The Last 20 Super Bowls Ranked From Best To Worst

Here are the last 20 Super Bowls ranked from best to worst.

We’re less than a week from Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, and it’s setting up to be a classic.

We’ve been on a great run of having some very close Super Bowls over the last 20 years. That wasn’t always the case, but games have been classics lately more often than not.

Here are the last 20 Super Bowls ranked in terms of how good of a game they were, from worst to first.

20. Super Bowl XLVIII – Seattle Seahawks 43 Denver Broncos 8

The first Super Bowl in the New York City metro was hyped up as a clash between the league’s two most talented teams. But, it was a total clunker. Seattle’s defense dominated, Percy Harvin took a kick back for a touchdown, and the first play of scrimmage was snapped past Denver quarterback Peyton Manning for a safety. This game was a real snoozefest.

19. Super Bowl XL – Pittsburgh Steelers 21 Seattle Seahawks 10

Pittsburgh’s defense dominated the Seahawks, and the Steelers scored a touchdown on a trick play when college quarterback Antwaan Randle-El hooked up with Hines Ward on a deep pass. Willie Parker’s 75-yard touchdown run was the other main offensive highlight, but this game was pretty pedestrian.

18. Super Bowl XLI – Indianapolis Colts 29 Chicago Bears 17

Chicago Bears return specialist Devin Hester brought the opening kickoff back for a touchdown, and it looked like we were in for a great game. But, the Bears offense struggled mightily in poor weather conditions, and New England pulled away in the second half. This game was not aesthetically pleasing at all.

17. Super Bowl 50 – Denver Broncos 24 Carolina Panthers 10

Denver’s defense stifled league MVP Cam Newton as Von Miller was dominant. They needed to be good, because Payton Manning was a shell of himself in what ended up being his final career season and game.

16. Super Bowl LIII – New England Patriots 13 Los Angeles Rams 3

What was supposed to be a high-scoring game between two of the league’s best offenses turned into a defensive battle. Jared Goff melted down, and Tom Brady, Julian Edelman, and Rob Gronkowski made enough plays for New England to win. But, this game was 3-3 into the 4th quarter. Thats

15. Super Bowl LV – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 Kansas City Chiefs 9

Brady and Mahomes played an absolute classic game in the AFC Championship Game two years prior. But, this highly-anticipated matchup of arguably the two greatest quarterbacks of all-time turned into a clunker. The Buccaneers dominated the Chiefs at the line of scrimmage, Rob Gronkowski caught two touchdowns, and not even the great Patrick Mahomes could keep a depleted Kansas City team in the game.

14. Super Bowl XXXIX – New England Patriots 24 Philadelphia Eagles 21

This was a pretty good game for well over a half. But, the Eagles made things pretty anticlimactic when they took too much time on a touchdown drive while down ten points in the 4th quarter. All told, it really wasn’t that bad of a game, and it cemented the first Patriots’ dynasty.

13. Super Bowl XLIV – New Orleans Saints 31 Indianapolis Colts 17

We’re moving into the territory of games that I would classify as “pretty good”. Two big plays swung this game in favor of New Orleans. The first was a surprise successful onside kick to start the 2nd half. The second was a pick-six by Tracy Porter of Peyton Manning with just over 3 minutes remaining to put New Orleans up 31-17.

12. Super Bowl XLV – Green Bay Packers 31 Pittsburgh Steelers 25

Green Bay looked to be cruising to their fourth Lombardi Trophy when they went up 21-3 late in the 1st half. But, the Steelers made a furious charge, and Big Ben had the ball and a chance to drive for the win with just over 2 minutes left. But, Green Bay got a crucial stop and kneed out the game for the only Super Bowl title for Aaron Rodgers.

11. Super Bowl LIV – Kansas City Chiefs 31 San Francisco 49ers 20

This game was much closer than the final score. In fact, the 49ers looked like very likely winners midway through the 4th quarter leading 20-10. But, Kansas City scored three times in the final 6:13 after scoring just one touchdown in the first 53 minutes as they stunned the 49ers for the first Super Bowl title for Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, and Travis Kelce.

