Seahawks 43-8 rout of Broncos adds to history of Super Bowl blowouts

The Seattle Seahawks now share the honor of having the third-biggest blowout victory in Super Bowl history.

By James Brady@jamesbradyisme Feb 2, 2014, 10:23pm EST

The Seattle Seahawks now have the third-biggest blowout win in Super Bowl history with their 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Seattle simply controlled the game from beginning to end. The Broncos managed to find their offense at one point, but by and large, the Seahawks dominated. They got the game started with a safety, managed a score on the next possession and, after a pair of interceptions and a kick return touchdown, finally punted for the first time -- in the third quarter.

The biggest point differential for a Super Bowl ever also included the Broncos -- the San Francisco 49ers took them down by a score of 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV. Next came the Chicago Bears downing the New England Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl XX.

Seattle, as mentioned, goes into a third-place tie with Super Bowl XXVII, in which the Dallas Cowboys dominated the Buffalo Bills by a score of 52-17. The Washington Redskins had a 42-10 victory over the Broncos in Super Bowl XXII.

That means the Broncos were on the losing side of three of the top five biggest Super Bowl blowouts. The previous three Super Bowls were decided by 13 points combined, to provide a little context here.The Seahawks put themselves into the history books in more than one way on Sunday

Here's how the list of 10 biggest Super Bowl blowouts looked before this game:

Rank	Point Differential	Super Bowl	Winner	Loser	Final Score	Year
1	45	XXIV	San Francisco 49ers	Denver Broncos	55-10	1989
2	36	XX	Chicago Bears	New England Patriots	46-10	1985
3	35	XLVIII	Seattle Seahawks	Denver Broncos	43-8	2014
3	35	XXVII	Dallas Cowboys	Buffalo Bills	52-17	1992
4	32	XXII	Washington Redskins	Denver Broncos	42-10	1987
5	29	XVIII	Los Angeles Raiders	Washington Redskins	38-9	1983
6	27	XXXVII	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Oakland Raiders	48-21	2002
6	27	XXXV	Baltimore Ravens	New York Giants	34-7	2000
8	25	I	Green Bay Packers	Kansas City Chiefs	35-10	1966
9	23	XXIX	San Francisco 49ers	San Diego Chargers	49-26	1994
10	22	XIX	San Francisco 49ers	Miami Dolphins	38-16	1984