Super Bowl XLV
Repeating as Super Bowl Champion is not an impossible task, but it sure is difficult.
Commonly referred to as "Super Bowl Hangover," history is not on the side of a defending Super Bowl Champion's fate.
So far, only eight teams have repeated as Super Bowl Champions while three teams have advanced to the Super Bowl the following year.
As a matter of fact, the New England Patriots are the last team to win back-to-back Super Bowls ( Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX).
Furthermore, five of the last 11 Super Bowl champions missed the postseason all together the following season. Can the New Orean Saints overcome Super Bowl Hangover? Time will tell
Here's a run-down of how all the Super Bowl Champions have fared the following season.
How Super Bowl winners fared the following season
Super Bowl | Winner | Next Season |
---|---|---|
Source: NFL | ||
I | Green Bay Packers | Won Super Bowl |
II | Green Bay Packers | Missed playoffs |
III | New York Jets | Lost in first round |
IV | Kansas City Chiefs | Missed playoffs |
V | Baltimore Colts | Lost AFC Championship Game |
VI | Dallas Cowboys | Lost NFC Championship Game |
VII | Miami Dolphins | Won Super Bowl |
VIII | Miami Dolphins | Lost in first round |
IX | Pittsburgh Steelers | Won Super Bowl |
X | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lost AFC Championship Game |
XI | Oakland Raiders | Lost AFC Championship Game |
XII | Dallas Cowboys | Lost Super Bowl |
XIII | Pittsburgh Steelers | Won Super Bowl |
XIV | Pittsburgh Steelers | Missed playoffs |
XV | Oakland Raiders | Missed playoffs |
XVI | San Francisco 49ers | Missed playoffs |
XVII | Washington Redskins | Lost Super Bowl |
XVIII | L.A. Raiders | Lost Wild Card Game |
XIX | San Francisco 49ers | Lost Wild Card Game |
XX | Chicago Bears | Lost NFC Divisional Playoff Game |
XXI | New York Giants | Missed playoffs |
XXII | Washington Redskins | Missed playoffs |
XXIII | San Francisco 49ers | Won Super Bowl |
XXIV | San Francisco 49ers | Lost NFC Championship Game |
XXV | New York Giants | Missed playoffs |
XXVI | Washington Redskins | Lost NFC Divisional Playoff Game |
XXVII | Dallas Cowboys | Won Super Bowl |
XXVIII | Dallas Cowboys | Lost NFC Championship Game |
XXIX | San Francisco 49ers | Lost NFC Divisional Playoff Game |
XXX | Dallas Cowboys | Lost NFC Divisional Playoff Game |
XXXI | Green Bay Packers | Lost Super Bowl |
XXXII | Denver Broncos | Won Super Bowl |
XXXIII | Denver Broncos | Missed playoffs |
XXXIV | Saint Louis Rams | Lost Wild Card Game |
XXXV | Baltimore Colts | Lost AFC Divisional Playoff Game |
XXXVI | New England Patriots | Missed playoffs |
XXXVII | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Missed playoffs |
XXXVIII | New England Patriots | Won Super Bowl |
XXXIX | New England Patriots | Lost AFC Divisional Playoff Game |
XL | Pittsburgh Steelers | Missed playoffs |
XLI | Indianapolis Colts | Lost AFC Divisional Playoff Game |
XLII | New York Giants | Lost NFC Divisional Playoff Game |
XLIII | Pittsburgh Steelers | Missed playoffs |
XLIV | New Orleans | TBD |
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