List of Super Bowl records
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This is a list of Super Bowl records. The list of records is separated by individual players and teams. Players and teams, along with their records, are noted with the Super Bowl game played. All records can be referenced at the National Football League (NFL)'s official website, NFL.com.[1]
Individual player records
[edit]A complete list of Super Bowl records can be found in the 2023 Official NFL Record & Fact Book[1] beginning at page 659. Records can also be found at Pro-Football-Reference.com.[2]
Service
[edit]- Most Super Bowl wins: 7
- Most Super Bowl MVP awards: 5
- Most losses: 5
- Most consecutive championships: 3
- Back to back championships with different teams[4]
- Ken Norton Jr. – LB
- Deion Sanders – CB
- Derrick Martin - S
- Brandon Browner – CB
- Chris Long – DE
- LeGarrette Blount – RB
- LeSean McCoy – RB
- Chiefs (LIV)
- Buccaneers (LV)
- Kendall Blanton – TE
- Win a Super Bowl in three different decades
- Win a Super Bowl with one team and then defeat that same team in the Super Bowl the following season[4]
- Brandon Browner – CB
- Chris Long – DE
- LeGarrette Blount – RB
- LeSean McCoy – RB
- Chiefs (LIV)
- Buccaneers (LV)
- Longest time span between Super Bowl championships as a player: 12 seasons
- Most appearances as either a player or coach: 12
- Most games played: 10
- Most games started: 10
- Most consecutive appearances: 5
- Most starts as quarterback: 10
- Most wins as starting quarterback: 7
- Wins as starting quarterback for two different teams
- Most games as a kicker: 6
- Most wins as a kicker: 4
- Oldest player: 43 years, 199 days
- Tom Brady – QB
- Buccaneers (LV)
- Tom Brady – QB
- Youngest player to start: 21 years, 322 days
- Players to both throw and catch a touchdown pass in one game
- Nick Foles QB
- Jauan Jennings WR
- Oldest quarterback to start and to win: 43 years 6 months and 4 days
- Youngest quarterback to start and to win: 23 years and 340 days
Scoring
[edit]- Most points scored, career, 48
- Jerry Rice – San Francisco XXIII, XXIV, XXIX, and Oakland XXXVII
- Most points scored, single game, 20
- James White – New England vs. Atlanta, LI - 3 TD, 1 (2-point) conversion
- Jalen Hurts – Philadelphia vs. Kansas City, LVII - 3 TD, 1 (2-point) conversion
- Longest scoring play, 108 yard kickoff return
Touchdowns
[edit]In this category R = rushing touchdown (TD); P = pass reception TD; KR = kickoff return TD
- Most touchdowns, career, 8
- Jerry Rice – San Francisco XXIII, XXIV, XXIX, and Oakland XXXVII (8-P)
- Most touchdowns, QB-Receiver Tandem, career, 5[8]
- Most touchdowns, single game, 3 (accomplished seven times by six players)
- Roger Craig – San Francisco vs. Miami, XIX (1-R, 2-P)
- Jerry Rice – San Francisco vs. Denver, XXIV (3-P)
- Jerry Rice – San Francisco vs. San Diego, XXIX (3-P)
- Ricky Watters – San Francisco vs. San Diego, XXIX (1-R, 2-P)
- Terrell Davis – Denver vs. Green Bay, XXXII (3-R)
- James White – New England vs. Atlanta, LI (2-R, 1-P)
- Jalen Hurts - Philadelphia vs. Kansas City, LVII (3-R)
- Most touchdowns, single quarter, 2
- Dan Ross – Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, XVI (2-P)
- Marcus Allen – Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington, XVIII (2-R)
- Roger Craig – San Francisco vs. Miami, XIX (1-R, 1-P)
- Ricky Sanders – Washington vs. Denver, XXII (2-P)
- Michael Irvin – Dallas vs. Buffalo, XXVII (2-P)
- Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona vs. Pittsburgh, XLIII (2-P)
- Damien Williams – Kansas City vs. San Francisco, LIV (1-R, 1-P)[9]
- Most touchdowns, plays of 50-or-more yards, game, 2[7]
- Ricky Sanders – Washington vs. Denver, XXII[10] (2-P)
- Jacoby Jones – Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco, XLVII[7] (1-P, 1-KR)
- Touchdowns scored for two different teams, 4 players
- Longest play, 108 yards
Passing
[edit]- Highest passer rating, career, (40 attempts), 127.83
- Joe Montana – 4 games, San Francisco XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV
- Highest passer rating, game, 150.92
- Lowest passer rating to win game, 22.6
- Most touchdown passes, career, 21
- Most touchdown passes, half, 4
- Doug Williams, first half – Washington vs. Denver, XXII
- Steve Young, first half – San Francisco vs. San Diego, XXIX
- Most touchdown passes, quarter, 4 (second)
- Most touchdown passes, game, 6
- Lowest percentage, passes had intercepted, career, (40 attempts), 0.00%
- Jim Plunkett, Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 2 games (46–0), XV, XVIII
