The NFL is celebrated for its parity, which plays out with \u201cany given Sunday\u201d spirit. Football is demanding. Advances are fragile. Week-to-week results stay consistently inconsistent.<\/p>\n
But there are clear haves and have-nots when it comes to titles and trophies. Through 59 Super Bowls, the two winningest franchises combine for 12 championships \u2014 while 12 others are totally ringless. The 2025 playoffs had five entrants going for their first Super Bowl, but all five were eliminated before conference championship weekend. The haves stay having.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the 60th big game, we\u2019re sorting all 32 franchises by their Super Bowl bona fides. Within each tier, teams are ordered by total appearances, then alphabetically in case of a tie.<\/p>\n
You can watch NFL games and other live sports on Fubo (Stream Free Now<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n Between the 2001 and 2018 seasons, the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick duo made the Super Bowl nine times. Nine times!<\/em><\/a> Of those six wins, five were supremely exciting and improbably close. All three of their losses raised blood pressures and dropped jaws.<\/p>\n Consider how it all went down. In 2001, St. Louis Rams receiver Ricky Proehl caught a game-tying touchdown with 1:30 left on the clock, but Adam Vinatieri hit a buzzer-beating field goal to end it. Two years later, Carolina Panthers receiver Ricky Proehl caught the game-tying TD with 1:08 left, and Vinatieri came through again.<\/p>\n The dynasty\u2019s second phase gave us Malcolm Butler intercepting Russell Wilson<\/a> at the goal line in Super Bowl XLIX, then James White winning it in overtime in Super Bowl LI<\/a>. Spliced between all that gold is The Helmet Catch<\/a>, Manning-to-Manningham and the \u201cPhilly Special<\/a>.\u201d Whoa.<\/p>\n New England is the Alfred Hitchcock of Super Bowl suspense. We\u2019ll forgive the snoozer over the Rams in the 2018 season, plus the pre-Brady shortcomings of 1985 (Tony Eason) and 1996 (Drew Bledsoe). It\u2019s a brain-melting stat, but get this: The Patriots have a total Super Bowl point differential of minus<\/em>-36.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh\u2019s six titles are just as impressive, but with far more spacing. Terry Bradshaw and the \u201cSteel Curtain\u201d Steelers won back-to-back in Super Bowls IX and X, then re-upped in XIII and XIV. Bradshaw threw a dime to Lynn Swann for a 64-yard TD at the Orange Bowl in the 1975 championship. He found John Stallworth for a 73-yard score at the Rose Bowl four years later. Chuck Noll held the headset for all four victories.<\/p>\n After the turn of the century, the towel-wavers claimed two more with two coaches and one QB. Ben Roethlisberger and Bill Cowher got the job done in Super Bowl XL, then Roethsliberger and Mike Tomlin delivered another championship in Super Bowl XLIII. Receivers earned MVP honors in those games \u2014 Hines Ward for his sturdiness, and Santonio Holmes for his acrobatics<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cowher\u2019s Steelers fell to the Dallas Cowboys for the 1995 crown; Tomlin\u2019s team lost to the Green Bay Packers in 2010\u2019s finale. Pittsburgh\u2019s eight appearances fall short of New England\u2019s 11, but it has a far better (and more sensible) Super Bowl point differential of plus-29.<\/p>\n Dallas and San Francisco are natural foils at 5-3 (and Charles Haley, whose five individual wins is second all-time to Brady at seven, played for both). These sides crested together during the early 1990s. They each had repeat reigns. They introduced overlapping swaggers as Super Bowls got bigger, brighter and louder.<\/p>\n Dallas has the best differential of any franchise at plus-89 in eight games, starting in the 1970s. Tom Landry took the Cowboys to five Super Bowls that decade. He prevailed with Roger Staubach (MVP of VI), then the \u201cDoomsday Defense\u201d (Harvey Martin and Randy White as the game\u2019s only co-MVPs for XII). The Hall of Fame triplets of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin added three more titles, which feels appropriate.<\/p>\n The 49ers brought home a fistful of rings from 1981 to 1994. That blitz through the sport passed hardware from Joe Montana to Steve Young under center, and from Bill Walsh to George Seifert on the sideline. The 5-0 Super Bowl start has been somewhat spoiled by three tough defeats since 2012 \u2014 the Superdome blackout<\/a> and a pair of Patrick Mahomes stingers.<\/p>\n \n Travis Kelce has become a sensation. Chris Jones seems bound for Canton. The Chiefs are this era\u2019s standard-bearers. (Gregory Shamus \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This is a mid-tier status that most of the league would trade for in a heartbeat. For decades, Kansas City was one of those franchises that watched from the lower rung. Then Mahomes magic went worldwide, and Andy Reid went from misunderstood mastermind to all-time great. Len Dawson and Hank Stram felt the very first hurt in Super Bowl I, but they got right versus the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth installment.<\/p>\n The Chiefs then went sans-Super Bowl for a full 50 years, only to appear in five of six between 2019-24. In this stretch, K.C. beat San Francisco twice and split with Philadelphia. It was also Brady\u2019s last Super Bowl victim in a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2020 title.