Best Super Bowl - 1st Round: XI vs. XII, XXXI vs. XXVI

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Throughout this offseason, I'll be putting up polls to let TGP determine the greatest Super Bowl of all time. With 48 of them in the books, I've set up a bracket so that 16 get a "bye week," and the rest compete in single-elimination votes. There will be no seeding round or preliminary round of any kind. This is the offseason and we want to chew as much time as possible. Also, we get to reflect on every Super Bowl from 1967 to 2014.

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Super Bowl XI

January 9, 1977 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4A_hLximDo

Highlights

• Raiders reached 19-0 lead before Vikings scored.
• Raiders gained 429 total yards, 288 in first half
• First Super Bowl win for Oakland
• Vikings Super Bowl record fell to 0-4
• MVP: WR Fred Biletnikoff

 

 

Super Bowl XII

January 15, 1978 - Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4lmjCx4Ng4

Highlights

• First SB played in prime time
• First SB played in domed stadium
• Cowboys' Doomsday Defense vs. Broncos' Orange Crush Defense
• 8 turnovers by Broncos
• Second Super Bowl win for Dallas
• MVPs: DE Harvey Martin, DT Randy White [only co-MVP in SB history]

 

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Super Bowl XXXI

January 26, 1997 - Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zViJ_2EtcN4

Highlights

• First SB broadcast by FOX
• 24 points scored in 1st quarter
• Desmond Howard 99-yard kickoff return TD
• 13th straight SB win by NFC
• Third Super Bowl win for Green Bay
• MVP: WR/KR Desmond Howard

 

 

Super Bowl XXVI

January 26, 1992 - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN

Washington Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc3t410pzgY

Highlights

• Buffalo's "K-Gun" no-huddle offense
• Redskins had 24-0 lead in 3rd quarter
• Third Super Bowl win for Washington
• Second consecutive Super Bowl loss for Buffalo
• MVP: QB Mark Rypien

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I'm basically just trolling Dallas at this point

Edited February 7, 2014 by seanbrock