kwolf68 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 1968 Colts hands down. The Colts were a great team, the Jets sucked...but like they say "any given Sunday". Earl Morrall played about as poorly at QB as he ever has missing a wide open touchdown toward the end of the 2nd half when he failed to see a wide open Jimmy Orr instead checked down underneath. He also made terrible throw after terrible throw the entire game. The Colts scored only 7 points that game...I think that year there was only 2 or 3 games where they scored below 20. And the Jets as Id have to look it up gave up obscene points that year, maybe 2 or 3 games giving up below 20 themselves. It was just a very bizarre game, so much so that there have always been underneath rumblings that the game was fixed. Had the Jets been anything other than the fluke they were they'd have continued to win, but the Jets fell totally off the map the next year while the Colts continued to be a great team (even winning Super Bowl 5) before age crept in and ended their run. While there have been some tough Super Bowls to swallow and amazing finishes, the Colts losing the 1968 Super Bowl is the only Super Bowl I look at and really shake my head in disbelief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerMurf Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hmmm ... what about that Pittsburgh team that lost a superbowl ... I think they have to be considered. That defense was one of the best and the offense very efficient for the year (until O'Donnell happened ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 68 colts and 97 packers are great nominees. a lot of people forget, but that 97 packers team was, i believe, a double digit favorite against a pretty f'n strong denver team. favre was at the absolute pinnacle of his game then, witha top notch team around him, and it took a great denver team playing lights out to beat them. but i still go with the 1990 bills, the squad done in by scott norwood's wide right. they lost only 3 reg season games (one of them meaningless in week 17), they were #1 in the league in offense and #6 in defense. and that's a team that won the AFC, what, 4 years out of 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 68 colts and 97 packers are great nominees. a lot of people forget, but that 97 packers team was, i believe, a double digit favorite against a pretty f'n strong denver team. favre was at the absolute pinnacle of his game then, witha top notch team around him, and it took a great denver team playing lights out to beat them. but i still go with the 1990 bills, the squad done in by scott norwood's wide right. they lost only 3 reg season games (one of them meaningless in week 17), they were #1 in the league in offense and #6 in defense. and that's a team that won the AFC, what, 4 years out of 5? The 97 Packers biggest problem was a lame duck coach who allowed them to be over-confident going into the game. They weren't prepared and didn't play well. The year before Holmgren wasn't allowed out of his contract and didn't do his job. Denver played well and deserved to win, but the Packers didn't play well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 That Packer team was probably the best loser I've witnessed in my 20+ years of watching the NFL. Other than the '06 Hawks of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraftykraft Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 The 1982 Redskins that ran up an NFL record number of points and then lost to the Raiders. In our celebrations, little did us Raider fans realize that our team's actions were slowly but inexorably pushing Joe Theisman towards the broadcasting booth (shudders) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Ryan Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Cowboys, twice to Pitt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 68 colts and 97 packers are great nominees. a lot of people forget, but that 97 packers team was, i believe, a double digit favorite against a pretty f'n strong denver team. I would have to say that the double-digit spread was more based on the bettors perception of Green Bay as being near-impervious (despite the fact that the entire season seemed to be a grind) than of the actual merits of the two teams. I was counseling everyone to take Denver and the fat points. favre was at the absolute pinnacle of his game then, witha top notch team around him, and it took a great denver team playing lights out to beat them. Even then, it was certainly one of the better SB games up to that point. but i still go with the 1990 bills, the squad done in by scott norwood's wide right. they lost only 3 reg season games (one of them meaningless in week 17), they were #1 in the league in offense and #6 in defense. and that's a team that won the AFC, what, 4 years out of 5? 4 years straight, and they advanced to the AFC title game in '88 as well. Parcells was in top form, and coached rings around Marv Levy, and STILL barely beat the Bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 that team the jets beat in superbowl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrunt Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 That Packer team was probably the best loser I've witnessed in my 20+ years of watching the NFL. Other than the '06 Hawks of course. The Packers not only won the Super Bowl in 1996, but made it back to the Super Bowl in 1997. They ended up losing to the Broncos 31 - 24 but still are arguably one of the better Super Bowl teams to lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrograde assault Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Cowboy team that lost superbowl 13 to Steelers was damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 The 1968 Baltimore Colts are widely regarded as the best team to lose a Superbowl. I believe they were 16 or 18 point favorites in Superbowl III. Yep. Thanks for that lame coaching Shula you stupid POS. Bills and Bengals teams would have to be up there. Likewise for at least 1 of the DAL and/or MIN teams who lost in the 70s. And LMAO @ nominating the Seagulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Baltimore Colts, SuperBowl 3. Without that, no one remembers Namath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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