List of Super Bowl champions
The Super Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Football League. The game culminates a season that begins in the previous calendar year, and is the conclusion of the NFL playoffs. The winner receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The contest is held in an American city, chosen three to four years beforehand, usually at warm-weather sites or domed stadiums. Since January 1971, the winner of the American Football Conference Championship Game has faced the winner of the National Football Conference Championship Game in the culmination of the NFL playoffs.
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Before the 1970 merger between the American Football League and the National Football League, the two leagues met in four such contests. The first two were marketed as the "AFL–NFL World Championship Game", but were also casually referred to as "the Super Bowl game" during the television broadcast. Super Bowl III in January 1969 was the first such game that carried the "Super Bowl" moniker in official marketing; the names "Super Bowl I" and "Super Bowl II" were retroactively applied to the first two games. The NFC/NFL is currently tied with the AFC/AFL at 27 wins for each. 20 franchises, including teams that have relocated to another city, have won the Super Bowl.
The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowls with six championships, while the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers have five wins. The New England Patriots have the most Super Bowl appearances with 11, while the Buffalo Bills have the most consecutive appearances with four from 1990 to 1993. The Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots are the only other teams to have at least three consecutive appearances. The Denver Broncos and Patriots have each lost a record five Super Bowls. The Minnesota Vikings and the Bills have lost four.
The record for consecutive wins is two and is shared by seven franchises: the Green Bay Packers, the Miami Dolphins, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Denver Broncos, and the New England Patriots. Among those, Dallas and New England are the only teams to win three out of four consecutive Super Bowls.
The 1972 Dolphins capped off the only perfect season in NFL history with their victory in Super Bowl VII. The only team with multiple Super Bowl appearances and no losses is the Baltimore Ravens, who in winning Super Bowl XLVII defeated and replaced the 49ers in that position. Four current NFL teams have never appeared in a Super Bowl, including franchises that have relocated or been renamed: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns and Lions had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season.
Super Bowl championship (1966–present)
Numbers in parentheses in the table are Super Bowl appearances as of the date of that Super Bowl and are used as follows:- Winning team and losing team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a Super Bowl as well as each respective teams' Super Bowl record to date.
- Venue column indicates number of times that stadium has hosted a Super Bowl.
- City column indicates number of times that metropolitan area has hosted a Super Bowl.
National Football League | National Football Conference |
NFL championn | NFC championN |
American Football League | American Football Conference |
AFL championa | AFC championA |
Game | Date/ | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Venue | City | Attendance | Ref |
Kansas City ChiefsA | San Francisco 49ersN | |||||||
2020–21 AFC championA at 2020–21 NFC championN | ||||||||
2021–22 NFC championN at 2021–22 AFC championA | ||||||||
2022–23 AFC championA at 2022–23 NFC championN | ||||||||
2023–24 NFC championN at 2023–24 AFC championA | ||||||||
Game | Date/ | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Venue | City | Attendance | Ref |
Consecutive wins
Seven franchises have won consecutive Super Bowls, one of which has accomplished it twice:- Green Bay Packers
- Miami Dolphins
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- San Francisco 49ers
- Dallas Cowboys
- Denver Broncos
- New England Patriots
- The Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, and also won the NFL Championship Game the preceding year. If the Super Bowl had been instituted that year, the Packers would have qualified and faced the Buffalo Bills of the AFL.
- The Miami Dolphins appeared in three consecutive Super Bowls – winning the last two, and coming within one win of three consecutive Super Bowl titles.
- The Dallas Cowboys won two consecutive Super Bowls ; the following season they were eliminated in the, two wins short of a three-peat, by the eventual Super Bowl XXIX champion San Francisco 49ers. The Cowboys won Super Bowl XXX the following year for three wins in four seasons, and thus were two wins away from four consecutive Super Bowl titles.
- The New England Patriots won Super Bowls XLIX, LI, and LIII for three wins in five seasons. They also appeared in and lost Super Bowl LII to the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2017 season, giving them four Super Bowl appearances in five years and putting them one win away from three consecutive Super Bowl titles. Moreover, in the intervening year, were eliminated in the by the eventual Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos. In total, then, the Patriots were three wins away from five consecutive Super Bowl titles.
- The Pittsburgh Steelers won two consecutive Super Bowls ; the following season they were eliminated in the, two wins short of a three-peat, by the eventual Super Bowl XI champion Oakland Raiders. They also won two more consecutive Super Bowls for four wins in six seasons.
- The San Francisco 49ers won two consecutive Super Bowls ; the following season they were eliminated in the, two wins short of a three-peat, by the eventual Super Bowl XXV champion New York Giants.
Consecutive losses
- Buffalo Bills – The only team to appear in four straight Super Bowls; they lost in all four appearances.
- Minnesota Vikings – They also lost Super Bowl XI, and were by the eventual Super Bowl X losers, the Dallas Cowboys, for three losses in four seasons.
- Denver Broncos – They also lost Super Bowl XXIV, but did not even make the 1988–89 playoffs for Super Bowl XXIII for three losses in four seasons.
