PhiI C
02-06-2010, 11:49 AM
Since tomorrow is Super Bowl 44 I thought we could list ours. It doesn't necessarily mean the most enjoyable which is a factor (or else I would have listed all 5 Dallas wins and none of their losses) but also what you think are important. There have been great close games I haven't even listed even though they were great. Please list yours because everyone has an opinion and it is good to share ideas agreeably. Below are my top 10 and they aren't necessarily in order of preference.
1. Super Bowl 30 1966 Dallas over Pittsburgh 27 to 17. This was a close one that Dallas didn't cinch until the last few minutes when Dallas put it away thanks to MVP Larry Brown's last interception. It is actually a favorite of mine because Dallas finally won a close super bowl game. The three they had lost were close games but one finally went their way as far as close super bowl games.
2. Super Bowl 6 1972 Dallas over Miami 24 to 3. Also a favorate because Dallas finally won a Super Bowl and were NFL champions after many years of frustration for Dallas fans.
3. Super Bowl 7 1972 Miami 14 Washington 7. Not really a great game but important because the Dolphins became the first team to have a perfect season record including all regular season and playoff games.
4. Super Bowl 12 1978 Dallas over Denver 27 to 10. Denver was led by former Dallas Cowboy QB Craig Morton. What is extra significant is that for the first and only time two players tied for MVP which were DL Randy White and Havey Martin. Both played great defense. I always felt it should have been a three way tie and included Ed "To Tall" Jones because even though he didn't get the tackles and sacks he had a lot of hurries and played great.
5. Super Bowl 3 1969 NY Jets over Baltimore 16 to 7. This was a surprise and very important because the old AFL had arrived.
6. Super Bowl 1 1967 Green Bay over Kansas City 35 to 10. Not a great game that was completely dominated by the Packers but it is listed because it was the first one.
7. Super Bowl 6 1971 Baltimore over Dallas 16 to 13. Not a well played game with both teams making mistakes. But it is listed because Dallas LB Chuck Howley was voted MVP and is the only player from a losing super bowl team to win it. He was voted it with about two minutes left to play. Dallas lost the game in the last minutes when LB Mike Curtis intercepted a pass and ran it back to set up Baltimore's winning field goal. Probably had they waited till the game was over he would most likely have won the MVP. It was a game of mistakes and Dallas made the last one plain and simple.
8. Super Bowl 4 1970 Kansas City over Minnesota 23 to 7. This is listed because it reafirmed that the AFL had arrived. See #5.
9. Super Bowl 27 1993 Dallas over Buffalo 52 to 17. This is a favorite because Dallas had endured a drought from being a good team and even had a one win season.
10. Super Bowl 42 2008 NY Giants 17 New England Patriots 14. This is important because the Patriots had a chance for an important legend in being the second team to have a perfect record. Baltimore and New Orleans had a chance this year but didn't make it. Baltimore because they didn't try and New Orleans because they were whipped by the Cowboys. If Baltimore wins tomorrow the question that will always be asked is if they because of a bad attitude denied themselves a chance to have a perfect record. They lost their last two games because they pulled starters out of the Jets game and then didn't play great against a not so good Buffalo team.
Well there is mine. How about yours?
1. Super Bowl 30 1966 Dallas over Pittsburgh 27 to 17. This was a close one that Dallas didn't cinch until the last few minutes when Dallas put it away thanks to MVP Larry Brown's last interception. It is actually a favorite of mine because Dallas finally won a close super bowl game. The three they had lost were close games but one finally went their way as far as close super bowl games.
2. Super Bowl 6 1972 Dallas over Miami 24 to 3. Also a favorate because Dallas finally won a Super Bowl and were NFL champions after many years of frustration for Dallas fans.
3. Super Bowl 7 1972 Miami 14 Washington 7. Not really a great game but important because the Dolphins became the first team to have a perfect season record including all regular season and playoff games.
4. Super Bowl 12 1978 Dallas over Denver 27 to 10. Denver was led by former Dallas Cowboy QB Craig Morton. What is extra significant is that for the first and only time two players tied for MVP which were DL Randy White and Havey Martin. Both played great defense. I always felt it should have been a three way tie and included Ed "To Tall" Jones because even though he didn't get the tackles and sacks he had a lot of hurries and played great.
5. Super Bowl 3 1969 NY Jets over Baltimore 16 to 7. This was a surprise and very important because the old AFL had arrived.
6. Super Bowl 1 1967 Green Bay over Kansas City 35 to 10. Not a great game that was completely dominated by the Packers but it is listed because it was the first one.
7. Super Bowl 6 1971 Baltimore over Dallas 16 to 13. Not a well played game with both teams making mistakes. But it is listed because Dallas LB Chuck Howley was voted MVP and is the only player from a losing super bowl team to win it. He was voted it with about two minutes left to play. Dallas lost the game in the last minutes when LB Mike Curtis intercepted a pass and ran it back to set up Baltimore's winning field goal. Probably had they waited till the game was over he would most likely have won the MVP. It was a game of mistakes and Dallas made the last one plain and simple.
8. Super Bowl 4 1970 Kansas City over Minnesota 23 to 7. This is listed because it reafirmed that the AFL had arrived. See #5.
9. Super Bowl 27 1993 Dallas over Buffalo 52 to 17. This is a favorite because Dallas had endured a drought from being a good team and even had a one win season.
10. Super Bowl 42 2008 NY Giants 17 New England Patriots 14. This is important because the Patriots had a chance for an important legend in being the second team to have a perfect record. Baltimore and New Orleans had a chance this year but didn't make it. Baltimore because they didn't try and New Orleans because they were whipped by the Cowboys. If Baltimore wins tomorrow the question that will always be asked is if they because of a bad attitude denied themselves a chance to have a perfect record. They lost their last two games because they pulled starters out of the Jets game and then didn't play great against a not so good Buffalo team.
Well there is mine. How about yours?