Last year’s Super Bowl featured a backup quarterback leading the underdog Eagles to a win over the mighty Patriots, with a trick play for the ages thrown in for good measure. The one before it saw New England come back from a 28-3 second-half deficit to win in overtime, and four years ago the Patriots won in thrilling fashion after the Seahawks decided not to give the ball to Marshawn Lynch with the game on the line.
Suffice to say, we’ve been a bit spoiled of late when it comes to exciting Super Bowls, but they haven’t always gone that way.