Which Super Bowl champ was the *most* unbeatable (1 Viewer)

[Raider Nation]

Sometimes when watching a blowout game, in any sport, you hear the announcer say something like "Wow... nobody would have beaten _______ today." So I got to thinking (I do that sometimes), which Super Bowl winner was the most impressive/dominant/convincing ON THE DAY they won it all?

This isn't "Who is the greatest team ever?" ... but rather, who was the greatest team on that Super Bowl Sunday?

You might be inclined to nominate teams like the 1989 San Francisco 49ers, who beat Denver 55-10. Or the 1992 Dallas Cowboys, who beat Buffalo 52-17. Or the 1985 Chiacgo Bears, who beat New England 46-10. There are other examples of 25+ point Super Bowl blowouts, but when I was researching this topic a bit, one game surprisingly stood out where the score was not completely out of hand.

In Pittsburgh's first trip to the big game - Super Bowl IX - they defeated Minnesota by the score of 16-6. Ho-hum, right? Not so much. The Steelers only scored as much as they needed to, because their defense was on another planet. The Steel Curtain held the Vikes to 119 total yards that day!

Are you kidding me? Minnesota had absolutely no chance to move the ball.

Any team can keep piling on touchdowns once the writing is on the wall. That's only mildly impressive. To me, the teams which won with a suffocating defense is the most impressive type of victory, as the Steelers displayed that day. The other games which jump off the page like that would be Dallas holding Miami to 185 total yards in a 24-3 Super Bowl VI win (though I was too young to watch that game), and the 2000 Ravens destroying the Giants, 34-7, in Super Bowl XXXV while limiting the G-Men to 152 total yards.

That Ravens team might just be my answer to this question, which is even more remarkable when you consider they came out of the Wild Card round.

 

[Raider Nation]

http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history

Quick reference for scores & stats of every Super Bowl.

 

[Pickle Rody]

Going with the Ravens in 2000. The Ravens defense thoroughly dominated the Giants and it was fun to watch. I still remember Stokely's long catch for a TD that pretty much took the air out of the sails of anything the Giants had left. There was no way the Ravens were going to be denied a championship that afternoon/evening.

Still can't believe that Dilfer won the MVP (because it should have gone to the Ravens defensive unit as a whole.)

 

[Raider Nation]

Still can't believe that Dilfer won the MVP (because it should have gone to the Ravens defensive unit as a whole.)

Yep. After losing a bet when my Raiders got dismantled in the AFCCG, I wasn't about to make the same mistake again. Pretty much bet my life on Baltimore against the Giants. I'll always love Ray Lewis for that.

 

[ninerfanatic492000]

i'm pretty bias being a niner fan. i know the score to the niners/broncos super bowl but i really feel the niners could have scored 100 on the chargers if they wanted too. nothing could/would stop Young that day...........it was one of those games u knew it was over 5minutes into the game or even possibly before it started

 

[Yenrub]

Going with the Ravens in 2000. The Ravens defense thoroughly dominated the Giants and it was fun to watch. I still remember Stokely's long catch for a TD that pretty much took the air out of the sails of anything the Giants had left. There was no way the Ravens were going to be denied a championship that afternoon/evening.Still can't believe that Dilfer won the MVP (because it should have gone to the Ravens defensive unit as a whole.)

What took the air out of the sails in that game was when Armstead's TD was called back for a very questionable defensive holding call on the Hammer Keith Hamilton on a screen passThe 2nd thing was J.Lewis' kickoff return

 

[Sleeping King]

92 Cowboys have to be in the mix. They toyed with the Bills like a high school team. And that was a really good Bills team.

 

[awesomeness]

92 Cowboys have to be in the mix. They toyed with the Bills like a high school team. And that was a really good Bills team.

that'd be my vote. The cowboys would have had another TD too if not for Leon Lett's shenanigans.

 

[zanti8]

1st - 85 bears

2nd - 89 49ers

 

[Ghost Rider]

1st - 85 bears2nd - 89 49ers

Yep. Those are the first two I thought of.

 

[zed2283]

1st - 85 bears2nd - 89 49ers

Yep. Those are the first two I thought of.

