by Jim Reineking

Best games:
1) SB XXXVI: Patriots 20, Rams 17
2) SB XXV: Giants 20, Bills 19
3) SB XXXIV: Rams 23, Titans 16
4) SB XXXII: Broncos 31, Packers 24
5) (tie) SB XXIII: 49ers 20, Bengals 16
(tie) SB XXXVIII: Patriots 32, Panthers 29

Best upsets:
1) SB III: Jets 16, Colts 7
2) SB XXXVI: Patriots 20, Rams 17
3) SB XXXII: Broncos 31, Packers 24
4) SB IV: Chiefs 23, Vikings 7
5) SB XVIII: Raiders 38, Redskins 9

Greatest Super Bowl blowouts:
1) SBXXIV: 49ers 55, Broncos 10
2) SB XXVII: Cowboys 52, Bills 17
3) SB XXIX: 49ers 49, Chargers 26
4) SB XX: Bears 46, Patriots 10
5) SB XXXVII: Buccaneers 48, Raiders 21

Best player performance:
1) SB XXIX: Steve Young — 325 pass yards, 6 TD
2) SB XXIV: Joe Montana — 297 pass yards, 5 TD
3) SB XVIII: Marcus Allen — 191 rush yards, 2 TD
4) SB XIII: Terry Bradshaw — 318 pass yards, 4 TD
5) (tie) SB XXII: Doug Williams — 340 pass yards, 4 TD;
(tie) SB X: Lynn Swann — 4 catches, 161 yards, TD;
(tie) SB XXI: Phil Simms — 22-for-25, 268 yds, 3 TD

Most impressive Super Bowl defensive performance:
1) SB XXXV: Ravens 34, N.Y. Giants 7
2) SB XXXVII: Buccaneers 48, Raiders 21
3) SB XX: Bears 46, Patriots 10
4) SB VI: Cowboys 24, Dolphins 3
5) SB XXXVI: Patriots 20, Rams 17

Best Super Bowl partier/performer:
1) SB I: Max McGee
2) SB XX: Jim McMahon
3) SB XV: entire Oakland Raiders roster
4) SB XXXI: Brett Favre
5) SB III: Joe Namath

Best signature (NFL Films) moment:
1) SB XI: Willie Brown returns INT 75 yards for TD to clinch Raiders' win
2) SB XVIII: Marcus Allen reverses field for 74-yard TD run against Redskins in SB XVIII
3) SB III: "Broadway" Joe Namath runs off the field pointing finger to sky after making his "guarantee" come true
4) SB XXIII: Before directing Super Bowl-winning drive, Joe Montana informs teammates in huddle to check out John Candy in stands
5) (tie) Lynn Swann's bobbling catch and sideline catch in Super Bowl X, and his catch in back of end zone in Super Bowl XIII

Adam Vinatieri celebrates his game-winning field goal in Super Bowl XXXVI. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP / Getty Images)

Best clutch play:
1) SB XXXIV: Mike Jones tackles Kevin Dyson one yard short of potential game-tying touchdown as time expires
2) (tie) SB XXXVI: Adam Vinatieri wins Super Bowl with 48-yard field goal on game's final play
(tie) SB XXXVIII: Adam Vinatieri wins Super Bowl with 41-yard field goal with :04 left
3) SB XXIII: Joe Montana hits John Taylor for game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl XXIII with 34 seconds left (NOTE: not No. 1 because there were still 34 ticks left)
4) SB V: Jim O'Brien kicks 32-yard field goal with five seconds left
5) (tie) SB XVII: John Riggins runs 43 yards for TD on fourth-and-one in fourth quarter to give Redskins lead for good;
(tie) SB XXXI: Desmond Howard's 99-yard kickoff return after Patriots closed to 27-21