- Joe Montana, San Francisco, 4 games (122–0), XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV
- Most attempts, career, 421
- Most attempts, game, 62
- Fewest attempts by winning QB, game, 7
- Most completions, career, 277
- Most completions to start a game, 9
- Most consecutive completions, game, 16
- Most completions, game, 43
- Most completions, both quarterbacks, 63[12]
- Drew Brees – New Orleans (32) vs. Peyton Manning – Indianapolis (31), XLIV
- Fewest completions by winning QB, game, 6
- Highest completion percentage, career, (40 attempts), 70%
- Troy Aikman – Dallas, 3 games (80–56) XXVII, XXVIII, XXX
- Highest completion percentage, game, (20 attempts), 88%
- Phil Simms – New York Giants vs. Denver, XXI (22-25)
- Highest completion percentage, both teams, 75% (84–63)[12]
- Most passing yards, career, 3,039
- Most passing yards, game, 505
- Most passing yards, quarter, 228 (second)
- Longest pass, 85 yards (TD)
- Fewest passing yards by a Super Bowl MVP, 119
- Highest average gain, career (40 attempts), 11.10 yards
- Terry Bradshaw – Pittsburgh, 4 games (84–932), IX, X, XIII, XIV
- Highest average gain, game (20 attempts), 14.71 yards
- Most attempts, without interception, game, 48
- Most interceptions thrown, career, 8
- Most interceptions thrown, game, 5
Rushing
[edit]- Most attempts, career, 101
- Franco Harris – Pittsburgh IX, X, XIII, and XIV
- Most attempts, game, 38
- Most rushing yards, career, 354
- Franco Harris – Pittsburgh IX, X, XIII, and XIV
- Most rushing yards, game, 204
- Longest run from scrimmage, 75 yards (TD)
- Most rushing touchdowns, career, 5
- Emmitt Smith – Dallas XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX
- Most rushing touchdowns, game, 3
- Highest average gain, career (20 attempts), 9.6 yards
- Marcus Allen – Los Angeles Raiders, 1 game (20–191) XVIII
- Highest average gain, game (10 attempts), 10.5 yards
- Longest Touchdown Run, Quarterback, 15 yards
- Most rushing yards, game, Quarterback, 70 yards
- Most rushing yards, game, Wide Receiver, 53 yards
Receiving
[edit]- Most receptions, career, 33
- Most receptions, game, 14
- Most receiving yards, career, 589
- Most receiving yards, game, 215[1]
- Most receiving yards, game, tight end, 133
- Most receiving yards, game, running back, 110
- Longest reception, 85 yards (TD)
- Highest average gain, career (8 receptions), 24.4 yards
- John Stallworth – Pittsburgh, 4 games (11–268)
- Highest average gain, game (3 receptions), 40.33 yards
- Most receiving touchdowns, career, 8
- Most receiving touchdowns, game, 3
- Most receiving touchdowns, game, Quarterback, 1
Combined yardage
[edit]This category includes rushing, receiving, interception returns, punt returns, kickoff returns, and fumble returns.[14]
- Most Attempts, career, 108
- Franco Harris – Pittsburgh, 4 games IX, X, XIII, XIV
- Most Attempts, game, 39
- Most yards gained, career, 604
- Jerry Rice – 4 games San Francisco XXIII, XXIV, XXIX; Oakland XXXVII
- Most yards gained, game, 290
Fumbles
[edit]- Most fumbles, career, 5
- Most fumbles, game, 3
- Most fumbles recovered, career, 4
- Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City, 4 games (4 own)
- Most fumbles recovered, game, 2
- Jake Scott – Miami vs. Minnesota, VIII (1 own, 1 opponent)
- Roger Staubach – Dallas vs. Pittsburgh, X (2 own)
- Randy Hughes – Dallas vs. Denver, XII (2 opponent)
- Butch Johnson – Dallas vs. Denver, XII (2 own)
- Mike Singletary – Chicago vs. New England, XX (2 opponent)
- Jimmie Jones – Dallas vs. Buffalo, XXVII (2 opponent)
- Danny Trevathan – Denver vs. Carolina, 50 (1 own, 1 opponent)
- Most fumble return yards, game, 64 yards
- Longest fumble return, 64 yards
- Most fumble returns for touchdowns, game, 1
- Mike Bass – Washington vs. Miami, VII (opponent 49 yards)
- Mike Hegman – Dallas vs. Pittsburgh, XIII (opponent 37 yards)
- Jimmie Jones – Dallas vs. Buffalo, XXVII (opponent 2 yards)
- Ken Norton, Jr. – Dallas vs. Buffalo, XXVII (opponent 9 yards)
- James Washington – Dallas vs. Buffalo, XXVIII (opponent 46 yards)
- Malik Jackson – Denver vs. Carolina, 50 (opponent end zone)
- Nick Bolton – Kansas City vs Philadelphia, LVII (opponent 36 yards)
Defense
[edit]- Most interceptions, career, 3
- Chuck Howley – Dallas 2 games, V, VI
- Rod Martin – Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders 2 games XV, XVIII
- Larry Brown – Dallas 3 games XXVII, XXVIII, XXX
- Most interceptions, game, 3
- Most interception yards gained, career, 108
- Most interception yards gained, game, 108
- Longest interception return, 100 yards, TD
