The Seattle Seahawks slaughtered the Denver Broncos 43-8 on Sunday in one of the biggest blowouts in Super Bowl history.
It was one-sided fight on all sides of the ball. Seattle’s top-rated defence shut down the best offence in NFL history, and Denver’s defence couldn’t contain sophomore quarterback Russell Wilson. The Seahawks even got nine points from its special teams off a pair of plays 12 seconds into each half.
The win gave the Seahawks their first Super Bowl title, but it wasn’t the first time the Broncos have been on the wrong side of a championship game beatdown.
Here are the top five biggest blowouts in Super Bowl history:
Super Bowl XXIV (1989): San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10
Joe Montana and Jerry Rice led the league-best 49ers to their second consecutive title in the biggest rout in Super Bowl history. San Francisco’s 55 points and eight touchdowns remain the most ever scored by one team.
Super Bowl XX (1985): Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10
Arguably one of the greatest seasons in NFL history ended in fitting fashion for the dominant Chicago Bears, who went 15-1 in the regular season before posting back-to-back shutouts to reach the Super Bowl where they steam-rolled the wild-card Patriots.
Super Bowl XLVIII (2013): Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8
Sunday’s 35-point loss to the Seahawks is only the second worst Super Bowl defeat for the Broncos. Yikes.
Super Bowl XXVII (1992): Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17
Troy Aikman tossed four TDs and the Cowboys defence forced a record nine turnovers in their first of back-to-back Super Bowl victories over the Buffalo Bills.
Super Bowl XXII (1987): Washington Redskins 42, Denver Broncos 10
After a 19-point loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl the year before, the Broncos were out for revenge against the Redskins. They wouldn’t get it. Washington scored 42 unanswered points, including a record-breaking 35 points in the second quarter, to hand Denver another embarrassing loss on the biggest stage.
