Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Super Countdown Continues

Here we go with the list of the "Best Super Bowls of All Time"

8) Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England-32 Carolina-29
This Super Bowl was a very good game with a wild and crazy fourth quarter. The Panthers were definitely a surprise team going into the game and did not have a national presence yet. The Pats were looking for their second title in three years, and Tom Brady and Bill Belichick were establishing themselves as kings of the sport. The game was very conservative for the first half. The game really picked up in the fourth quarter. Brady and Jake Delhomme basically turned the second half in an Arena Football-type shootout. The teams traded big plays and scores, and both defenses were simply trying to hold the fort. Adam Vinatieri's field goal with seconds left gave the Pats the win and concluded an exciting game. However, the lack of excitement for a half gives this very good game only the number eight spot.

7) Super Bowl XXX: Dallas-27 Pittsburgh-17
This Super Bowl gets remembered for Neil O'Donnell and his two picks late in the second half that killed the Steeler rally. There was a lot more to this game. First, you hated the Cowboys, who at this point were the most hated and villanious Super Bowl team. Second, you had the Cowboys and Steelers matching up. This was a classic, old-school game of two storied teams. Next, you had star power. You had Deion, Troy, Emmitt, Michael, and the Boys versus Cowher, Woodson, Greene, Lloyd and the Steelers. The Steelers fell behind 13-0 early, but they rallied to make it 13-7 at the half. An O'Donnell pick to Larry Brown seemed to thwart the Steeler comeback, as Dallas took a 20-7 lead in the 3rd quarter. This is where the game got really good. Pitt got a field goal and an onside kick. The Steelers added a touchdown to make the game 20-17. Everyone in America was rooting for a Steeler upset. Pittsburgh's defense forces a Cowboy three and out, and now the game got interesting. Unfortunately, O'Donnell threw another pick to Larry Brown, and an Emmitt Smith touchdown run put the finishing touches on the Cowboy victory, their third in four seasons. This game had a lot of excitement and energy. It also provided us with a chance that the AFC might be able to win one of these Super Bowls one of the upcoming years.

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