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Super Bowl power rankings: Which winner is the greatest?

By Cody Williams

St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner looks to make pass in a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images)
St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner looks to make pass in a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 17: Earl Morrall #15 of the Baltimore Colts drops back to pass against the Dallas Cowboys during Super Bowl V on January 17, 1971 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Colts won the Super Bowl 16-13. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Earl Morrall
MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 17: Earl Morrall #15 of the Baltimore Colts drops back to pass against the Dallas Cowboys during Super Bowl V on January 17, 1971 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Colts won the Super Bowl 16-13. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Earl Morrall /

48. 1970 Baltimore Colts (SB V)

The Baltimore Colts were certainly impressive in the 1970 regular season in terms of their record and wins and losses. After all, it’s hard to deny a team that goes 11-2-1 over the course of the regular season. However, when you look at how the team performed overall in the regular season and how less than dominant they were in the postseason, it’s hard to put them among the all-time great Super Bowl winners.

The Colts offense with Johnny Unitas at the helm was quality, but was hardly overwhelming. They averaged 22.9 points per game, but that was only good enough for the No. 6-ranked offense in the entire league. Their defense wasn’t particularly great either, though, as they allowed 16.7 points per game and slotted in as the seventh-ranked defense in the NFL. That 6.2 points per game differential isn’t particularly impressive.

And while the Colts did look solid in their first two playoff games as they topped the Cincinnati Bengals 17-0 in their Divisional Round matchup and then beat the Oakland Raiders 27-17 in the conferenced title game. However, they got into a dogfight with the Cowboys in the Super Bowl and just narrowly edged them out to the tune of 16-13. While a title is a title, it’s impossible to get around the fact that this Colts team really wasn’t great in the grand scheme of things.

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