Chart: The wrong end of history

February 3, 2014 at 5:43AM
Denver Broncos' Malik Jackson cradles his head on the sidelines during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Denver Broncos' Malik Jackson cradles his head on the sidelines during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

wrong end of history

With their fifth Super Bowl loss, the Broncos broke a tie with the Vikings, Bills and Patriots for most in NFL history. They also have been on the losing end of three of the five biggest blowouts in history:

1990: San Francisco 55, Denver 10 (45 points) ø

1986: Chicago 46, New England 10 (36)

1993: Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 (35)

2014: Seattle 43, Denver 8 (35) ø

1988: Washington 42, Denver 10 (32) ø


A Denver Broncos fan reacts after the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Seahawks won the game 43-8. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Broncos fans had little to cheer about Sunday. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Denver Broncos' Peyton Manning watches from the bench during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Denver Broncos' Peyton Manning watches from the bench during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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