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The Super Bowl is the single biggest game in all of sports, so it makes sense that there are tons of massive moments and iconic plays that have occurred in the NFL’s championship game, as intensity is always turned up a notch. With the Super Bowl about to have its 59th edition, it can be hard to keep track of all of the memorable moments, regardless of how jaw-dropping they were. In order to jog your memory and get your football juices flowing before the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles, we decided to rank the biggest moments in Super Bowl history.
Marcus Allen has the second most rushing yards in a single Super Bowl game ever. A good chunk of those came on an iconic 74-yard run. Allen’s rush originally looked like he’d be stopped for negative gain, but instead, the Los Angeles Raiders running back turned around and was able to outrun the entire Washington Redskins defense.
In Super Bowl X, Lynn Swann had four incredible catches for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The best of the bunch was a 53-yarder in which Swann leaped in the air and juggled the ball in mid-air before coming down with it. Swann’s heroics earned him the MVP for the game.
Gaining momentum before halftime is an important thing in football. James Harrison did just that for the Steelers against the Arizona Cardinals when he returned an interception that he caught on the goal line 99 yards as time expired in the first half.
The Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos game in Super Bowl XLVIII was never close, and that started from the first play of the game. Twelve seconds into the contest, Manny Ramirez snapped the ball over Peyton Manning’s head, which forced a safety on the first play of the game and the quickest score in Super Bowl history. This created positive momentum for the Seahawks for the rest of the game, and their great defense was able to dominate the rest of the way despite the fact that Denver had a historically great offense.
Desmond Howard only played one season with the Green Bay Packers, but he made the most of it. In Super Bowl XXXI, Howard returned a kickoff 99 yards for a score, which led to him eventually being named MVP of the game.
The 21st-century New England Patriots are the greatest dynasty in the history of the NFL. They won six of the nine Super Bowls they went to during that time, and Adam Vinatieri can largely be credited with starting the dynasty. He hit the game-winning kick in Super Bowl XXXVI. The 48-yarder set the Patriots down a course of domination that may never be matched.
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