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Great Super Bowls

There have been a number of great games over the years, which makes finding one of the best Super Bowls off of this list a difficult task. Over the nearly 40-year history of this great game, there have been a number of blowouts, but the closest ones have given us something to remember for years to come.

5. Super Bowl XXIII (1989, 49ers 20, Bengals 16)

This was San Francisco’s third Super Bowl of the ’80s and it was won in exciting fashion. The 49ers led in net yards 452-229, but were still down 16-13 after Jim Breech kicked a 40-yard field goal with just over three minutes left.

Enter Joe Montana, driving 92 yards and finishing with a 10-yard TD pass to John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining.

Rice was named the Super Bowl MVP after gaining a Super Bowl-record 215 yards on 11 receptions. Montana had a Super Bowl record 357 passing yards.

4. Super Bowl XXV (1991, Giants 20, Bills 19)

The Giants won their second Super Bowl in 5 years by controlling the ball for 40 minutes in this game. The Bills scored 95 points in their other two playoff games that year, but only had their offense on the field for 8 minutes in the second half.

But this game is known for only one thing, and that’s Scott Norwood’s missed field goal with seconds remaining as he sailed wide to the right. That missed field goal basically set the tone for the Bills for the next four years as they only met disappointment in the Super Bowl.

3. Super Bowl XXXVI (2002, Patriots 20, Rams 17)

As Norwood’s failure set the tone for disappointment with the Bills, Adam Vinatieri’s game-winning 48-yard FG helped guide the Pats to Super Bowl victories in 3 of the next 4 years.

The Pats were 14-point underdogs who were outscored 427-267 in total yards. There were several turnovers in this game that allowed the Pats to stay in it, the first being Ty Law’s return for a TD, then Terrell Buckley’s fumble recovery and an Otis Smith interception. These three big plays allowed New England to take a 17-3 lead.

After the Rams hit back to tie the game in the 17th, Brady moved the ball easily with 1:30 left in the game to help Vinatieri drill a 48-yard pass as time expired. Brady finished as the Most Valuable Player despite completing 16 of 27 passes for 145 yards.

2. Super Bowl III (1969, Jets 16, Colts 7)

Joe Namath’s guarantee basically makes this game great. The AFL hadn’t even been competitive in the Super Bowl before this and beat a Baltimore team that had only lost once in 16 games.

Namath backed up his claim by going 17 of 28 for 206 yards and earning MVP honors. This game put the AFL on the map.

1. Super Bowl XXXIV (2000, Rams 23, Titans 16)

This game ended with Mike Jones being tackled by Kevin Dyson at the 1-yard line as time expired, giving the Rams their first Super Bowl title.

The Titans defense really stepped up when the Rams got into the red zone on their first 6 possessions, but were limited to 3 field goals and a TD.

The Titans finally got their offense going by scoring a pair of touchdowns over two seven-minute drives, but a botched two-point conversion made it 16-13. Then, with only 2:12 left in the game, Al Del Greco tied the game with a 43-yard field goal. It didn’t take long for the Rams to hit back, as on the first play Isaac Bruce went deep for a quick touchdown with 1:54 left. The Titans didn’t give up, racing downfield to Tennessee at the 10-yard line with just six seconds remaining. With no timeout remaining, McNair attempted a quick pass to Dyson, who caught it at the 3 but was stopped by Jones at the 1 as time expired. Warner was the MVP with a Super Bowl record 414 yards and 2 TDs. Holt and Bruce had great games, the former with 7 catches and 109 yards and the latter with 162 yards on 6 catches.

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