My Super Bowl blog

The weekends will most likely be reserved for sports blogging. There was some good college basketball played today, including Georgetown making a statement for the second Saturday in a row.

World Cruiserweight boxing champ Thomas Adamek fought his second fight at heavyweight, and of course, UFC 109 was tonight.

The big news, though, is it's Super Bowl weekend. The Colts and the Saints look like they may play in the highest scoring Super Bowl ever, but not being a fan of either team, I'm going to focus on the fact that ESPN Classic is currently airing the 20 best Super Bowls of all time.

It's a completely subjective list. I guess a completely unbiased fan, or a fan whose team has never been to a Super Bowl, would rank them based solely on quality of the games. But I just can't see being able to make an unbiased list. I know which Super Bowls Niners fans enjoyed, as opposed to Cowboys fans. I'm sure Bills fans have their four favorite. Or maybe not.

In that tradition, here is my personal list of the 10 best Super Bowls of all time, beginning at the top.

1. Super Bowl XLIII: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23: Yes, it's going to be like that. This one tops the list because I was alive for three Steelers Super Bowl appearances, and two victories. This team's defense was absolutely awesome, and although their three games against the Ravens were epic, their Super Bowl victory managed to exceed my expectations. James Harrison's interception return for a touchdown notwithstanding, the MVP could've been shared by Ben Roethlisberger and Santonio Holmes. Roethlisberger's heroics probably should've helped him snag the award, but a second Lombardi Trophy in four years was good enough.

2. Super Bowl XL: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10: It's a close second, as it was the first time my favorite team won the sport's biggest event while I was alive, and NO they didn't steal it. It was great to see Jerome Bettis, who helped me dominate Madden 64 for a solid year, walk away from his hometown with a world title. I thought it would be the beginning of our own personal dynasty, and it still might be.

3. Super Bowl X: Steelers 21, Cowboys 17: The first Super Bowl I saw was the Cowboys' win over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XXX, and worse than the fact that the Steelers lost that game was the fact that the Cowboys were so damn arrogant about it afterwards. So while Super Bowl IX was the Steelers' first world title, the pre-emptive revenge bowls are higher on my list. Remember, it's my blog.

4. Super Bowl XIII: Steelers 35, Cowboys 31: After going two years without an appearance in the NFL title game, the Steelers returned to face an old foe. Nothing makes me happier than the thought of Terry Bradshaw outplaying Roger Staubach, and a Steelers team winning one of the higher scoring Super Bowls.

5. Super Bowl IX: Steelers 16, Vikings 6: If only I could've been alive for this one. Two really good defenses, and two of my favorite franchises going head-to-head, plus Pittsburgh winning its first Super Bowl. Those must've been the days.

6. Super Bowl XIV: Steelers 31, Rams 19: My least favorite Steelers win, as it was the first time they beat an overmatched team that didn't belong in the game with them. This game actually went the way I thought XL and XLIII were likely to go.It was their first win I was alive for, but it doesn't count. I guess.

7. Super Bowl XXX: Cowboys 27, Steelers 17: At least Pittsburgh was in it.

8. Super Bowl XLII: Giants 17, Patriots 14: What's better than watching a team you hate go undefeated then lose in the Super Bowl? Probably seeing a team you like beat them, but I'll take this. Actually, I did want to see New England win this game, just so I could see a team go undefeated and win the Super Bowl in my lifetime, but in retrospect, this was awesome.

9. Super Bowl VII: Dolphins 14, Redskins 7: The one time a team went undefeated and won the Super Bowl needs to make this list. Even better is that the Dolphins had the 'no-name defense' and Bob Griese is humble about this most excellent accomplishment.

10. Super Bowl III: Jets 16, Colts 7: Need an explanation? The guarantee? The AFL's breakthrough win over the NFL? A Super Bowl-winning quarterback that wore pantyhose and attempted to make out with Suzy Kolber on national TV? Case closed.

In closing, I know there are several games better than every game I just listed, but as a fan, this is my list. For the record, let's go Saints.