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The Super Bowl is an annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Football League (NFL). The contest is held in an American city that is chosen years in advance, usually in warm-weather or domed sites.[1] The winner of the AFC Championship Game faces the winner of the NFC Championship Game in the culmination of the NFL playoffs. Before the 1970 merger between the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL), the two leagues met in a World Championship Game. Currently the NFC leads in Super Bowl wins with 22, while the AFC has won 21.[2] The NFL and AFL each won two World Championships.[2]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowls (6), followed by the Dallas Cowboys and San Fransisco 49ers (each have won 5). The Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, and Minnesota Vikings each have lost a record 4 Super Bowls (Buffalo lost 4 in a row from 1990-1993). The Vikings and Bills are both 0-4 in the Super Bowl.. Five active NFL teams have yet to appear in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans (2002 expansion team), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995 expansion team), and New Orleans Saints.[3] The Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets have not appeared in the Super Bowl since the merger in 1970.
[edit] AFL-NFL World Championships
Numbers in parentheses in the tables are used as follows:
- Winning team column indicates number of Super Bowl wins for that team.
- Venue column indicates number of times that stadium has hosted a Super Bowl.
- City column indicates number of times that that metropolitan area has hosted a Super Bowl.
[edit] NFL Championships
| Game |
Date |
Winning team |
Score |
Losing team |
Venue |
City |
Reference |
| V |
January 17, 1971 |
Baltimore Colts |
16–13 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Orange Bowl (3) |
Miami, Florida (3)b[›] |
[8] |
| VI |
January 16, 1972 |
Dallas Cowboys |
24–3 |
Miami Dolphins |
Tulane Stadium (2) |
New Orleans, Louisiana (2) |
[9] |
| VII |
January 14, 1973 |
Miami Dolphins |
14–7 |
Washington Redskins |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (2) |
Los Angeles, California (2)a[›] |
[10] |
| VIII |
January 13, 1974 |
Miami Dolphins (2) |
24–7 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Rice Stadium |
Houston, Texas |
[11] |
| IX |
January 12, 1975 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
16–6 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Tulane Stadium (3) |
New Orleans, Louisiana (3) |
[12] |
| X |
January 18, 1976 |
Pittsburgh Steelers (2) |
21–17 |
Dallas Cowboysc[›] |
Orange Bowl (4) |
Miami, Florida (4)b[›] |
[13] |
| XI |
January 9, 1977 |
Oakland Raiders |
32–14 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Rose Bowl |
Pasadena, California (3)a[›] |
[14] |
| XII |
January 15, 1978 |
Dallas Cowboys (2) |
27–10 |
Denver Broncos |
Louisiana Superdome |
New Orleans, Louisiana (4) |
[15] |
| XIII |
January 21, 1979 |
Pittsburgh Steelers (3) |
35–31 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Orange Bowl (5) |
Miami, Florida (5)b[›] |
[16] |
| XIV |
January 20, 1980 |
Pittsburgh Steelers (4) |
31–19 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Rose Bowl (2) |
Pasadena, California (4)a[›] |
[17] |
| XV |
January 25, 1981 |
Oakland Raiders (2)c[›] |
27–10 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Louisiana Superdome (2) |
New Orleans, Louisiana (5) |
[18] |
| XVI |
January 24, 1982 |
San Francisco 49ers |
26–21 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Pontiac Silverdome |
Pontiac, Michigana[›] |
[19] |
| XVII |
January 30, 1983 |
Washington Redskins |
27–17 |
Miami Dolphins |
Rose Bowl (3) |
Pasadena, California (5)a[›] |
[20] |
| XVIII |
January 22, 1984 |
Los Angeles Raiders (3) |
38–9 |
Washington Redskins |
Tampa Stadium |
Tampa, Florida |
[21] |
| XIX |
January 20, 1985 |
San Francisco 49ers (2) |
38–16 |
Miami Dolphins |
Stanford Stadium |
Stanford, California |
[22] |
| XX |
January 26, 1986 |
Chicago Bears |
46–10 |
New England Patriotsc[›] |
Louisiana Superdome (3) |
New Orleans, Louisiana (6) |
[23] |
| XXI |
January 25, 1987 |
New York Giants |
39–20 |
Denver Broncos |
Rose Bowl (4) |
Pasadena, California (6)a[›] |
[24] |
| XXII |
January 31, 1988 |
Washington Redskins (2) |
42–10 |
Denver Broncos |
Jack Murphy Stadiumd[›] |
San Diego, California |
[25] |
| XXIII |