Consecutive appearances
- Green Bay Packers
- Dallas Cowboys
- Miami Dolphins
- Minnesota Vikings
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Washington Redskins
- Denver Broncos
- San Francisco 49ers
- Buffalo Bills
- New England Patriots
- Seattle Seahawks
Super Bowl rematches
- 3 times – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys see also Cowboys–Steelers rivalry
- 2 times – Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins
- 2 times – San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
- 2 times – Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills
- 2 times – New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
- 2 times – New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- 2 times – New England Patriots vs. St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams
Super Bowl wins by team
Team | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage | Appearances | Seasons | Years since last win | Years since last app. |
Boston / New England PatriotsA | |||||||
Pittsburgh SteelersA | |||||||
Dallas CowboysN | |||||||
San Francisco 49ersN | |||||||
Green Bay PackersnN | |||||||
New York GiantsN | |||||||
Denver BroncosA | |||||||
Washington Redskins / Football TeamN | |||||||
Oakland / Los Angeles / Las Vegas RaidersaA | 1967a, 1976A, 1980A, 1983A, 2002A | ||||||
Miami DolphinsA | |||||||
Baltimore / Indianapolis ColtsnA | |||||||
Kansas City ChiefsaA | 2 | .667 | |||||
Baltimore RavensA | |||||||
St. Louis / Los Angeles RamsN | |||||||
Seattle SeahawksN | |||||||
Philadelphia EaglesN | |||||||
Chicago BearsN | |||||||
New York Jetsa | |||||||
Tampa Bay BuccaneersN | |||||||
New Orleans SaintsN | |||||||
Minnesota VikingsnN | |||||||
Buffalo BillsA | |||||||
Cincinnati BengalsA | |||||||
Carolina PanthersN | |||||||
Atlanta FalconsN | |||||||
San Diego / Los Angeles ChargersA | |||||||
Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / TitansA | |||||||
St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona CardinalsN | |||||||
Cleveland BrownsA | none | ||||||
Detroit LionsN | none | ||||||
Houston TexansA | none | ||||||
Jacksonville JaguarsA | none | ||||||
Team | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage | Appearances | Seasons | Years since last win | Years since last app. |
where they lost to the Bears. This is the most recent Super Bowl where both teams had their first Super Bowl appearance. The Patriots hold the record for most Super Bowl appearances and are tied for both most wins and most losses.
Teams with no Super Bowl appearances
Four current teams have never reached the Super Bowl. Two of them held NFL league championships prior to Super Bowl I in the 1966 NFL season:- Cleveland Browns – NFL champions four times in 1950, 1954, 1955, and 1964; appeared in seven other NFL Championship Games in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1965, 1968, and 1969; and appeared in three AFC Championship Games in the,, and seasons. The Browns are officially viewed as one continuous franchise that began in 1946 as a member of the All-America Football Conference, joined the NFL in 1950, suspended operations after 1995, and resumed play in 1999. The Baltimore Ravens were established in 1996 as an expansion team with former Browns personnel, and have since won two Super Bowls as a separate franchise.
- Detroit Lions – NFL champions four times in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957; appeared in one other NFL Championship Game in 1954; and appeared in one NFC Championship Game in the season.
- Jacksonville Jaguars – 1995 expansion team; AFC Championship Game appearances in the,, and seasons.
- Houston Texans – 2002 expansion team; Divisional Round appearances in the,,, and seasons. They are the only NFL team to never reach the Conference Championship Round.
Teams with long Super Bowl appearance droughts
- New York Jets, Won
- Minnesota Vikings, Lost
- Miami Dolphins, Lost
- Cincinnati Bengals, Lost
- Washington Redskins, Won
- Buffalo Bills, Lost
- Los Angeles Chargers, Lost
- Dallas Cowboys, Won
- Tennessee Titans, Lost
Teams with Super Bowl appearances but no victories
- Minnesota Vikings – appeared in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI; they won the NFL Championship in 1969, the last year before the AFL–NFL merger, but failed to win the subsequent Super Bowl. An NFL expansion team in 1961, they have no pre-Super Bowl league championships.
- Buffalo Bills – XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII; in 1964 and 1965, they won the last two AFL Championships before the first Super Bowl in 1966.
- Cincinnati Bengals – XVI and XXIII; an AFL expansion team in 1968, they have no pre-Super Bowl league championships.
- Carolina Panthers – XXXVIII and 50; a post-merger expansion team, their first season was in 1995.
- Atlanta Falcons – XXXIII and LI; an NFL expansion team in 1966, they have no pre-Super Bowl league championships.
- Los Angeles Chargers – XXIX as the San Diego Chargers; their only AFL Championship was in 1963, also as the San Diego Chargers.
- Tennessee Titans – XXXIV; they won the first two AFL Championships in 1960 and 1961 as the Houston Oilers.
- Arizona Cardinals – XLIII; their only uncontested NFL Championship was in 1947 as the Chicago Cardinals. They also claim the 1925 NFL Championship.