The Super Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Football League (NFL). 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,[1] usually at warm-weather sites or domed stadiums.[2] Since January 1971, the winner of the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game has faced the winner of the National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game in the culmination of the NFL playoffs.

Before the 1970 merger between the American Football League (AFL) and the NFL, 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.[3] 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.[4]

A total of 20 franchises, including teams that have relocated to another city or changed their name, have won the Super Bowl.[5] There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season.

The 1972 Miami Dolphins capped off the only perfect season in NFL history with their victory in Super Bowl VII. Only two franchises have ever won the Super Bowl while hosting at their home stadiums: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV and the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI. The reigning champions are the Seattle Seahawks following their victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX.

Results

Numbers in parentheses in the table are Super Bowl appearances as of the date of that Super Bowl and are used as follows:

Championships table key and summary
(1966–1969) (1970–present)
American Football League (AFL)
AFL championa
(4, 2–2)
American Football Conference (AFC)
AFC championA
(56, 27–29)
National Football League (NFL)
NFL championn
(4, 2–2)
National Football Conference (NFC)
NFC championN
(56, 29–27)

Super Bowl championships
Game Date (Season) Winning team Score Losing team Venue City Attendance Referee Ref.
I
[sb 1]
January 15, 1967 (1966 AFL/1966 NFL) Green Bay Packersn
(1, 1–0)
35–10 Kansas City Chiefsa
(1, 0–1)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California[sb 2] 61,946 Norm Schachter [7][8]
II
[sb 1]
January 14, 1968 (1967 AFL/1967 NFL) Green Bay Packersn
(2, 2–0)
33–14 Oakland Raidersa
(1, 0–1)
Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida[sb 3] 75,546 Jack Vest [9][8]
III
[sb 1]
January 12, 1969 (1968 AFL/1968 NFL) New York Jetsa
(1, 1–0)
16–7  Baltimore Coltsn
(1, 0–1)
Miami Orange Bowl (2) Miami, Florida (2)[sb 3] 75,389 Tom Bell [10][8]
IV
[sb 1]
January 11, 1970 (1969 AFL/1969 NFL) Kansas City Chiefsa
(2, 1–1)
23–7  Minnesota Vikingsn
(1, 0–1)
Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 80,562 John McDonough [11][8]
V January 17, 1971 (1970) Baltimore ColtsA
(2, 1–1)
16–13 Dallas CowboysN
(1, 0–1)
Miami Orange Bowl (3) Miami, Florida (3)[sb 3] 79,204 Norm Schachter [12][8]
VI January 16, 1972 (1971) Dallas CowboysN
(2, 1–1)
24–3  Miami DolphinsA
(1, 0–1)
Tulane Stadium (2) New Orleans, Louisiana (2) 81,023 Jim Tunney [13][8]
VII January 14, 1973 (1972) Miami DolphinsA
(2, 1–1)
14–7  Washington RedskinsN
(1, 0–1)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (2) Los Angeles, California (2)[sb 2] 90,182 Tom Bell [14][8]
