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, usually at warm-weather sites or domed stadiums. 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.Top Plays in Super Bowl History "and the old veteran scores the first touchdown of the Super Bowl game" YouTube, NFL Highlights . 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.
A total of 20 franchises, including teams that have relocated to another city or changed their name, have won the Super Bowl. 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: 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. + Championships table key and summary (1966–1969) (1970–present)American Football League (AFL)AFL championa(4, )American Football Conference (AFC)AFC championA(56, )National Football League (NFL)NFL championn(4, )National Football Conference (NFC)NFC championN(56, )
+ Super Bowl championships Game Date (season) Winning team Score Losing team Score Venue City Attendance Referee (1966 AFL/1966 NFL)3510 Norm Schachter (1967 AFL/1967 NFL)3314 Jack Vest (1968 AFL/1968 NFL)167 Tom Bell (1969 AFL/1969 NFL)237 John McDonough (1970)1613 Norm Schachter (1971)243 Jim Tunney (1972)147 Tom Bell (1973)247 Ben Dreith (1974)166 Bernie Ulman (1975)2117 Norm Schachter (1976)3214 Jim Tunney (1977)2710 Jim Tunney (1978)3531 Pat Haggerty (1979)3119 Fred Silva (1980)2710 Ben Dreith (1981)2621 Pat Haggerty (1982)2717 Jerry Markbreit (1983)389 Gene Barth (1984)3816 Pat Haggerty (1985)4610 Red Cashion (1986)3920 Jerry Markbreit (1987)4210 Bob McElwee (1988)2016 Jerry Seeman (1989)5510 Dick Jorgensen (1990)2019 Jerry Seeman (1991)3724 Jerry Markbreit (1992)5217 Dick Hantak (1993)3013 Bob McElwee (1994)4926 Jerry Markbreit (1995)2717 Red Cashion (1996)3521 Gerry Austin (1997)3124 Ed Hochuli (1998) 3419 Bernie Kukar (1999)2316 Bob McElwee (2000)347 Gerry Austin (2001)2017 Bernie Kukar (2002)4821 Bill Carollo (2003)3229 Ed Hochuli (2004)2421 Terry McAulay (2005)2110 Bill Leavy (2006)2917 Tony Corrente (2007)1714 Mike Carey (2008)2723 Terry McAulay (2009)3117 Scott Green (2010)3125 Walt Anderson (2011)2117 John Parry (2012)3431 Jerome Boger (2013)438 Terry McAulay (2014)2824 Bill Vinovich 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". (2015)2410 Clete Blakeman (2016)3428 Carl Cheffers (2017)4133 Gene Steratore (2018)133 John Parry (2019)3120 Bill Vinovich (2020)319 Carl Cheffers (2021)2320 Ron Torbert (2022)3835Glendale, Arizona (4) Carl Cheffers (2023)2522 Bill Vinovich (2024)4022 Ron Torbert (2025)2913 Shawn Smith
Indicates a team that made the playoffs as a wild card team (rather than by winning a division).
Upcoming games GameDate/SeasonAway teamHome teamVenueCityRef (2026)Dates for future Super Bowls are tentative pending possible changes to the NFL calendar.2026–27 AFC championA2026–27 NFC championN (2027)2027–28 NFC championN2027–28 AFC championA (2028)2028–29 AFC championA2028–29 NFC championN (2029)2029–30 NFC championN2029–30 AFC championA
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Streaks and rematches Consecutive wins
Eight franchises have won consecutive Super Bowls, one of which (Pittsburgh) has accomplished it twice:
Green Bay Packers (Super Bowls I and II) Miami Dolphins (VII and VIII) Pittsburgh Steelers (twice: IX and X; XIII and XIV) San Francisco 49ers (XXIII and XXIV) Dallas Cowboys (XXVII and XXVIII) Denver Broncos (XXXII and XXXIII) New England Patriots (XXXVIII and XXXIX) Kansas City Chiefs (LVII and LVIII)
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:
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 (VI, VII, and VIII) – winning the last two. The Pittsburgh Steelers won two consecutive Super Bowls (IX and X); they also won two more consecutive Super Bowls (XIII and XIV) for four titles in six seasons. The Dallas Cowboys won two consecutive Super Bowls (XXVII and XXVIII); the Cowboys won Super Bowl XXX the following year for three titles in four seasons. The New England Patriots won Super Bowls XLIX, LI, and LIII for three titles 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. The Kansas City Chiefs came the closest to a three-peat, winning back-to-back Super Bowls in LVII and LVIII but losing their third consecutive appearance in LIX. They additionally won LIV several years beforehand, and lost LV, for a total of five Super Bowl appearances in six seasons.
Consecutive losses Three franchises have lost consecutive Super Bowls: Buffalo Bills (4) (Super Bowls XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII) – The only team to appear in four straight Super Bowls; they lost in all four appearances. Minnesota Vikings (2) (VIII and IX) – They also lost Super Bowl XI, and were knocked out of the 1975–76 playoffs by the eventual Super Bowl X losers, the Dallas Cowboys, for three losses in four seasons. Denver Broncos (2) (XXI and XXII) – They also lost Super Bowl XXIV, but did not qualify for the 1988–89 playoffs for Super Bowl XXIII for three losses in four seasons.
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: Green Bay Packers (twice: Super Bowls I and II; XXXI and XXXII) Dallas Cowboys (thrice: V and VI; XII and XIII; XXVII and XXVIII) Miami Dolphins (VI, VII, and VIII) Minnesota Vikings (VIII and IX) Pittsburgh Steelers (twice: IX and X; XIII and XIV) Washington Redskins (XVII and XVIII) Denver Broncos (twice: XXI and XXII; XXXII and XXXIII)The Broncos are the only NFL team with both consecutive wins and consecutive losses at the Super Bowl. San Francisco 49ers (XXIII and XXIV) Buffalo Bills (XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII) New England Patriots (twice: XXXVIII and XXXIX; LI, LII, and LIII) Seattle Seahawks (XLVIII and XLIX) Kansas City Chiefs (twice: LIV and LV; LVII, LVIII, and LIX)
Super Bowl rematches
The following teams have faced each other more than once in the Super Bowl: 3 times – Pittsburgh Steelers (X and XIII) vs. Dallas Cowboys (XXX) – see also Cowboys–Steelers rivalry 2 times – Miami Dolphins (VII) vs. Washington Redskins (XVII) 2 times – San Francisco 49ers (XVI and XXIII) vs. Cincinnati Bengals 2 times – Dallas Cowboys (XXVII and XXVIII) vs. Buffalo Bills 2 times – New York Giants (XLII and XLVI) vs. New England Patriots – see also Giants–Patriots rivalry 2 times – New England Patriots (XXXIX) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (LII) 2 times – New England Patriots (XXXVI and LIII) vs. St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams 2 times – Kansas City Chiefs (LIV and LVIII) vs. San Francisco 49ers 2 times – Kansas City Chiefs (LVII) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (LIX) 2 times – New England Patriots (XLIX) vs. Seattle Seahawks (LX)
Records by franchise AFLa/AFCA teamNFLn/NFCN teamPre-merger NFLn teamPost-merger AFCA teamThree 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. 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.