The 50 Biggest Fails in Super Bowl History

If the NFL had an LVP award for the Super Bowl, these people would all have won.

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With Super Bowl XLVIII nearly upon us, we’ll be bombarded all week with highlights of past Super Bowls and the many prolific plays that have made them a part of NFL lore. All-time greats like Bart Starr to Joe Montana have secured their status in the pantheon of legendary players with their Super Bowl exploits, and it’s a virtual certainty that we’ll be adding more names to the list after Sunday.

But let’s not sleep on those who are remembered for other reasons. Whether you forget to hold the ball like Leon Lett or lose your helmet like Thurman Thomas, there are plenty of times where even the best make complete fools of themselves on this grand stage. Even if you aren’t a football player, the Super Bowl can expose you to the world in a most unpleasant way. Yes, that was a Janet Jackson joke.

While the majority of people put on completely average performances during the big game, we’re not here to talk about them, nor are we interested in those who manage to stand out. Those things don’t interest us in the slightest. Instead, we’d like to celebrate and rejoice in the 50 Biggest Fails in Super Bowl History.

50. Don't Mess With Jack Lambert's Kicker

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49. John Riggins Trucks Don McNeal

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48. How Can You Miss James Harrison...Twice?

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47. Dumb Question, Julie Brown

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46. Whitney Houston Mails It In

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45. Giants Special Teams Give Trent Dilfer a Hand

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44. Andre Rison Tosses His Super Bowl Ring

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43. Just Sit Down, Man!

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42. Commercials at the Super Bowl? Never That!

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41. Mercy!

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40. Really, We'd Prefer to Watch the Game

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39. Big Ben Tebows During the Pick 6

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38. Revenge of the Voodoo

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37. Sweetness N' Sour

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36. Eugene Robinson's "Mental" Lapse

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35. Sure, We'll Spot You a Touchdown!

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34. 49ers Goal Rush

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33. Who Do You Think You Are, Tim Tebow?

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32. Stanley Wilson and That White Girl

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31. Stealing Shula's Watch

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30. Don't.Kick.To.Hester.

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29. Squirek!

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28. Mark Washington Holds Lynn Swann to "Only" 4 Catches

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27. Barret Robbins' Bender

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26. It's Spelled W-I-N

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25. Asante Samuel Drops 19-0

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24. Warner's on the Wrong Foot

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23. Hank Baskett Doesn't Do a Face Mask Catch

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22. The Revenge of Chucky

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21. Three on One Isn't Fair (For the Three)

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20. Ron Jaworski's Bad Day

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19. Gisele Bundchen's Tantrum

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18. 218 lbs > 595 lbs

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17. The O'Donnell-Brown Family Reunion

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16. Rodney Harrison Is No Match for a Helmet

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15. Roethlisberger's Close Enough Touchdown

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14. The Missing Helmet

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13. Tom Brady Doesn't Need Help

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12. A Nipple and a Dream

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11. Denver's Orange Cream Puff Defense

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10. Loss Potion No. 9

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9. How Long Have You Been a Black Quarterback?

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8. This Is Why Francis Scott Key Hates Football

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7. Ellis Hobbs Shoots Himself in the Foot

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6. Leon Lett Gets Beebed

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5. Earl Morrall's Dilemma

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4. Garo's Gaffe

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3. Lights Out, New Orleans

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2. A Bad Time for a Case of the Dropsies

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1. Buffalo's Long Winter

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