The Super Bowl is inevitably two weeks of intense hype before a sloppy, disappointing flameout filled with muffed kick returns, dropped passes and delay of game penalties. Here are some of the worst games in Super Bowl history: Super Bowl XLII - NYG 17, NE 14 Fans expecting a high-powered offensive fireworks show instead got a dull defensive slugfest decided by a fourth-string wide receiver and Eli Manning of all people. Super Bowl IX - PIT 16, MIN 6 With only nine Minnesota first downs and a 2-0 score at halftime, Super Bowl IX has come to be called the 'Slap In The Face Game.' Super Bowl XXVIII - DAL 30, BUF 13 Where it was no longer fun to watch Jim Kelly lose all the time. Super Bowl XXXVIII - NE 32, CAR 29 As brutal as the record 26 minutes and 55 seconds before the first score were for fans of offense, the 37-point fourth quarter in which everyone seemingly forgot how to tackle was equally humiliating for fans of stout defenses. Super Bowl XXIX - SF 49, SD 26 In between slicing the porous San Diego defense, quarterback Steve Young walked around and got some reading done. Super Bowl XXIV - SF 55, DEN 10 With the 49ers designated as 12-point favorites, no one even expected this game to be any good, and somehow it turned out even worse. Super Bowl XXV - NYG 20, BUF 19 This Super Bowl is best known for the placekicker failing. Super Bowl XII - DAL 27, DEN 10 The Cowboys were able to overcome a record 12 penalties by allowing Denver only 61 passing yards, in a game that was just heaven on earth for anyone who loves turnovers, holding and botched handoffs. Super Bowl VII - MIA 14, WAS 7 In addition to the Redskins crossing midfield only once in the first half and being scoreless for the first 57:53 of the game, we also have the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history to thank for giving us Mercury Morris. Super Bowl III - NYJ 16, BAL 7 Jets quarterback Joe Namath famously guaranteed New York would win the game, which they did with a brutal clock-control strategy and by throwing zero passes in the fourth quarter that left even Jets fans wondering if it was worth it. 