VIII January 13, 1974 (1973) Miami DolphinsA
(3, 2–1)
24–7  Minnesota VikingsN
(2, 0–2)
Rice Stadium[sb 4] Houston, Texas 71,882 Ben Dreith [15][8]
IX January 12, 1975 (1974) Pittsburgh SteelersA
(1, 1–0)
16–6  Minnesota VikingsN
(3, 0–3)
Tulane Stadium (3) New Orleans, Louisiana (3) 80,997 Bernie Ulman [16][8]
X January 18, 1976 (1975) Pittsburgh SteelersA
(2, 2–0)
21–17 Dallas CowboysN
(3, 1–2) [W]
Miami Orange Bowl (4) Miami, Florida (4)[sb 3] 80,187 Norm Schachter [17][8]
XI January 9, 1977 (1976) Oakland RaidersA
(2, 1–1)
32–14 Minnesota VikingsN
(4, 0–4)
Rose Bowl[sb 5] Pasadena, California (3)[sb 2] 103,438 Jim Tunney [18][8]
XII January 15, 1978 (1977) Dallas CowboysN
(4, 2–2)
27–10 Denver BroncosA
(1, 0–1)
Louisiana Superdome[sb 6] New Orleans, Louisiana (4) 76,400 Jim Tunney [20][8]
XIII January 21, 1979 (1978) Pittsburgh SteelersA
(3, 3–0)
35–31 Dallas CowboysN
(5, 2–3)
Miami Orange Bowl (5) Miami, Florida (5)[sb 3] 79,484 Pat Haggerty [21][8]
XIV January 20, 1980 (1979) Pittsburgh SteelersA
(4, 4–0)
31–19 Los Angeles RamsN
(1, 0–1)
Rose Bowl (2)[sb 5][sb 7] Pasadena, California (4)[sb 2] 103,985 Fred Silva [22][8]
XV January 25, 1981 (1980) Oakland RaidersA
(3, 2–1) [W]
27–10 Philadelphia EaglesN
(1, 0–1)
Louisiana Superdome (2)[sb 6] New Orleans, Louisiana (5) 76,135 Ben Dreith [23][8]
XVI January 24, 1982 (1981) San Francisco 49ersN
(1, 1–0)
26–21 Cincinnati BengalsA
(1, 0–1)
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan[sb 8] 81,270 Pat Haggerty [25][8]
XVII January 30, 1983 (1982) Washington RedskinsN
(2, 1–1)
27–17 Miami DolphinsA
(4, 2–2)
Rose Bowl (3)[sb 5] Pasadena, California (5)[sb 2] 103,667 Jerry Markbreit [26][8]
XVIII January 22, 1984 (1983) Los Angeles RaidersA
(4, 3–1)
38–9  Washington RedskinsN
(3, 1–2)
Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida 72,980 Gene Barth [27][8]
XIX January 20, 1985 (1984) San Francisco 49ersN
(2, 2–0)
38–16 Miami DolphinsA
(5, 2–3)
Stanford Stadium[sb 9] Stanford, California[sb 10] 84,059 Pat Haggerty [29][8]
XX January 26, 1986 (1985) Chicago BearsN
(1, 1–0)
46–10 New England PatriotsA
(1, 0–1) [W]
Louisiana Superdome (3)[sb 6] New Orleans, Louisiana (6) 73,818 Red Cashion [30][8]
XXI January 25, 1987 (1986) New York GiantsN
(1, 1–0)
39–20 Denver BroncosA
(2, 0–2)
Rose Bowl (4)[sb 5] Pasadena, California (6)[sb 2] 101,063 Jerry Markbreit [31][8]
XXII January 31, 1988 (1987) Washington RedskinsN
(4, 2–2)
42–10 Denver BroncosA
(3, 0–3)
San Diego–Jack Murphy Stadium[sb 11] San Diego, California 73,302 Bob McElwee [32][8]
XXIII January 22, 1989 (1988) San Francisco 49ersN
(3, 3–0)
20–16 Cincinnati BengalsA
(2, 0–2)
Joe Robbie Stadium[sb 12] Miami, Florida (6)[sb 3] 75,129 Jerry Seeman [33][8]
XXIV January 28, 1990 (1989) San Francisco 49ersN
(4, 4–0)
55–10 Denver BroncosA
(4, 0–4)
Louisiana Superdome (4)[sb 6] New Orleans, Louisiana (7) 72,919 Dick Jorgensen [34][8]
XXV January 27, 1991 (1990) New York GiantsN
(2, 2–0)
20–19 Buffalo BillsA
(1, 0–1)
Tampa Stadium (2) Tampa, Florida (2) 73,813 Jerry Seeman [35][8]
