Almost since Super Bowl XLV went final, there's been talk about the Packers repeating. But repeating has never been easy, and in the last 12 seasons, even getting back to the playoffs hasn't been a gimmie for Super Bowl teams.
This table takes the winners and losers of each Super Bowl, and shows their
respective regular season records, and post season results (if any). (Naturally,
the results for the Packers and Steelers are pending).
Update: added results for 2014.
Season | Winner | W-L-T | Post | Loser | W-L-T | Post |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Patriots | TBD | TBD | Seahawks | TBD | TBD |
2014 | Seahawks | 12-4 | (2-1) | Broncos | 12-4 | (0-1) |
2013 | Ravens | 8- 8 | — | 49ers | 12- 4 | (2-1) |
2012 | Giants | 9- 7 | — | Patriots | 12- 4 | (1-1) |
2011 | Packers | 15- 1 | (0-1) | Steelers | 12- 4 | (0-1) |
2010 | Saints | 11- 5 | (0-1) | Colts | 10- 6 | (0-1) |
2009 | Steelers | 9- 7 | — | Cardinals | 10- 6 | (1-1) |
2008 | Giants | 12- 4 | (0-1) | Patriots | 11- 5 | — |
2007 | Colts | 13- 3 | (0-1) | Bears | 7- 9 | — |
2006 | Steelers | 8- 8 | — | Seahawks | 9- 7 | (1-1) |
2005 | Patriots | 10- 6 | (1-1) | Eagles | 6-10 | — |
2004 | Patriots | 14- 2 | (3-0) | Panthers | 7- 9 | — |
2003 | Buccaneers | 7- 9 | — | Raiders | 4-12 | — |
2002 | Patriots | 9- 7 | — | Rams | 7- 9 | — |
2001 | Ravens | 10- 6 | (1-1) | Giants | 7- 9 | — |
2000 | Rams | 10- 6 | (0-1) | Titans | 13- 3 | (0-1) |
1999 | Broncos | 6-10 | — | Falcons | 5-11 | — |
1998 | Broncos | 14- 2 | (3-0) | Packers | 11- 5 | (0-1) |
1997 | Packers | 13- 3 | (2-1) | Patriots | 10- 6 | (1-1) |
1996 | Cowboys | 10- 6 | (1-1) | Steelers | 10- 6 | (1-1) |
1995 | 49ers | 11- 5 | (0-1) | Chargers | 9- 7 | (0-1) |
1994 | Cowboys | 12- 4 | (1-1) | Bills | 7- 9 | — |
1993 | Cowboys | 12- 4 | (3-0) | Bills | 12- 4 | (2-1) |
1992 | Redskins | 9- 7 | (1-1) | Bills | 11- 5 | (3-1) |
1991 | Giants | 8- 8 | — | Bills | 13- 3 | (2-1) |
1990 | 49ers | 14- 2 | (1-1) | Broncos | 5-11 | — |
1989 | 49ers | 14- 2 | (3-0) | Bengals | 8- 8 | — |
1988 | Redskins | 7- 9 | — | Broncos | 8- 8 | — |
1987 | Giants | 6- 9 | — | Broncos | 10- 4-1 | (2-1) |
1986 | Bears | 14- 2 | (0-1) | Patriots | 11- 5 | (0-1) |
1985 | 49ers | 10- 6 | (0-1) | Dolphins | 12- 4 | (1-1) |
1984 | Raiders | 11- 5 | (0-1) | Redskins | 11- 5 | (0-1) |
1983 | Redskins | 14- 2 | (2-1) | Dolphins | 12- 4 | (0-1) |
1982 | 49ers | 3- 6 | — | Bengals | 7- 2 | (0-1) |
1981 | Raiders | 7- 9 | — | Eagles | 10- 6 | (0-1) |
1980 | Steelers | 9- 7 | — | Rams | 11- 5 | (0-1) |
1979 | Steelers | 12- 4 | (3-0) | Cowboys | 11- 5 | (0-1) |
1978 | Cowboys | 12- 4 | (2-1) | Broncos | 10- 6 | (0-1) |
1977 | Raiders | 11- 3 | (1-1) | Vikings | 9- 5 | (1-1) |
1976 | Steelers | 10- 4 | (1-1) | Cowboys | 11- 3 | (0-1) |
1975 | Steelers | 12- 2 | (3-0) | Vikings | 12- 2 | (0-1) |
1974 | Dolphins | 11- 3 | (0-1) | Vikings | 10- 4 | (2-1) |
1973 | Dolphins | 12- 2 | (3-0) | Redskins | 10- 4 | (0-1) |
1972 | Cowboys | 10- 4 | (1-1) | Dolphins | 14- 0 | (3-0) |
1971 | Colts | 10- 4 | (1-1) | Cowboys | 11- 3 | (3-0) |
1970 | Chiefs | 7- 5-2 | — | Vikings | 12- 2 | (0-1) |
1969 | Jets | 10- 4 | (0-1) | Colts | 8- 5-1 | — |
1968 | Packers | 6- 7-1 | — | Raiders | 12- 2 | (1-1) |
1967 | Packers | 9- 4-1 | (3-0) | Chiefs | 9- 5 | — |
Comments:
In the 32 seasons from 1967 to 1998, there was only one season (1988) where both Super Bowl teams from the previous year were out of the playoffs.
Of the 64 Super Bowl teams in this era, 14 (21.9%) were out of the playoffs the following season.
In the 12 seasons from 1999 to 2010, we've already had three seasons (1999, 2002, and 2003) where both Super Bowl teams were out of the playoffs the following year.
Of the 24 Super Bowl teams in this era, 13 (54.2%) were out of the playoffs the following season.
The "Super Bowl losers' curse" really stands out in this table—only 2 of 12 losers since 1998 have even won one playoff game the following season, and 8 (66.7%) have been out of the playoffs completely.
Super Bowl winners haven't done well either. Since 1998, only the Ravens (2001) and Patriots (2004, 2005) have won a playoff game following their respective Super Bowl victories.
The 1987 Giants may deserve an asterisk for their 6-9 record. During the players' strike, the Giants' "replacement players" went 0-3, putting them in an 0-5 hole when the strike ended, which meant they were already pretty much out of the playoffs.