Biggest choke play:
1) SB XIII: Jackie Smith drops certain TD pass on 3rd down, Dallas forced to kick field goal in 35-31 loss
2) SB XXV: Scott Norwood misses potential game-winning 47-yard field goal on game's final play
3) SB XXX: Neil O'Donnell throws second INT to Larry Brown in game's final minutes, sealing Steelers' loss
4) SB V: Craig Morton tosses interception to the Colts' Mike Curtis in the final moments, which sets up Jim O'Brien's game-winning kick
5) SB XXXVIII: After Carolina tied the game at 29-29 with just over a minute left, Panthers kicker John Kasay sent the ensuing kickoff out of bounds to give Tom Brady & the Patriots field position at the 40-yard line for game-winning drive

Best blooper:
1) SB VII: Garo Yepremian's attempted pass that turned into a Redskins touchdown
2) SB XXVII: Don Beebe chases down Leon Lett and forces a fumble-turned-touchback after Lett struts and holds ball out to celebrate a score prematurely
3) SB XX: 300-plus pound DL William "The Refrigerator" Perry plunges 1 yard for TD in Bears win
4) SB I: Officials re-kick opening kickoff of second half after TV networks miss initial kick during sideline interview
5) SB XXVIII: Thurman Thomas misses first few plays because teammate accidentally grabs his helmet on sideline

Best halftime show:
1) U2 at Super Bowl XXXVI
2) Janet Jackson shows bare right breast at end of Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show with Justin Timberlake
3) Re-creation of the Battle of New Orleans at Super Bowl IV
4) 3-D show at Super Bowl XXIII
5) Chubby Checker with the Rockettes and 88 grand pianos at Super Bowl XXII
(tie) Year after Janet Jackson's exposed bosom shocked a nation, Paul McCartney put on a good, clean, fun show at Super Bowl XXXIX

Best Super Bowl postscripts:
1) After Joe Namath and the New York Jets' stunning upset of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III the Super Bowl takes on a whole new meaning, eventually becoming the biggest annual sporting event in the nation and a de facto American holiday
2) Days after winning Super Bowl II, Vince Lombardi steps down as Packers head coach. After winning five championships in seven years, it will take another 29 years for the Packers to return to the Super Bowl
3) Following a 30-13 triumph over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his head coach Jimmy Johnson have a falling out. The two parted ways and Johnson was replaced by Barry Switzer
4) Legendary Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway retires after his team wins Super Bowl XXXIII
5) (tie) After winning Super Bowl XXV, Bill Parcells steps down as New York Giants head coach and is replaced by Ray Handley. The next season, the Giants fail to make the playoffs. Parcells does the same to the New England Patriots after taking that team to Super Bowl XXXI, and leaves to coach the New York Jets saying, "If you have to cook the food, they should at least let you shop for the groceries."

Best Super Bowl quotes:
1) SB III: Joe Namath three days before the game, "We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee you."
2) SB I: Vince Lombardi after Packers beat Chiefs 35-10, "I don't think Kansas City compares with the best teams in the NFL. Dallas is a better team. There. That's what you wanted me to say, isn't it?"
3) SB XXIII: Cris Collinsworth to Bengals teammate before Joe Montana's game-winning drive for 49ers, after teammate began prematurely celebrating, "Don't you see who's at quarterback out there?"
4) SB XIII: Cowboys linebacker Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, "Terry Bradshaw couldn't spell 'cat' if you spotted him the 'C' and the 'A.'"
5) SB XXII: Reporter to Redskins quarterback Doug Williams, "How long have you been a black quarterback?"

Best venues:
1) Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
2) Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif.
3) Reliant Stadium, Houston
4) Joe Robbie/Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Fla.
5) Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla.

Best host cities:
1) New Orleans
2) San Diego
3) Miami
4) Los Angeles
5) Tampa

Top five cities we'd like to see host Super Bowls, but know it will likely never happen:
1) Chicago
2) Green Bay
3) Denver
4) Seattle
5) Cleveland

Jim Reineking is a senior editor at FOXSports.com.