- Most interceptions returned for a touchdown, game, 2
- Most solo tackles plus assists, game, 18 (11 tackles, 7 assists)
- Most solo tackles plus assists, career, 34 (30 tackles, 4 assists)
- Most sacks, career, 5
- (Sacks an official statistic since XVII by the NFL, sacks for all games shown by Pro Football Reference.com[2])
- Most sacks, game, 4
- Most safeties, game, 1
- Defensive, tackle in end zone
- Dwight White – Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota, IX (Was first score of game)
- Henry Waechter – Chicago vs. New England, XX
- George Martin – New York Giants vs. Denver, XXI
- Bruce Smith – Buffalo vs. New York Giants, XXV
- Cliff Avril – Seattle vs. Denver, XLVIII[17] (Was first score of game)
- Special teams
- Blocked punts
- Punter ran out of end zone
- Chris Culliver credited for safety – San Francisco vs. Baltimore Ravens, XLVII[7]
Special teams
[edit]Kickoff returns
[edit]- Longest kickoff return, 108 yards, TD
- Most kickoff returns, career, 10
- Most kickoff returns, game, 8
- Most kickoff return yards, career, 283
- Fulton Walker – Miami 2 games XVII, XIX
- Most kickoff return yards, game, 244
- Highest kickoff return average, career (4 returns), 42.0 yards
- Tim Dwight, Atlanta, 1 game (5–210) XXXIII
- Highest kickoff return average, game (3 returns), 47.5 yards
- Opening kickoff returned for touchdown, 1 time
- Most kickoff returns for touchdowns, game, 1
- Fulton Walker – Miami vs. Washington, XVII
- Stanford Jennings – Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, XXIII
- Andre Coleman – San Diego vs. San Francisco, XXIX
- Desmond Howard – Green Bay vs. New England, XXXI
- Tim Dwight – Atlanta vs. Denver, XXXIII
- Ron Dixon – New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, XXXV
- Jermaine Lewis – Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants XXXV
- Devin Hester – Chicago vs. Indianapolis, XLI
- Jacoby Jones – Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco, XLVII
- Percy Harvin – Seattle vs. Denver, XLVIII
Kickoffs
[edit]- Most kickoffs for touchback, game, 6
- Harrison Butker – 7 kickoffs, 6 touchbacks – Kansas City vs. Philadelphia LVII
- Jake Elliott – 6 kickoffs, 6 touchbacks – Philadelphia vs. Kansas City LVII
- Harrison Butker – 6 kickoffs, 6 touchbacks – Kansas City vs. San Francisco LVIII
- Jake Moody – 6 kickoffs, 6 touchbacks – San Francisco vs. Kansas City LVIII
Punting
[edit]Players team listed first
- Longest punt, 65 yards
- Most punts inside 10 yard line, game, 3
- Most punts, game, 11
- Most punts, career, 17
- Mike Eischeid – 3 games Oakland II, Minnesota VIII, IX
- Mike Horan – 4 games Denver XXI, XXII, XXIV, St. Louis Rams XXXIV
- Highest punting average, career (10 punts), 46.5 yards
- Jerrel Wilson, Kansas City 2 games (11–511) – I, IV
- Highest punting average, game (4 punts), 50.8 yards
Punt returns
[edit]- Most punt returns, career, 8
- Troy Brown – New England 3 games XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX
- Julian Edelman[19] - New England 4 games XLVI, XLIX, LI, LIII
- Most punt returns, game, 6
- Most fair catches, game, 4
- Most punt return yards gained, career, 94
- John Taylor – San Francisco 3 games XXIII, XXIV, XXIX
- Most punt return yards gained, game, 90
- Longest punt return, 65 yards
- Highest average, punt return yardage, career (4 returns), 15.7 yards
- John Taylor, 3 games (6–94) San Francisco XXIII, XXIV, XXIX
- Highest average, punt return yardage, game (3 returns), 18.7 yards
- Most punt returns for touchdowns, game, 0
- none
Field goals
[edit]- Most field goals attempted, career, 10
- Adam Vinatieri – 5 games New England XXXI, XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, Indianapolis XLI
- Harrison Butker - 4 games Kansas City LIV, LV, LVII, LVIII
- Most field goals attempted, game, 5
- Most field goals, career, 9
- Harrison Butker - 4 games Kansas City LIV, LV, LVII, LVIII (10 attempts)
- Game winning field goals
- Jim O'Brien 0:05 time left – Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas, V
- Adam Vinatieri 0:00 time left – New England vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXVI
- Adam Vinatieri 0:04 time left – New England vs. Carolina, XXXVIII
- Harrison Butker 0:08 time left - Kansas City vs. Philadelphia, LVII
- Most field goals, game, 4
- Most 40-plus yard field goals, game, 3
- Longest field goal, 57 yards
- Shortest field goal, 9 yards
Note: The goal posts were moved to the back of the end zone in 1974. As such, this record cannot be broken. Standard field goal protocol does not currently allow a kick 17 yards or shorter.
