Your favorite, and least-favorite, Miami Super Bowl?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 8:02 pm
Reading a 'rank all Mia SBs' article online today inspires this thread.
In chronological order, here are all ten to pick from below...
1) SBII - Green Bay 33, Oakland 14
2) SBIII - NY Jets 16, Baltimore 7
The article actually picked this one for #1; the historic Namath/guarantee factor.
3) SBV - Baltimore 16, Dallas 13
This one gets a bad rap but on a good day, and some average ones, I may place this at #2 on this list! The 'blunder bowl', but it's the hard hits that made it as such! Very competitive scoreboard-wise, down to a last-second FG!
4) SBX - Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
Call it Steeler-bias, but this is my favorite! It really is the best game of the ten IMHO. Dallas winning at first, Lambert famously throwing Cliff Harris off of Gerela, Swann's acrobatics, Noll exuding supreme confidence in his D by going-for-it on 4th-down in Steelers own territory, Staubach almost bringing his team back (coming razor-close to connecting with Percy Howard for another score)...the Bicentennial...'Black Sunday' being filmed there...
5) SBXIII - Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
Yes, the historical 'Game of the Ages'-importance (umpteen future-HOFers involved), the best 1st-half ever in a SB, was nice how the game then took a defensive turn in the 3rd Q, but Steelers did pile on a sudden 18-point-lead in the 4th. Big D tacked on those two TDs in the end; and, yes, it was 'Captain Comeback' at the helm that may have forged some suspense, but not as suspenseful at all as three years prior.
6) SBXXIII - San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
Strictly game-wise, I feel that this or SBV is runner-up amongst Miami SBs.
7) SBXXIX - San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
The article ranked this as the worst. I agree! I un-regrettably worked during this one. I guess there was at least 'some' excitement though in that you wondered if SF would top their very own SB (XXIV) record for points-scored (55). And it was also a down-to-the-wire nail-biter point-spread-wise!
8) SBXXXIII - Denver 34, Atlanta 19
Snoozer! Even if, FWIW, Denver was 'only' up by 11 at end of the 3rd Q! I should have worked during this one as well!
9) SBXLI - Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17
10) SBXLIV - New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17
Notable - twice was there a ten-year gap between Miami SBs. First was '78-'88; and then, of course, this very past one.
In chronological order, here are all ten to pick from below...
1) SBII - Green Bay 33, Oakland 14
2) SBIII - NY Jets 16, Baltimore 7
The article actually picked this one for #1; the historic Namath/guarantee factor.
3) SBV - Baltimore 16, Dallas 13
This one gets a bad rap but on a good day, and some average ones, I may place this at #2 on this list! The 'blunder bowl', but it's the hard hits that made it as such! Very competitive scoreboard-wise, down to a last-second FG!
4) SBX - Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
Call it Steeler-bias, but this is my favorite! It really is the best game of the ten IMHO. Dallas winning at first, Lambert famously throwing Cliff Harris off of Gerela, Swann's acrobatics, Noll exuding supreme confidence in his D by going-for-it on 4th-down in Steelers own territory, Staubach almost bringing his team back (coming razor-close to connecting with Percy Howard for another score)...the Bicentennial...'Black Sunday' being filmed there...
5) SBXIII - Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
Yes, the historical 'Game of the Ages'-importance (umpteen future-HOFers involved), the best 1st-half ever in a SB, was nice how the game then took a defensive turn in the 3rd Q, but Steelers did pile on a sudden 18-point-lead in the 4th. Big D tacked on those two TDs in the end; and, yes, it was 'Captain Comeback' at the helm that may have forged some suspense, but not as suspenseful at all as three years prior.
6) SBXXIII - San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
Strictly game-wise, I feel that this or SBV is runner-up amongst Miami SBs.
7) SBXXIX - San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
The article ranked this as the worst. I agree! I un-regrettably worked during this one. I guess there was at least 'some' excitement though in that you wondered if SF would top their very own SB (XXIV) record for points-scored (55). And it was also a down-to-the-wire nail-biter point-spread-wise!
8) SBXXXIII - Denver 34, Atlanta 19
Snoozer! Even if, FWIW, Denver was 'only' up by 11 at end of the 3rd Q! I should have worked during this one as well!
9) SBXLI - Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17
10) SBXLIV - New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17
Notable - twice was there a ten-year gap between Miami SBs. First was '78-'88; and then, of course, this very past one.