XXVI January 26, 1992 (1991) Washington RedskinsN
(5, 3–2)
37–24 Buffalo BillsA
(2, 0–2)
Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 63,130 Jerry Markbreit [36][8]
XXVII January 31, 1993 (1992) Dallas CowboysN
(6, 3–3)
52–17 Buffalo BillsA
(3, 0–3) [W]
Rose Bowl (5)[sb 5] Pasadena, California (7)[sb 2] 98,374 Dick Hantak [37][8]
XXVIII January 30, 1994 (1993) Dallas CowboysN
(7, 4–3)
30–13 Buffalo BillsA
(4, 0–4)
Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 72,817 Bob McElwee [38][8]
XXIX January 29, 1995 (1994) San Francisco 49ersN
(5, 5–0)
49–26 San Diego ChargersA
(1, 0–1)
Joe Robbie Stadium (2)[sb 12] Miami, Florida (7)[sb 3] 74,107 Jerry Markbreit [39][8]
XXX January 28, 1996 (1995) Dallas CowboysN
(8, 5–3)
27–17 Pittsburgh SteelersA
(5, 4–1)
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona[sb 13] 76,347 Red Cashion [42][8]
XXXI January 26, 1997 (1996) Green Bay PackersN
(3, 3–0)
35–21 New England PatriotsA
(2, 0–2)
Louisiana Superdome (5)[sb 6] New Orleans, Louisiana (8) 72,301 Gerry Austin [43][8]
XXXII January 25, 1998 (1997) Denver BroncosA
(5, 1–4)[W]
31–24 Green Bay PackersN
(4, 3–1)
Qualcomm Stadium (2)[sb 11] San Diego, California (2) 68,912 Ed Hochuli [44][8]
XXXIII January 31, 1999 (1998) Denver BroncosA
(6, 2–4)
34–19 Atlanta FalconsN
(1, 0–1)
Pro Player Stadium (3)[sb 12] Miami, Florida (8)[sb 3] 74,803 Bernie Kukar [45][8]
XXXIV January 30, 2000 (1999) St. Louis RamsN
(2, 1–1)
23–16 Tennessee TitansA
(1, 0–1) [W]
Georgia Dome (2) Atlanta, Georgia (2) 72,625 Bob McElwee [46][8]
XXXV January 28, 2001 (2000) Baltimore RavensA
(1, 1–0) [W]
34–7  New York GiantsN
(3, 2–1)
Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida (3) 71,921 Gerry Austin [47][8]
XXXVI February 3, 2002 (2001) New England PatriotsA
(3, 1–2)
20–17 St. Louis RamsN
(3, 1–2)
Louisiana Superdome (6)[sb 6] New Orleans, Louisiana (9) 72,922 Bernie Kukar [48][8]
XXXVII January 26, 2003 (2002) Tampa Bay BuccaneersN
(1, 1–0)
48–21 Oakland RaidersA
(5, 3–2)
Qualcomm Stadium (3)[sb 11] San Diego, California (3) 67,603 Bill Carollo [49][8]
XXXVIII February 1, 2004 (2003) New England PatriotsA
(4, 2–2)
32–29 Carolina PanthersN
(1, 0–1)
Reliant Stadium[sb 14] Houston, Texas (2) 71,525 Ed Hochuli [50][8]
XXXIX February 6, 2005 (2004) New England PatriotsA
(5, 3–2)
24–21 Philadelphia EaglesN
(2, 0–2)
Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida 78,125 Terry McAulay [51][8]
XL February 5, 2006 (2005) Pittsburgh SteelersA
(6, 5–1) [W]
21–10 Seattle SeahawksN
(1, 0–1)
Ford Field Detroit, Michigan (2)[sb 8] 68,206 Bill Leavy [52][8]
XLI February 4, 2007 (2006) Indianapolis ColtsA
(3, 2–1)
29–17 Chicago BearsN
(2, 1–1)
Dolphin Stadium (4)[sb 12] Miami Gardens, Florida (9)[sb 3] 74,512 Tony Corrente [53][8]
XLII February 3, 2008 (2007) New York GiantsN
(4, 3–1) [W]
17–14 New England PatriotsA
(6, 3–3)
University of Phoenix Stadium[sb 15] Glendale, Arizona (2)[sb 13] 71,101 Mike Carey [54][8]
XLIII February 1, 2009 (2008) Pittsburgh SteelersA
(7, 6–1)
27–23 Arizona CardinalsN
(1, 0–1)
Raymond James Stadium (2) Tampa, Florida (4) 70,774 Terry McAulay [55][8]
