A look at teams going for a 3-peat.

[PatsRI]

Figured I'd take a look back at teams that have won 2 Super Bowls (not NFL Championships) and compare what they did in that 3rd year.

Super Bowls I and II - Green Bay - did not make playoffs (factor in no wildcards until 1978)

Super Bowls VII and VIII - Miami - lost to Oakland in Div. playoffs 28-26

Super Bowls IX and X - Pittsburgh - lost to Oakland in AFC Championship 24-7

Super Bowls XIII and XIV - Pittsburgh - did not make playoffs

Super Bowls XXIII and XXIV - San Francisco - lost to Giants in NFC Championship 15-13

Super Bowls XXVII and XXVII - Dallas - lost to San Francisco in NFC Championship 38-28

Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII - Denver - did not make playoffs

Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX - New England - 3peat?

 

[Fanfrom1960]

Figured I'd take a look back at teams that have won 2 Super Bowls (not NFL Championships) and compare what they did in that 3rd year.

Super Bowls I and II - Green Bay - did not make playoffs (factor in no wildcards until 1978)

Super Bowls VII and VIII - Miami - lost to Oakland in Div. playoffs 28-26

Super Bowls IX and X - Pittsburgh - lost to Oakland in AFC Championship 24-7

Super Bowls XIII and XIV - Pittsburgh - did not make playoffs

Super Bowls XXIII and XXIV - San Francisco - lost to Giants in NFC Championship 15-13

Super Bowls XXVII and XXVII - Dallas - lost to San Francisco in NFC Championship 38-28

Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII - Denver - did not make playoffs

Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX - New England - 3peat?

The one in bold is the closest any team came, so far...if Roger Craig doesn't fumble when the 49ers were trying to run out the clock...

Nice research, PatsRI.

 

[Michigan Dave]

Nice work. Hopefully the Pats can make history here, too.

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

And in each instance where the 3 peat was killed in the conference championship, the winner went on to win the super bowl