Points after touchdown
[edit]- Most (one point) PATs, career, 13
- Adam Vinatieri – (13 attempts) 5 games New England XXXI, XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, Indianapolis XLI
- Most (one point) extra points, game, 7
- Most 2 point conversions, game, 1
- Mark Seay – San Diego vs. San Francisco XXIX
- Alfred Pupunu – San Diego vs. San Francisco XXIX
- Mark Chmura – Green Bay vs. New England XXXI
- Kevin Faulk – New England vs. Carolina XXXVIII
- Lance Moore – New Orleans vs. Indianapolis XLIV
- Antwaan Randle El – Pittsburgh vs. Green Bay XLV
- Wes Welker – Denver vs. Seattle XLVIII
- Bennie Fowler – Denver vs. Carolina 50
- James White - New England vs. Atlanta LI
- Danny Amendola - New England vs. Atlanta LI
- Jalen Hurts - Philadelphia vs. Kansas City LVII
Team records
[edit]All records can be referenced at NFL.com.[1][2]
- Most Super Bowl appearances, 11
- Most consecutive Super Bowl appearances, 4
- Most Super Bowl victories, 6
- Most consecutive Super Bowl victories, 2 (occurred 9 times)
- Most Super Bowl losses, 5
- Most consecutive Super Bowl losses, 4
- Super Bowl win with no home playoff games
- Most Super Bowl wins without a loss, 2
- Longest Super Bowl win streak, 5 games
- Most Super Bowl appearances without a win, 4
- Minnesota Vikings IV, VIII, IX, XI
- Buffalo Bills XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII
- Most common matchup, 3
Scoring
[edit]Points
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most points, game, 55
- Most consecutive points, game, 44
- Most points by a losing team, game, 35
- Fewest points, game, 3
- Fewest points by winning team, game, 13
- Largest margin of victory, 45 points
- Smallest margin of victory, 1 point
- Most points scored, first half of play, 35
- Most points, second half of play, 30
- Most points scored in any quarter of play, 35
- Most points, first quarter, 14 (by 7 teams)
- Most points, second quarter, 35
- Most points, third quarter, 21
- Most points, fourth quarter, 21
- Most points, overtime, 6
- Largest lead, end of first quarter, 14 points
- Largest halftime margin, 25 points
- Largest halftime lead with a shutout, 22 points[20]
- Largest lead, end of 3rd quarter, 41 points
- Largest comeback, 25 points
- New England vs. Atlanta, LI Patriots behind 28–3. Won 34–28 (OT)
- Largest 4th quarter comeback, 19 points
- New England vs. Atlanta, LI Patriots behind 28–9. Won 34–28 (OT)
- Largest halftime comeback, 18 points
- New England vs. Atlanta, LI Patriots behind 21–3. Won 34–28 (OT)
- Fewest points, first half, 0 (13 times)
- Baltimore Colts vs. New York Jets, III
- Minnesota 4 times -vs. Kansas City, IV, vs. Miami, VIII, vs. Pittsburgh, IX, vs. Oakland, XI
- Washington vs. Miami, VII
- Denver 2 times -vs. Dallas, XII, vs. Seattle, XLVIII
- Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, XVI
- Buffalo vs. Washington, XXVI
- Tennessee vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXIV
- New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, XXXV
- Los Angeles Rams vs. New England, LIII
- Fewest points, second half, 0 (8 times)
- Kansas City vs. Green Bay, I
- Dallas vs. Baltimore Colts, V
- Miami 4 times – vs. Dallas, VI, vs. Washington, VII, vs. Washington, XVII, vs. San Francisco, XIX Super Bowl VII was the only time that a team failed to score in the second half and won.
- Denver vs. Washington, XXII
- Buffalo vs. Dallas, XXVIII
Both teams
[edit]- Most points, game, 75
- Fewest points, game, 16
- Most points, first half, 45
- Most points, second half, 46
- Fewest points, first half, 2
- Fewest points, second half, 7
- Most points, first quarter, 24
- Most points, second quarter, 35
- Most points, third quarter, 24
- Most points, fourth quarter, 37
- Most points, overtime, 9
- Both teams scoring over 30 points, 4[7]
Touchdowns
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most touchdowns, game, 8
- Most touchdowns, losing team, game, 4
- Fewest touchdowns, winning team, game, 1
- Fewest touchdowns, game, 0
- Longest touchdown scoring drive, 96 yards
Both teams
[edit]- Most touchdowns, game, 10
- Fewest touchdowns, game, 1
Points after touchdown
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most (one point) PATs, game, 7
- Most two point conversions, game, 2
- Most missed PATs, game, 3
Both teams
[edit]- Most (one point) PATs, game, 9
- Fewest (one point) PATs, game, 1
- Most two point conversions, game, 2
- Most total PATs, game, 10
- Most missed PATs, game, 4
Field goals
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most field goals attempted, game, 5
- Most field goals, game, 4
- Most fake field goals attempted, game, 1
Both teams
[edit]- Most field goals attempted, game, 7
- Fewest field goals attempted, game, 1
- Most field goals, game, 7
- Most field goals without miss, game, 7
- Fewest field goals, game, 0
Safeties
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most safeties, game, 1
Offense
[edit]Net yards gained
[edit]Combined rushing and passing
Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most net yards, rushing and passing, game, 613
- Fewest net yards, rushing and passing, game, 119
- Fewest Total Yards, Winning Team, game, 194
- Most offensive plays, game, 93
- Most consecutive drives ending with a punt, game, 8
Both teams
[edit]- Most net yards, rushing and passing, game, 1,151
- New England (613) vs. Philadelphia (538), LII – all-time NFL record for any game, whether regular-season or postseason
- Fewest net yards, rushing and passing, game, 396
Rushing
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most rushing attempts, game, 57
- Fewest rushing attempts, winning team, game, 13
- Fewest rushing attempts, game, 9
- Most yards rushing, game, 280
- Fewest rushing yards, winning team, game, 29
- Fewest yards rushing, game, 7
- Highest average gain per rush attempt, game, 7.00 yards
- Lowest average gain per rush attempt, game, 0.64 yards
- Most rushing touchdowns, game, 4