XLIV February 7, 2010 (2009) New Orleans SaintsN
(1, 1–0)
31–17 Indianapolis ColtsA
(4, 2–2)
Sun Life Stadium (5)[sb 12] Miami Gardens, Florida (10)[sb 3] 74,059 Scott Green [56][8]
XLV February 6, 2011 (2010) Green Bay PackersN
(5, 4–1) [W]
31–25 Pittsburgh SteelersA
(8, 6–2)
Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas 103,219 Walt Anderson [57][8]
XLVI February 5, 2012 (2011) New York GiantsN
(5, 4–1)
21–17 New England PatriotsA
(7, 3–4)
Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 68,658 John Parry [58][8]
XLVII February 3, 2013 (2012) Baltimore RavensA
(2, 2–0)
34–31 San Francisco 49ersN
(6, 5–1)
Mercedes-Benz Superdome (7)[sb 6] New Orleans, Louisiana (10) 71,024 Jerome Boger [59][8]
XLVIII February 2, 2014 (2013) Seattle SeahawksN
(2, 1–1)
43–8 Denver BroncosA
(7, 2–5)
MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey[sb 16] 82,529 Terry McAulay [60][8]
XLIX February 1, 2015 (2014) New England PatriotsA
(8, 4–4)
28–24 Seattle SeahawksN
(3, 1–2)
University of Phoenix Stadium (2)[sb 15] Glendale, Arizona (3)[sb 13] 70,288 Bill Vinovich [61][8]
50
[sb 17]
February 7, 2016 (2015) Denver BroncosA
(8, 3–5)
24–10 Carolina PanthersN
(2, 0–2)
Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California (2)[sb 10] 71,088 Clete Blakeman [62][8]
LI February 5, 2017 (2016) New England PatriotsA
(9, 5–4)
34–28 (OT) Atlanta FalconsN
(2, 0–2)
NRG Stadium (2)[sb 14] Houston, Texas (3) 70,807 Carl Cheffers [63][8]
LII February 4, 2018 (2017) Philadelphia EaglesN
(3, 1–2)
41–33 New England PatriotsA
(10, 5–5)
U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota (2) 67,612 Gene Steratore [64][8]
LIII February 3, 2019 (2018) New England PatriotsA
(11, 6–5)
13–3  Los Angeles RamsN
(4, 1–3)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia (3) 70,081 John Parry [65][8]
LIV February 2, 2020 (2019) Kansas City ChiefsA
(3, 2–1)
31–20  San Francisco 49ersN
(7, 5–2)
Hard Rock Stadium (6)[sb 12] Miami Gardens, Florida (11)[sb 3] 62,417 Bill Vinovich [66][8]
LV February 7, 2021 (2020) Tampa Bay BuccaneersN
(2, 2–0) [W]
31–9 Kansas City ChiefsA
(4, 2–2)
Raymond James Stadium (3) Tampa, Florida (5) 24,835 Carl Cheffers [67][8]
LVI February 13, 2022 (2021) Los Angeles RamsN
(5, 2–3)
23–20 Cincinnati BengalsA
(3, 0–3)
SoFi Stadium Inglewood, California (8)[sb 2] 70,048 Ron Torbert [68][8]
LVII February 12, 2023 (2022) Kansas City ChiefsA
(5, 3–2)
38–35 Philadelphia EaglesN
(4, 1–3)
State Farm Stadium (3)[sb 15] Glendale, Arizona (4)[sb 13] 67,827 Carl Cheffers [69][8]
LVIII February 11, 2024 (2023) Kansas City ChiefsA
(6, 4–2)
25–22 (OT) San Francisco 49ersN
(8, 5–3)
Allegiant Stadium Paradise, Nevada 61,629 Bill Vinovich [70][8]
LIX February 9, 2025 (2024) Philadelphia EaglesN
(5, 2–3)
40–22 Kansas City ChiefsA
(7, 4–3)
Caesars Superdome (8)[sb 6] New Orleans, Louisiana (11) 65,719 Ron Torbert [71][8]
LX February 8, 2026 (2025) Seattle SeahawksN
(4, 2–2)
29–13 New England PatriotsA
(12, 6–6)
Levi's Stadium (2) Santa Clara, California (3)[sb 10] 70,823 Shawn Smith [72][8]

W Indicates a team that made the playoffs as a wild card team (rather than by winning a division).

Upcoming games

Game Date/Season Away team Home team Venue City Ref
LXI February 14, 2027 (2026)[sb 18] 2026–27 AFC championA 2026–27 NFC championN SoFi Stadium (2) Inglewood, California (9)[sb 2]

[73]

LXII February 13, 2028 (2027)[sb 18] 2027–28 NFC championN 2027–28 AFC championA Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2) Atlanta, Georgia (4)

[73]

LXIII February 11, 2029 (2028)[sb 18] 2028–29 AFC championA 2028–29 NFC championN TBA TBA

[73]

Notes

  1. Prior to the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, the first four games were known as the "AFL–NFL World Championship Game", played between two independent professional football leagues, the AFL and the NFL. The third game, in 1969, was the first to officially bear the trademark "Super Bowl".[4]
  2. Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Inglewood are all located in the Greater Los Angeles area.[6]
  3. The Miami Orange Bowl was in Miami proper. Joe Robbie Stadium, also in Dade County, opened in 1987 in an unincorporated area with a Miami address; the area was incorporated as Miami Gardens in 2003.
  4. Rice Stadium was not a home stadium to any NFL team at the time; the Houston Oilers had played there previously, but moved to the Astrodome several years prior to Super Bowl VIII.
  5. The Rose Bowl is not a home stadium to any NFL team.
  6. Caesars Superdome was previously known as Mercedes-Benz Superdome, originally known as Louisiana Superdome and often simply as the Superdome.[19]
  7. Despite the Los Angeles Rams and Rose Bowl both being in the Greater Los Angeles area, the Rams' home stadium at the time was Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
  8. Pontiac, Michigan, is a suburb of Detroit.[24]
  9. Despite the San Francisco 49ers being in the same combined statistical area as Stanford Stadium, the venue is not a home stadium to any NFL team. At the time, the 49ers played at Candlestick Park.
  10. Both Stanford and Santa Clara are part of the San Francisco Bay Area.[28]
  11. San Diego–Jack Murphy Stadium was also known as San Diego Stadium, Qualcomm Stadium, and SDCCU Stadium.
  12. Hard Rock Stadium has also been variously known over the years as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium (with a plural "s"), Dolphin Stadium (with no "s"), Land Shark Stadium, and Sun Life Stadium.
  13. Both Tempe and Glendale are suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona.[40][41]
  14. NRG Stadium was originally known as Reliant Stadium.
  15. State Farm Stadium was originally known as University of Phoenix Stadium.
  16. East Rutherford, New Jersey, is part of the New York metropolitan area.
  17. Unlike other Super Bowls, Super Bowl 50's official name, as designated by the NFL, uses the Arabic numeral "50" instead of the Roman numeral "L".
  18. Dates for future Super Bowls are tentative pending possible changes to the NFL calendar.

