The #2 seed has also done well in the Super Bowl, with the AFC's #2 seed winning six Super Bowls since 1975, and the NFC's #2 seed winning four Super Bowls. Funnily enough, the #4 seed has managed to win the Super Bowl seven times since 1975, with AFC teams accounting for four of these wins. #3, #5 and #6 seeds have all won the Super Bowl twice Cincinnati Bengals (3) – XVI, XXIII, and LVI; an AFL expansion team in 1968, they have no pre-Super Bowl league championships. Carolina Panthers (2) – XXXVIII and 50; a post-merger expansion team, their first season was in 1995. Atlanta Falcons (2) – XXXIII and LI; an NFL expansion team in 1966, they have no pre-Super Bowl league More Super Bowl Pages. Super Bowl Leaders; Super Bowl Standings; Super Bowl History + indicates Hall of Fame; Table; Date SB AFC Pts NFC Pts MVP Stadium City State Pittsburgh won 21-10 and head coach Bill Cowher and running back Jerome Bettis were able to retire as Super Bowl champions. The 2005 Steelers were the first team to win a Super Bowl as a No. 6 seed. The last time the Eagles were the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs, after the 2017 season, they advanced to Super Bowl 52. There they beat the AFC No. 1-seeded Patriots 41-33. Super Bowl champions by year. 1967 Super Bowl (1): Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10 1968 Super Bowl (2): Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14 1969 Super Bowl (3): New York Jets 16 Super Bowl 57 will mark another meeting between No. 1 seeds when the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles compete for the championship on Feb. 12. Though teams with the No. 1 seed in the playoffs in theory have the best shot at making it all the way, as they have earned a first-round bye as well as home-field advantage, top-seeds meeting The No. 3 seeds have a .500 record in the Super Bowl since 1975 24-21 in the wild-card round and the Detroit Lions 34-31 in the NFC Championship. Super Bowl LVIII will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET • Since 2000, only two No. 1 seeds have won the Super Bowl -- the 2009 Saints and the 2003 Patriots. In that same span, four No. 2 seeds, one No. 3 seed, two No. 4 seeds, one No. 5 seed and two No. 6 seeds have won the Super Bowl. • In the first 12 years of the “home-field era” (post-1974), 10 No. 1 seeds won the Super Bowl. View a comprehensive list of every single NFL Super Bowl champion from 1967 to present on ESPN. Includes the finals opponent, site of the game and the final result. The Chiefs’ defense is the biggest reason why the defending Super Bowl champions are the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Excluding the Week 18 shutout loss with no starters playing, Kansas City held Super Bowl 15 — January 1981; Super Bowl 39 — February 2005; Super Bowl 52 — February 2018; Super Bowl 57 — February 2023; Although the Eagles have appeared in four Super Bowls, they also made several championship appearances in the pre-Super Bowl era. Philadelphia played in the NFL Championship Game each season from 1947-49. Pittsburgh won 21-10 and head coach Bill Cowher and running back Jerome Bettis were able to retire as Super Bowl champions. The 2005 Steelers were the first team to win a Super Bowl as a No. 6 seed. 1997 Denver Broncos, No. 4 seed: 31-24 over Packers in Super Bowl 32 2000 Baltimore Ravens, No. 4 seed: 34-7 over Giants in Super Bowl 35 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers, No. 6 seed: 21-10 over Seahawks NFL.com's editors predict the entire playoff race, picking winners for all 13 games, including Super Bowl LIX. Which teams will advance from Wild Card Weekend? Which No. 1 seed could get knocked The long-awaited first postseason meeting between the two happened last January, with KC winning a defensive slugfest by a final score of 17-10 en route to a second Super Bowl championship. This is a tremendous mountain for a #6 seed to climb, as they need to: 1) Win three straight road games to make it to the Super Bowl 2) Beat the #1 ranked team in the conference in the Divisional round 3) Win the conference Championship on the road (presumably against another excellent team) 4) Win the Super Bowl That is no easy feat. The road to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans begins with a loaded Wild Card slate, one that features a little bit of everything. You’ve got rookie quarterbacks ( Jayden Daniels , Bo Nix ) in their first postseasons, one of the season’s best stories in the Vikings ( Sam Darnold ), and of course, bonafide star power courtesy of Josh Allen and Here are predictions and picks to win the AFC, NFC and the Super Bowl LIX champion. See key moments Lions or Vikings for NFC's top playoff seed? 2025 Pro Bowl rosters: Picks: 1-seed Lions take the third matchup over the 5-seed Vikings to set up the first NFC championship game at home for Detroit in the franchise's history; 2-seed Eagles defeat the 3-seed
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