All-time Super Bowl power rankings: Which game was the best?
By James Dudko
42. Super Bowl XL: Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10
Particularly staunch supporters of likeable, bowling ball-style Steelers running back Jerome Bettis will remember the 40th Super Bowl fondly. Others will simply ask was that the one ruined by the officials?
The calls in this one were so bad referees from Soccer’s English Premier League wouldn’t even have the nerve to stand by them. Aside from Bettis earning the swan song his career deserved, there was nothing in this game worth remembering.
41. Super Bowl XII: Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10
‘Doomsday’ mark II smothered the Broncos in Super Bowl XII. Harvey Martin and Randy White shared the MVP award after taking turns using Denver quarterbacks as pinatas.
As a defensive exhibition, this was as good as it’s ever been on a Super Sunday. However, the overall game was more one-sided than even the 17-point scoreline would suggest.
The event might have lived up to its billing if Denver’s famed ‘Orange Crush’ defense had shown up.