8. Denver Broncos 31 Green Bay Packers 24 (Super Bowl XXXII)
Back in 1998, the Denver Broncos finally achieved what they had failed to do four times previously in franchise history, win the Super Bowl. Meanwhile the Packers were looking to win their second consecutive championship. This match saw the end of one of the most remarkable streaks in Super Bowl history as the Broncos became the first AFC team to win in the previous 13 attempts. Super Bowl XXXII (32) matched up two great quarterbacks as John Elway and his Broncos took on Brett Favre and the the Packers. The first half saw the Packers draw first blood from wide receiver Antonio Freeman as he caught a 22 yard pass from Brett Favre. But the Broncos would go and score 17 points without reply, two rushing touchdowns from Terrell Davis and John Elway respectively before Jason Elam kicked a 51 yard field goal. Mark Chmura struck back for Green Bay 0:12 seconds before half time following a six yard pass from Favre to make the score 17-14 at the half. A Ryan Longwell field goal was the first scoring play of the second half and it tied the game up at 17-17; Denver scored next after Terrell Davis rushed for a yard into the end zone and put the Broncos up by seven. Green Bay responded with a touchdown of their own from Antonio Freeman once again as Favre found him in the end zone, but the decisive score came when Terrell David rushed for one yard into the end zone for the third time in the game. Green Bay tried one last drive to find a tying score but Favre's throw on fourth down was cut out by John Mobley which sealed the victory. This game was back and forth the whole time and contained some memorable moments such as Elway's famous 'helicopter run' where he bounced off of several defenders to gain the first down but perhaps the most memorable was that it gave one of the NFL's most famous quarterbacks his first ever Super Bowl ring.
Michael O'Brien
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