The Super Bowl has teased us the previous two years. While both endings were good, they were marred by controversial penalties that contributed to the outcome.
Those penalties cost both games a place on my list of the greatest endings in Super Bowl history. Hopefully, the zebras won’t have a similar impact in Super Bowl LVIII. If they don’t, there’s a good chance that Sunday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will include a memorable finish to what has been a memorable 2023 NFL season.
As it currently stands, there are 15 Super Bowls whose endings won’t soon be forgotten by those who watched. Some of them contributed to dynasties, while one particular finish prevented one dynasty from adding a perfect season to its long list of bona fides.
This list was made using the following criteria:
Exciting plays How the game actually finished The time in which the game-winning score occurred Predictability factor Historical significance
15. Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens 34, 49ers 31
The 35-minute power outage seemed to change the complexion of the game. Trailing 28-6 before the outage, the 49ers were a 2-point conversion away from tying the score with 10 minutes left. Down 34-29, they got down to the Ravens’ 5-yard line and were in position to win the game. As good as he was in leading the 49ers back, Colin Kaepernick was a little off on his fourth-down pass to Michael Crabtree that was slightly overthrown. The 49ers’ last-gasp attempt at a win was extinguished when Josh Bynes tackled Ted Ginn Jr. just short of midfield on the game’s final play.
14. Super Bowl X: Steelers 21, Cowboys 17
File this under the “this would never happen in today’s NFL” category: Ahead 21-17 and facing a fourth-and-9 on the Cowboys’ 41-yard line with 1:28 left, Steelers coach Chuck Noll called a running play that gained 2 yards. Noll’s questionable decision was due to the…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-02-09 00:35:34
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