Me too... only I've got the '89 49'ers on top. They played one of the most perfect games ever, except for a missed XP.

 

[FavreCo]

85 Bears were 1st to come to mind.

 

[dgreen]

Going with the Ravens in 2000. The Ravens defense thoroughly dominated the Giants and it was fun to watch. I still remember Stokely's long catch for a TD that pretty much took the air out of the sails of anything the Giants had left. There was no way the Ravens were going to be denied a championship that afternoon/evening.Still can't believe that Dilfer won the MVP (because it should have gone to the Ravens defensive unit as a whole.)

Ray Lewis won the MVP.

 

[billrob]

2008 Giants maybe?

If the greatest show on natural grass, Bill Belicheat led, Brady to Moss, 18-0 Patriots couldn't beat them...who could?

 

[Sweet Love]

92 Cowboys have to be in the mix. They toyed with the Bills like a high school team. And that was a really good Bills team.

I am not sure about total yardage, etc., but from a fans standpoint, that game was about one-sided as they get.

 

[Pickle Rody]

Going with the Ravens in 2000. The Ravens defense thoroughly dominated the Giants and it was fun to watch. I still remember Stokely's long catch for a TD that pretty much took the air out of the sails of anything the Giants had left. There was no way the Ravens were going to be denied a championship that afternoon/evening.Still can't believe that Dilfer won the MVP (because it should have gone to the Ravens defensive unit as a whole.)

Ray Lewis won the MVP.

Cool, I forgot that and didn't look it up. My bad.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

1972 Miami Dolphins...their defense allowed zero points. Add in a perfect season, no one was going to beat Miami.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I put the '85 Bears there too although they didn't play a strong team in the Super Bowl but they were the first to score that many, and the 36 point blowout was just silly.

 

[travdogg]

In Pittsburgh's first trip to the big game - Super Bowl IX - they defeated Minnesota by the score of 16-6. Ho-hum, right? Not so much. The Steelers only scored as much as they needed to, because their defense was on another planet. The Steel Curtain held the Vikes to 119 total yards that day!

Are you kidding me? Minnesota had absolutely no chance to move the ball.

The 85 Bears were even more impressive defensively, the only reason they even allowed 100 yards is because they pulled their starters. If they hadn't, I highly doubt the Patriots would have scored more than 3 points or gained over 100 yards.

 

[Koya]

Going with the Ravens in 2000. The Ravens defense thoroughly dominated the Giants and it was fun to watch. I still remember Stokely's long catch for a TD that pretty much took the air out of the sails of anything the Giants had left. There was no way the Ravens were going to be denied a championship that afternoon/evening.Still can't believe that Dilfer won the MVP (because it should have gone to the Ravens defensive unit as a whole.)

I think my comment will pertain to a number of other SB champions, especially those who won in total blowouts - you MUST consider the competition. The '85 Bears dismantled a team that was woefully unprepared to face them. If we are talking the MOST unbeatable, you have to take into consideration not only how well that team played during their winning super bowl, but how they would face against better competition.And as good as the Ravens were that year, the Giants were not a great team by any stretch. Had the Ravens faced one of the better defenses themselves (Bears, '86 Giants, Tampa) would they have been able to score themselves?I dont have an answer offhand, probably one of the niner teams that combined solid D with an unstoppable Offense.

 

[TS Garp]

i'm pretty bias being a niner fan. i know the score to the niners/broncos super bowl but i really feel the niners could have scored 100 on the chargers if they wanted too. nothing could/would stop Young that day...........it was one of those games u knew it was over 5minutes into the game or even possibly before it started

Have to agree with you -- the 1994 49ers were ridiculously loaded. That was like a fantasy team. I just looked it up and they scored more than 30 points 13 times that year (including the playoffs) and topped 40 points 7 times. In the playoffs, they scored 44, 38, and 49 points. Unbelievable.

 

[Statcruncher]

In Pittsburgh's first trip to the big game - Super Bowl IX - they defeated Minnesota by the score of 16-6. Ho-hum, right? Not so much. The Steelers only scored as much as they needed to, because their defense was on another planet. The Steel Curtain held the Vikes to 119 total yards that day!