<\/p>\n Of course, Vince Lombardi put his name on the silver prize, imprinted from Super Bowls I and II with Bart Starr. Green Bay later modernized its glory through two era-clinching wins. Brett Favre snapped the drought in 1996 and could\u2019ve notched two in a row had John Elway not turned into a helicopter<\/a>. Aaron Rodgers brought fresh cheese to the marquee in 2010, as the Packers<\/a> survived the Steelers\u2019 comeback try.<\/p>\n The Giants\u2019 championship tenure glows with good fortune, from David Tyree\u2019s head to Scott Norwood\u2019s foot. New York slew the Brady-Belichick dragon in Super Bowl XLII, when the Pats were 18-0, and did it again in 2011.<\/p>\n The Broncos summited around Elway and Dan Reeves in 1986, 1987 and 1989, but wiped out at the top with crossed skis in all three attempts. Redemption came consecutively in Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII. Denver got its third ring thanks to Peyton Manning and the remixed \u201cOrange Crush\u201d defense in 2015.<\/p>\n The Raiders fashioned an ultra-popular brand around, uh, just winning<\/a>. John Madden and Ken Stabler did it for them first in 1976. Tom Flores and Jim Plunkett did it twice to open the 1980s.<\/p>\n Washington\u2019s Ws were put together by Joe Gibbs and the blocking hogs<\/a> from 1982-91. He did it with a new quarterback every time, a sequence of Joe Theismann to Doug Williams to Mark Rypien.<\/p>\n One three-ring winner rolled through mud. The other shined in silver. And they\u2019ve combined for a singular Super Bowl cameo since the early \u201990s: Bill Callahan missed the Al Davis memo in 2002, when the Raiders were routed by Jon Gruden\u2019s Bucs.<\/p>\n \n Don Shula\u2019s Dolphins are still the only team to win out from Week 1 to Super Bowl Sunday. (Long Photography \/ USA Today Sports)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The two-win tier is an eclectic mix. To date, Miami owns the only perfect season this league has ever seen, and it ended with Don Shula<\/a> being carried off on the shoulders of his Dolphins players in Super Bowl VII. They defended their spot in VIII. Dan Marino almost went the distance in teal and orange, but his 1984 stat boom wilted against the 49ers.<\/p>\n The Rams have two wins representing two different cities. Mike Jones (who?!<\/a>) made a superhero tackle for St. Louis<\/a>; Matthew Stafford made a no-look throw<\/a> for L.A. The same goes for the Colts. They eked out a Super Bowl V win for Baltimore behind quarterbacks Johnny Unitas and Earl Morrall, and dropped a banner in Indianapolis for Peyton Manning\u2019s Super Bowl XLI breakthrough.<\/p>\n Philadelphia was mired in NFL futility for most of the 20th century. But the team has shown up for four Super Bowls since 2005, and three since Howie Roseman took the reins in the front office. In their wins, the Eagles turned Nick Foles into a wideout<\/a> and Jalen Hurts into a battering ram. Dog masks went triple-platinum across Pennsylvania after Lane Johnson made it cool<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are two squads with multiple championships and unblemished Super Bowl records. The Baltimore Ravens (non-Colts version) did it with gold-jacket defense in 2000 and Joe Flacco-Jacoby Jones revelations<\/a> in 2012.<\/p>\n The regular-season Bucs have the worst win percentage of all 32 franchises. Yet playoff Tampa paraded to Disney World in both of its Super Bowl trips (another gold-jacket defense in 2002, and the inexplicable presence of Brady in 2020). Football is so weird.<\/p>\n \n Malcolm Smith went from seventh-round draft pick to Super Bowl MVP.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n One trophy lift can define a franchise\u2019s culture, like the \u201cSuper Bowl Shuffle<\/a>\u201d Bears of 1985. Soldier Field faithful still rock sweater vests and aviator shades. Maybe the keytar is due for a comeback. One triumph can sustain supporters for whole generations, like Joe Namath\u2019s Jets from 1968. \u201cBroadway Joe<\/a>\u201d in Times Square marked the first Super Bowl upset. The green half of the Meadowlands keeps chasing that high.<\/p>\n A lone Lombardi also clears the nuclear winters and vindicates the struggle. Seattle found catharsis with a \u201cLegion of Boom\u201d beatdown in Super Bowl XLVIII. And New Orleans finally got its answer to the question \u201cWho Dat?<\/em>\u201d Sean Payton tucked the truth within a sneak-attack onside kick<\/a> in Super Bowl XLIV.<\/p>\n Each team here has regrets \u2014 Marshawn Lynch<\/a> definitely wants a do-over and the chance to run the ball from the 1-yard line \u2014 but one is a much bigger number than zero.<\/p>\n \n For some, good things come in threes. For Jim Kelly\u2019s Bills, sad things came in fours. (George Rose \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It\u2019s not the lowest tier, but it is the most painful. There\u2019s dignity in any second-place finish. Reaching several Super Bowl stages means that memories were made, and conference pennants were put on walls.<\/p>\n So close, yet so far. Buffalo\u2019s winless run is the saddest and most salient, as the Jim Kelly-Thurman Thomas Bills lost four straight Super Bowls from 1990-93. The Minnesota misery has more of a staccato rhythm to it. With Bud Grant on the clipboard and \u201cPurple People Eaters\u201d on the defensive line, the Vikings dropped the biggest game of the year in 1969, 1973, 1974 and 1976.