This is a list of Super Bowl records. The list of records is separated by individual players and teams. Players and teams, along with their records, are noted with the
Super Bowl game played. All records can be referenced at the
National Football League (NFL)'s official website, NFL.com.[1]
Individual player records
A complete list of Super Bowl records can be found in the 2023 Official NFL Record & Fact Book[1] beginning at page 659. Records can also be found at
Pro-Football-Reference.com.[2]
Note: The goal posts were moved to the back of the end zone in
1974. As such, this record cannot be broken. Standard field goal protocol does not currently allow a kick 17 yards or shorter.
In the history of the Super Bowl, the following firsts have yet to occur:
Snow - Super Bowl XLI was the first to feature rain, but snow has yet to fall during a Super Bowl, mainly because the league has purposely placed the game in venues where snow is rare. Only once,
Super Bowl XLVIII, has the league awarded the Super Bowl to an outdoor venue where snow is a common occurrence in late January and early February, and that particular game was warmer than usual for that time of year.
An all-wild card matchup (teams who failed to win their divisions) – Eleven wild card teams have won conference titles since the
AFL–NFL merger, but never two in the same season. The closest the NFL has come to having an all-wild card Super Bowl occurred during the
2010–11 NFL playoffs when the
New York Jets, a wild card team, reached the AFC Championship Game where they played the
Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers beat the Jets 24–19. In the subsequent
Super Bowl, the Steelers faced another wild card team, the
Green Bay Packers, who beat them 31–25.
A punt return for touchdown - Many kickoffs have been returned for touchdowns, and three blocked punts have been returned for a touchdown.
A shutout – Every Super Bowl participant to date has scored. In seven cases, the offenses have failed to score a touchdown. In four of those cases, the special teams scored the only touchdown:
Super Bowl VI: The
Miami Dolphins finished with 3 points, tied for the fewest points by a single team in a Super Bowl to date (and making them one of three teams to date to fail to score a touchdown).
Super Bowl IX: The
Minnesota Vikings recovered a blocked punt in the end zone but did not convert the extra point with 10:33 left in the game.
Super Bowl XXIII: The
Cincinnati Bengals scored on a 93-yard kickoff return with extra point in the third quarter and kicked 3 field goals throughout the game.
Super Bowl XXXV: The
New York Giants scored on a 97-yard kickoff return and converted the extra point in the third quarter.
Super Bowl LIII: The
Los Angeles Rams scored only three points on a field goal versus the
New England Patriots (tying the Miami Dolphins’ record for fewest points in a game originally set in Super Bowl VI).
Two teams from the same metropolitan area - Two cities currently have two franchises: New York hosts both the
Giants and the
Jets, and Los Angeles hosts both the
Chargers and the
Rams. In addition, the
Baltimore Ravens and the
Washington Commanders share a common metropolitan area, although they are based in different cities. All of the teams mentioned above except for the Chargers have won a Super Bowl, but never against their neighbor.
An appearance by every team – Four teams have yet to reach their first Super Bowl: the
Cleveland Browns,
Detroit Lions,
Houston Texans and
Jacksonville Jaguars. The Lions and Browns both won NFL championships in the pre-Super Bowl era, most recently in
1957 and
1964, respectively. The Jaguars and Texans are post-merger
expansion teams that began play in
1995 and
2002, respectively.
No touchdowns scored – In every Super Bowl to date, there has been at least one touchdown scored (Fewest combined – 1, in
Super Bowl LIII).
A three-peat. Two teams (the
New England Patriots and the
Dallas Cowboys) won three Super Bowl titles in four years and the
Pittsburgh Steelers won 4 Super Bowl titles in 6 years, which included back to back championships twice. The
Miami Dolphins appeared in three consecutive Super Bowls from 1971–1973, winning the final two, making them the team having come closest to a three-peat. New England did the same from 2016–2018, winning the first and the last Super Bowls of three appearances. The
Green Bay Packers were the 1965 NFL Champions and won the first two Super Bowls following their victories in the 1966 and 1967 NFL Championship Games. The Buffalo Bills appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls, but lost every time. The closest a two-time defending champ came to making it back to the Super Bowl for a 3rd straight title shot were the
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers,
1990 San Francisco 49ers and
1994 Dallas Cowboys, who all lost in the conference championship games.
Fair catch kick – A fair catch kick has never been attempted in the Super Bowl. The only scenario in which a fair catch kick was seriously considered was at the end of regulation in
Super Bowl LI, when
New England Patriots head coach
Bill Belichick considered a 75-yard fair catch kick attempt. Belichick decided against it, however, since the kick would not have had a realistic chance of success and could have been returned by the
Atlanta Falcons for a game-winning touchdown.[24]
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abcd"Super Bowl Records"(PDF). 2023 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. National Football League. 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
This is a list of Super Bowl records. The list of records is separated by individual players and teams. Players and teams, along with their records, are noted with the
Super Bowl game played. All records can be referenced at the
National Football League (NFL)'s official website, NFL.com.[1]
Individual player records
A complete list of Super Bowl records can be found in the 2023 Official NFL Record & Fact Book[1] beginning at page 659. Records can also be found at
Pro-Football-Reference.com.[2]
Note: The goal posts were moved to the back of the end zone in
1974. As such, this record cannot be broken. Standard field goal protocol does not currently allow a kick 17 yards or shorter.