Are you kidding me? Minnesota had absolutely no chance to move the ball.

Any team can keep piling on touchdowns once the writing is on the wall. That's only mildly impressive. To me, the teams which won with a suffocating defense is the most impressive type of victory, as the Steelers displayed that day. The other games which jump off the page like that would be Dallas holding Miami to 185 total yards in a 24-3 Super Bowl VI win (though I was too young to watch that game), and the 2000 Ravens destroying the Giants, 34-7, in Super Bowl XXXV while limiting the G-Men to 152 total yards.

That Ravens team might just be my answer to this question, which is even more remarkable when you consider they came out of the Wild Card round.

Total Net Yardage Allowed119 Pittsburgh SB9

123 Chicago SB20

152 Baltimore SB35

Total Net Passing Yardage Allowed

86 Baltimore SB35

102 Pittsburgh SB9

117 Chicago SB20

Total Net Rushing Yardage Allowed

7 Chicago SB20

17 Pittsburgh SB9

66 Baltimore SB35

Yards Allowed Per Play

2.3 Chicago SB20

2.5 Pittsburgh SB9

2.6 Baltimore SB35

Sacks/Yards Lost

7 for 61 yards Chicago SB20

4 for 26 yards Baltimore SB35

NO STATS Pittsburgh SB9

Turnovers Forced

6 Chicago SB20

5 Pittsburgh SB9

5 Baltimore SB35

Defensive Points Scored

8 Chicago SB20 (INT return + safety)

6 Baltimore SB35 (INT return)*

2 Pittsburgh SB9 (safety)

* Special Teams also had a kickoff return

Margin Of Victory

36 Chicago SB20

27 Baltimore SB35

10 Pittsburgh SB9

If you truly enjoy a dominating defense then from the 3 you mentioned a strong case could be made for Chicago being the most unbeatable. Many will say New England was not a tough opponent, but remember Chicago was 15-1 that season and gave up a total of 10 points during their entire postseason. Of course I'm a homer, but the numbers Bear it out.

Edited to add: The Patriots had -19 net yardage at the half. The Bears tied or set Super Bowl records for most sacks (7), fewest rushing yards allowed (7), fewest rushing first downs allowed (1), most points scored in the 3rd quarter (21), most points scored (46), and largest margin of victory (36).

 

[Koya]

In Pittsburgh's first trip to the big game - Super Bowl IX - they defeated Minnesota by the score of 16-6. Ho-hum, right? Not so much. The Steelers only scored as much as they needed to, because their defense was on another planet. The Steel Curtain held the Vikes to 119 total yards that day!

Are you kidding me? Minnesota had absolutely no chance to move the ball.

Any team can keep piling on touchdowns once the writing is on the wall. That's only mildly impressive. To me, the teams which won with a suffocating defense is the most impressive type of victory, as the Steelers displayed that day. The other games which jump off the page like that would be Dallas holding Miami to 185 total yards in a 24-3 Super Bowl VI win (though I was too young to watch that game), and the 2000 Ravens destroying the Giants, 34-7, in Super Bowl XXXV while limiting the G-Men to 152 total yards.

That Ravens team might just be my answer to this question, which is even more remarkable when you consider they came out of the Wild Card round.

Total Net Yardage Allowed119 Pittsburgh SB9

123 Chicago SB20

152 Baltimore SB35

Total Net Passing Yardage Allowed

86 Baltimore SB35

102 Pittsburgh SB9

117 Chicago SB20

Total Net Rushing Yardage Allowed

7 Chicago SB20

17 Pittsburgh SB9

66 Baltimore SB35

Yards Allowed Per Play

2.3 Chicago SB20

2.5 Pittsburgh SB9

2.6 Baltimore SB35

Sacks/Yards Lost

7 for 61 yards Chicago SB20

4 for 26 yards Baltimore SB35

NO STATS Pittsburgh SB9

Turnovers Forced

6 Chicago SB20

5 Pittsburgh SB9

5 Baltimore SB35

Defensive Points Scored

8 Chicago SB20 (INT return + safety)

6 Baltimore SB35 (INT return)*

2 Pittsburgh SB9 (safety)

* Special Teams also had a kickoff return

Margin Of Victory

36 Chicago SB20

27 Baltimore SB35

10 Pittsburgh SB9

If you truly enjoy a dominating defense then from the 3 you mentioned a strong case could be made for Chicago being the most unbeatable. Many will say New England was not a tough opponent, but remember Chicago was 15-1 that season and gave up a total of 10 points during their entire postseason. Of course I'm a homer, but the numbers Bear it out.

