Super Bowl LX is right around the corner, and NFL fans cannot wait to see the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots for NFL supremacy until this time next year.
Ok, maybe not that many fans are excited about the actual game.
The Patriots are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for most Super Bowl wins in NFL history with six each.
Many fans outside of Foxborough would rather eat snow than see Robert Kraft hold up another Lombardi Trophy just seven short years after he hoisted his last in 2018.
The Patriots lost the greatest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady, in free agency in 2019.
Then, they drafted a bust at quarterback, picked at the top of the draft again, and are back in the Super Bowl before some teams that have never won, or haven’t won in decades.
Fans of teams like the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers are a good example.
As for the Seahawks, they played in their last Super Bowl 11 years ago against these same Patriots.
You might remember that outcome.
Instead of running the ball with the unstoppable Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawks instead tried to run a pick slant from the one-yard line and it was intercepted by Malcolm Butler.
The rest is history.
Scrolling Twitter/X today, someone posed a good question about how the last 10 Super Bowls should be ranked.
I took it upon myself to rank the games. Let me know what you think.
Level of entertainment was the main factor, since as a Cowboys fan, I was only a spectator.
Broncos over Panthers
Final Score: 24-10
In Peyton Manning’s final hurrah, the defense stole the show against QB Cam Newton and the potent Panthers’ offense.
Manning finished with only 141 yards passing, zero touchdowns, and one interception.
His defense forced four Panthers’ turnovers, and sacked Cam Newton five times on the way to the victory.
Buccaneers over Chiefs
Final Score: 31-9
This one was a surprise at the time, considering it was Tom Brady’s first season in Tampa Bay, and he had already taken the team to the promised land.
It must have been frustrating for Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes.
He had to lose to Brady in the AFC playoffs in previous seasons, and even though he made it to his first Super Bowl, Brady was again waiting to turn him away.
The nine points scored by the Chiefs was their lowest total of the season, and the game was out of hand from the very beginning.
Eagles over Chiefs
Final Score: 40-22
Eagles fans have been living off the thrill of this game all season long, and have used the results to try and propel Jalen Hurts into elite status.
Hold your horses, Philly. Hurts had a good game and was even named Super Bowl MVP.
However, a top defense and Saquon Barkley’s legs carried the team to victory.
This past season is proof that Hurts cannot step up when needed, and he had a subpar season with a struggling defense and Barkley falling well short of 2,000 yards.
The defense dominated Mahomes and the Chiefs for the entire game.
Patriots over Rams
Final Score: 13-3
In one of the most boring Super Bowls I’ve ever witnessed, the Rams had no answer for the Patriots defense, and their high-powered attack only scored three points.
Tom Brady, at the tail end of his career, willed his team to victory, but not with an incredible stat line like previous Super Bowls.
It was the final Super Bowl victory in the Belichick and Brady era.
Chiefs over 49ers
Final Score: 31-20
Patrick Mahomes’ first Super Bowl victory was a memorable one over Kyle Shanahan and a tough 49ers team.
Mahomes earned Super Bowl MVP honors in the victory, and stamped his name into NFL history at the same time.
It would be the first of three Super Bowl wins for Mahomes, and was special because he overcame a 20-10 4th quarter deficit.
Rams over Bengals
Final Score: 23-20
The final five games were tough to rank, but I went by level of entertainment.
Watching Joe Burrow run away from Aaron Donald all game, yet still manage to take his offense downfield was an incredible feat.
Burrow had the chance for a game-winning drive, but it was cut short by none other than Donald with a strip-sack.
Chiefs over Eagles
Final Score: 38-35
Any time the Eagles lose is good news for me, but when it’s in the Super Bowl, it’s chef’s kiss.
Mahomes put on a masterful show to earn his third Super Bowl MVP, and the Chiefs defense staved off a last second attempt to score by the Eagles.
Eagles over Patriots
Final Score: 41-33
Unfortunately, we had to watch a backup QB for the Eagles lead them to the franchise’s first Super Bowl win.
Foles had a magical postseason in place of an injured Carson Wentz, and culminated it with a Super Bowl victory over Tom Brady and the Patriots.
This Super Bowl is most known for the Philly Special, a play that has since been duplicated by several teams.
Chiefs over 49ers
Final Score: 25-22
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs again faced the 49ers in the Super Bowl, and again it came down to some Mahomes magic.
Tied at 16 in the 4th quarter, the 49ers took the lead with a field goal in the final two minutes.
Mahomes drove the offense straight down the field for the tying score to send the game into overtime.
After a 49ers field goal, Mahomes led a 13-play, 75-yard drive to end the game with a touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman.
Patriots over Falcons
Final Score: 34-28
How could the number one ranked Super Bowl of the past 10 years not be this one?
The greatest Super Bowl comeback of all-time, led by the greatest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady.
Down 28-3 late in the third quarter, the Patriots’ defense stiffened, and the offense loosened up.
One overtime drive later, and the Patriots left as champions after the Falcons’ experienced the greatest collapse in the history of the game.
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