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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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PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 31: Troy Aikman #8 of the Dallas Cowboys turns to hand the ball off to running back Emmitt Smith #22 against the Buffalo Bills during Super Bowl XXVII on January 31, 1993 at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Cowboys won the Super Bowl 52-17. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 31: Troy Aikman #8 of the Dallas Cowboys turns to hand the ball off to running back Emmitt Smith #22 against the Buffalo Bills during Super Bowl XXVII on January 31, 1993 at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Cowboys won the Super Bowl 52-17. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

8. 1992 Dallas Cowboys (SB XXVII)

There’s no question that one of the greatest runs of any team in the history of the NFL was the Dallas Cowboys in the early-to-mid 1990s as they won three Super Bowls in four years. However, the best of those teams with the same cast of characters was unquestionably the 1992 Dallas team. The Cowboys absolutely ran through the competition in the 1992 season and topped that off emphatically in the playoffs.

Troy Aikman at quarterback and Michael Irvin were obviously huge in the passing game, but a young 23-year-old running back by the name Emmitt Smith (maybe you’ve heard of him) carried the offense in a major way in the 1992 NFL season as he rushed for 1,713 yards and 18 touchdowns on the season and went for over 2,000 yards from scrimmage. Throw in the fact that the Cowboys also had the fifth-best defense in the NFL on the year and it’s no wonder that they went a dominant 13-3 in the regular season.

However, the way that they laid waste to opponents in the postseason ultimately slots them in the top-10. They trounced NFC East rivals in the Eagles with a 34-10 win in the Divisional Round game before battling the 49ers for a 30-20 victory in the NFC title game. However, they topped it off with one of the most lopsided Super Bowl wins ever over the Bills, winning 52-17 and making their place in history unavoidable.

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