Edited to add: The Patriots had -19 net yardage at the half. The Bears tied or set Super Bowl records for most sacks (7), fewest rushing yards allowed (7), fewest rushing first downs allowed (1), most points scored in the 3rd quarter (21), most points scored (46), and largest margin of victory (36).

What if you put those bears against one of the 49ers teams? The bears get hurt here because the team they played that day was just SO overwhelemd and intimidated. Not saying the Bears are a bad choice, but you have to consider who they demolished.

 

[Ghost of Bill Walsh]

i'm pretty bias being a niner fan. i know the score to the niners/broncos super bowl but i really feel the niners could have scored 100 on the chargers if they wanted too. nothing could/would stop Young that day...........it was one of those games u knew it was over 5minutes into the game or even possibly before it started

Have to agree with you -- the 1994 49ers were ridiculously loaded. That was like a fantasy team. I just looked it up and they scored more than 30 points 13 times that year (including the playoffs) and topped 40 points 7 times. In the playoffs, they scored 44, 38, and 49 points. Unbelievable.

Agree, the 49ers/Chargers SB would be my #1. Steve Young throws 6 td's and Rice had 3. If not the top one it certainly belongs in the top 3.

 

[Cookiemonster]

I'll take the Montana led 9ers. Rice & Taylor out wide. B.Jones in the middle. Craig & Rathman out of the backfield and a defense led by my avatar and favorite player of all time. Not a dominant D, but stout enough that opposing offenses really had to push to keep up with one of the best all-time offenses and more often than not ended up pushing the nails in the coffin. It was like watching a good title fight. Both sides landing punches and it goes into the middle rounds before you see the champ keeping the pressure on and the contender starting to wilt under the barrage. Next thing you know, it's a TKO.

 

[Ron_Mexico]

85 Bears

03 Buccaneers

 

[wdh76]

1972 Miami Dolphins...their defense allowed zero points. Add in a perfect season, no one was going to beat Miami.

And if he makes the $%#%ing FG they win the game 17-0 which would have been the ONLY shutout in SB history

 

[Riffraff]

i'm pretty bias being a niner fan. i know the score to the niners/broncos super bowl but i really feel the niners could have scored 100 on the chargers if they wanted too. nothing could/would stop Young that day...........it was one of those games u knew it was over 5minutes into the game or even possibly before it started

Have to agree with you -- the 1994 49ers were ridiculously loaded. That was like a fantasy team. I just looked it up and they scored more than 30 points 13 times that year (including the playoffs) and topped 40 points 7 times. In the playoffs, they scored 44, 38, and 49 points. Unbelievable.

First one to come to my mind. Steeler fans still think they would have had a chance against the 49ers. They might of given up less points, but they wouldn't have scored as many as the Chargers. Nobody was beating that Niners team.

 

[TopekaBearsFan]

Total Net Yardage Allowed

119 Pittsburgh SB9

123 Chicago SB20

152 Baltimore SB35

Total Net Passing Yardage Allowed

86 Baltimore SB35

102 Pittsburgh SB9

117 Chicago SB20

Total Net Rushing Yardage Allowed

7 Chicago SB20

17 Pittsburgh SB9

66 Baltimore SB35

Yards Allowed Per Play

2.3 Chicago SB20

2.5 Pittsburgh SB9

2.6 Baltimore SB35

Sacks/Yards Lost

7 for 61 yards Chicago SB20

4 for 26 yards Baltimore SB35

NO STATS Pittsburgh SB9

Turnovers Forced

6 Chicago SB20

5 Pittsburgh SB9

5 Baltimore SB35

Defensive Points Scored

8 Chicago SB20 (INT return + safety)

6 Baltimore SB35 (INT return)*

2 Pittsburgh SB9 (safety)

* Special Teams also had a kickoff return

Margin Of Victory

36 Chicago SB20

27 Baltimore SB35

10 Pittsburgh SB9

If you truly enjoy a dominating defense then from the 3 you mentioned a strong case could be made for Chicago being the most unbeatable. Many will say New England was not a tough opponent, but remember Chicago was 15-1 that season and gave up a total of 10 points during their entire postseason. Of course I'm a homer, but the numbers Bear it out.