In the history of the Super Bowl, the following firsts have yet to occur:
Snow - Super Bowl XLI was the first to feature rain, but snow has yet to fall during a Super Bowl, mainly because the league has purposely placed the game in venues where snow is rare. Only once,
Super Bowl XLVIII, has the league awarded the Super Bowl to an outdoor venue where snow is a common occurrence in late January and early February, and that particular game was warmer than usual for that time of year.
An all-wild card matchup (teams who failed to win their divisions) – Eleven wild card teams have won conference titles since the
AFL–NFL merger, but never two in the same season. The closest the NFL has come to having an all-wild card Super Bowl occurred during the
2010–11 NFL playoffs when the
New York Jets, a wild card team, reached the AFC Championship Game where they played the
Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers beat the Jets 24–19. In the subsequent
Super Bowl, the Steelers faced another wild card team, the
Green Bay Packers, who beat them 31–25.
A punt return for touchdown - Many kickoffs have been returned for touchdowns, and three blocked punts have been returned for a touchdown.
A shutout – Every Super Bowl participant to date has scored. In seven cases, the offenses have failed to score a touchdown. In four of those cases, the special teams scored the only touchdown:
Super Bowl VI: The
Miami Dolphins finished with 3 points, tied for the fewest points by a single team in a Super Bowl to date (and making them one of three teams to date to fail to score a touchdown).
Super Bowl IX: The
Minnesota Vikings recovered a blocked punt in the end zone but did not convert the extra point with 10:33 left in the game.
Super Bowl XXIII: The
Cincinnati Bengals scored on a 93-yard kickoff return with extra point in the third quarter and kicked 3 field goals throughout the game.
Super Bowl XXXV: The
New York Giants scored on a 97-yard kickoff return and converted the extra point in the third quarter.
Super Bowl LIII: The
Los Angeles Rams scored only three points on a field goal versus the
New England Patriots (tying the Miami Dolphins’ record for fewest points in a game originally set in Super Bowl VI).
Two teams from the same metropolitan area - Two cities currently have two franchises: New York hosts both the
Giants and the
Jets, and Los Angeles hosts both the
Chargers and the
Rams. In addition, the
Baltimore Ravens and the
Washington Commanders share a common metropolitan area, although they are based in different cities. All of the teams mentioned above except for the Chargers have won a Super Bowl, but never against their neighbor.
An appearance by every team – Four teams have yet to reach their first Super Bowl: the
Cleveland Browns,
Detroit Lions,
Houston Texans and
Jacksonville Jaguars. The Lions and Browns both won NFL championships in the pre-Super Bowl era, most recently in
1957 and
1964, respectively. The Jaguars and Texans are post-merger
expansion teams that began play in
1995 and
2002, respectively.
No touchdowns scored – In every Super Bowl to date, there has been at least one touchdown scored (Fewest combined – 1, in
Super Bowl LIII).
A three-peat. Two teams (the
New England Patriots and the
Dallas Cowboys) won three Super Bowl titles in four years and the
Pittsburgh Steelers won 4 Super Bowl titles in 6 years, which included back to back championships twice. The
Miami Dolphins appeared in three consecutive Super Bowls from 1971–1973, winning the final two, making them the team having come closest to a three-peat. New England did the same from 2016–2018, winning the first and the last Super Bowls of three appearances. The
Green Bay Packers were the 1965 NFL Champions and won the first two Super Bowls following their victories in the 1966 and 1967 NFL Championship Games. The Buffalo Bills appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls, but lost every time. The closest a two-time defending champ came to making it back to the Super Bowl for a 3rd straight title shot were the
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers,
1990 San Francisco 49ers and
1994 Dallas Cowboys, who all lost in the conference championship games.
Fair catch kick – A fair catch kick has never been attempted in the Super Bowl. The only scenario in which a fair catch kick was seriously considered was at the end of regulation in
Super Bowl LI, when
New England Patriots head coach
Bill Belichick considered a 75-yard fair catch kick attempt. Belichick decided against it, however, since the kick would not have had a realistic chance of success and could have been returned by the
Atlanta Falcons for a game-winning touchdown.[24]
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abcd"Super Bowl Records"(PDF). 2023 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. National Football League. 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-10.