7. 1996 New England Patriots. Previous season: 6-10, 5.7 Pythagorean wins Super Bowl season: 11-5, 10.6 Pythagorean wins Why they improved: The Patriots improved from the league's 23rd-ranked After a 7-9 2016 season, the Eagles entered the '17 slate as the ninth-most likely NFC team to qualify for Super Bowl LII. At plus-4000, Philly was viewed as a middle-of-the-road team. Here are the teams that join the latest Cincinnati squad in defying summer expectations to end their season in the NFL's finale. The most unlikely Super Bowl teams. Story by Sam Robinson • 9mo. From 0-and-2 to wild card team to NFC champion to spoiler of the perfect season and Super Bowl 42 champs? Those ‘07 Giants, in our books, remain the most improbable Super Bowl champions ever The disparity between the conferences was rather glaring in 1989, however, and the Broncos lost Super Bowl XXIV to perhaps the greatest team in NFL history. The 49ers' 55-10 win still stands as Here are the 10 most unlikely Super Bowl winners in NFL history. Super Bowl III. After the AFL-NFL merger, teams from the NFL dominated the league as the Green Bay Packers went on to take the Without further ado, we present the three most unlikely teams in Super Bowl history.1994 San Diego Chargers, Super Bowl XXIXSan Diego won the AFC West with an 11-5 mark, improving on an 8-8 record While neither team was considered a lock to make the Super Bowl, both squads are division winners with a Super Bowl history. That's not always the case; some franchises have shocked the football world by making it to the big game. Here's our list of the five most unlikely Super Bowl teams of all-time: ESPN has used a computer model to calculate the most-unlikely Super Bowl teams of all-time, and determined that the 2019 49ers came in 2nd. The San Francisco 49ers' journey to the Super Bowl is These are the 10 most unlikely playoff teams in the Super Bowl era, a ranking that was determined by preseason win totals, the team's record the previous year, and Super Bowl odds. Not all the It’s talking about how unlikely they were to make it to the Super Bowl going into the season. 4-12 last year, did you even think they’d make the playoffs this year? Edit: funniest part is his comment was +6 when I commented, now it’s -6. This is a page to discuss ANYTHING about the NFL. Post news, discussions, memes, shitposts, we don’t care. Just have fun. The 2007 Giants have been mentioned in this thread a couple of times as an unlikely team but that wasn't even the unlikeliest Giants team to make a run to the Super Bowl. Following their narrow victory in Super Bowl XXV, the Giants had a quiet decade in the 90s, with only two 10+ win seasons and one playoff win in that span coming in 1993. The most unlikely Super Bowl teams. Story by Sam Robinson • 1d. 1 / 26 The Super Bowl is by far the biggest stage in sports. More than 90 million people tune in to watch the final game of the NFL season each year. That means that all eyes are on the two teams that face off, which happen to be the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in this year's showdown. However, only one team can turn that dream into reality each year. Winning a Super Bowl is extremely difficult, as evidenced by the fact that over a third of the league’s teams have yet to win one. Let’s examine which teams have the most Super Bowl victories and revisit the final score of each game. Ranking the most unlikely Super Bowl teams ever, and where the 2019 49ers land. Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff Writer Jan 23, 2020, 06:55 AM ET. Close. Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. The most unlikely Super Bowl teams Preseason odds placed the Bengals nowhere near the Super Bowl radar. They are one of the most unexpected Super Bowl entrants in the event's 56-year history. Rod Martin, Oakland Raiders LB: Super Bowl XV 6 of 20 Martin intercepted three passes as the Raiders claimed their second Superbowl with a 27-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans. The most unlikely Super Bowl teams Preseason odds placed the Bengals nowhere near the Super Bowl radar. They are one of the most unexpected Super Bowl entrants in the event's 56-year history.
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