Monday, December 28, 2009

Best of Decade- Super Bowl

After having my face inside of ESPN Almanacs from 2000-2009, I have come up with many best of decade lists. Today, I will start with the Super Bowl.
TOP 10 SUPER BOWLS
There have only been 10 Super Bowls but that is enough to make a list. So here it is.
10. SB XXXV Ravens 34, Giants 7
The Giants simply did not show up and the Ravens led by their defense and Trent Dilfer won easily in the worst Super Bowl of the decade.
9. SB XXXVII Buccaneers 48, Raiders 21
The Bucs played an amazing game with Dexter Jackson winning the MVP with 2 interceptions in the game in which Jon Gruden got revenge on his old team, which was literally old led by Rich Gannon.
8. SB XLI Colts 29, Bears 17
Like the game above at number nine, the Colts were the dominant team in this game and the Bears had no shot from the beginning. This also gave Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy a ring to validate their domination in the AFC.
7. SB XL Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
In a game that was marred by officiating catastophe, if you were rooting for Seattle day. Pittsburgh got one for the thumb and for Jerome Bettis who returned to his hometown of Detroit and won his only ring.
6. SB XXXIX Patriots 24, Eagles 21
Philadelphia finally made it to the Super Bowl and got a superb performance from Terrell Owens but the Patriots dynasty continued with their last of three titles in four years.
5. SB XXXVIII Patriots 32, Panthers 29
This game will always be known for its halftime show (Janet Jackson) more than the game. The game was a contest throughout with the game ending in a familiar scene, Adam Vinatieri with a game-winning field goal.
4. SB XXXVI Patriots 20, Rams 17
In the first Super Bowl after September 11th, it was fitting that the Patriots would win the game. Mostly of all of the nation that was neutral was rooting for New England. The game ended with an Adam Vinatieri game-winning field goal that became a familiar sight throughout the next few years.
3. SB XXXIV Rams 23, Titans 16
In the first Super Bowl of the decade, The Greatest Show on Turf faced a team that needed a Music City Miracle to help them get to the Georgia Dome. The high-powered offense of the Rams did not provide the lasting moment of the game, LB Mike Jones did by tackling Kevin Dyson at the one yard line with time expiring.
2. SB XLII Giants 17, Patriots 14
The Patriots rolled into this game at 18-0, the Giants were by far the underdogs but that did not matter. Eli Manning drove the Giants down the field and hit David Tyree to set up a Lawrence Tynes field goal to win the game.
1. SB XLIII Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
Kurt Warner returned to the Super Bowl on a surprise Arizona team that gave Pittsburgh a good fight but Santonio Holmes stole the show with catch in the back right corner of the endzone scoring the game winning touchdown.

TOP 10 SUPER BOWL MOMENTS
10. Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy win their 1st Super Bowl
9. Jerome Bettis wins SB XL in hometown, Detroit
8. Vinatieri GW FG against Panthers
7. Antwaan Randle El to Hines Ward TD pass.
6. Dexter Jackson's 2 INT, one for a TD
5. Vinatieri's GW FG against Rams
4. James Harrison INT return
3. David Tyree's catch
2. Mike Jones stops Kevin Dyson at goal line.
1. Santonio Holmes' GW TD catch.

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