The 5 Best Teams That Didn't Win The Super Bowl
January 30, 2013 9:04 am
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The 1998 Minnesota Vikings will always be remembered as "not good enough," but there's much more here than meets the eye.
The Vikes had a dominant offense, featuring running back Robert Smith and wide receivers Randy Moss, Cris Carter, and Jake Reed.
With all these weapons, someone had to get them the ball, right? Quarterback Brad Johnson was knocked out of a Week 2 game, and veteran Randall Cunningham took over. The rest was history.
Minnesota finished the regular season 15-1, and rolled through the Divisional round, 41-21 over the Cardinals.
The Vikings were 11-point favorites to win the NFC Championship over Atlanta, and were playing in the Metrodome.
In the fourth quarter, kicker Gary Anderson, who hadn't missed a field goal all year, pulled a game-sealing 38-yard FG wide left.
The Falcons would send the game into overtime with a late touchdown, and win, 30-27.
It's Super Bowl season, and I'm counting down the top five teams to never won the big game.
One interesting thing about this list? There are a lot of teams worthy of this title that didn't even make the Super Bowl. This presents an interesting question: When making this list, should teams be penalized if they didn't make it to the big game?
Don't worry, you don't have to decide. I have already crunched the numbers for you.
There have been many great Super Bowl teams in NFL history, but what about those teams that came up just short? In this slide show, I'll give you the five best NFL teams that didn't take home the Lombardi Trophy.
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After reviewing that '90 PO game, it was more like Kelly and his K-gun did us in by putting 44 on the board. Although Marino did have 12 better games than the PO loss.
Bob, I agree with your points about the '84 Dolphins. But I couldn't replace the 1990 Bills for them. I could be persuaded to take out the 1998 Vikings for your Fins, however.
I agree with most of what you said, John. I can't put the 2000 G-Men in there, though. One win (41-0 vs. Vikings in NFC Championship) doesn't do it for me. Plus, the loss to a team with below average QB play, like you said.