Last year we ranked all 47 Super Bowls on "watchability," a stat we devised based on performance against the spread, total scoring, closeness, and quality of finish. We ran the numbers for last night's massacre, and Super Bowl XLVIII ranks as the sixth-least watchable matchup of all time, and the worst since 2001. All of the games towards the bottom of the list are terrible, but Seahawks-Broncos gets a slight bump from being an upset (crazy, right?), and from its relatively high score.
Here is the updated list of the ten worst Super Bowls in history; three of the bottom eight are now Denver losses. You can see the original post below for complete rankings and an explanation of the methodology.
| Rank | Bowl | Year | Winner | Loser | Upset | Score | Close | Wire | Total |
| 39 | II | 1968 | Green Bay 33 | Oakland 14 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 40 | I | 1967 | Green Bay 35 | Kansas City 10 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 41 | XXII | 1988 | Washington 42 | Denver 10 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 42 | VI | 1972 | Dallas 24 | Miami 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 43 | XLVIII | 2014 | Seattle 43 | Denver 8 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 44 | XXXV | 2001 | Baltimore 34 | N.Y. Giants 7 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 45 | XXIV | 1990 | San Francisco 55 | Denver 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 46 | XIX | 1985 | San Francisco 38 | Miami 16 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 47 | VIII | 1974 | Miami 24 | Minnesota 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 48 | XX | 1986 | Chicago 46 | New England 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |