
Mental Performance Index
1967-2007:
Which team was best?
from Bart Starr to Peyton Manning
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Click the game score link (below) for a complete MPI report and summary of
each game. Start all the way at the bottom for the 1967 game.
Dr. Murray uses the MPI to rate every play in Super
Bowl history from 1967 to 2007. This site is updated with a new
game report every Sunday in 2007 until December 2. Games are analyzed in
chronological order from Super Bowl I to Super Bowl XLI, with all MPI statistics provided.
Precise data analyses will tell us which was the most
dominant team of all time, how the 82 teams stack up in order from
1-82, and many other lists of categories of performance including
best pressure performing team, best offense, best defense, best
special teams unit and so much more!
| XLI |
Feb. 4, 2007 |
Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 |
| XL |
Feb. 5, 2006 |
Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 |
| XXXIX |
Feb. 6, 2005 |
New England 24, Philadelphia 21 |
| XXXVIII |
Feb. 1, 2004 |
New England 32, Carolina 29 |
| XXXVII |
Jan. 26, 2003 |
Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 |
| XXXVI |
Feb. 3, 2002 |
New England 20, St. Louis 17 |
| XXXV |
Jan. 28, 2001 |
Baltimore 34, N.Y. Giants 7 |
| XXXIV |
Jan. 30, 2000 |
St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 |
| XXXIII |
Jan. 31, 1999 |
Denver 34, Atlanta 19 |
| XXXII |
Jan. 25, 1998 |
Denver 31, Green Bay 24 |
| XXXI |
Jan. 26, 1997 |
Green Bay 35, New England 21 |
| XXX |
Jan. 28, 1996 |
Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 |
| XXIX |
Jan. 29, 1995 |
San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 |
| XXVIII |
Jan. 30, 1994 |
Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 |
| XXVII |
Jan. 31, 1993 |
Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 |
| XXVI |
Jan. 26, 1992 |
Washington 37, Buffalo 24 |
| XXV |
Jan. 27, 1991 |
N.Y. Giants 20, Buffalo 19 |
| XXIV |
Jan. 28, 1990 |
San Francisco 55, Denver 10 |
| XXIII |
Jan. 22, 1989 |
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 |
| XXII |
Jan. 31, 1988 |
Washington 42, Denver 10 |
| XXI |
Jan. 25, 1987 |
N.Y. Giants 39, Denver 20 |
| XX |
Jan. 26, 1986 |
Chicago 46, New England 10 |
| XIX |
Jan. 20, 1985 |
San Francisco 38, Miami 16 |
| XVIII |
Jan. 22, 1984 |
L.A. Raiders 38, Washington 9 |
| XVII |
Jan. 30, 1983 |
Washington 27, Miami 17 |
| XVI |
Jan. 24, 1982 |
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 |
| XV |
Jan. 25, 1981 |
Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 |
| XIV |
Jan. 20, 1980 |
Pittsburgh 31, L.A. Rams 19 |
| XIII |
Jan. 21, 1979 |
Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31 |
| XII |
Jan. 15, 1978 |
Dallas 27, Denver 10 |
| XI |
Jan. 9, 1977 |
Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 |
| X |
Jan. 18, 1976 |
Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17 |
| IX |
Jan. 12, 1975 |
Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 |
| VIII |
Jan. 13, 1974 |
Miami 24, Minnesota 7 |
| VII |
Jan. 14, 1973 |
Miami 14, Washington 7 |
| VI |
Jan. 16, 1972 |
Dallas 24, Miami 3 |
| V |
Jan. 17, 1971 |
Baltimore 16, Dallas 13 |
| IV |
Jan. 11, 1970 |
Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 |
| III |
Jan. 12, 1969 |
N.Y. Jets 16 (.543), Baltimore 7 (.457) |
| II |
Jan. 14, 1968 |
Green Bay 33 (.547), Oakland 14 (.466) |
| I |
Jan. 15, 1967 |
Green Bay 35 (.548), Kansas City 10 (.464) |
The MPI or Mental Performance Index is the first
system of scoring developed in sports which includes in
the scoring key mental factors such as pressure management,
reduction of mental errors and focused execution. It was
developed by licensed clinical and sport performance
psychologist Dr. John F.
Murray in 2002 to show the extreme importance of mental
factors in sports. It is much more accurate than the final score
and other statistics in showing how one team performed relative
to another team. It has almost perfectly estimated the relative
performance of the teams before each of the past 5 Super Bowls.
Dr. Murray's MPI forecast has also beaten the official Super
Bowl spread 4 out of 5 times now. He has appeared on hundreds of radio
and television shows, and the forecast has also appeared in hundreds
of articles. Why all the focus, energy and interest in this
topic? Because it so
clearly demonstrates the importance of mental
factors in sports. For more information about the MPI or Dr. Murray's
services, please call 561-596-9898 or send an email to: johnfmurray@mindspring.com
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