The 10 worst Super Bowls of all time

 As we get ready for Super Bowl LI on Sunday, here are the 10 worst Super Bowls of all time.

Super Bowl Sunday has become a de facto American holiday, with a lot of casual fans watching the game for the notable television commercials during breaks in the action. Competitive games have become more typical in the last decade-plus, after being notable exceptions in the 1980’s and 1990’s, but with 50 editions of the NFL’s biggest game in the books there’s a big sample to rank and re-rank according to quality.

Super Bowl LI (51) will kickoff from NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday, Feb. 5, as the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons. Time will tell where the game will rank among the greatest or worst Super Bowls, but hopes are high for an exciting, competitive game with two top-notch quarterbacks leading the offenses.

With fingers crossed that this list won’t require an edit Monday morning, here are the 10 worst Super Bowls of all-time.

10. Super Bowl 50-Denver Broncos 24, Carolina Panthers 10

Yes, last year’s Super Bowl belongs on this list. Peyton Manning and Cam Newton combined to complete less than half of their passes (31-for-64) with no touchdowns through the air, and there were only two offensive touchdowns in the game.

Manning went out on a high note with his second Super Bowl win, as a game manager, while the Broncos’ defense made Newton look mortal and set the stage for Carolina’s disappointing 2016 season. But it was not an exciting game, with or without any recency bias.