Edited to add: The Patriots had -19 net yardage at the half. The Bears tied or set Super Bowl records for most sacks (7), fewest rushing yards allowed (7), fewest rushing first downs allowed (1), most points scored in the 3rd quarter (21), most points scored (46), and largest margin of victory (36).

Starcruncher said it all. The stats speak for themselves. Remember the original post was about who appeared to be the most unbeatable ON THE DAY THEY WON THE SUPERBOWL! The Bears where 17-1 going into the game that year. One of the announcers said "If this were a boxing match, it would've been stopped by now." at one point during the game.None of the other teams mentioned were as dominant during the Superbowl (although the '89 49ers came close) and NONE of them won 15 games in the regular season!

 

[Godsbrother]

I'll say the 1979 Steelers.

The defense was still stout and the offense was at its peak. They breezed through the regular season, dominated the playoffs and while the Rams gave them a game early on in the SB the Steelers poured it on in the second half to win the game 31-19. At that point the Steelers had won 4 Super Bowls in 6 seasons and there was no doubt about which team was the best in the NFL, not just for that season but for the entire decade.

 

[ninerfanatic492000]

i'm pretty bias being a niner fan. i know the score to the niners/broncos super bowl but i really feel the niners could have scored 100 on the chargers if they wanted too. nothing could/would stop Young that day...........it was one of those games u knew it was over 5minutes into the game or even possibly before it started

Have to agree with you -- the 1994 49ers were ridiculously loaded. That was like a fantasy team. I just looked it up and they scored more than 30 points 13 times that year (including the playoffs) and topped 40 points 7 times. In the playoffs, they scored 44, 38, and 49 points. Unbelievable.

First one to come to my mind. Steeler fans still think they would have had a chance against the 49ers. They might of given up less points, but they wouldn't have scored as many as the Chargers. Nobody was beating that Niners team.

i couldn't move the ball that easily back in the day on nfl fever

 

[Raider Nation]

I'll say the 1979 Steelers.

The defense was still stout and the offense was at its peak. They breezed through the regular season, dominated the playoffs and while the Rams gave them a game early on in the SB the Steelers poured it on in the second half to win the game 31-19.

They gave up over 300 offensive yards to a Vince Ferragamo-led team, and were losing with 12:05 left in the game.

 

[TopekaBearsFan]

I'll say the 1979 Steelers. The defense was still stout and the offense was at its peak. They breezed through the regular season, dominated the playoffs and while the Rams gave them a game early on in the SB the Steelers poured it on in the second half to win the game 31-19. At that point the Steelers had won 4 Super Bowls in 6 seasons and there was no doubt about which team was the best in the NFL, not just for that season but for the entire decade.

The '79 Steelers lost 4 games that year. The Bears lost 1 in '85. The Bears won their 2 playoff games by a combined score of 45-0, The Steelers won 61-27. The Steelers won the Super Bowl 31-19; The Bears won 46-10. The Steelers beat a team (The LA Rams) that was 9-7 in the regular season; the Bears beat a team (the NE Patriots) that was 10-6. How could you possibly say the '79 Steelers were MORE unbeatable than the '85 Bears? Did you not understand the question?!

 

[JJP]

The 1985 Bears were the best team I've seen for one season. Pittsburgh had the best 4-5 year run back in the 70s.

 

[TopekaBearsFan]

The 1985 Bears were the best team I've seen for one season. Pittsburgh had the best 4-5 year run back in the 70s.

I concur.

 

[squistion]

I'll say the 1979 Steelers.