- Fewest rushing touchdowns, game, 0 (41 teams)[2]
- 2 times – Minnesota, Denver, Green Bay, New York Giants, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, San Francisco
- 3 times – Kansas Ciy, Oakland, Dallas, Miami, St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams
- 4 times – New England
| • Kansas City vs. Green Bay, I | • Oakland vs. Green Bay, II | • Dallas vs. Baltimore Colts V |
| • Miami vs. Dallas VI | • Washington vs. Miami VII | • Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh, IX |
| • Dallas vs. Pittsburgh, X | • Pittsburgh vs. Dallas, X | • Minnesota vs. Oakland, XI |
| • Dallas vs. Steelers, XIII | • Oakland vs. Philadelphia, XV | • Philadelphia vs. Oakland, XV |
| • Miami vs. Washington, XVII | • Miami vs. San Francisco, XIX | • New England vs. Chicago, XX |
| • Denver vs. Washington XXII | • Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, XXIII | • San Francisco vs. Cincinnati, XXIII |
| • Green Bay vs. Denver, XXXII | • Atlanta vs. Denver, XXXIII | • St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee, XXXIV |
| • New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, XXXV | • New England vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXVI | • Oakland vs. Tampa Bay, XXXVII |
| • Philadelphia vs. New England, XXXIX | • Seattle vs. Pittsburgh, XL | • Chicago vs. Indianapolis, XLI |
| • New York Giants vs. New England, XLII | • Arizona vs. Pittsburgh, XLIII | • New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, XLIV |
| • Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh, XLV | • New England vs. New York Giants, XLVI | • Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco, XLVII |
| • Denver vs. Seattle, XLVIII | • New England vs. Seattle, XLIX | • Los Angeles Rams vs. New England, LIII |
| • Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay, LV | • Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati, LVI | • Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Rams, LVI |
| • Kansas City vs. San Francisco, LVIII | • San Francisco vs. Kansas City, LVIII |
Both teams
[edit]- Most rushing attempts, game, 81
- Fewest rushing attempts, game, 36
- Most yards rushing, game, 377
- Fewest yards rushing, game, 91
- Most rushing touchdowns, game, 4
- Fewest rushing touchdowns, game, 0
Passing
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most passing attempts, game, 63
- Fewest passing attempts, game, 7
- Most passes completed, game, 43
- Fewest passes completed, game, 4
- Highest completion percentage, game (20 attempts), 88.0%
- Lowest completion percentage, game (20 attempts), 32.0%
- Most yards passing, game, 500
- Fewest yards passing, game, 35
- Highest average yards gained per pass attempt, game, 14.7 yards
- Lowest average yards gained per pass attempt, game, 1.4 yards
- Most times intercepted, game, 5
- Most times sacked, game, 7
- Fewest times sacked, game, 0 (14 teams)
- 2 times – Denver, Philadelphia
- 3 times – Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts
| • Baltimore Colts vs. New York Jets, III | • Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas, V | • Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh, IX |
| • Pittsburgh vs. Los Angeles Rams, XIV | • Philadelphia vs. Oakland, XV | • Washington vs. Buffalo, XXVI |
| • Denver vs. Green Bay, XXXII | • Denver vs. Atlanta, XXXIII | • Tampa Bay vs. Oakland, XXXVII |
| • New England vs. Carolina, XXXVIII | • Indianapolis vs. New Orleans, XLIV | • Seattle vs. Denver, XLVIII |
| • Philadelphia vs. New England, LII | • Kansas City vs. Philadelphia, LVII |
- Most passing touchdowns, game, 6
- Fewest passing touchdowns, game, 0 (24 teams)[2]
- 2 times – Miami, Washington, Buffalo
- 3 times – Minnesota
- 4 times – Denver
| • New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, III | • Baltimore Colts vs. New York Jets, III | • Minnesota vs. Kansas City IV |
| • Miami vs. Dallas VI | • Washington vs. Miami VII | • Minnesota vs. Miami, VIII |
| • Miami vs. Minnesota, VIII | • Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh, IX | • Denver vs. Dallas, XII |
| • Washington vs. Los Angeles Raiders, XVIII | • Chicago vs. New England, XX | • Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, XXIII |
| • Denver vs. San Francisco, XXIV | • Buffalo vs. New York Giants, XXV | • Buffalo vs. Dallas, XXVIII |
| • Dallas vs. Buffalo, XXVIII | • Denver vs. Green Bay, XXXII | • Tennessee vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXIV |
| • New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, XXXV | • Carolina vs. Denver, 50 | • Denver vs. Carolina, 50 |
| • New England vs. Los Angeles Rams, LIII | • Los Angeles Rams vs. New England, LIII | • Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay, LV |
- Most players, 100-or-more receiving yards, game, 3
- New England vs. Philadelphia, LII (Danny Amendola 152, Chris Hogan 128, Rob Gronkowski 116)
Both teams
[edit]- Most passes attempted, game, 93
- Fewest passes attempted, game, 35
- Most passes completed, game, 63
- Fewest passes completed, game, 19
- Highest completion percentage, game, 75.0%
- Most yards passing, game, 874
- Fewest yards passing, game, 156
- Most times sacked, game, 12
- Fewest times sacked, game, 1
- Most passing touchdowns, game, 7
- Fewest passing touchdowns, game, 0
First downs
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most first downs, game, 37
- Fewest first downs, game, 9
- Most first downs rushing, game, 16
- Fewest first downs, rushing, game, 1
- Most first downs, passing, game, 26
- Fewest first downs, passing, game, 1
- Most first downs, penalty, game, 6
- Most fourth down conversions, game, 2
Both teams
[edit]- Most first downs, game, 54
- Fewest first downs, game, 24
- Most first downs, rushing, game, 21
- Fewest first downs, rushing, game, 6
- Most first downs, passing, game, 42
- Fewest first downs, passing, game, 9
- Most first downs, penalty, game, 9
- Fewest first downs, penalty, game, 0
- Lowest 3rd down conversion rate, game, 13.8%