Streaks and rematches

Consecutive wins

Eight franchises have won consecutive Super Bowls, one of which (Pittsburgh) has accomplished it twice:

Although no franchise to date has won three Super Bowls in a row, several have had eras of sustained success, nearly accomplishing a three-peat:

Consecutive losses

Three franchises have lost consecutive Super Bowls:

Consecutive appearances

The Buffalo Bills have the most consecutive appearances with four from 1990 to 1993. The Miami Dolphins (1971–1973), New England Patriots (2016–2018) and Kansas City Chiefs (2022–2024) are the only other teams to have at least three consecutive appearances. Including those four, 12 teams have at least two consecutive appearances. The Dallas Cowboys are the only team with three separate streaks (1970–1971, 1977–1978, and 1992–1993). The Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, and Kansas City Chiefs have each had two separate consecutive appearances. The full listing of teams with consecutive appearances is below in order of first occurrence; winning games are in bold:

Super Bowl rematches

The following teams have faced each other more than once in the Super Bowl:[n 2]

Records by franchise

AFLa/AFCA team NFLn/NFCN team
Pre-merger NFLn team
Post-merger AFCA team[n 5]

In the sortable table below, franchises are ordered first by number of wins, followed by the total number of appearances, and finally by the total number of points scored by the franchise throughout all appearances. Included in the table are all of the team names that each franchise has had since the 1966 season, the start of the Super Bowl era.

Franchise Wins Losses Win
%
Points for Points against Appearances Seasons (champions in bold)
Boston / New England PatriotsA 6 6 .500 259 311 12 1985A, 1996A, 2001A, 2003A, 2004A, 2007A, 2011A, 2014A, 2016A, 2017A, 2018A, 2025A
Pittsburgh SteelersA[n 5] 6 2 .750 193 164 8 1974A, 1975A, 1978A, 1979A, 1995A, 2005A, 2008A, 2010A
San Francisco 49ersN 5 3 .625 261 179 8 1981N, 1984N, 1988N, 1989N, 1994N, 2012N, 2019N, 2023N
Dallas CowboysN 5 3 .625 221 132 8 1970N, 1971N, 1975N, 1977N, 1978N, 1992N, 1993N, 1995N
Kansas City ChiefsaA 4 3 .571 158 190 7 1966a, 1969a, 2019A, 2020A, 2022A, 2023A, 2024A
Green Bay PackersnN 4 1 .800 158 101 5 1966n, 1967n, 1996N, 1997N, 2010N
New York GiantsN 4 1 .800 104 104 5 1986N, 1990N, 2000N, 2007N, 2011N
Denver BroncosA 3 5 .375 147 259 8 1977A, 1986A, 1987A, 1989A, 1997A, 1998A, 2013A, 2015A
Oakland / Los Angeles / Las Vegas RaidersaA 3 2 .600 132 114 5 1967a, 1976A, 1980A, 1983A, 2002A
Washington Redskins / Football Team / CommandersN 3 2 .600 122 103 5 1972N, 1982N, 1983N, 1987N, 1991N
Philadelphia EaglesN 2 3 .400 147 144 5 1980N, 2004N, 2017N, 2022N, 2024N
St. Louis / Los Angeles RamsN 2 3 .400 85 100 5 1979N, 1999N, 2001N, 2018N, 2021N
Miami DolphinsA 2 3 .400 74 103 5 1971A, 1972A, 1973A, 1982A, 1984A
Seattle SeahawksN[n 6] 2 2 .500 106 70 4 2005N, 2013N, 2014N, 2025N
Baltimore / Indianapolis ColtsnA[n 5] 2 2 .500 69 77 4 1968n, 1970A, 2006A, 2009A
Tampa Bay BuccaneersN[n 6] 2 0 1.000 79 30 2 2002N, 2020N
Baltimore RavensA[n 7] 2 0 1.000 68 38 2 2000A, 2012A
Chicago BearsN 1 1 .500 63 39 2 1985N, 2006N
New Orleans SaintsN 1 0 1.000 31 17 1 2009N
New York Jetsa 1 0 1.000 16 7 1 1968a
Buffalo BillsA 0 4 .000 73 139 4 1990A, 1991A, 1992A, 1993A
Minnesota VikingsnN 0 4 .000 34 95 4 1969n, 1973N, 1974N, 1976N
Cincinnati BengalsA 0 3 .000 57 69 3 1981A, 1988A, 2021A
Atlanta FalconsN 0 2 .000 47 68 2 1998N, 2016N
Carolina PanthersN 0 2 .000 39 56 2 2003N, 2015N
San Diego / Los Angeles ChargersA 0 1 .000 26 49 1 1994A
St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona CardinalsN 0 1 .000 23 27 1 2008N
Houston / Tennessee Oilers / TitansA 0 1 .000 16 23 1 1999A
Cleveland BrownsA[n 5][n 7] 0 0 0
Detroit LionsN 0 0 0
Houston TexansA 0 0 0
Jacksonville JaguarsA 0 0 0

