The Worst Super Bowl Chumps

NFL's title game has seen its share of stinkers
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 26, 2009 4:32 PM CST
The Worst Super Bowl Chumps
Quarterback Jim Kelly led the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls ... but didn't win any.   (AP Photo)

With the big game set for Sunday, Fox Sports remembers the 10 worst Super Bowl performances. A sampling:

  • Tony Eason, Patriots, Super Bowl XX: The ’85 Bears were a defense to be feared, and Eason crumbled before them. He was benched in the second after going 0 for 6 passing with one fumble.
  • Craig Morton, Broncos, Super Bowl XII: Morton had the distinction of being the first QB to start a Super Bowl with two different teams, but delivered a poor performance in a loss to the Cowboys.
  • David Woodley, Dolphins, Super Bowl XVII: Woodley was the youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl, but was pulled out after going 4 of 14 passing for 97 yards.

  • Earl Morrall, Colts, Super Bowl III: The Colts were the favorites for this historic game, but Morrall completed only 6 of 17 passes for 71 yards, and his team lost to the Jets 16-7.
  • Thurman Thomas, Bills, Super Bowl XXVI: Kelly doesn’t deserve all of the blame—Thomas gained only 13 yards from 10 carries as the Bills were routed by the Redskins.
  • Jim Kelly, Bills, Super Bowl XXVI: Kelly lost four consecutive Super Bowls with Buffalo, but this 37-24 defeat, in which Kelly had four interceptions and three fumbles, was the worst.
     
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