Defense
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most Interceptions by, game, 5
- Tampa Bay vs. Oakland, XXXVII
- Most yards gained by interception return, game, 172
- Tampa Bay vs. Oakland, XXXVII
- Most touchdowns scored by interception return, game, 3
- Tampa Bay vs. Oakland, XXXVII
- Most sacks, game, 7
- Pittsburgh vs. Dallas, X
- Chicago vs. New England, XX
- Denver vs. Carolina, 50
- Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati, LVI
- Fewest yards allowed, 119
- Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota, IX
- Most yards allowed, 613
- Philadelphia vs. New England, LII
- Most yards allowed in a win, 613
- Philadelphia vs. New England, LII
Both teams
[edit]- Most Interceptions by, game, 6
- Fewest Interceptions by, game, 0
- Fewest yards allowed, 396
- Most yards allowed, 1151
- Most yards gained by interception return, game, 184
- Most sacks by, game, 12
- Fewest sacks by, game, 1
Fumbles
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most fumbles, game, 8
- Most fumbles lost, game, 5
- Most fumbles recovered, game, 8
Both teams
[edit]- Most fumbles, both teams, game, 12
- Fewest fumbles, both teams, game, 0
- Most fumbles lost, both teams, game, 7
- Fewest fumbles lost, both teams, game, 0 (19 times)
- 2 times – Green Bay, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Tampa Bay
- 3 times – New York Giants, Kansas City
- 4 times – Pittsburgh, New England, Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams
Turnovers
[edit]Turnovers are defined as the number of times losing the ball on interceptions and fumbles.
Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most turnovers, game, 9
- Fewest turnovers, game, 0 (23 teams)[2]
- 2 times – Oakland, San Francisco
- 3 times – Green Bay, New York Giants
| • Green Bay vs. Oakland, II | • Miami vs. Minnesota, VIII | • Pittsburgh vs. Dallas, X |
| • Oakland vs. Minnesota, XI | • Oakland vs. Philadelphia XV | • New York Giants vs. Denver, XXI |
| • San Francisco vs. Denver, XXIV | • Buffalo vs. New York Giants, XXV | • New York Giants vs. Buffalo, XXV |
| • San Francisco vs. San Diego, XXIX | • Dallas vs. Pittsburgh, XXX | • Green Bay vs. New England, XXXI |
| • St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee, XXXIV | • Tennessee vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXIV | • Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants, XXXV |
| • New England vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXVI | • New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, XLIV | • Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh, XLV |
| • New York Giants vs. New England, XLVI | • Seattle vs. Denver, XLVIII | • Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City , LV |
| • Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Rams, LVI | • Kansas City vs. Philadelphia, LVII |
Both teams
[edit]- Most turnovers, game, 11
- Fewest turnovers, game, 0
Kickoff returns
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most kickoff returns, game, 9
- Fewest kickoff returns, game, 0
- Seattle vs. New England XLIX
- Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Rams LVI
- Kansas City vs. Philadelphia LVII
- Kansas City vs. San Francisco LVIII
- San Francisco vs. Kansas City LVIII
- Most yards gained, game, 244
- Fewest yards gained, game, 0
- Seattle vs. New England XLIX
- Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Rams LVI
- Kansas City vs. Philadelphia LVII
- Kansas City vs. San Francisco LVIII
- San Francisco vs. Kansas City LVIII
- Highest average gain, game (3 returns), 44.0 yards
- Most touchdowns, game, 1
- Miami vs. Washington, XVII
- Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, XXIII
- San Diego vs. San Francisco, XXIX
- Green Bay vs. New England, XXXI
- Atlanta vs. Denver, XXXIII
- Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants, XXXV
- New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, XXXV
- Chicago vs. Indianapolis, XLI
- Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco, XLVII
- Seattle vs. Denver, XLVIII
Both teams
[edit]- Most kickoff returns, game, 13
- Fewest kickoff returns, game, 0
- Most yards gained, game, 312
- Fewest yards gained, game, 0
- Most touchdowns, game, 2
Punting
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most punts, game, 11
- New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, XXXV
- Fewest punts, game, 0
- New England vs. Philadelphia, LII
- Highest average, game (4 punts), 50.8 yards
- Kansas City vs. San Francisco, (5–254), XLVIII
- San Francisco vs. Kansas City, (5–254), XLVIII
- Lowest average, game (4 punts), 31.00 yards
- Tampa Bay vs. Oakland (4–124), XXXVII
- Most punts inside the 10 yard line, 3
- N Y Giants vs. New England, XLVI
Both teams
[edit]- Most punts, game, 21
- Fewest punts, game, 1
Punt returns
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most punt returns, game, 6
- Fewest punt returns, game, 0
| • Minnesota vs. Miami, VIII | • Buffalo vs. New York Giants, XXV | • Washington vs. Buffalo, XXVI |
| • Denver vs. Green Bay, XXXII | • Green Bay vs. Denver, XXXII | • Atlanta vs. Denver, XXXIII |
| • Denver vs. Atlanta, XXXIII | • New England vs. New York Giants, XLVI | • Seattle vs. Denver, XLVIII |
| • Philadelphia vs. New England, LII | • New England vs. Philadelphia, LII | • Kansas City vs. San Francisco, LIV |
| • Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City, LV |
- Most yards gained, game, 90
- Fewest yards gained, game, –1
- Highest average return yardage, game (3 returns), 18.7 yards
Both teams
[edit]- Most punt returns, game, 10
- Fewest punt returns, game, 0
- Most yards gained, game, 120
- Fewest yards gained, game, 0
- Denver vs. Green Bay, XXXII
- Atlanta vs. Denver, XXXIII
- Philadelphia vs. New England, LII
- Kansas City vs. San Francisco, LIV
- Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay LV
Penalties
[edit]Single team
[edit]Record holder team listed first.
