With the Super Bowl 43 matchup quickly approaching, let’s take a break from Super Bowl betting and do something a little more fun. Don’t get upset! We’ll get upset for you as we look at the top 5 biggest upsets in Super Bowl history:

Super Bowl III – The Joe Namath Guarantee
New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7

If we’re doing a list of the biggest upsets in super bowl betting line history, how can you not include the Joe Namath guarantee? The Jets were a 17-point underdog on the point spread but Broadway Joe, a quarterback from the AFL, which was supposed to be the weaker league, guarantees a victory. And better yet, Namath leads his team - and the AFL - to victory, which gave the AFL the credibility they needed.

Super Bowl XLII – A Different Date With Destiny
New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14

It wasn’t a question of who will win the super bowl, but the question was by how much? The New England Patriots, who achieved perfection throughout the regular season and the playoffs, were derailed by the six-seed in the NFC, the New York Giants. The Giants won all of their playoff games on the road and shocked the world as 14-point underdogs.  Eli Manning, who led the Giants to victory, became the first brother tandem with his big bro Peyton to win back-to-back Super Bowls.

1964 NFL Championship – Hold The Presses
Cleveland Browns 27, Baltimore Colts 0

Talk about counting your eggs before the chicken hatched, Sports Illustrated all but assumed that the Colts were going to win, and so did a lot of people who bet the superbowl line. But the Browns held everyone’s horses and won in stunning fashion. The Browns upended Don Shula’s and Johnny Unitas’ Colts with a 27-0 shutout win. SI was forced to eat their words after the big game.

Super Bowl XXXII – Broncos Ride Elway Express
Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24

The Denver Broncos were a double-digit underdog on the superbowl line heading into Super Bowl XXXII. They were facing the defending champs as Brett Favre and the Packers, who had won the previous season, were back to defend their trophy. But John Elway proved to be the difference in the game as he led the Broncos to a thrilling Super Bowl victory, upending a lot of bets in the process.

1942 NFL Championship
Washington Redskins 14, Chicago Bears 6

In the early 1940’s, the Chicago Bears were as dominant an NFL team as you could find. They had won the previous two titles and were in the Championship game looking for a three-peat. The Bears were undefeated, favored on the super bowl betting line and looking to crown a perfect season but Sammy Baugh and the Redskins thought otherwise. The Redskins took a beating from the Bears just two years previous in the 1940 Championship game, losing 73-0. This time around Baugh led the stunner as the Redskins held off the bears with a 14-6 victory.