Super Bowl power rankings: Which winner is the greatest?

29. 1997 Denver Broncos (SB XXXII)

John Elway spent years and years with the Denver Broncos trying to get to the pinnacle of the NFL. However, as he neared the end of his career, it became increasingly more likely that he was going to end up without a Super Bowl ring like greats such as Dan Marino did before them. However, with some key additions to their offense, the Broncos and Elway were able to get their feet underneath them and start sending the quarterback out the right way.

Mike Shanahan’s teams with Elway and the magnificent Terrell Davis at running back put forth the best offensive performance in the league in the 1997 regular season as they averaged 29.5 points per game. Their defense wasn’t quite on that level, but they still allowed only 17.9 points per game for the No. 6-ranked defense in the NFL, giving Denver the best point differential in the league.

Though the Broncos had to fight for the majority of the postseason to get Elway his first Super Bowl title, there’s no denying just how impressive that the 1997 Broncos were as they won the first of two consecutive championships—even if the second of those two was won by a slightly more impressive display.

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