All-time Super Bowl power rankings: Which game was the best?

34. Super Bowl XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21

This was another one-sided affair, but at least there was plenty of spice involved in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meeting with the Oakland Raiders after the 2002 season. Most of it came from the fact former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, who’d been traded to Tampa a year earlier, was in charge of the Bucs.

Gruden and his typically spiky and mischievous demeanor had instilled just the right amount of fire in a gifted Buccaneers squad, but one too comfortable under predecessor Tony Dungy.

Gruden had deposed Dungy, but not before the latter had built one of the great defenses. His unit, guided superbly by Tampa 2 guru Monte Kiffin, lived up to its billing on the big day.

The Bucs snagged five interceptions and returned three of them for touchdowns. Derrick Brooks, who is surely the best weak-side linebacker to ever draw breath, was magnificent. Meanwhile,  defensive tackle Warren Sapp led a pass rush that swarmed in for five sacks.

Those who remembered the Bucs of yesteryear, the winless seasons and ugly uniforms, probably never dreamed of seeing a Super Bowl win.

Gruden helped deliver one and also got to enjoy some typically smug self-satisfaction at the Raiders expense. It’s just a shame the offense he built in Oakland around the arm of Rich Gannon and the receiving brilliance of Jerry Rice, Tim Brown and Charlie Garner, never showed up.

33. Super Bowl LIII: New England Patriots 13, Los Angeles Rams 3

This is the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in league history. The Rams got little going offensively behind a dismal game from quarterback Jared Goff, while the Patriots couldn’t move the ball effectively until the fourth quarter.

So why is this game at No. 32 instead of 10 or 15 spots lower? It was the sixth title for Tom Brady and the Patriots, who may have capped off their two-decade dynasty with the victory. It was also the last game for Rob Gronkowski, who made the key catch down the left sideline to set up the game’s only touchdown.

32. Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins 14, Washington Redskins 7

A mere 21 points, special teams blunders and defenses bossing stuttering offenses should put the seventh Super Bowl lower on this list. Yet it’s impossible to ignore the significance of the Dolphins win over the Redskins.

The seven-point victory put a flourish on the only perfect season in NFL history. No team since the ’72 Dolphins has been able to keep a goose egg in the loss column for an entire campaign.

It’s a singular achievement that puts the triumph of the unbeaten Dolphins and their ‘No-Name’ defense in the right spot.