List of Super Bowl champions

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List of Super Bowl champions

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.

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The Packers defeated the Chiefs in the first AFL–NFL World Championship Game (Super Bowl I).

Before the 1970 merger between the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (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 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.

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Colts
Colts
Redskins
Redskins
Ravens
Ravens
Giants
Giants
Jets
Jets
Eagles
Eagles
Patriots
Patriots
Colts
Colts
Dolphins
Dolphins
Steelers
Steelers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Bears
Bears
Packers
Packers
Cowboys
Cowboys
Saints
Saints
Rams
Rams
Chiefs
Chiefs
Seahawks
Seahawks
Raiders
Raiders
49ers
49ers
Broncos
Broncos
Raiders
Raiders
Rams
Rams
Teams with Super Bowl championships
– 1 championship, – 2 championships, – 3 championships, – 4 championships, – 5 championships, – 6 championships

Super Bowl championship games

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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.
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Championships table key and summary
(1966–1969) (1970–present)
American Football League (AFL) American Football Conference (AFC)
AFL championa
(4, 2–2)
AFC championA
(55, 27–28)
National Football League (NFL) National Football Conference (NFC)
NFL championn
(4, 2–2)
NFC championN
(55, 28–27)
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W Indicates a team that made the playoffs as a wild card team (rather than by winning a division).

Upcoming games

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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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. The Rose Bowl is not a home stadium to any NFL team.
  5. Caesars Superdome was previously known as Mercedes-Benz Superdome, originally known as Louisiana Superdome and often simply as the Superdome.[19]
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. San Diego–Jack Murphy Stadium was also known as San Diego Stadium, Qualcomm Stadium, and SDCCU Stadium.
  9. 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.
  10. NRG Stadium was originally known as Reliant Stadium.
  11. State Farm Stadium was originally known as University of Phoenix Stadium.
  12. 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".
  13. Dates for future Super Bowls are tentative pending possible changes to the NFL calendar.

Consecutive wins

The Steelers defeated the Rams in Super Bowl XIV to win an unprecedented four championships in six years.

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,[n 1] 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 49ers and the Bengals, who faced off in Super Bowl XVI (pictured), would play each other again in Super Bowl XXIII.

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

Super Bowl records by franchise

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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 for the franchise throughout all appearances. Included in the table are all of the team names that each franchise has had since the 1966 season, a.k.a. the start of the Super Bowl era.

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Points for Points against Appearances Seasons (champions in bold)
Boston / New England PatriotsA 65.54524628211 1985A, 1996A, 2001A, 2003A, 2004A, 2007A, 2011A, 2014A, 2016A, 2017A, 2018A
Pittsburgh SteelersA[n 5] 62.7501931648 1974A, 1975A, 1978A, 1979A, 1995A, 2005A, 2008A, 2010A
San Francisco 49ersN 53.6252611798 1981N, 1984N, 1988N, 1989N, 1994N, 2012N, 2019N, 2023N
Dallas CowboysN 53.6252211328 1970N, 1971N, 1975N, 1977N, 1978N, 1992N, 1993N, 1995N
Kansas City ChiefsaA 43.5711581907 1966a, 1969a, 2019A, 2020A, 2022A, 2023A, 2024A
Green Bay PackersnN 41.8001581015 1966n, 1967n, 1996N, 1997N, 2010N
New York GiantsN 41.8001041045 1986N, 1990N, 2000N, 2007N, 2011N
Denver BroncosA 35.3751472598 1977A, 1986A, 1987A, 1989A, 1997A, 1998A, 2013A, 2015A
Oakland / Los Angeles / Las Vegas RaidersaA 32.6001321145 1967a, 1976A, 1980A, 1983A, 2002A
Washington Redskins / Football Team / CommandersN 32.6001221035 1972N, 1982N, 1983N, 1987N, 1991N
Philadelphia EaglesN 23.4001471445 1980N, 2004N, 2017N, 2022N, 2024N
St. Louis / Los Angeles RamsN 23.400851005 1979N, 1999N, 2001N, 2018N, 2021N
Miami DolphinsA 23.400741035 1971A, 1972A, 1973A, 1982A, 1984A
Baltimore / Indianapolis ColtsnA[n 5] 22.50069774 1968n, 1970A, 2006A, 2009A
Tampa Bay BuccaneersN[app 1] 201.00079302 2002N, 2020N
Baltimore RavensA[n 6] 201.00068382 2000A, 2012A
Seattle SeahawksN[app 1] 12.33377573 2005N, 2013N, 2014N
Chicago BearsN 11.50063392 1985N, 2006N
New Orleans SaintsN 101.00031171 2009N
New York Jetsa 101.0001671 1968a
Buffalo BillsA 04.000731394 1990A, 1991A, 1992A, 1993A
Minnesota VikingsnN 04.00034954 1969n, 1973N, 1974N, 1976N
Cincinnati BengalsA 03.00057693 1981A, 1988A, 2021A
Atlanta FalconsN 02.00047682 1998N, 2016N
Carolina PanthersN 02.00039562 2003N, 2015N
San Diego / Los Angeles ChargersA 01.00026491 1994A
St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona CardinalsN 01.00023271 2008N
Houston / Tennessee Oilers / TitansA 01.00016231 1999A
Cleveland BrownsA[n 6][n 5] 000
Detroit LionsN 000
Houston TexansA 000
Jacksonville JaguarsA 000
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  1. 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.
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The New England Patriots played their first championship game in Super Bowl XX (pictured) 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 (11) and are tied for both most wins (6, tied with the Steelers) and most losses (5, tied with the Broncos).

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

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The Jets' most recent championship appearance was their victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III.

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 7] Teams are listed below according to the length of their current Super Bowl droughts (as of the end of the 2024 season):

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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 has 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. The Colts are the only team to have qualified for the Super Bowl for both the "National" and "American" sides.
  6. Although the 1995 Cleveland Browns became the 1996 Baltimore Ravens, the Browns' name, brand and history remained in Cleveland and was continued by the 1999 Cleveland Browns; the Ravens, for historical purposes, are considered a separate franchise.
  7. 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.
  8. The Jets and the Chiefs are the only non-NFL teams to win the Super Bowl, both being members of the now-defunct AFL at the time. The Jets have not appeared in the Super Bowl since joining the NFL following the AFL–NFL merger in 1970.

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