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February 1, 2008

Few Close Games

PHOENIX -- Of the first XXXV Super Bowls, only two were decided by three or less points -- Super Bowl V, when the Colts' Jim O'Brien kicked a 32-yard field goal in the final seconds to beat the Cowboys, 16-13, and Super Bowl XXV, when Buffalo's Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard field goal with four seconds to go as the BIlls lost to the Giants, 20-19.

Of the last VI Super Bowls, however, three of them have been decided by the margin of a field goal, and all of them involved the Patriots, who beat the Rams, 20-17, in Super Bowl XXXVI; the Panthers, 32-29, in Super Bowl XXXVII; and the Eagles, 24-21, in Super Bowl XXXIX.

The last two Super Bowls have been decided by 11 and 12 points, respectively, with Pittsburgh beating Seattle, 21-10, two years ago, and the Colts defeating the Bears, 29-17, last year.

Posted by Jim Donaldson  at 12:58 PM | Permalink