The Super Bowl and "Super Sunday" has become a true American holiday, a spectacle where even those who have no rooting interest in either participant come together with family and friends to watch the biggest football game of the year, and maybe catch a funny commercial or two.

From this uniquely American spectacle springs a truly international phenomenon: the Top 5 List. The following are this author's choices for the Top 5 Super Bowl games of all time:

Super Bowl XXXII - 1998

Denver Broncos 31 - Green Bay Packers 24

The Broncos advanced to the Super Bowl for the fifth time in their history and hoping to finally win the championship for their veteran quarterback John Elway. The rumors were that he would retire following the game. The Green Bay Packers, on the other hand, were the defending champions after having defeated the New England Patriots the previous year. Quarterback Brett Favre had won his third consecutive MVP and had passed for 35 touchdowns in 1997. Green Bay was 11 point favorites over the AFC Champions in the game.

With 1:45 on the clock, the Packers had the opportunity to tie the game. The Packers advanced the ball to Denvers' 31 yard line, but Favre's next two passes fell incomplete and on 4th and 6 to go, John Mobley broke up a Favre to Mark Chmura pass to seal the victory for the Broncos and John Elway.

Elway, it is worth noting, not only did not retire at the end of the 1997 season, but led the Broncos back to their second Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl XXXIII over the Atlanta Falcons.

Super Bowl III - 1969

New York Jets 16 - Baltimore Colts 7

The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League were a bit of a surprise champion, after having been led to a 13-1 record by a journeyman quarterback when super star Johnny Unitas went down injured.

No one considered the upstart New York Jets - from the junior American Football League - up to the challenge of beating the battle tested Baltimore squad. They had already lost to the Oakland Raiders once in the season and barely squeaked by the Raiders in the AFL Championship game, but had found ways of winning all season long.

After having won the first two NFL-AFL World Championship games in handy fashion, the NFL was seeking to demonstrate their dominance, while the AFL was trying to demonstrate their credentials. In the days before the game, the Jets' young quarterback Joe Namath boldly predicted a victory for the upstart Jets. Still, they entered the game as

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