SUPER BOWL WINNERS AND LOSERS
BY DIVISION
There is always room for a
barroom debate as to which is the toughest NFL division. The diplomatic answer is that there is no
answer. The relative strength of a given
division is cyclical. A dominant
division today may be in the basement five years from now. Sounds reasonable, but…….
If you go by Super Bowl
appearances and wins, then the NFC East has been the dominant division in
football since 1967. I know, teams have
moved around, franchises have come and gone (and come again if you are in
Cleveland). Still, the NFC EAST
dominates the Super Bowl landscape.
Twenty aggregate appearances.
Twelve aggregate wins. The only
division with two teams to have won four or more Super Bowls. Its cousin, the AFC EAST, is the only
division with two teams that have lost four Super Bowls.
Just over half (18) of the
NFL’s teams have won a Super Bowl. Four
teams have never appeared: The New Browns, the Texans, the Jaguars, and the
Lions. The Browns, Texans, and Jaguars have
the “young franchise” excuse. The
Lions? We have been making excuses for
them for decades.
So, history says there is
almost a 50% chance an NFC EAST team will be in the Super Bowl. History says there is a zero percent chance
the Lions will be there.
The standings below credit
the historical Super Bowls of franchises that have had wanderlust. The Colts record includes a win and a loss
from their days in Baltimore. The Rams record
includes a loss from their time in Los Angeles.
The Ravens stats would have included any appearances from the “old”
Browns. Alas there were no such
appearances due to “the Drive” and “the fumble”.
W
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L
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W
|
L
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AFC East
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NFC East
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Bills
|
4
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Cowboys
|
5
|
3
|
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Dolphins
|
2
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3
|
Eagles
|
2
|
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Jets
|
1
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Giants
|
4
|
1
|
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Patriots
|
3
|
4
|
Redskins
|
3
|
2
|
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Total
|
6
|
11
|
Total
|
12
|
8
|
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AFC South
|
NFC South
|
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Colts
|
2
|
2
|
Bucs
|
1
|
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Jags
|
Falcons
|
1
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Texans
|
Panthers
|
1
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Titans
|
1
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Saints
|
1
|
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Total
|
2
|
3
|
Total
|
2
|
2
|
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AFC North
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NFC North
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Bengals
|
2
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Bears
|
1
|
1
|
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Browns
|
Lions
|
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Ravens
|
1
|
Packers
|
4
|
1
|
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Steelers
|
6
|
2
|
Vikings
|
4
|
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Total
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7
|
4
|
Total
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5
|
6
|
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AFC West
|
NFC West
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Broncos
|
2
|
4
|
Cards
|
1
|
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Chargers
|
1
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Niners
|
5
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Chiefs
|
1
|
1
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Rams
|
1
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2
|
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Raiders
|
3
|
2
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Seahawks
|
1
|
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Total
|
6
|
8
|
Total
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6
|
4
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