January 22, 1989 |
San Francisco 49ers (3) |
20–16 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Joe Robbie Stadiumd[›] |
Miami, Florida (6)b[›] |
[26] |
| XXIV |
January 28, 1990 |
San Francisco 49ers (4) |
55–10 |
Denver Broncos |
Louisiana Superdome (4) |
New Orleans, Louisiana (7) |
[27] |
| XXV |
January 27, 1991 |
New York Giants (2) |
20–19 |
Buffalo Bills |
Tampa Stadium (2) |
Tampa, Florida (2) |
[28] |
| XXVI |
January 26, 1992 |
Washington Redskins (3) |
37–24 |
Buffalo Bills |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
[29] |
| XXVII |
January 31, 1993 |
Dallas Cowboys (3) |
52–17 |
Buffalo Billsc[›] |
Rose Bowl (5) |
Pasadena, California (7)a[›] |
[30] |
| XXVIII |
January 30, 1994 |
Dallas Cowboys (4) |
30–13 |
Buffalo Bills |
Georgia Dome |
Atlanta, Georgia |
[31] |
| XXIX |
January 29, 1995 |
San Francisco 49ers (5) |
49–26 |
San Diego Chargers |
Joe Robbie Stadium (2)d[›] |
Miami, Florida (7)b[›] |
[32] |
| XXX |
January 28, 1996 |
Dallas Cowboys (5) |
27–17 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Sun Devil Stadium |
Tempe, Arizonaa[›] |
[33] |
| XXXI |
January 26, 1997 |
Green Bay Packers (3) |
35–21 |
New England Patriots |
Louisiana Superdome (5) |
New Orleans, Louisiana (8) |
[34] |
| XXXII |
January 25, 1998 |
Denver Broncosc[›] |
31–24 |
Green Bay Packers |
Qualcomm Stadium (2)d[›] |
San Diego, California (2) |
[35] |
| XXXIII |
January 31, 1999 |
Denver Broncos (2) |
34–19 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Pro Player Stadium (3)d[›] |
Miami, Florida (8)b[›] |
[36] |
| XXXIV |
January 30, 2000 |
St. Louis Rams |
23–16 |
Tennessee Titansc[›] |
Georgia Dome (2) |
Atlanta, Georgia (2) |
[37] |
| XXXV |
January 28, 2001 |
Baltimore Ravensc[›] |
34–7 |
New York Giants |
Raymond James Stadium |
Tampa, Florida (3) |
[38] |
| XXXVI |
February 3, 2002 |
New England Patriots |
20–17 |
St. Louis Rams |
Louisiana Superdome (6) |
New Orleans, Louisiana (9) |
[39] |
| XXXVII |
January 26, 2003 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
48–21 |
Oakland Raiders |
Qualcomm Stadium (3)d[›] |
San Diego, California (3) |
[40] |
| XXXVIII |
February 1, 2004 |
New England Patriots (2) |
32–29 |
Carolina Panthers |
Reliant Stadium |
Houston, Texas (2) |
[41] |
| XXXIX |
February 6, 2005 |
New England Patriots (3) |
24–21 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
ALLTEL Stadium |
Jacksonville, Florida |
[42] |
| XL |
February 5, 2006 |
Pittsburgh Steelers (5)c[›] |
21–10 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Ford Field |
Detroit, Michigan (2) |
[43] |
| XLI |
February 4, 2007 |
Indianapolis Colts (2) |
29–17 |
Chicago Bears |
Dolphin Stadium (4)d[›] |
Miami, Florida (9)b[›] |
[44] |
| XLII |
February 3, 2008 |
New York Giants (3)c[›] |
17–14 |
New England Patriots |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
Glendale, Arizona (2)a[›] |
[45] |
| XLIII |
February 1, 2009 |
Pittsburgh Steelers (6) |
27–23 |
Arizona Cardinals |
Raymond James Stadium (2) |
Tampa, Florida (4) |
[45] |
| XLIV |
February 7, 2010 |
NFC Champion at AFC Champion |
LandShark Stadium (5)d[›] |
Miami, Florida (10)b[›] |
[45] |
| XLV |
February 6, 2011 |
AFC Champion at NFC Champion |
Cowboys Stadium |
Arlington, Texas |
[45] |
| XLVI |
February 5, 2012 |
NFC Champion at AFC Champion |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
[45] |
| XLVII |
February 3, 2013 |
AFC Champion at NFC Champion |
Louisiana Superdome (7) |
New Orleans, Louisiana (10) |
[46] |
- Notes
^ a: Both Los Angeles and Pasadena, California are in the Greater Los Angeles Area,[47] and Pontiac, Michigan is a suburb of Detroit, Michigan,[48] and both Tempe, Arizona and Glendale, Arizona are suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona.[49][50]
^ b: Miami Gardens was incorporated as a suburb of Miami in 2003. Prior to that, it was an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County but the stadium had a Miami address.[51]
^ c: Wild card qualifier.
^ d: Qualcomm Stadium was originally known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium.[52] Dolphin Stadium has also been variously known over the years as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium (with a plural and/or possessive "s".) Its subsequent name of Dolphin Stadium (with no "s") was also the original name it was given when first built. It is currently known as LandShark Stadium.[53]
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