2000), St. Louis Rams over Tennessee Titans, 24-17, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA (Tennessee WR Kevin Dyson falls one yard short of tying game in game’s last play).

Tie 9. Super Bowl XXXVI (Feb. 2002), New England Patriots over St. Louis Rams, 20-17, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA (New England K Adam Vinateri kicks game winning field goal as time expires).

Tie 9. Super Bowl XXXVIII (Feb. 2004), New England Patriots over Carolina Panthers, 32-29, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX (New England K Adam Vinateri kicks game winning field goal as time expires).
 

And the worst...

1. Super Bowl XXIV (Jan. 1990), San Francisco 49ers over Denver Broncos, 55-10, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans (San Francisco QB Joe Montana throws 5 TD passes, a Super Bowl record at the time).

2. Super Bowl XX (Jan. 1986), Chicago Bears over New England Patriots, 46-10, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans (Chicago DE William "The Fridge" Perry scores TD in goal line stance).

3. Super Bowl XLVIII (Feb. 2014), Seattle Seahawks over Denver Broncos, 43-8, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ (Seattle takes 36-0 lead in third quarter, which is the biggest shutout lead in Super Bowl history, and LB Malcolm Smith returns 69 yard INT for TD).

4. Super Bowl XXVII (Jan. 1993), Dallas Cowboys over Buffalo Bills, 52-17, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA (Dallas QB Troy Aikman throws 4 TD passes).

5. Super Bowl XXII (Jan. 1988), Washington Redskins over Denver Broncos, 42-10, at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL (Washington QB Doug Williams throws 4 TD passes in second quarter after Denver takes 10-0 first  quarter lead).

6. Super Bowl XVIII (Jan. 1983), Los Angeles Raiders over Washington Redskins, 38-9, at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL (Los Angeles RB Marcus Allen ran for 191 yards and 2 TDs).

7. Super Bowl XXV (Jan. 2001), Baltimore Ravens over N.Y. Giants, 34-7, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL (New York KR Ron Dixon and Baltimore KR Jermaine Lewis return kickoffs on back to back plays for the only time in Super Bowl history).

8. Super Bowl XXXVII (Jan. 2003), Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Oakland Raiders, 48-21, at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA (Tampa Bay takes 34-3 lead in third quarter on the first of CB Dwight Smith's two INT returns for TDs and S Dexter Jackson adds two more INTs).

9. Super Bowl XXIX (Jan. 1995), San Francisco 49ers over San Diego Chargers, 49-26, at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, FL (San Francisco QB Steve Young sets a Super Bowl record by throwing 6 TD passes).

10. Super Bowl II (Jan. 1968), Green Bay Packers over Oakland Raiders, 33-14, at the Orange Bowl, Miami, FL (Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi coaches his last game for the Packers).