- Most penalties, game, 12
- Fewest penalties, game, 0
- Most yards penalized, game, 133 yards
- Fewest yards penalized, game, 0
Both teams
[edit]- Most penalties, game, 20
- Fewest penalties, game, 2
- Most yards penalized, game, 164 yards
- Fewest yards penalized, game, 15 yards
Time
[edit]- Fastest score from start of game, (12 seconds)
- Seattle Seahawks, safety (XLVIII)
- Least Playing Time In The Lead by winning team, (0 minutes, 0 seconds)
- New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons (LI) (did not lead in regulation, achieved winning score in overtime)
- Most Playing Time In The Lead by losing team, (41 minutes, 18 seconds)
- Most Playing Time In The Lead, (59 minutes, 48 seconds)
- Longest time before first score, team, (57 minutes, 53 seconds)
- Longest time before either team scores, (26 minutes, 55 seconds)
- Time of Possession, (40 minutes, 33 seconds)
- Longest drive, (9 minutes, 59 seconds)
- Longest Super Bowl, elapsed time between kickoff and end of game, 4 hours, 14 minutes (includes 34 minute power outage in the 3rd quarter)
- Longest Super Bowl, amount of playing time, 74 minutes, 57 seconds (overtime game)
- Longest drought without repeat World Champions
- 19 years (2004 New England Patriots–2023 Kansas City Chiefs)
Coaching
[edit]- Most games as head coach, 9
- Most Super Bowl wins as head coach, 6
- Bill Belichick: New England Patriots (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, and LIII)
- Most appearances as a coach, 12
- Bill Belichick – assistant coach New York Giants XXI, XXV, New England XXXI, head coach New England XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, and LIII
- Most Super Bowl losses, 4
- Bud Grant: Minnesota (IV, VIII, IX, and XI)
- Don Shula: Baltimore Colts (III), Miami Dolphins (VI, XVII, and XIX)
- Marv Levy: Buffalo Bills (XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII)
- Dan Reeves: Denver Broncos (XXI, XXII, and XXIV), Atlanta Falcons (XXXIII)
- Won as a Player and a Coach
- Tom Flores: Kansas City (IV), Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (XV, XVIII)
- Mike Ditka: Dallas (VI), Chicago (XX)
- Tony Dungy: Pittsburgh (XIII), Indianapolis (XLI)
- Doug Pederson: Green Bay (XXXI), Philadelphia (LII)
- Played and Coached for the same team in a Super Bowl
- Most teams as head coach, 2
- Don Shula: Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins
- Dick Vermeil: Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams
- Dan Reeves: Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons
- Bill Parcells: New York Giants, New England Patriots
- Mike Holmgren: Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks
- John Fox: Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos
- Andy Reid: Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs
- Youngest to win, 36 years, 20 days
- Oldest to win, 68 years, 127 days
- Most seasons between appearances, 19
- Most Super Bowl wins with a different starting quarterback, 3
- Teams winning with 3 different head coaches
- Dallas Cowboys: Tom Landry (VI, XII), Jimmy Johnson (XXVII, XXVIII), Barry Switzer (XXX)
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Chuck Noll (IX, X, XIII, XIV), Bill Cowher (XL), Mike Tomlin (XLIII)
- Green Bay Packers: Vince Lombardi (I, II), Mike Holmgren (XXXI), Mike McCarthy (XLV)
Popularity
[edit]- Most-Watched Television Broadcast, 123.7 million viewers
- LVIII San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - Highest rated broadcast of all-time.
- Highest stadium audience attendance, 103,985
- XIV Los Angeles Rams vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
- Lowest stadium audience attendance, 24,835
- LV Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
- Lowest stadium audience attendance, attendance not restricted, 61,629
- LVIII San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Non-occurrences
[edit]In the history of the Super Bowl, the following firsts have yet to occur:
- Snow - Super Bowl XLI was the first to feature rain, but snow has yet to fall during a Super Bowl, mainly because the league has purposely placed the game in venues where snow is rare. Only once, Super Bowl XLVIII, has the league awarded the Super Bowl to an outdoor venue where snow is a common occurrence in late January and early February, and that particular game was warmer than usual for that time of year.
