Top three greatest Super Bowl victories

With Patriots victory over the Rams, Super Bowl fever is starting to fade away for another year. Though the Patriots managed to secure yet another victory, was it one of the greatest Super Bowl victories? Here is a rundown of the top three greatest Super Bowl victories.

1. Super Bowl LI

In 2017 the New England Patriots met the Atlanta Falcons in a game that was full of thrills spills and had one of the greatest comebacks in Super Bowl history. The Patriots were trailing by 25 points, but Tom Brady rallied his team and threw 466 yards giving the Patriots a final score of 34 and the Falcons 28.

2. Super Bowl XXV

In 1991 the Super Bowl was in Tampa, Florida, and it saw the New York Giants meeting the Buffalo Bills. The final score was Giants 20 to Bills 19 – something that was down to Scott Norwood missing a field goal for the Bills. It was not only a tense game, but also the start of the Bills four-year failed run at the Super Bowl title.

3. Super Bowl XLIX

In 2015 the New England Patriots met the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, Arizona. This Super Bowl was one that saw the worst call in Super Bowl history – the Seahawks deciding to pass instead of run at the Patriots’ 1-yard line allowed Malcolm Butler to intercept. Tom Brady once again led his team to victory in a game that finished Patriots 28, Seahawks 24.

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The Dream Double: The men who have won Super Bowls as head coach and player

It’s considered the pinnacle of any professional football player’s career, but winning a Super Bowl as a head coach is an equally special achievement. A lot of things have to come together to create a championship-winning team, great players, a flawless system, a game plan and no small amount of luck either. Pulling it all together is the head coach’s job and when it comes off, the rewards are great.

However, for those people who have managed to slip on a Super Bowl ring as a player and head coach, that unique double is something to savour.

Only three men have managed to pull off the feat of both playing for a championship winning team and coaching another to the ultimate accolade in the game.

Fiery Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka has his own place in football folklore after building an all-conquering Bears team which took the Vince Lombardi trophy for the first time with an emphatic win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. Ditka had previously played tight end for the Dallas Cowboys in their victories in Super Bowl VI and XII.

Tom Flores was an assistant coach to the great John Madden when the Oakland Raiders won Super Bowl XI, but was head coach when the Raiders won again four years later. He had previously been a Super Bowl winning player with the Kansas City Chiefs when they won Super Bowl IV.

Tony Dungy created history when became the first black head coach to lead a team to Super Bowl glory when he was the man in charge for their Super Bowl XLI triumph over the Chicago Bears. He had already bagged a Super Bowl ring as a player with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XII.

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