We have now hit the halfway point of Super Bowl week. Players, coaches and NFL alumni all have their voices heard while the media swarms.
Still, the actual game is the furthest thing from our minds. This is especially the case with "Deflate-Gate" still making the rounds.
Regardless of yet another possible unsavory action executed by Bill Belichick and his organization, Super Bowl XLIX will be played. It's a good thing too because this matchup has a lot to offer.
Both the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are champions. Seattle comes in as defending champions while New England brings three rings in, looking to capture their first since 2004.
Both quarterbacks are champions: Tom Brady and Russell Wilson; both coaches are champions: Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll; both defenses are tried and tested, featuring arguably the two top cornerbacks in the league in Darrelle Revis and Richard Sherman.
When storylines that this can be brought into the Super Bowl, the chances that the game will be a classic increases immensely.
We've been spoiled over the last two-decades or so.
The St. Louis Rams stopping Tennessee Titans wide-receiver Kevin Dyson one yard short to win in '99 comes to mind. We had little brother Eli Manning conquering all odds in '07. Even the catch by Santonio Holmes just a few years ago brought us another classic.
Comparing the thrilling games we've had recently to the blowouts in the early days is no comparison.
Nevertheless, it's the perfect opportunity to count down the Top 10 Super Bowls in NFL History.
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Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24
As soon as Super Bowl XXXII ended, many dubbed it as the greatest Super Bowl of all-time.
Ok, maybe it was a rush to judgement as we see so often, but the one that finally cemented John Elway's legacy was as well played as any we've seen prior and since.
More importantly, it finally broke that string of terrible blowout Super Bowls in which we saw the NFC dominate year after year. The Denver Broncos started the trend for the AFC which created this new era of competitive Super Bowls we still enjoy to this day.
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Super bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17
After Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams put on a furious comeback in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 17, John Madden told the world he thought the Patriots should sit on the ball and take their chances in overtime.
Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England offense wouldn't have any of that nonsense.
The second year quarterback who was thrust into the starting role early in the season took his team down the field to set up the most memorable game winning field goal in the history of the game.
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Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29
Two out of three years New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri kicked the field goal that won his team the championship.
That's the stuff only dreams are made of.
The Patriots second Super Bowl ranks one spot higher than their first one simply because of how wild the second half was. Carolina Panther quarterback Jake Delhomme matched Brady the entire fourth quarter.
This one went back and forth while the Pats-Rams Super Bowl was quite boring until the fourth quarter.
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Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16
The best single finish in Super Bowl history easily goes to Super Bowl XXXIV.
St. Louis Rams linebacker Mike Jones stopped Tennessee Titans wide-receiver Kevin Dyson just one-yard short of tying the game on the last play.
The only thing that prevents this game from being higher on the list is how poor a game it was during the first three quarters. The score at halftime was 9-0, as only points on the board came from field goals.
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Super Bowl III: New York Jets 16, Indianapolis Colts 7
The only reason Super Bowl III makes the list is because of what the game meant for the league.
Once Joe Namath and the New York Jets shocked the world in 1968, it finally legitimized the AFL and quickly forced the NFL to realize they were for real. Prior to the game, the Super Bowl was a farce in the mind of most and only a means to placate the little brother AFL.
To think Namath guaranteed victory as an 18-point underdog, and cashed in on his promise is mind-boggling. While the game wasn't great, think about the range of emotions people felt while the game was being played out.
The Jets victory turned the laughable Super Bowl into a legitimate event. We now see the lasting evolution.
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Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
Kurt Warner's third and final appearance in the Super Bowl was yet another memorable one.
Nobody thought this game would come close to the action we saw a year prior with the Giants and Patriots, but Larry Fitzgerald, Ben Roethlisberger and Santinio Holmes made sure we were wrong.
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Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31
Two great teams faced off in Super Bowl XIII. The shame was somebody had to lose.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach overcame a gut wrenching touchdown drop by Jackie Smith to rally his boys. It turned out to not be enough though as the Steel Cutain just did enough as the Pittsburgh Steelers won their third Super Bowl of the decade.
This game was well played as any game in history. The score remained close the entire game.
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Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
When Tom Brady found Randy Moss in the endzone late in the fourth quarter to put the Patriots up 14-10, everybody thought New England just became the second team in NFL history to finish a season undefeated.
The New York Giants wouldn't have any of it as the Giants knocked off the 18-0 Patriots in a stunning upset.
While Peyton Manning might be the best regular season player we've ever seen, little brother Eli has ice water running through his veins. To think David Tyree still caught that ball on his helmet is shocking.
He did though and Eli found Plaxico Burress in the endzone to give the Giants one of the more shocking victories in Super Bowl history.
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Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16
Throughout the 1980's the country had to endure one blowout in the Super Bowl after another. Very quickly the NFC Championship Game became the Super Bowl in the minds of many.
One of those 80's games though treated us to a ridiculous ending only legends are made of.
Trailing by three points with only three minutes remaining, quarterback Joe Montana lead his San Francisco 49ers on a heart pounding 92-yard drive which resulted in a John Taylor touchdown to win the Super Bowl.
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Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19
Tops on the list as the greatest Super Bowl of all-time goes to the year 1991. Whitney Houston started this one on the right foot and Scott Norwood ended it on the wrong foot.
The Buffalo Bills were one of the more dynamic offensive teams we've seen in a while. Through a brilliant gameplan the Giants dominated time of possession and limited Jim Kelly's opportunities.
This game featured no turnovers by either offense. The only other one since then to match that was the Rams-Titans almost 10 years later.
The game featured the Bills best opportunity to win a championship, yet kicker Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard field goal with only seconds remaining.