The Super Bowl's Greatest Underdog Victories You Wish You Bet On

Super Bowl III (1969)

New York Jets win by 9... Win by 27 with the 18 point spread

A gambler's wet dream. The 18 point underdog Jets overtake the heavily favored Baltimore Colts. When it comes to Super Bowl betting... this game made history!

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $650... almost seven times your wager.

Super Bowl XXXVI (2002)

New England Patriots win by 3... Win by 17 with the 14 point spread

Kurt Warner, Marshal Faulk, Tory Holt, Isaac Bruce... the Patriots didn't stand a chance with Drew Bledsoe sidelined and newbie QB Tom Brady in his place. Well obviously Vegas had this line wrong and it cost them in 2002.

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $600... almost five times your wager.

Super Bowl IV (1970)

Kansas City Chiefs win by 16... Win by 28 with the 12 point spread

Barely making the playoffs with QB Len Dawson out for 6 weeks on injury, nobody expected the Chiefs to make the Super Bowl let alone win... But surely there a few Chief's fans that laughed all the way to the bank.

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $425... over four times your wager.

Super Bowl XLII (2008)

NY Giants win by 3... Win by 15 with the 12 point spread

An unbeaten 17-0 Patriots team were heavily favored for the win. However Eli Manning took away the Patriot's perfect season and their Super Bowl rings with a spectacular 4th quarter performance.

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $400... almost four times your wager.

Super Bowl XXXII (1998)

Denver Broncos win by 7... Win by 18 win the 11 point spread

John Elway proved he wasn't too old to beat Favre, the Packers, or Vegas, in this upset victory.

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $300... almost triple your money.

Super Bowl XXV (1991)

Denver Broncos win by 1... Win by 8 win the 7 point spread

The Broncos squeaked out a narrow 1 point victory in this nail biter.

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $300... almost triple your money.

Super Bowl XXXVII (2003)

Tampa Bay Bucs win by 27... Win by 31 with the 4 point spread

Jon Gruden's Bucs walked all over his former Raider's team just shortly after Gruden was "traded" to Tampa in the role of head coach.

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $240... over double your money.

Super Bowl XXII (1988)

Washington win by 32... Win by 35 with the 3 point spread

Imagine sitting back and watching your team not just win by the spread, but by 32 points even without it. Champagne was being popped before half-time for some, while others pondered "organ donations" to get back their losses.

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $220... over double your money.

Super Bowl XVIII (1984)

Los Angeles Raiders win by 29... Win by 32 with the 3 point spread

Well before the Raiders moved to Oakland they had one of the most unexpected Superbowl blowouts of all time, winning by 29 points in 1984.

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $220... over double your money.

Super Bowl XVII (1983)

Washington Redskins win by 10... Win by 13 with the 3 point spread

They weren't an underdog by much, but they were an underdog none the less. However for anyone who bet on them, underdog was the last thing on their mind after the game.

Dollars and Cents: a $100 money line bet would have made you around $220... over double your money.

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