50: Celebrating 50 Years Of Super Bowl History

Part 2: 1980s

1980s

1980

Super Bowl XIV

Super Bowl XIV

Following their victory, Pittsburgh's players were upset to find out that winning so many championships had severely devalued the worth of a Steelers Super Bowl ring in western Pennsylvania pawn shops.

  1. Los AngelesRams
    19
  2. PittsburghSteelers
    31

Super Bowl XV

Super Bowl XV

Played in front of a raucous crowd at the Louisiana Superdome, this Super Bowl is forever remembered as the game that started America's love affair with watching the Eagles lose.

  1. OaklandRaiders
    27
  2. PhiladelphiaEagles
    10

Super Bowl XVI

Super Bowl XVI

The 49ers' win marked the first Super Bowl victory for kicker Ray Wersching, who made four field goals on the way to spearheading San Francisco's dynasty.

  1. San Francisco49ers
    26
  2. CincinnatiBengals
    21
Did You Know

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has never hosted a Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XVII

Super Bowl XVII

The work stoppage that had shortened the 1982 regular season to nine games flared up once again, culminating with the Redskins beating the Dolphins 3-0 in a six-minute-long, strike-shortened Super Bowl.

  1. MiamiDolphins
    17
  2. WashingtonRedskins
    27

Super Bowl XVIII

Super Bowl XVIII

The Redskins failed to generate much offense in this loss, as quarterback Joe Theismann was plagued all game by the Raiders' fierce pass rush and by strange, lucid visions of the horrific leg injury that would end his career 10 months later.

  1. WashingtonRedskins
    9
  2. Los AngelesRaiders
    38

Super Bowl XIX

Super Bowl XIX

This completely lopsided blowout saw the 49ers play the entire fourth quarter wearing their "Super Bowl XIX Champions" T-shirts.

  1. MiamiDolphins
    16
  2. San Francisco49ers
    38

Super Bowl XX

Super Bowl XX

Chicago fans celebrated the 1985 Bears' Super Bowl–winning squad with a packed victory parade downtown, where team floats were ceremoniously showered with shards of Italian beef cascading down from nearby office buildings.

  1. ChicagoBears
    46
  2. New EnglandPatriots
    10
Did You Know

An average of only 3.4 players step up for their team in every Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XXI

Super Bowl XXI

This was the first Super Bowl to feature the Gatorade shower, which replaced the longstanding tradition of dumping a bucket of hydrochloric acid on the victorious head coach.

  1. DenverBroncos
    20
  2. New YorkGiants
    39

Super Bowl XXII

Super Bowl XXII

After the franchise's second Super Bowl win, team owner Jack Kent Cooke led the Redskins on an emotional victory parade along the Cherokee forced relocation route.

  1. WashingtonRedskins
    42
  2. DenverBroncos
    10

Super Bowl XXIII

Super Bowl XXIII

Down by three with 34 seconds to go in the fourth quarter, 49ers quarterback Joe Montana connected with receiver John Taylor in the end zone to win the Super Bowl, sparking the most raucous and euphoric non-gay-pride-parade-related celebration ever seen in San Francisco.

  1. CincinnatiBengals
    16
  2. San Francisco49ers
    20
Did You Know

Over three ounces of confetti are accidentally consumed by Super Bowl–winning players every year.

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