The defense was still stout and the offense was at its peak. They breezed through the regular season, dominated the playoffs and while the Rams gave them a game early on in the SB the Steelers poured it on in the second half to win the game 31-19.

They gave up over 300 offensive yards to a Vince Ferragamo-led team, and were losing with 12:05 left in the game.

I was going to mention that. It was a much closer game than the score indicated, with the Rams leading going into the 4th quarter.

 

[Tanner9919]

i'm pretty bias being a niner fan. i know the score to the niners/broncos super bowl but i really feel the niners could have scored 100 on the chargers if they wanted too. nothing could/would stop Young that day...........it was one of those games u knew it was over 5minutes into the game or even possibly before it started

1991 Redskins was a special team...14-2 record.avg'd 30.3 ppg, allowed just 14 ppg, differential of 261 pts.takeaway/giveaway +18.as dominant as a team could have been.1986 Giants..there wasn't a team that was going to stop them that season. I doubt many of the other SB winning teams would have beaten them, either..they blew out the Niners 49-3, blanked the Redskins 17-0, and pummeled the Broncos.Phil Simms had the best performance by a QB in a SB in terms of comp percentage: 88%3 incomplete passes, 3 tds, rating of 150.9, 131.8 playoff rating!

 

[Topes]

i'm pretty bias being a niner fan. i know the score to the niners/broncos super bowl but i really feel the niners could have scored 100 on the chargers if they wanted too. nothing could/would stop Young that day...........it was one of those games u knew it was over 5minutes into the game or even possibly before it started

Though I'm a Cowboys fan, and absolutely loved the 92 trouncing of the Bills, I'd have to agree with you here. The Niners/Chargers Super Bowl was a joke. The Chargers looked pitiful, awful. But it seemed the Niners were making them look that bad. (I'm sure they gave up after a point, as well, but I likely gave up paying close attention.)

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

1st - 85 bears

I feel confident that this is the correct answer to the question. No Super Bowl felt more like a coronation than this one.

 

[zed2283]

I'll say the 1979 Steelers. The defense was still stout and the offense was at its peak. They breezed through the regular season, dominated the playoffs and while the Rams gave them a game early on in the SB the Steelers poured it on in the second half to win the game 31-19. At that point the Steelers had won 4 Super Bowls in 6 seasons and there was no doubt about which team was the best in the NFL, not just for that season but for the entire decade.

The '79 Steelers lost 4 games that year. The Bears lost 1 in '85. The Bears won their 2 playoff games by a combined score of 45-0, The Steelers won 61-27. The Steelers won the Super Bowl 31-19; The Bears won 46-10. The Steelers beat a team (The LA Rams) that was 9-7 in the regular season; the Bears beat a team (the NE Patriots) that was 10-6. How could you possibly say the '79 Steelers were MORE unbeatable than the '85 Bears? Did you not understand the question?!

The 1984 Niners went 15-1 and trounced the best offense in the NFL (Dolphins) in the Super Bowl. IIRC, on the way they also blanked that Bears team in the NFC Championship.

 

[Andy Herron]

i'm pretty bias being a niner fan. i know the score to the niners/broncos super bowl but i really feel the niners could have scored 100 on the chargers if they wanted too. nothing could/would stop Young that day...........it was one of those games u knew it was over 5minutes into the game or even possibly before it started

Have to agree with you -- the 1994 49ers were ridiculously loaded. That was like a fantasy team. I just looked it up and they scored more than 30 points 13 times that year (including the playoffs) and topped 40 points 7 times. In the playoffs, they scored 44, 38, and 49 points. Unbelievable.

Agree, the 49ers/Chargers SB would be my #1. Steve Young throws 6 td's and Rice had 3. If not the top one it certainly belongs in the top 3.

This is the first one that came to mind for me as well.Steve Young vs. Stan Humphries?There's a "C'mon man" for ya.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

In Pittsburgh's first trip to the big game - Super Bowl IX - they defeated Minnesota by the score of 16-6. Ho-hum, right? Not so much. The Steelers only scored as much as they needed to, because their defense was on another planet. The Steel Curtain held the Vikes to 119 total yards that day!

Are you kidding me? Minnesota had absolutely no chance to move the ball.

