Unforgettable Dominations: The Super Bowl Blowouts That Left Fans Stunned
Weâre hoping there isnât an addition to this list any time soon, but nevertheless, here are the biggest blowouts in Super Bowl history:
1. 45 Points: San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10 in Super Bowl XXIV (Jan. 28, 1990)
There was a time in the NFL when AFC teams just couldnât keep up and lost 13 straight Super Bowls. This was the era of peak NFC championship dominance. The 49ers, who had beaten the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl the previous year, entered this one as 12-point favorites. And they delivered. Joe Montana and Jerry Rice connected seven times for 148 yards and a Super Bowl-record three touchdowns. Montana threw for 297 yards and a then-record five touchdown passes, compiling a passer rating of 147.3 â the second-highest passer rating in Super Bowl history. And this was all against the best defense in the league, as Denver allowed the fewest yards and points per game in 1989. Even Broncos legend John Elway couldnât save his team. His 19.4 passer rating is the third lowest in Super Bowl history. But hey, Elway would eventually end the AFCâs drought in 1997 with a Super Bowl win over the Green Bay Packers.
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