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In 2008, the Giants were the most surprising team to ever win a Super Bowl as a Wild Card. This Giants team was expected to not survive the playoffs, but they overcame obstacles unlike ever before. Tampa Bay became the seventh wild-card team to win the Super Bowl. The first team to achieve the feat was the 1980 Oakland Raiders, who took down the Eagles 27-10 in Super Bowl 15 as a No. 4 seed. Super Bowl championships Game Date/ Season Winning team Score Losing team Venue City Attendance Referee Ref. I [sb 1]January 15, 1967 (1966 AFL/1966 NFL) : Green Bay Packers n (1, 1–0) Tampa Bay was the seventh wild-card team to win the Super Bowl. The first team to achieve the feat was the 1980 Oakland Raiders, who took down the Eagles 27-10 in Super Bowl 15 as a No. 4 seed. The odds are stacked against them, but a Wild Card team getting hot at the right time has translated into Super Bowl victories before. But how many times has it happened in the history of the NFL? Since the Wild Card was added to the playoff format in 1970, non-division winners have won the Super Bowl just 7 times: Oakland Raiders (1980) (last updated on February 4, 2025) Introduction The National Football League has allowed “at-large” non-divisional winner to gain entrance in the conference playoff tournament since the 1970 season. When the league expanded the regular season from 14 to 16 games for each team, the amount of Wild Cards from each conference increased from one to [] The playoff format now includes four division winners and two wild-card teams from each conference. The Wild Card games that kick off the post-season play feature two division winners hosting wild-card teams. Tough Odds. Since the Wild Card System began in 1970, only ten wild card teams have advanced all the way to the Super Bowl. How many NFL wild-card teams have made the Super Bowl? In addition to the seven winners, another four wild-card teams have lost in the Super Bowl. The 1975 Cowboys were the first-wild card team to reach the Super Bowl. As a No. 4 seed, Dallas won two playoff games before losing 21-17 to Pittsburgh in Super Bowl 10. Here are the four wild-card Wild card teams are on a winning streak in the Super Bowl. Before the Packers, the 2007 New York Giants, the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers and the 2000 Baltimore Ravens all won their rings. In addition to the seven winners, another four wild card teams have lost in the Super Bowl. The 1975 Dallas Cowboys were the first wild card team to reach the Super Bowl. As a No. 4 seed, Dallas won two playoff games before losing 21-17 to Pittsburgh in Super Bowl 10. In addition to the seven winners, four other wild-card teams have reached the Super Bowl and lost. The 1975 Dallas Cowboys were the first wild-card team to reach the Super Bowl. Wild Card Weekend is about to kick off a frenzied, action-packed scramble for a spot in Super Bowl LIX, which will end in one of the 14 playoff teams claiming the Lombardi Trophy. Get ready to go 1. 1980 Oakland Raiders. In the 1980 NFL Season, the Oakland Raiders were the first team in the NFL to make a Wild Card team and win a Super Bowl. Surprisingly, there are some Wild Card teams that have surpassed the intense playoff runs and even emerged Super Bowl winners. BETMGM confirms that at least 11 Wild Card teams have progressed to the Super Bowl and seven of them have won the Vince Lombardi Trophy. After an 18-week regular season, the race to the Super Bowl begins with NFL Wild Card Weekend.The NFL Playoffs kick off with six NFL Wild Card games between the No. 2-7 seeds in the AFC and NFC As for wild-card weekend, all five writers picked the same AFC winners, while there were no unanimous predictions in any of the NFC games. In fact, two writers have the same team the other three The Wild Card games that kick off the post-season play feature two division winners hosting wild-card teams. Wildcard teams that made it to the Super Bowl. Since the Wild Card System began in 1970, only ten wild card teams have made it all the way to the Super Bowl. Six of those team have actually won Super Bowl. The Dallas Cowboys made it to There is no better way to win your team’s first Super Bowl than to go in as the wild card and blow away the competition. Denver went on to win the Super Bowl again, the next year, but this time as first seed Division champions. Baltimore Ravens (2001) AFC. The Ravens also won their first Super Bowl title as a wild card. In addition to the seven winners, four other wild-card teams have reached the Super Bowl and lost. The 1975 Dallas Cowboys were the first wild-card team to reach the Super Bowl. The number of wild card qualifiers was expanded to two per conference in 1978 – the divisional winners were granted a bye week while the wild card teams, seeded #4 and #5, played each other in a "wild card game" with the #4 seed having home field advantage. Since there were two wild card games, one per conference, the phrase "wild card round
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