That was embarrassing. I don't care who you root for.
Posted on 02/02/2014 8:52:03 PM PST by beaversmom
When it comes to Super Bowls and getting blown out, no one goes down in flames quite like the Denver Broncos. Denver's loss to Seattle on Sunday was team's fifth Super Bowl loss, an NFL record.
The Broncos had been tied with the Patriots (3-4), Vikings (0-4) and Bills (0-4) for most Super Bowl losses.
Having the most Super Bowl losses is bad enough, but it gets worse: thanks to the 43-8 final score, the Broncos have now been on the losing end of three of the five biggest blowouts in Super Bowl history.
Here are the five biggest blowouts in Super Bowl history:
1. Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 55-10 over Denver
2. Super Bowl XX: Chicago 46-10 over New England
T-3. Super Bowl XLIV: Seattle 43-8 over Denver
T-3. Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas 52-17 over Buffalo
5. Super Bowl XXII: Washington 42-10 over Denver
Here's a brief look at the Broncos' four Super Bowl losses. You can read the game story from the Broncos fifth Super Bowl loss by clicking here.
Super Bowl XII: Dallas 27, Denver 10 -- This is the only Super Bowl in NFL history that had a split MVP and one of only seven times in 48 years that a defensive player won the MVP award. Cowboys defensive tackle Randy White shared the award with teammate Harvey Martin. Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith became the eighth defensive player to win the Super Bowl MVP when he won the award Sunday.
Super Bowl XXI: NY Giants 39, Denver 20 -- The Broncos were beat down by Phil Simms. Simms completed a Super Bowl record 88 percent of his passes (22 of 25) for 268 yards and three touchdowns as New York won its first Super Bowl title in franchise history. Simms also became the first Super Bowl MVP to utter the most famous postgame words that have ever been uttered, "I'm going to Disney World."
Super Bowl XXII: Washington 42, Denver 10 -- Of the Broncos' first four Super Bowl losses, this one might have been the most painful. For one quarter against Washington, the Broncos looked like they were going to dominate the game. Denver jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but then the wheels fell off the wagon and the wagon caught on fire. Redskins quarterback Doug Williams threw four touchdown passes in the second quarter and Washington scored 35 total points as the Redskins turned the game into a rout. Williams threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns and took home the Super Bowl MVP award.
Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 55, Denver 10 -- The 49ers' 55-10 win is still the largest margin of victory in Super Bowl history and San Francisco's 55 points are the most ever scored in a Super Bowl. This game was never close as the 49ers jumped out to a 41-3 lead.
It's also worth noting that although the Broncos do lose often in the Super Bowl, they also have won before. With John Elway under center, the Broncos won back-to-back titles in Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII.
Yes, the Redskins were the defending Super Bowl Champ and had the league’s number one ranked offense in 1983; - and set a new record for most points scored in a season ( that year ).
For being arguably the best QB ever, Peyton certainly laid a very large and public egg last night. The Broncos were out of sync from the first snap and the breakdown was total. I would grant that their D played well in the first half. It could have been a lot worse!
?..., The ball was snapped over Manning's head by a wide margin. You think Tebow is Superman and could have just flown into the sky to haul that snap back to earth...?
I watched Tebow in his playoff game against New England. You obviously don't remember what a horrific performance he had against a very good Patriot defense. Let me refresh your memory: 9/26 passing for 136 yards; sacked 5 times; 5 rushes for 13 yards.
Great defenses almost always make great offenses look bad. I'm not a Seattle fan, nor am I a Denver fan (Raiders, Baby!), but Seattle has one of the best NFL defenses of all time-- very athletic and very smart. Denver didn't play any team with a defense anywhere near the caliber of the Seahawks in 2013-2014: Ravens, Giants, Raiders, Eagles, Cowboys, Jaguars, Colts, Redskins, Chargers, Chiefs, Patriots, Titans, Texans...; which one of those teams that Denver played this year was a top 10 defense? Zip, zero, nada....
This happened because God was watching when Denver treated Tebow so very poorly. He knew the best way to get them was to make them fly high and then cut their wings so they crash to earth...and they did.
“It was the Tebow curse.”
And I hope it never ends.
I watched that game too. He had a vapor lock of epic proportions. What a bone head play that was.
I think that picture epitomizes the Bronco’s night.
This might be the Chinese Year of the Horse but it certainly wasn’t the Night of the Horse last night in New Jersey.
The Broncos turned in the worst Super Bowl performance in decades. Tebow would have done better. Serves Elway right.
Will the NFL turn on Russell Wilson now because he gave glory to God for his victory, or does persecution only apply to White Christian quarterbacks?
I think we will find out later that the CHawks had the play calls figured out because the defense played like they were in the offensive huddle. They also didn’t miss a tackle of blow a coverage and they made every single play they had to make.
Denver didn’t seem prepared IMO.
That Wilson kid has a bright future if he can stay healthy and keep out of trouble.
Peyton Manning - Mr. September
That was embarrassing. I don't care who you root for.
I had always figured my Pats’ loss to Chicago was the worst. Glad we’re number two.
No not the players themselves but the people that own them and that live up there
“Will the NFL turn on Russell Wilson now because he gave glory to God for his victory, or does persecution only apply to White Christian quarterbacks?”
I think we know the answer to that, whites have all that white privilege, doncha know, so they have no right to praise God or seek His protection, white Christianity is designed to keep everyone else down and save the best for themselves, etc ad nauseum, and white Christians therefore deserve to be persecuted/ sarc
The use of Roman numerals is beyond the comprehension of most journalists. Although Manning lost to the Saints in Super Bowl XLIV, yesterday’s game was Super Bowl XLVIII.
This morning on the NFL network, it was the consensus that Mannings’ legacy will not be harmed at all by this game. I’m sorry, but I don’t get that. You screw up the biggest game of the year, and it doesn’t matter?
That said, I have nothing against Peyton; I hear he’s a conservative and a Christian, and he seems to be a decent guy. But I’m a Panthers fan, so I really didn’t care about yesterday’s outcome either way.
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