Any team can keep piling on touchdowns once the writing is on the wall. That's only mildly impressive. To me, the teams which won with a suffocating defense is the most impressive type of victory, as the Steelers displayed that day. The other games which jump off the page like that would be Dallas holding Miami to 185 total yards in a 24-3 Super Bowl VI win (though I was too young to watch that game), and the 2000 Ravens destroying the Giants, 34-7, in Super Bowl XXXV while limiting the G-Men to 152 total yards.

That Ravens team might just be my answer to this question, which is even more remarkable when you consider they came out of the Wild Card round.

Total Net Yardage Allowed119 Pittsburgh SB9

123 Chicago SB20

152 Baltimore SB35

Total Net Passing Yardage Allowed

86 Baltimore SB35

102 Pittsburgh SB9

117 Chicago SB20

Total Net Rushing Yardage Allowed

7 Chicago SB20

17 Pittsburgh SB9

66 Baltimore SB35

Yards Allowed Per Play

2.3 Chicago SB20

2.5 Pittsburgh SB9

2.6 Baltimore SB35

Sacks/Yards Lost

7 for 61 yards Chicago SB20

4 for 26 yards Baltimore SB35

NO STATS Pittsburgh SB9

Turnovers Forced

6 Chicago SB20

5 Pittsburgh SB9

5 Baltimore SB35

Defensive Points Scored

8 Chicago SB20 (INT return + safety)

6 Baltimore SB35 (INT return)*

2 Pittsburgh SB9 (safety)

* Special Teams also had a kickoff return

Margin Of Victory

36 Chicago SB20

27 Baltimore SB35

10 Pittsburgh SB9

If you truly enjoy a dominating defense then from the 3 you mentioned a strong case could be made for Chicago being the most unbeatable. Many will say New England was not a tough opponent, but remember Chicago was 15-1 that season and gave up a total of 10 points during their entire postseason. Of course I'm a homer, but the numbers Bear it out.

Edited to add: The Patriots had -19 net yardage at the half. The Bears tied or set Super Bowl records for most sacks (7), fewest rushing yards allowed (7), fewest rushing first downs allowed (1), most points scored in the 3rd quarter (21), most points scored (46), and largest margin of victory (36).

Who was that one loss to? The ghost of '72 baby

 

[Ministry of Pain]

i'm pretty bias being a niner fan. i know the score to the niners/broncos super bowl but i really feel the niners could have scored 100 on the chargers if they wanted too. nothing could/would stop Young that day...........it was one of those games u knew it was over 5minutes into the game or even possibly before it started

1991 Redskins was a special team...14-2 record.avg'd 30.3 ppg, allowed just 14 ppg, differential of 261 pts.takeaway/giveaway +18.as dominant as a team could have been.1986 Giants..there wasn't a team that was going to stop them that season. I doubt many of the other SB winning teams would have beaten them, either..they blew out the Niners 49-3, blanked the Redskins 17-0, and pummeled the Broncos.Phil Simms had the best performance by a QB in a SB in terms of comp percentage: 88%3 incomplete passes, 3 tds, rating of 150.9, 131.8 playoff rating!

 

[Godsbrother]

I'll say the 1979 Steelers. The defense was still stout and the offense was at its peak. They breezed through the regular season, dominated the playoffs and while the Rams gave them a game early on in the SB the Steelers poured it on in the second half to win the game 31-19. At that point the Steelers had won 4 Super Bowls in 6 seasons and there was no doubt about which team was the best in the NFL, not just for that season but for the entire decade.

The '79 Steelers lost 4 games that year. The Bears lost 1 in '85. The Bears won their 2 playoff games by a combined score of 45-0, The Steelers won 61-27. The Steelers won the Super Bowl 31-19; The Bears won 46-10. The Steelers beat a team (The LA Rams) that was 9-7 in the regular season; the Bears beat a team (the NE Patriots) that was 10-6. How could you possibly say the '79 Steelers were MORE unbeatable than the '85 Bears? Did you not understand the question?!

