The last true blowout game in the Super Bowl was won 43-8 by the Seattle Seahawks in 2014. There have been plenty before and since that have gone down to the wire.
Here are 10 of the must crushing Super Bowl defeats as time runs out:
2013 Super Bowl - Ravens-49ers
With the Ravens leading late in the game, 34–29, the 49ers advanced to the Baltimore 7-yard line just before the two-minute warning. In four attempts, the Ravens could not reach the end zone, turning the ball over on downs. Baltimore took a safety to preserver the win, 34-31.
2002 Super Bowl - Patriots-Rams
The Rams, behind quarterback Kurt Warner, rallied with two fourth quarter touchdowns to tie the Patriots with 90 seconds left. With no timeouts, Tom Brady led the Patriots down the field, setting up a game-winning 48-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri with 7 seconds on the clock. It was Brady's first Super Bowl win and MVP trophy.
2004 Super Bowl - Patriots-Panthers
The Panthers made their first Super bowl appearance. The Patriots were chasing their second title in three years. The teams scored a record 37 points in the fourth quarter, which was capped with a 41-yard Adam Vinatieri field goal with 9 seconds left for the win.
2009 Super Bowl - Steelers-Cardinals
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Credit: Kevin C. Cox
Arizona scored 16 unaswered points to take 23-20 lead with 2:37 remaining. Ben Roethlisberger marched the Steelers 72 yards to the 6-yard line. With 35 seconds left, Roethlisberger found wide receiver Santonio Holmes at the edge of the end zone for the game-winning touchdown. Pittsburgh won its sixth Super Bowl, 27-23.
1989 Super Bowl - 49ers-Bengals
Down 16-13 to Cincinnati, Joe Montana drove San Francisco 92 yards down the field in under 3 minutes to score the winning touchdown with 34 seconds left - a 10-yard pass to John Taylor.
2008 Super Bowl - Giants-Patriots
Down 14–10 to New England, New York got the ball on their own 17-yard line with 2:39 left and marched 83 yards down the field. In that drive, Giants' David Tyree made a leaping one-handed catch pinning the football with his right hand to the crown of his helmet for a 32-yard gain. Wide receiver Plaxico Burress then scored the winning touchdown on a 13-yard reception with 35 seconds remaining. The Giants ruined the Patriots' perfect season with the 17-14 win.
2000 Super Bowl - Rams-Titans
Credit: Rennee' Hannans
Credit: Rennee' Hannans
Ten yards short of the end zone, and with 6 seconds left on the clock, Tennessee Titans wide receiver catches a short pass and dives for a game-tying score, but falls shy on a tackle by St. Louis Rams linebacker Mike Jones. The Rams went on to win, 23-16, at Atlanta's Georgia Dome.
2015 Super Bowl - Patriots-Seahawks
New England rallied to take a 28-24 lead with 2:02 left in the game. Seattle drove the ball 79 yards to the Patriots’ 1-yard line with 26 seconds left. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s pass attempt was intercepted by rookie Malcolm Butler, securing the New England win.
1991 Super Bowl - Giants-Bills
Credit: Mike Powell
Credit: Mike Powell
Buffalo trailed New York, 20-19, with 2:16 remaining. With their final possession, Jim Kelly steered the Bills offense to the 29-yard line, where Scott Norwood would attempt a game-winning field goal of 47 yards with 8 seconds left. Norwood’s kick sailed wide right. It was the Bills' first of four-straight losing Super Bowl appearances. It remains the only potential Super Bowl winning field goal attempt to fail.
2017 Super Bowl - Patriots-Falcons
Atlanta piled up what appeared to be an insurmountable lead, 28-3, over New England midway through the third quarter. The Patriots and Tom Brady accomplished the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, scoring 25 unanswered points to tie the game with 57 seconds left. In the first Super Bowl overtime, New England drove 75 yards to win on a 2-yard touchdown run by James White.
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