The Top 10 Super Bowl Scores - Blowouts and Closest Games (2017 Edition)

The New England Patriots are taking on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51.

Will it be a close game or will it be a blow out?

My two cents says that it all comes down to which defense, New England's or Atlanta's, can stop the other team's offense. New England quarterback Tom Brady and Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan have been known to put a lot of points on the board. (New England scored 37 against the Steelers in the AFC Championship game. Atlanta scored 44 against the Packers in the NFC Championship game.) Another factor that cannot be overlooked is the experience factor. This will be Matt Ryan's first Super Bowl appearance. Tom Brady, on the other hand, has played in 6 Super Bowls. He has won 4 and lost 2 and been the Super Bowl MVP 3 times. It just might be Tom Brady's experience that will make the New England Patriots Super Bowl 51 champions.

So what about the closest Super Bowl games of the past ~ and the blow outs, too? You'll find each list below. Thanks to SuperBowlHistory.net for the info...

The Top 10 Super Bowl Scores (closest games):

(12) Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31. (Super Bowl 13) 1979
(11) New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24. (Super Bowl 49) 2015
(10) Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23. (Super Bowl 43) 2009
(9) NY Giants 21, New England Patriots 17. (Super Bowl 46) 2012 
(8) Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17. (Super Bowl 10) 1976
(7) San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16. (Super Bowl 23) 1989
(6) Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31. (Super Bowl 47) 2013
(5) New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29. (Super Bowl 38) 2004
(4) New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17. (Super Bowl 36) 2002
(3) NY Giants 17, New England Patriots 14. (Super Bowl 42) 2008
(2) Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13. (Super Bowl 5) 1971
(1) NY Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19. (Super Bowl 25) 1991

* Super Bowl 13 and 49 (number 11 and 12) are included since they are a 4 point difference in score to tie with rankings 7, 8, 9 and 10.

The Top 10 Super Bowl Blowouts (largest winning scores):

(10) San Francisco 49ers 38, Miami Dolphins 16. (Super Bowl 19) 1985
(9) San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26. (Super Bowl 29) 1995
(8) Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10. (Super Bowl 1) 1967
(7) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21. (Super Bowl 37) 2003
(6) Baltimore Ravens 35, NY Giants 7. (Super Bowl 35) 2001 
(5) Oakland Raiders 38, Washington Redskins 9. (Super Bowl 18) 1984
(4) Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8. (Super Bowl 48) 2014
(3) Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17. (Super Bowl 27) 1993
(2) Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10. (Super Bowl 20) 1986
(1) San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10. (Super Bowl 24) 1990

* The final score of Super Bowl 51 will be added after the game is over if it grabs a spot on either list.

Super Bowl Winners:

1967	Green Bay Packers	1992	Washington Redskins
1968	Green Bay Packers	1993	Dallas Cowboys
1969	New York Jets	1994	Dallas Cowboys
1970	Kansas City Chiefs	1995	San Francisco 49ers
1971	Baltimore Colts	1996	Dallas Cowboys
1972	Dallas Cowboys	1997	Green Bay Packers
1973	Miami Dolphins	1998	Denver Broncos
1974	Miami Dolphins	1999	Denver Broncos
1975	Pittsburgh Steelers	2000	Saint Louis Rams
1976	Pittsburgh Steelers	2001	Baltimore Ravens
1977	Oakland Raiders	2002	New England Patriots
1978	Dallas Cowboys	2003	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1979	Pittsburgh Steelers	2004	New England Patriots
1980	Pittsburgh Steelers	2005	New England Patriots
1981	Oakland Raiders	2006	Pittsburgh Steelers
1982	San Francisco 49ers	2007	Indianapolis Colts
1983	Washington Redskins	2008	New York Giants
1984	Los Angeles Raiders	2009	Pittsburgh Steelers
1985	San Francisco 49ers	2010	New Orleans Saints
1986	Chicago Bears	2011	Green Bay Packers
1987	New York Giants	2012	New York Giants
1988	Washington Redskins	2013	Baltimore Ravens
1989	San Francisco 49ers	2014	Seattle Seahawks
1990	San Francisco 49ers	2015	New England Patriots
1991	New York Giants	2016	Denver Broncos
		2017	New England Patriots