Had the Patriots made it to Super Bowl 47 it would’ve been the fourth time playing for the Lombardi in New Orleans as they have played 3 of their 7 Super Bowls there.
This includes the first one, Super Bowl 20
5. Chicago 46, New England 10 in XX
Twenty-seven years later and people are complaining about Walter Payton not getting a touchdown. Imagine if an athlete without the favorable press (Randy Moss maybe?) focused on not scoring in a game that finally got him a long-awaited ring? The Internet would collapse on itself.
And their second time at the big dance, Super Bowl 31.
2. Green Bay 35, New England 21 in XXXI
This wasn’t that bad of a game. The Patriots were down 27-21 in the second half before Desmond Howard’s 99-yard touchdown on a kickoff return (and the robot dance afterward!). Brett Favre threw two long touchdowns and Reggie White had three sacks, and finally won his championship.
And of course the best one for Patriots fans, and the best Super Bowl ever in New Orleans by Shutdown Corner, Super Bowl 36.
1. New England 20, St. Louis 17 in XXXVI Everything about this one was classic — a huge underdog with a great game plan, a great finish with both teams scoring in the final minutes, Adam Vinatieri’s clutch kick, the big upset starting a NFL dynasty … even U2’s halftime show that stands as the greatest halftime show in the game’s history. Let’s hope we get a game Sunday that looks more like this one than the other eight in New Orleans.
