Fansided

The 10 worst Super Bowls of all time

By Brad Berreman

28 Jan 1990: Quarterback Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers throws while pressured during the 49ers 55-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Photo by Icon Sportswire)
28 Jan 1990: Quarterback Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers throws while pressured during the 49ers 55-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Photo by Icon Sportswire) /
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Mandatory Credit-Don Larson-Getty Images
Mandatory Credit-Don Larson-Getty Images /

3. Super Bowl XXVII-Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17

The Buffalo Bills reached their third of four straight Super Bowls after the 1992 season, against the at the time rising Dallas Cowboys. Super Bowl XXVII took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and is the most recent Super Bowl to take place in the Los Angeles area. With the Rams moving back to the area, and a new stadium coming, Super Bowl LV will be back near the City of Angels in February of 2021.

As is the common refrain on this list, the Bills actually scored first in this game. But an avalanche of turnovers, a Super Bowl-record nine by game’s end, started and the Cowboys carried a 28-10 lead into halftime.

A notable and infamous Super Bowl highlight came in the fourth quarter. Cowboys’ defensive tackle Leon Lett recovered a fumble and was well on his way to scoring a touchdown, but he got careless with the ball and dropped it to his side with one hand on it. In a remarkable display of hustle, Bills’ wide receiver Don Beebe took off down the sideline, entered the television frame and forced a fumble. The resulting touchback kept Dallas from setting a Super Bowl record for points, and put Lett on bone-headed play lists for eternity.

A Super Bowl rematch would come the next year, and the Bills would lose to Dallas again in a one-sided game. But that did not come close to what happened in Super Bowl XXVII, as the Cowboys re-established themselves as a dominant NFL team with a notable blowout win.

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