Those who do not learn from history … may not be fortunate enough to repeat it.
Repeat champions are something of a rare occurrence in the NFL. In 58 Super Bowl matchups, there have been just nine teams to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in back-to-back seasons. While others have reached the Super Bowl in back-to-back years, not all have been able to finish the job in the ultimate game of the season.
The Kansas City Chiefs were the latest to join legendary company by closing out the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58. The Chiefs have now won three championships in the past five seasons,
Here are all the teams that have won back-to-back Super Bowls, and those who missed their opportunity to enter the record books:
Back-to-back Super Bowl winners
In NFL history, there have been nine teams to finish consecutive seasons with Super Bowl victories. They are as follows (year of season in parenthesis):
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- Green Bay Packers (1966, 1967); Defeated Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders.
- Miami Dolphins (1972, 1973); Defeated Washington, Minnesota Vikings.
- Pittsburgh Steelers (1974, 1975); Defeated Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys.
- Pittsburgh Steelers (1978, 1979); Defeated Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams.
- San Francisco 49ers (1988, 1989); Defeated Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos.
- Dallas Cowboys (1992, 1993); Defeated Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Bills.
- Denver Broncos (1997, 1998); Defeated Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons.
- New England Patriots (2003, 2004); Defeated Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles.
- Kansas City Chiefs (2022, 2023); Defeated Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers.
The Chiefs made good on their second opportunity to win back-to-back titles by beating the 49ers in Super Bowl 58. They defeated the 49ers for the first Super Bowl of the Patrick Mahomes era in Super Bowl 54, before losing to Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in Super Bowl 55.
To that end, there have been a number of teams who have made it to back-to-back Super Bowls, but haven't been able to close the deal:
- Dallas Cowboys: Won Super Bowl 12 (beat Broncos), lost Super Bowl 13 (vs. Steelers)
- Washington: Won Super Bowl 17 (beat Dolphins), lost Super Bowl 18 (vs. Raiders)
- Green Bay Packers: Won Super Bowl 31 (beat Patriots), lost Super Bowl 32 (vs. Broncos)
- Seattle Seahawks: Won Super Bowl 48 (beat Broncos), lost Super Bowl 49 (vs. Patriots)
- New England Patriots: Won Super Bowl 51 (beat Falcons), lost Super Bowl 52 (vs. Eagles)
- Kansas City Chiefs: Won Super Bowl 54 (beat, lost Super Bowl 55 (lost to Buccaneers)
No team has ever achieved a threepeat in the Super Bowl era. The Packers, though, won the NFL championship game in 1966 before winning both Super Bowls 1 and 2 for an unofficial threepeat.
FAQs
Feb. 11, 2024: An overtime win for Kansas City — The Chiefs became the first back-to-back Super Bowl champion in two decades when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
Who won the 58 Super Bowl? ›
In a rematch of Super Bowl LIV from four years earlier, the American Football Conference (AFC) champion and defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in overtime.
Who won the Super Bowl 58 MvP? ›
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Has any QB won back-to-back Super Bowls? ›
Pittsburgh Steelers and Terry Bradshaw (1975-76, 1979-80)
Bradshaw, who threw for an impressive 932 yards and nine touchdowns in four Super Bowls, remains the only quarterback to have won back-to-back Lombardi Trophies twice.
How many Super Bowls have the Chiefs won in a row? ›
Led by the coach-QB combo of Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City has made four Super Bowl trips in five years from 2020-24. In that time, the Chiefs have earned four victories, claiming their second consecutive title in the their defeated of the 49ers in Super Bowl 58.
Who won the 2024 Super Bowl? ›
Kansas City Chiefs win the 2024 Super Bowl
After some back and forth in the second half, the teams were tied at 19 at the end of regulation, and the game headed into overtime for only the second time in Super Bowl history. The 49ers Jake Moody hit a 27-yard field goal in overtime to take a 22-19 lead.
Have the Chiefs lost a Super Bowl? ›
How many Super Bowls have the Chiefs lost? The Chiefs have lost twice in their first five Super Bowl appearances. After losing Super Bowl I against the Packers, Kansas City lost against Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV in the 2020 season.
Has anyone ever won three Super Bowls in a row? ›
No team has ever won three Super Bowls in a row. Mahomes realizes how difficult that challenge would be, but he seemed motivated to make it happen when asked what it would mean to him to three-peat next year. “Yeah, it's legendary,” Mahomes said in his Monday morning press conference. “No one's ever done it.
Who won Super Bowl 99? ›
On this date — January 31 — in 1999, the Denver Broncos won Super Bowl XXXIII against the Atlanta Falcons, 34-19. This game was the swan song for Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, who rode off into the sunset after the game as the contest's MVP.
Who is predicted to win the Super Bowl in 2024? ›
The San Francisco 49ers might have lost Super Bowl LVIII to the Kansas City Chiefs, but they enter 2024 as the best team in football and favorites to win Super Bowl LIX, according to ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI).
The Kansas City Chiefs are a dynasty, and Patrick Mahomes strengthened his argument as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time during Sunday's 25-22 OT win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.
Who is super 58 mvp? ›
Patrick Mahomes won Super Bowl 58 MVP as the quarterback led the Kansas City Chiefs to their third title in five years by beating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime Sunday. Mahomes won the award for the third time in his career.
Who was Super Bowl 37 MVP? ›
Tampa Bay safety Dexter Jackson, who had two of those interceptions and returned them for 34 yards, was named Super Bowl MVP. Jackson became only the second safety and third defensive back named Super Bowl MVP.
Who was Super Bowl 49 MVP? ›
Has anyone ever been 3 peated in the NFL? ›
Only the Green Bay Packers, who won the 1965 NFL title the year before taking the first two Super Bowls, have ever managed to win three championships in a row since the league began holding title games in 1933.
What player won three Super Bowls in a row? ›
Ken Norton Jr.
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| NFL draft: | 1988 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41 |
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| Dallas Cowboys (1988–1993) San Francisco 49ers (1994–2000) |
21 more rowsThe Bills made it to four consecutive Super Bowls from 1991-94, though they fell in each of them. Coincidentally, that record run of Super Bowl appearances also produced the only prior instance of the same two teams making it in back-to-back seasons. Buffalo met Dallas in both the 1993 and 1994 Super Bowls.
Who won the 2 most Super Bowls? ›
Two teams have hoisted the trophy a record-setting six times: the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers.