Teams with Super Bowl appearances but no victories

Eight teams have appeared in the Super Bowl without ever winning. In descending order of number of appearances and then years since their last appearance, they are:

Teams with no Super Bowl appearances or long active droughts

Four current teams have never reached the Super Bowl (shown in bold below). Two of them (Jacksonville and Houston) joined the NFL relatively recently, and there are an additional eight teams whose Super Bowl appearance droughts began prior to 2002 (the year Houston joined the NFL). The other two teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl (Cleveland and Detroit) both held NFL league championships prior to Super Bowl I in the 1966 NFL season.[n 8] Teams are listed below according to the length of their current Super Bowl droughts (as of the end of the 2025 season):

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. The Broncos are the only NFL team with both consecutive wins and consecutive losses at the Super Bowl.
  2. The New York Jets and Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts (Super Bowl III) is the only Super Bowl matchup that cannot be repeated under the current playoff alignment, as the Colts have since been placed in the AFC (at the time, along with all of the former AFL teams, including the Jets) as part of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. For the same reason, it is the only Super Bowl rematch that is capable of being played in the postseason outside of the Super Bowl.
  3. The Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills are the only NFL teams to face each other in consecutive Super Bowls, XXVII and XXVIII.
  4. This is the only rematch pairing in which one team relocated in the interim. The Rams represented St. Louis in Super Bowl XXXVI and Los Angeles in Super Bowl LIII.
  5. Three NFL franchises, the Colts, Steelers, and Browns, were placed in the newly-formed AFC, joining the ten extant AFL franchises, when the two leagues merged in 1970. Of the three, the Colts are the only team to have qualified for the Super Bowl for both the "National" and "American" sides.
  6. The Seahawks and Buccaneers each began play in 1976. For scheduling purposes, the Seahawks were placed in the NFC and the Buccaneers were placed in the AFC for their first year of play. In 1977, the two teams switched conferences, placing the Seahawks in the AFC and the Buccaneers in the NFC. In 2002, the Seahawks returned to the NFC. Neither the Seahawks nor Buccaneers played in the Super Bowl representing the AFC.
  7. Although the 1995 Cleveland Browns became the 1996 Baltimore Ravens, the Browns' name, brand and history remained in Cleveland and were continued by the 1999 Cleveland Browns; the Ravens, for historical purposes, are considered a separate franchise.
  8. Detroit, Houston, and Jacksonville have all hosted Super Bowls, making Cleveland the only current NFL city that has neither hosted nor had its team play in a Super Bowl.
  9. The Jets and the Chiefs are the only teams to win the Super Bowl as members of the now-defunct AFL. The Jets have not appeared in the Super Bowl since joining the NFL following the AFL–NFL merger in 1970.

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