Top 5 Blowouts in Super Bowl History: Broncos Often Busted

Or maybe just one team goes off. A blowout with two top offenses on the field isn’t out of the question. The idea of a one-sided win got me thinking about which Super Bowl games had the largest margin of victory. Which teams worked all season, made it to the big game and just ate it?

I wanted to know, and I dug up the 5 Super Bowl games with the most lopsided final score, so you don’t have to.

Super Bowl: 5 Biggest Blowouts

5. SB XXII Redskins 42, Broncos 10 (32 points)

Denver started hot, jumping out to a 10-0 lead — and then promptly got obliterated. Washington dropped an amazing 35 points in one quarter, setting a playoff record and making the Broncos look like Pop Warner scrubs.

Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to start a Super Bowl, silenced every doubter with 340 yards and four TDs, all less than 24 hours after having an emergency six-hour root canal surgery. Rookie running back Timmy Smith torched Denver for 204 rushing yards. As for the Broncos? They set the record for fastest self-destruction in Super Bowl history.

4. SB XXVII: Cowboys 52, Bills 17 (35 points)

Buffalo’s “Four Falls” was a period of peak embarrassment. At this point, after losing two Super Bowls already, the Bills decided to make it a trifecta with a masterclass in fumbling — literally. They turned the ball over nine times, which is beyond unacceptable. Then quarterback Jim Kelly got hurt, Thurman Thomas did nothing after his early TD and Dallas ran them off the field.

Troy Aikman threw four touchdowns while the Bills tripped over themselves. The Cowboys re-launched their dynasty while Buffalo launched straight into the history books and would do so again the following season.

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To have the mentality to keep rebounding each season but to never ice it!

Scott Norwood’s missed kick with 8secs left in 1991 is the enduring painful moment pic.twitter.com/84PGIGwC1q

— Rory Fitzgerald (@RoryFitz9) June 23, 2024

3. SB XLVIII: Seahawks 43, Broncos 8 (35 points)

Uff, Broncos again. This team walked into MetLife Stadium with the highest-scoring offense in NFL history. They walked out utterly humiliated. Peyton Manning’s first snap sailed over his head for a safety, and it got way worse.

Seattle’s “Legion of Boom” snatched every ounce of Denver’s dignity, forcing four turnovers and letting the Broncos’ offense score as much as a coupon for a free 12th Man foam finger. Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith became MVP after a pick-six while Denver became a meme. It was a complete meltdown and probably the most embarrassing loss on this list. Nobody’s NFL predictions saw it coming.

2.  SB XX: Bears 46, Patriots 10 (36 points)

The New England Patriots opened with a field goal and, for a brief moment, it seemed like they belonged. Then the Bears showed up. Chicago’s legendary “46” defense turned New England’s offense into dust, allowing seven rushing yards and sacking Tony Eason relentlessly.

By halftime, the Pats were just trying to survive, and William “The Refrigerator” Perry’s bulldozing TD was the ultimate cherry on top. Richard Dent got the MVP, but the whole Bears defense deserved statues. New England got mauled and the Bears did it with some Super Bowl shuffle swagger.

🐐GOAT SHOW🐐#49ers Joe Montana and Jerry Rice in Super Bowl XXIV

Montana becomes the then career leader in Super Bowl TD passes with 10

Rice sets SB single-game record with three receiving TDs, a record he would later tie in SB XXIX

January 28, 1990pic.twitter.com/MSvBYi8KGe

— Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) January 28, 2024

1. SB XXIV: San Francisco 49ers 55, Broncos 10 (45 points)

Jeez, the Broncos again? What a terrible list to be on three times. #Thoughtsandprayers to every Bronco fan who suffered through these dark days.

The NFC dominated this era of football, and the Broncos became the 13th straight AFC team to lose the Super Bowl. The NFL odds listed the 49ers as 12-point favorites, thanks to the Hall of Fame duo of Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. The pair connected seven times for 148 yards and three touchdowns.

Fellow Hall of Famer and Broncos QB John Elway had one of the worst games of his career that day. Finishing with a passer rating of 19.4. It remains the third-worst mark for a Super Bowl game.

The unbelievable part about this game might be the Broncos had a nasty defense that led the league in yards and points per game that season. But they were no match for Rice and Montana on a good day.

Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets

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