Biggest Super Bowl upsets
- Super Bowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs 23, Minnesota Vikings 7.
- Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay 24.
- Super Bowl XXXVI: New England 20, St.
- Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington Redskins 9.
- Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10.
- Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19.
The 1972 Dolphins are the only NFL team to win the Super Bowl with a perfect season. Besides the 1972 Dolphins and 2007 Patriots, the only other team to ever complete the regular season undefeated and untied is the Chicago Bears, who accomplished the feat in both 1934 and 1942.
Eli Manning, in full Elisha Nelson Manning, (born January 3, 1981, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.), American professional gridiron football player who quarterbacked the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) to two Super Bowl championships (2008 and 2012), earning the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP)
The New England Patriots (USA) scored a 16-0 record in 2007, becoming the first team in NFL history to achieve an undefeated regular season since the league went to a 16-game schedule in 1978.
The 1972 Dolphins are the only NFL team to win the Super Bowl with a perfect season. The team remains the only NFL team to complete an entire season undefeated and untied from the opening game through the Super Bowl (or championship game).
The New England Patriots (USA) scored a 16-0 record in 2007, becoming the first team in NFL history to achieve an undefeated regular season since the league went to a 16-game schedule in 1978.
Did it also spell the end of the Belichick-Brady era? FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots' quest for a record seventh Super Bowl championship ended abruptly Saturday night at Gillette Stadium with a 20-13 upset loss to the Tennessee Titans in the wild-card round of the N.F.L.
Teams Beaten
| Player | Beat | Not Beat |
|---|
| Tom Brady | 31 | New England Patriots |
| Kerry Collins | 31 | Miami Dolphins |
| Aaron Rodgers | 31 | Green Bay Packers |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 31 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
— The New England Patriots' quest for a record seventh Super Bowl championship ended abruptly Saturday night at Gillette Stadium with a 20-13 upset loss to the Tennessee Titans in the wild-card round of the N.F.L. playoffs.
The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) and defending Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots, 41–33, to win their first Super Bowl and their first NFL title since 1960.
New England Patriots, American professional gridiron football team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts, that plays in the National Football League (NFL). The Patriots have won six Super Bowl titles (2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, and 2019) and 11 American Football Conference (AFC) championships.
While the New England Patriots' six title rings are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most in league history, the franchise boasts the most Super Bowl appearances by any team in NFL history.
cities from coast to coast while blossoming into a shrine to comprehensive Patriots glory? The Patriots, after all, came to Foxborough in 1971 only because no one else wanted them. It helped that the stadium land, 30 miles south of Boston, was free.
New England has not missed an AFC championship game since the 2010 season and has won the Super Bowl three times. The Giants have made the wild-card round of the playoffs once (they lost). Since 2012, the Patriots lead the league in points, point differential, first downs, and touchdowns.
Super Bowl XLVI was the sixth Super Bowl in which the two teams had competed in a previous Super Bowl matchup, as the Giants and Patriots had previously met in Super Bowl XLII. Both head coaches (Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick) and both starting quarterbacks (Eli Manning and Tom Brady) returned from Super Bowl XLII.
Eli Manning: Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII would be Eli Manning's coming out party. On the biggest stage, he delivered leading the Giants to two fourth quarter touchdown drives, as he and the Giants ended the Patriots dream of going 19-0.The Giants defeated the Patriots by the score of 21–17. The game was played on February 5, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the first time that the Super Bowl was played in Indiana.
In Super Bowl XLII, Welker was the top receiver on either team with 11 receptions for 103 yards. Only fourth quarter heroics from Eli Manning would ruin a perfect season for both Welker and the Pats, with the Giants' own underdog story becoming the focus of the press in the wake of their victory.
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers
In the AFC Wild Card game, the Steelers played the No. The Steelers won that game too by a score of 34-17 and advanced to the Super Bowl to take on the Seattle Seahawks. In the Super Bowl, the Steelers handled the Seahawks 21-10 and became the first ever No. 6 seed to win a Super Bowl.He finished his career with 16 receiving touchdowns. Hester's spectacular rookie year including running back two kickoffs and three punts for touchdowns. He also returned a missed field goal 108 yards against the New York Giants. Hester's crowning moment came in the Super Bowl in Miami.
With New York, a cold weather city, hosting Super Bowl XLVIII, the next largest NFL market, Chicago, might seem a natural choice for an outdoor Super Bowl. But whether or not the 2014 Super Bowl is successful, a future Super Bowl taking place in Chicago is doubtful.
The New York Giants spoiled New England's place in history with a narrow win in Super Bowl XLII. Despite the loss, the Patriots joined an elite group of teams that have posted undefeated regular season records.
The New York Giants are the 2008 Super Bowl Champions. The Giants finally broke the scoring drought with a 80-yard drive ending with Manning's first Super Bowl touchdown pass. Two drives later the Patriots answered back with their own 80-yard drive ending with a Brady touchdown pass.