- An all-wild card matchup (teams who failed to win their divisions) – Eleven wild card teams have won conference titles since the AFL–NFL merger, but never two in the same season. The closest the NFL has come to having an all-wild card Super Bowl occurred during the 2010–11 NFL playoffs when the New York Jets, a wild card team, reached the AFC Championship Game where they played the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers beat the Jets 24–19. In the subsequent Super Bowl, the Steelers faced another wild card team, the Green Bay Packers, who beat them 31–25.
- A punt return for touchdown - Many kickoffs have been returned for touchdowns, and three blocked punts have been returned for a touchdown.
- A shutout – Every Super Bowl participant to date has scored. In seven cases, the offenses have failed to score a touchdown. In four of those cases, the special teams scored the only touchdown:
- Super Bowl VI: The Miami Dolphins finished with three points, tied for the fewest points by a single team in a Super Bowl to date (and making them one of three teams to date to fail to score a touchdown).
- Super Bowl VII: The Washington Redskins, after blocking a field goal attempt, returned a fumble on an attempted pass by the Miami Dolphins kicker, Garo Yepremian, for a touchdown and converted the extra point with 2:07 remaining in the game.
- Super Bowl IX: The Minnesota Vikings recovered a blocked punt in the end zone but did not convert the extra point with 10:33 left in the game.
- Super Bowl XXIII: The Cincinnati Bengals scored on a 93-yard kickoff return with extra point in the third quarter and kicked three field goals throughout the game.
- Super Bowl XXXV: The New York Giants scored on a 97-yard kickoff return and converted the extra point in the third quarter.
- Super Bowl LIII: The Los Angeles Rams scored only three points on a field goal versus the New England Patriots (tying the Miami Dolphins’ record for fewest points in a game originally set in Super Bowl VI).
- Super Bowl LV: The Kansas City Chiefs scored three field goals but no touchdowns.
- Two teams from the same metropolitan area - Two cities currently have two franchises: New York hosts both the Giants and the Jets, and Los Angeles hosts both the Chargers and the Rams. In addition, the Baltimore Ravens and the Washington Commanders share a common metropolitan area, although they are based in different cities. All of the teams mentioned above except for the Chargers have won a Super Bowl, but never against their neighbor.
- Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears represents the geographically closest teams, separated by only 164 miles (264 km).
- One game involved teams from the same state: Super Bowl XXIX involved the San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Chargers. Super Bowl XXV involved the Buffalo Bills of New York and the New York Giants, who also historically and nominally represented the state but were by this point based in New Jersey.
- An appearance by every team – Four teams have yet to reach their first Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars. The Lions and Browns both won NFL championships in the pre-Super Bowl era, most recently in 1957 and 1964, respectively. The Jaguars and Texans are post-merger expansion teams that began play in 1995 and 2002, respectively.
- Every team winning – 12 teams have yet to win their first Super Bowl: the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, and Tennessee Titans, along with the four that have not appeared in a Super Bowl. The Chargers, the Titans (known as the Houston Oilers from 1960 to 1996), and the Bills all won American Football League (AFL) championships in the pre-Super Bowl era. The Cardinals, Browns and the Lions have won NFL championships in the pre-Super Bowl era. The Vikings won the 1969 NFL Championship Game, the last NFL Championship Game before the AFL–NFL merger, but lost Super Bowl IV to the AFL champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. Since the merger, the Vikings have appeared in the Super Bowl three more times (Super Bowl VIII, Super Bowl IX, and most recently in Super Bowl XI) but lost all three of them. Thus the Jaguars, Texans, Bengals, Falcons, and Panthers have yet to win their first league championship.
- Every team losing – The Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the four teams that have never reached a Super Bowl have yet to lose a Super Bowl.
- No touchdowns scored – In every Super Bowl to date, there has been at least one touchdown scored (Fewest combined – 1, in Super Bowl LIII).
- A three-peat. Two teams (the New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys) won three Super Bowl titles in four years and the Pittsburgh Steelers won 4 Super Bowl titles in 6 years, which included back to back championships twice. The Miami Dolphins appeared in three consecutive Super Bowls from 1971–1973, winning the final two, making them the team having come closest to a three-peat. New England did the same from 2016–2018, winning the first and the last Super Bowls of three appearances. The Green Bay Packers were the 1965 NFL Champions and won the first two Super Bowls following their victories in the 1966 and 1967 NFL Championship Games. The Buffalo Bills appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls, but lost every time. The closest a two-time defending champ came to making it back to the Super Bowl for a 3rd straight title shot were the 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1990 San Francisco 49ers and 1994 Dallas Cowboys, who all lost in the conference championship games.
- Fair catch kick – A fair catch kick has never been attempted in the Super Bowl. The only scenario in which a fair catch kick was seriously considered was at the end of regulation in Super Bowl LI, when New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick considered a 75-yard fair catch kick attempt. Belichick decided against it, however, since the kick would not have had a realistic chance of success and could have been returned by the Atlanta Falcons for a game-winning touchdown.[24]
- A head coach leading two different teams to Super Bowl victories. Five Super Bowl-winning coaches also coached another team but lost: Don Shula, Bill Parcells, Mike Holmgren, Dick Vermeil and Andy Reid.
References
[edit]- General
- "Super Bowl History". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- Specific
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- ^ "Super Bowl XXII - Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos - January 31st, 1988". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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- ^ a b "Records set in Super Bowl XLIV". The Times-Picayune. February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
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