I had a really hard time ranking this Super Bowl. Kansas City Chiefs 31, San Francisco 49ers 21 The Cowboys finally beat the Steelers in a Super Bowl. Still, the Redskins dominating down the stretch, coming back from down 17-10 to shut out the Dolphins in the second half, is an impressive feat. This season is best remembered for a kicker (Mark Moseley) winning the MVP, so it should probably be eradicated from history. Washington Redskins 27, Miami Dolphins 17 Plus, how can you not bump a Tom Brady Super Bowl up the list, particularly when he leaves the Patriots after 20 years, goes to Tampa Bay, doesn't even win the division, wins three road playoff games as a wild card and then HOSTS the Super Bowl only to win it at the age of 43? It felt like a fever dream amid a global pandemic - even if the game wasn't good, the storyline still holds up. The Chiefs offensive line, however, was just a big old problem and the Buccaneers defense came to play. It ranks a little bit higher than most blowouts because we have a shocking case of an underdog winning outright against one of the best offenses you'll ever see. I've made a point out of ranking blowouts very low on this list - and there are a lot of Super Bowl blowouts! - but I'm giving this one an exception because of the pandemic year. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Kansas City Chiefs 9 This Super Bowl wasn't bad, per se, it was just incredibly disappointing.īill Cowher became a Super Bowl champ by winning the Steelers' one for the thumb. New England would tack on 10 more points in the fourth quarter, including a Sony Michel plunge, and those scores coupled with Stephon Gilmore's interception of Goff basically end the Rams' chances. We were talking about a punter winning Super Bowl MVP in the year 2019. Bill Belichick outschemed McVay, and the Pats' offense refused to get going either, which led to a 3-0 score heading into the fourth quarter. If we'd seen the sideline interaction of McVay coming to shake hands with Bill Belichick, we might have predicted this collapse, but surely no one saw this coming. Instead, the Rams scored - *checks notes* *wipes glasses* *checks notes again* - three points. The Rams were one of the most dominant offenses in NFL history and they were supposed to usher in a new era of offense with Sean McVay at the wheels and Jared Goff flinging the ball everywhere. New England Patriots 13, Los Angeles Rams 3 The Bills wouldn't score in the second half. The Bills, in their fourth consecutive appearance in a Super Bowl, led by seven points at halftime, so naturally Thurman Thomas immediately fumbled the ball in the third quarter, with James Washington scooping and scoring. The Colts come up winners at the Orange Bowl two years after losing to the Jets. and yet it was somehow a little underwhelming. It was a fun game - Matthew Stafford and Burrow each had their moments, we saw a running back throw a touchdown pass, there was a thrilling end. Then last year, Mahomes was unseated as AFC king by Joe Burrow, who got his Bengals into the big game to face the Rams. It was a tough Super Bowl to watch and an even tougher one to rank. Patrick Mahomes on the other side led a lot of us to believe "they'll get going eventually" and they never did. Because it wasn't the close nature of the game, the ending or anything drama related to the action on the field. One could even argue it was Brady's presence and age and the sheer dominance of the Bucs over a heretofore unstoppable offense that made this Super Bowl interesting. Then Brady showed up with his new team, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted the Super Bowl and Brady - at the tender age of 344 - won his seventh Super Bowl in fairly boring fashion. Two years ago, the Kansas City Chiefs got back to the Super Bowl and tried to throw a real wrench in Tom Brady's dynasty plans by creating their own little party in K.C.
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