10. Super Bowl LVI – Los Angeles Rams 23 Cincinnati Bengals 20

The Cinderella Bengals came oh-so-close to a rags-to-riches Super Bowl title. The Bengals took a 17-13 lead on the first play of the 2nd half when Tee Higgins took a pass from Joe Burrow 75 yards. They led 20-16 for much of the 4th quarter until Matthew Stafford hooked up with triple crown winner Cooper Kupp with 1:25 left. The Bengals threatened to tie or even win the game, but Aaron Donald’s crucial hurry on a 4th and 1 play from across midfield ended the game.

9. Super Bowl XLVII – Baltimore Ravens 34 San Francisco 49ers 31

Baltimore and a red-hot Joe Flacco took a 28-6 lead early in the 3rd quarter in a game that saw the lights go out at the Superdome. But, the 49ers came storming back, and had 1st and goal with just over two minutes remaining to take the lead. The Baltimore defense held, and they won the Super Bowl.

8. Super Bowl XLVI – New York Giants 21 New England Patriots 17

It’s the less famous of the two Giants-Patriots Super Bowl matchups. But, it was an awesome game as well. After a crucial late stop on defense kept the game within reach, Eli Manning and the Giants drove down the field and scored the winning touchdown, with a sideline catch by Mario Manningham the highlight.

7. Super Bowl LII – Philadelphia Eagles 41 New England Patriots 33

Nick Foles is probably the ultimate Cinderella Super Bowl story. Incumbent starter Carson Wentz played at an MVP level all year, only to go down with injury late in the season. Foles was lights-out in the postseason, and outdueled Tom Brady in a dramatic game full of twists and turns. The “Philly Special” on a 4th and goal play just before halftime is one of the most famous plays in Super Bowl history.

6. Super Bowl LVII – Kansas City Chiefs 38 Philadelphia Eagles 35

Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes were both outstanding, and Hurts had a game-tying octopus (scoring both a touchdown and the two-point conversion) with just over five minutes remaining in the game. But, the Chiefs ran down nearly all of the remaining game clock and Harrison Butker knocked in the game-winning field goal with just seconds remaining.

5. Super Bowl XLIII – Pittsburgh Steelers 27 Arizona Cardinals 23

This game turned on its head right before halftime, when James Harrison picked off Kurt Warner in the end zone and took it back 100 yards with just one second remaining. The Cardinals made a run in the 2nd half as Kurt Warner caught fire. But, the Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl when Ben Roethlisberger found Santonio Holmes in the back of the end zone in the game’s final minute. Holmes made a remarkable catch on the play.

4. Super Bowl XLIX – New England Patriots 28 Seattle Seahawks 24

The Patriots trailed 24-14 in the 4th quarter, but Tom Brady caught fire. Two straight touchdown drives put New England back in front late. But, a dramatic catch inside the five by Jermaine Kearse looked to have Seattle set up for the game-winning touchdown with just seconds left. But, they didn’t hand the ball off to Marshawn Lynch, and Malcolm Butler stepped in front of a slant at the goal line, picked it off, and won Tom Brady his first Super Bowl in a decade.

3. Super Bowl LVIII – Kansas City Chiefs 25 San Francisco 49ers 22

Last year’s Super Bowl was a classic. San Francisco had multiple chances to win the game with 3rd down conversions, and couldn’t do it. Patrick Mahomes made them pay, driving down for the game-tying field goal in the final seconds of regulation, and leading a touchdown drive after the 49ers kicked a field goal to start overtime.

2. Super Bowl XLII – New York Giants 17 New England Patriots 14

The Patriots entered the game at 18-0 and ready to go into the record books as the best team in league history. But, a ferocious New York pass rush kept the best offense in history at the time in check. And, Eli Manning led an incredible drive highlighted by the most famous catch in league history as David Tyree pinned the ball to his helmet. A few plays later, Manning found Plaxico Burress wide open in the end zone with just 35 seconds left, and the Giants pulled off one of the biggest upsets in league history.

1. Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots 34 Atlanta Falcons 28

28-3. That scoreline is burned in the brains of both Falcons and Patriots fans forever. Atlanta led New England 28-3 midway through the 3rd quarter and the game was over. No one told Tom Brady that, though. The Patriots mounted the greatest comeback in American sports championship history, scoring the final 31 points, including two touchdowns and two two-points conversions in the final quarter. New England won the toss in overtime, and Matt Ryan never saw the ball again.