Worst Football Teams To Make Super Bowl

Who is the worst team to make the Super Bowl?

Based on regular season winning percentage, the 2008 Arizona Cardinals (9-7), 1979 Los Angeles Rams (9-7) and 2011 New York Giants (9-7) were the worst teams to make the Super Bowl.

Has a team with a losing record ever made the Super Bowl?

No, a team with a losing record in the regular season has never made the Super Bowl.

Has a team with a losing record ever made the Super Bowl the next season?

Yes, this has happened 14 times in history. The 2018 San Francisco 49ers (4-12), 1998 St. Louis Rams (4-12), 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (4-11), 2020 Cincinnati Bengals (4-11-1), 2000 New England Patriots (5-11), 1995 New England Patriots (6-10), 1980 San Francisco 49ers (6-10), 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (6-10), 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9), 2016 Philadelphia Eagles (7-9), 2002 Carolina Panthers (7-9), 1999 New York Giants (7-9), 1997 Atlanta Falcons (7-9) and 2014 Carolina Panthers (7-8-1) all made the Super Bowl the next season after having a losing record.

Worst NFL Regular Season Records To Make Super Bowl

Team Year Regular Season Record Result
1 Arizona Cardinals 2008 9-7 Lost SB
Los Angeles Rams 1979 9-7 Lost SB
New York Giants 2011 9-7 Won SB
4 Cincinnati Bengals 2021 10-7 Lost SB
5 Baltimore Ravens 2012 10-6 Won SB
Green Bay Packers 2010 10-6 Won SB
New York Giants 2007 10-6 Won SB
San Francisco 49ers 1988 10-6 Won SB
9 Kansas City Chiefs 2023 11-6 Won SB
10 Green Bay Packers 1967 9-4-1 Won SB
11 Atlanta Falcons 2016 11-5 Lost SB
Buffalo Bills 1992 11-5 Lost SB
Carolina Panthers 2003 11-5 Lost SB
Denver Broncos 1986 11-5 Lost SB
Denver Broncos 1989 11-5 Lost SB
New England Patriots 1985 11-5 Lost SB
New England Patriots 1996 11-5 Lost SB
New England Patriots 2001 11-5 Won SB
New England Patriots 2018 11-5 Won SB
Oakland Raiders 1980 11-5 Won SB
Oakland Raiders 2002 11-5 Lost SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 1995 11-5 Lost SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 2005 11-5 Won SB
San Diego Chargers 1994 11-5 Lost SB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2020 11-5 Won SB
26 Denver Broncos 1987 10-4-1 Lost SB
27 Los Angeles Rams 2021 12-5 Won SB
San Francisco 49ers 2023 12-5 Lost SB
29 Dallas Cowboys 1970 10-4 Lost SB
Dallas Cowboys 1975 10-4 Lost SB
Minnesota Vikings 1974 10-4 Lost SB
32 San Francisco 49ers 2012 11-4-1 Lost SB
33 Washington Redskins 1987 11-4 Won SB
34 Baltimore Ravens 2000 12-4 Won SB
Buffalo Bills 1993 12-4 Lost SB
Cincinnati Bengals 1981 12-4 Lost SB
Cincinnati Bengals 1988 12-4 Lost SB
Dallas Cowboys 1993 12-4 Won SB
Dallas Cowboys 1995 12-4 Won SB
Denver Broncos 1997 12-4 Won SB
Denver Broncos 2015 12-4 Won SB
Indianapolis Colts 2006 12-4 Won SB
Kansas City Chiefs 2019 12-4 Won SB
Los Angeles Raiders 1983 12-4 Won SB
New England Patriots 2014 12-4 Won SB
New York Giants 2000 12-4 Lost SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 2008 12-4 Won SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 12-4 Lost SB
Seattle Seahawks 2014 12-4 Lost SB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2002 12-4 Won SB
Team Year Regular Season Record Result
1 Arizona Cardinals 2008 9-7 Lost SB
Los Angeles Rams 1979 9-7 Lost SB
New York Giants 2011 9-7 Won SB
4 Cincinnati Bengals 2021 10-7 Lost SB
5 Baltimore Ravens 2012 10-6 Won SB
Green Bay Packers 2010 10-6 Won SB
New York Giants 2007 10-6 Won SB
San Francisco 49ers 1988 10-6 Won SB
9 Kansas City Chiefs 2023 11-6 Won SB
10 Atlanta Falcons 2016 11-5 Lost SB
Buffalo Bills 1992 11-5 Lost SB
Carolina Panthers 2003 11-5 Lost SB
Denver Broncos 1986 11-5 Lost SB
Denver Broncos 1989 11-5 Lost SB
New England Patriots 1985 11-5 Lost SB
New England Patriots 1996 11-5 Lost SB
New England Patriots 2001 11-5 Won SB
New England Patriots 2018 11-5 Won SB
Oakland Raiders 1980 11-5 Won SB
Oakland Raiders 2002 11-5 Lost SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 1995 11-5 Lost SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 2005 11-5 Won SB
San Diego Chargers 1994 11-5 Lost SB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2020 11-5 Won SB
25 Los Angeles Rams 2021 12-5 Won SB
San Francisco 49ers 2023 12-5 Lost SB
27 Green Bay Packers 1967 9-4-1 Won SB
28 Denver Broncos 1987 10-4-1 Lost SB
29 Dallas Cowboys 1970 10-4 Lost SB
Dallas Cowboys 1975 10-4 Lost SB
Minnesota Vikings 1974 10-4 Lost SB
32 San Francisco 49ers 2012 11-4-1 Lost SB
33 Washington Redskins 1987 11-4 Won SB
34 Baltimore Ravens 2000 12-4 Won SB
Buffalo Bills 1993 12-4 Lost SB
Cincinnati Bengals 1981 12-4 Lost SB
Cincinnati Bengals 1988 12-4 Lost SB
Dallas Cowboys 1993 12-4 Won SB
Dallas Cowboys 1995 12-4 Won SB
Denver Broncos 1997 12-4 Won SB
Denver Broncos 2015 12-4 Won SB
Indianapolis Colts 2006 12-4 Won SB
Kansas City Chiefs 2019 12-4 Won SB
Los Angeles Raiders 1983 12-4 Won SB
New England Patriots 2014 12-4 Won SB
New York Giants 2000 12-4 Lost SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 2008 12-4 Won SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 12-4 Lost SB
Seattle Seahawks 2014 12-4 Lost SB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2002 12-4 Won SB

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