Relax. Of course the Bears were dominant in 1985 but I was throwing out a contrary opinion for the sake of conversation. The Steelers were the overwhelming favorites to win the Super Bowl going into the season. They went 12-4 in the regular season, cruised through the playoffs and beat the Rams to win their fourth Super Bowl in six seasons. I remember the Sports Illustrated article after Super Bowl XIV which showed a picture of Bradshaw holding up his index finger. The caption read something to the effect of "Bradshaw shows the fans who is #1, something that has become an anuual event".Nothing says domination when seemingly year after year the same team is holding up the Lombardi trophy and at that time it seemed like no one could beat them. It was the same feeling when the Packers won in 1966 & 1967 and the Patriots won in 2003 & 2004. Regardless of the scrore of the SB you knew the best team won and the rest of the league didn't have a chance.

 

[zanti8]

i would have been the most suprised if the 85 bears or 89 49ers lost . it seemed like they were destined/ so much better than anyone else, they would destroy anyone . so as previous said, i think they had the least chance to be denied on super bowl sunday, regardless of who they played.

on the flip side i was the most suprised the 83 raiders won . gibbs said the 83 team was his best team , and they were the 1 out of 4 super bowl teams that lost . so considering how much the raiders pounded the skins in 83, that could be the best a team beat the odds and improved for the super bowl over how they played all year .

 

[raidergil]

I agree with whomever said you need to look at the competition. I believe the 92 Bills committed 7 or 8 turnovers. Anyone they faced that day would’ve blown them out. Certainly the defense plays a big role in forcing those turnovers, but the Bills committed a number of careless turnovers.

The Ravens were a dominant defensive team, but the Giants team they faced was very weak. Kerry Collins against a blitzing team? Not a chance. As good as the Ravens were, Tenn outplayed them earlier in the playoffs and woulda won without a couple fluky plays.

I’d have to give votes to the 74-75 Steelers, 84 Niners and 85 Bears. I watched the Steelers beat the Raiders every year and am convinced Raiders would’ve won the SB if they made it past Pitt. No one from the NFC was going to beat Pitt.

But my vote would be the Bears. They had their 1 loss for the year and no one was denying them the SB.

 

[B-Deep]

92 Cowboys have to be in the mix. They toyed with the Bills like a high school team. And that was a really good Bills team.

That was my first thought, but I admit my view may be skewed.

 

[Routilla]

92 Cowboys have to be in the mix. They toyed with the Bills like a high school team. And that was a really good Bills team.

That was my first thought, but I admit my view may be skewed.

Correct. No team had as much fire power on both sides of the ball on the day of their SB. Factor in Buffalo had Jim "Machine Gun" Kelly with Andre Reed and Thurman Thomas as a pretty nasty trio of offensive fireworks that got extinguished rather easily.

 

[zed2283]

Teams that come to mind that totally dominated the regular season and were not going to lose the SB:

1984 Niners

1985 Bears

1986 Giants

1989 Niners

1991 Redskins

I really didn't like the Cowboys, so I'm not sure I can give an unbiased evaluation of the 90's teams. And I don't think we've seen seasons like these from anyone since.

 

[FlapJacks]

Going with the Ravens in 2000. The Ravens defense thoroughly dominated the Giants and it was fun to watch. I still remember Stokely's long catch for a TD that pretty much took the air out of the sails of anything the Giants had left. There was no way the Ravens were going to be denied a championship that afternoon/evening.Still can't believe that Dilfer won the MVP (because it should have gone to the Ravens defensive unit as a whole.)

I think my comment will pertain to a number of other SB champions, especially those who won in total blowouts - you MUST consider the competition. The '85 Bears dismantled a team that was woefully unprepared to face them. If we are talking the MOST unbeatable, you have to take into consideration not only how well that team played during their winning super bowl, but how they would face against better competition.And as good as the Ravens were that year, the Giants were not a great team by any stretch. Had the Ravens faced one of the better defenses themselves (Bears, '86 Giants, Tampa) would they have been able to score themselves?I dont have an answer offhand, probably one of the niner teams that combined solid D with an unstoppable Offense.

I agreeThey kind of got lucky to beat Tennessee and then had Siragusa sit on Gannon in the 1st qtr to beat the Raiders.