<\/p>\n Cincinnati took Super Bowl losses with three different QBs. Ken Anderson was outdone by Joe Montana to wrap the 1981 season. Seven years later, Montana got the better of Boomer Esiason. If he got an extra tick of pocket time, Joe Burrow just might have realized the tiger-striped prophecy in 2021. Aaron Donald didn\u2019t let that happen<\/a>, of course.<\/p>\n The Panthers were denied by Von Miller in Super Bowl 50 (the one without a Roman numeral). Before that, John Kasay botched a kickoff<\/a> at the worst imaginable moment to sour Carolina\u2019s challenge for Super Bowl XXXVIII.<\/p>\n The Falcons \u2026 the, uh \u2026 the Falcons led 28-3 in Super Bowl LI, and they did not win Super Bowl LI.<\/p>\n \n The Arizona Cardinals almost won it all with Kurt Warner \u2026 before Santonio Holmes splashed cold water on desert dreams. (Chris McGrath \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The 1994 Chargers were blown out by Steve Young\u2019s Niners in Super Bowl XXIX, but the other members of this tier fell just short of the revelry. Arizona felt the heartbreak of Pittsburgh\u2019s last-second push in the 2008 closer. Holmes\u2019 constricted game-winning grab is canon now, but the pass was a few inches from a deflection and his cleat was a few inches from white chalk. That catch relegated a stunning Kurt Warner-Larry Fitzgerald TD<\/a> to prologue.<\/p>\n As for Tennessee, well, Super Bowls don\u2019t get closer than Kevin Dyson\u2019s lunge to the 1-yard line at the start of the millennium. Warner was on the winning side of that classic, as conductor of the \u201cGreatest Show on Turf\u201d Rams.<\/p>\n \u2018Tis better to have Super Bowled and lost than never to have Super Bowled at all. This group knows the \u201cone shot, one opportunity<\/em>\u201d feeling, mom\u2019s spaghetti<\/a> and everything else.<\/p>\n \n There are Lombardi Trophies everywhere for those with eyes to see. Four NFL franchises have yet to grow eyes. (Kirby Lee \/ USA TODAY Sports)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nTier I: The most wins<\/h2>\n
New England Patriots (11 appearances, 6-5 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Pittsburgh Steelers (8 appearances, 6-2 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Tier II: One away from the top<\/h2>\n
Dallas Cowboys (8 appearances, 5-3 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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San Francisco 49ers <\/strong>(8 appearances, 5-3 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Tier III: Four in hand<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nKansas City Chiefs (7 appearances, 4-3 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Green Bay Packers (5 appearances, 4-1 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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New York Giants (5 appearances, 4-1 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Tier IV: Three times a winner<\/h2>\n
Denver Broncos (8 appearances, 3-5 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Las Vegas Raiders (5 appearances, 3-2 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Washington Commanders (5 appearances, 3-2 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Tier V: Twice in a lifetime<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nLos Angeles Rams <\/strong>(5 appearances, 2-3 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Miami Dolphins (5 appearances, 2-3 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Philadelphia Eagles <\/strong>(5 appearances, 2-3 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Indianapolis Colts (4 appearances, 2-2 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Baltimore Ravens (2 appearances, 2-0 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Tampa Bay Buccaneers <\/strong>(2 appearances, 2-0 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Tier VI: Just the one<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nSeattle Seahawks (3 appearances, 1-2 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Chicago Bears (2 appearances, 1-1 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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New Orleans Saints (1 appearance, 1-0 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
New York Jets (1 appearance, 1-0 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Tier VII: Still looking for a win<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nBuffalo Bills (4 appearances, 0-4 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Minnesota Vikings (4 appearances, 0-4 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Cincinnati Bengals (3 appearances, 0-3 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Atlanta Falcons (2 appearances, 0-2 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Carolina Panthers (2 appearances, 0-2 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Arizona Cardinals (1 appearance, 0-1 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Los Angeles Chargers (1 appearance, 0-1 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Tennessee Titans (1 appearance, 0-1 record)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nTier VIII: Still waiting for an invite<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nCleveland Browns (0 Super Bowl appearances)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Detroit Lions <\/strong>(0 Super Bowl appearances)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Houston Texans <\/strong>(0 Super Bowl appearances)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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