Though DISH has not been around since the first Super Bowl was played in January 1967, this event has since then become a huge part of American culture. Here is a list of what many sports fans consider to be some of the best Super Bowl moments of the last forty-five years. Depending on your age and love for the game, you may remember some or all of these great Super Bowl moments. Let’s hope Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 in Indianapolis featuring the New England Patriots vs. the New York Giants (in a rematch of the 2008 game) will produce some new “best Super Bowl moments.” Kickoff time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. EST on NBC. Check local listings for the DISH channel in your area.
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Best Super Bowl Moments of Years Past
Now, to the list of a few of the best Super Bowl moments in history according to NFL fans from all over the U.S. (in no certain order):
- William “Refrigerator” Perry, in Super Bowl XX, gets the ball and runs ONE YARD for a touchdown to add to the Bears’ domination over the Patriots that year (1986). The Refrigerator went down in history the day the Bears beat the Patriots 46-10. Watch game highlights.
- Super Bowl II saw The Green Bay Packers carry legendary coach, Vince Lombardi, off the field after he won his final game as the Packers head coach. If you remember that “best Super Bowl moment,” please let us know in the comment section below.
- Talk about creating Super Bowl Fever! In Super Bowl I, Max McGee made an amazing one-handed grab to catch a 37-yard pass from QB Bart Starr for the first touchdown in Super Bowl history. McGee caught seven more passes that day to contribute to the Packers 35-17 win over Kansas City. Ironically, McGee had only caught four passes all season prior to the big game.
- In Super Bowl XXXI, New England scored late in the third quarter to cut their deficit to the Packers to only six points (27-21), but Green Bay’s Desmond Howard returned the kick-off 99 yards, and the Packers won 35-21! Probably the most amazing kick-off return in Super Bowl history.
- Talk about amazing runs—in Super Bowl XVIII, when the Raiders were leading the Redskins 28-9, Raiders QB Jim Plunkett tosses to legendary Marcus Allen who cuts away from a wall of defenders and runs 74 yards for the TD to end the quarter and the game. Allen ran a total of 191 yards that day and was named MVP after a 38-9 Raiders victory.
- Remember Super Bowl XXXIV when the Titans and Rams were tied at 16 with only a little over two minutes left in the game? Kurt Warner threw to Isaac Bruce who slipped by Anthony Dorsett and ran 73 yards for the game-winning TD. The Georgia Dome rocked as fans chanted, “Bruce, Bruce, Bruce!”
- Many claim this to be the most “acrobatic” catch in Super Bowl history: In Super Bowl X, Pittsburgh Steeler, Lynn Swann, late in the second quarter, leapt, seemingly higher than humanly possible, to catch the ball thrown from the 10-yard line of the Dallas Cowboys by QB Terry Bradshaw. Swann bobbled the ball, but finally maintained control of it for a 53-yard gain.
- Super Bowl XXXVI saw the Patriots (led by Tom Brady) and the Rams tied at 17. Brady drove his team downfield to set up a game-winning field goal for Adam Vinatieri with only seven seconds left in the game. Vinatieri’s perfect field goal right down the middle gave the Patriots their first NFL title in the team’s history. Let’s see what Tom Brady can do ten years later when he faces Eli Manning in Super Bowl XLVI in a few days!
- The latest game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl history came in Super Bowl XXIII when, with 39 seconds left in the game, the 49’ers, led by Joe Montana, run a pass play where receiver John Taylor broke loose and caught the game-winning TD pass to beat the Bengals 20-16.
Let’s see if this year’s Super Bowl adds to the list of best Super Bowl moments in history. Watch the Super Bowl on DISH Network at home on NBC or on the go with DISH TV Everywhere Sunday, February 5 starting at 6:30 p.m. EST.
