5 closest Super Bowl finishes of all-time

Super Bowl history's closest finishes

Here are the five closest finishes in Super Bowl history.

#3 - SB XXXIV - St. Louis Rams vs Tennessee Titans

Kevin Dyson tackled one yard short of the endzone

After Kurt Warner connected with Isaac Bruce for a 73-yard touchdown, the Titans got the ball back down by a touchdown to the Rams with two minutes remaining. Steve McNair marched the Titans all the way down the field to the ten-yard line with six seconds left. He completed a pass to Kevin Dyson on the final play of the game, who came one yard short of the game's tying touchdown.

#4 - SB XLII - New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Eli Manning lifting the Vince Lombardi trophy

The New England Patriots entered Super Bowl XLII on the verge of a perfect season. The New York Giants spoiled it with late-game heroics from quarterback Eli Manning. The Giants trailed 14-10 before the game-winning touchdown drive, which included one of the most miraculous plays of all time in a near-impossible completion to David Tyree.

#5 - SB XLIII - Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Santonio Holmes in the corner of the endzone

After trailing 20-7 late in the game, Kurt Warner led the Arizona Cardinals on a furious comeback with 16 unanswered points. The Pittsburgh Steelers got the ball back for one more drive, needing a field goal to force overtime. Ben Roethlisberger did even better than that as he put together a game-winning touchdown drive, concluding with a pass to Santonio Holmes in the back corner of the endzone.