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If the New York Giants manage to somehow score a miraculous victory over the New England Patriots on Feb. 3 in Super Bowl XLII they will have earned one of the most improbable upsets in the history of The Big Game. Such an upset would also lead to another consequence: it would put the 2007 New England Patriots at the top of the list of The Best Super Bowl Losers Ever.

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Here's a Top 10 list of the best teams ever to make it to the Super Bowl and lose:

10) 2004 Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles had suffered the misfortune of three straight NFC Championship losses before finally breaking through in 2004. This team was the best of the Andy Reid Era, an era that saw six division titles in seven seasons. Philadelphia started the year 13-1 before essentially taking the last two weeks off to rest for the playoffs. But in the end, Donovan McNabb's queasy stomach prevented the Eagles from derailing New England's dynasty.

9) 2002 Oakland Raiders

Jerry Rice and Tim Brown formed one of the best one-two receiving corps ever and this team worked its way to the No. 2 scoring offense and No. 6 scoring defense in the league while playing in a loaded AFC West. Oakland won both of its playoff games by at least 17 points and were set for a place in history before a Barrett Robbins bender capped any chance they had of handling a classic Tampa Bay defense in a 48-21 blowout. This loss also devastated the franchise, as the Raiders are just 19-61 since.

8) 1978 Dallas Cowboys

This Cowboys club played in the franchise's third Super Bowl in four years. Too bad for them, but Super Bowl XIII also marked their second loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers Dynasty. This version was better than the 1975 Cowboys, as the 1978 crew went 12-4 during the regular season behind the NFL's No. 2 offense and No. 2 defense. They were the defending champions heading into this game, a 35-31 classic, but were sabotaged by Jackie Smith's infamous drop in the end zone in the third quarter of a 21-14 game.

6) 1976 Minnesota Vikings

Before there were the Buffalo Bills, there were the Vikings. Minnesota fielded the losing team in four - count 'em: four - of the first 11 Super Bowls ever played. This team, which fell to Oakland, 32-14, was the best of the bunch. Fran Tarkenton guided the Vikes to an 11-2-1 regular season and a pair of double-digit playoff victories before yet another dud in The Big Game.

5) 1997 Green Bay Packers

This team was one heroic effort by John Elway and Terrell Davis away from back-to-back championships. The Pack actually put up better offensive numbers this season as opposed to the 1996 Super Bowl team. But their defense was a little softer, and that led to them becoming the first NFC team to lose the Super Bowl in 14 years, falling 31-24 to John Elway and his front teeth.

5) 1970 Dallas Cowboys

There were five Hall of Fame players on this roster, including coach Tom Landry and quarterback Roger Staubach. They lost to the Baltimore Colts, 16-13, in one of the sloppiest, worst played Super Bowls ever. They went on to add two more HOF players (Forrest Gregg and Lance Alworth) after this defeat and managed to capture the franchise's first Lombardi Trophy the following season.

4) 1968 Baltimore Colts

This team is better known as the club that Joe Namath casually brushed off his shoulder in Super Bowl III in a game that to this day remains the greatest upset in NFL history. The Colts finished 13-1 during the 1968 regular season and were No. 1 in points allowed and No. 2 in points scored. The core of this team remained intact and eventually earned their title two seasons later.

3) 2001 St. Louis Rams

I didn't even want to watch Super Bowl XXXVI between St. Louis and New England because I didn't think it would be interesting. This team boasted one of the two or three best offenses I've ever seen, and if they had been able to force overtime against the Pats instead of failing 20-17 they would have locked up their second Super Bowl title in three years. Of course, the odds are that Bill Belichick knew what plays the Rams were calling before Kurt Warner did but that still doesn't forgive Mike Martz for not running the ball more.

2) 1971 Miami Dolphins

You may be more familiar with the work of these Dolphins in the year following their 24-3 beatdown at the hands of the Cowboys in Super Bowl VI. The Dolphins won 18 consecutive games after this loss, including a perfect 17-0 mark in the 1972 season. They won back-to-back championships in 1972 and 1973 and join Buffalo as the only franchises to play in three consecutive Super Bowls.

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1) 1990 Buffalo Bills

I know that the Bills are, historically speaking, considered a punchline in the Football World. But these Bills teams from 1990-1993 were some of the best I've ever seen and some of the best ever. Think about it: four straight conference championships and a 58-19 overall record. Not too shabby. This Bills team is, in my opinion, the greatest team not to win a Super Bowl.

This team - one Scott Norwood miss away from immortality - finished the regular season 13-3, was No. 1 in the league in scoring and No. 6 in defense, and was led by Hall of Famers like Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, James Lofton, Marv Levy and Bruce Smith and possible HOFers Steve Tasker and Andre Reed. This team was better than the ones following it mainly because they were not yet shackled with the mental and emotional scars of Big Game embarrassments.

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