Throwback Thursday: Ranking The Super Bowls

The 50th Super Bowl will take place on Sunday. 50! It's been nearly 40 years since the Minnesota Vikings last played in one of these things. That's a damn shame.

The easiest to rank are the bottom four. The four Super Bowls that the Vikings lost. The first one that they win will shoot to the top of this list. Until then, here's the Flea Flicker ranking of the 49 Super Bowls.

49. Super Bowl IV-Kansas City Chiefs 23, Minnesota Vikings 7

48. Super Bowl VIII-Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7

47. Super Bowl VIII-Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6

46. Super Bowl XI-Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14

45. Super Bowl XXIV-San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10

44. Super Bowl XLVIII-Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8

43. Super Bowl XX-Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10

42. Super Bowl XXXV-Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7

41. Super Bowl XXIX-San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26

40. Super Bowl XXXVII-Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21

39. Super Bowl XXII-Washington Redskins 42, Denver Broncos 10

38. Super Bowl XXVII-Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17

37, Super Bowl XII-Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10

36. Super Bowl XXII-Washington Redskins 42, Denver Broncos 10

35, Super Bowl XXXIII Denver Broncos 34, Atlanta Falcons 19

34. Super Bowl XVIII Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington Redskins 9

33. Super Bowl XXVI-Washington Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24

32. Super Bowl XV-Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10

31. Super Bowl I-Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10

30, Super Bowl VI-Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3

29. Super Bowl XL-Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10

28. Super Bowl XLI-Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17

27. Super Bowl II-Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14

26. Super Bowl XIX-San Francisco 49ers, 38, Miami Dolphins 16

25. Super Bowl V-Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13

24. Super Bowl VII-Miami Dolphins 14, Washington Redskins 7

23, Super Bowl XXVIII-Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13

22. Super Bowl XXI-New York Giants 39, Denver Broncos 20

21. Super Bowl XVII-Washington Redskins 27, Miami Dolphins 17

20. Super Bowl XXX-Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17

19. Super Bowl XLIV-New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17
18  Super Bowl XXXIX-New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21

17. Super Bowl XLV-Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25

16. Super Bowl XLVI-New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17

15. Super Bowl XXXII-Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24

14. Super Bowl XVI-San Francisco 49ers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21

13. Super Bowl III-New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7

12. Super Bowl XLVII-Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31

11. Super Bowl XXXVI-New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17

10. Super Bowl XIV-Pittsburgh Steelers 31, Los Angeles Rams 19

  9. Super Bowl X-Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17

  8. Super Bowl XXXVI-St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16

  7. Super Bowl XXIII-San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16

  6. Super Bowl XXV-New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19
  5. Super Bowl XXXVIII-New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29

  4. Super Bowl XLII-New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
  3. Super Bowl XLIII-Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
  2. Super Bowl XLIX-New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24

  1. Super Bowl XIII-Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31

I've always had a fondness for the Steelers-Cowboys Super Bowls of the 1970s. Those teams and those games were very entertaining. Even if both teams kept the Vikings from winning one or two. 

I'm thrilled that most of the recent Super Bowls have been terrific games. There was a stretch, pretty much all of the 1980s and most of the 1990s, when most of the big games were terrible, one-sided affairs. Here's hoping that Super Bowl 50 is a keeper. 

The big game doesn't look right without the Roman numerals. 

Super Bowl L. 

That looks right.