NFL Teams With Most Super Bowl Losses (2024)

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The New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos are tied for losing the most games in Super Bowls, with 5 losses.

The Patriots and Broncos are tied for the most Super Bowl losses at five. The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars are the four teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl, although the Browns and Lions both won NFL championships before the Super Bowl era.

Marv Levy – Buffalo Bills (XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII)

The Bills teams that suffered a record four Super Bowl losses in a row played under Levy, who's also enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Buffalo Bills are known for a passionate fanbase, heartbreaking games that have their own nicknames, and losing four straight Super Bowls. The 2023 Bills season closed with a playoff loss to to the Kansas City Chiefs. It has now been 30 years since the Bills made their last Super Bowl appearance.

Gilbert did not play in his final game on an NFL roster. Gilbert is the only player in NFL history to be a member of five straight Super Bowl teams; four with the Bills (XXV–XXVIII) and one with the Chargers (XXIX). All five teams lost.

The Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings are tied for the most Super Bowl appearances without an actual victory (4). The 2023 Detroit Lions had a chance to erase their names from the list, but fell to the San Francisco 49ers after leading 24-7 at halftime of the NFC Championship.

The Green Bay Packers have not been beaten in Super Bowls all-time.

San Francisco 49ers (1994–2000)

During the first year of free agency, he joined the San Francisco 49ers from 1994 to 2000. He became the first player to win three consecutive Super Bowls when the 49ers won Super Bowl XXIX, a feat that remains unmatched as of 2024. Norton was selected to his second Pro Bowl in 1995.

Buffalo Bills

A former AFL team that won two championships, the Bills are the only NFL franchise to ever reach four consecutive Super Bowls (1990-1993 seasons). Unfortunately, Buffalo lost every single one of them.

The New England Patriots have appeared in the National Football League's annual championship game a record 11 times, winning the Super Bowl six times.

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Longest Losing Streak in the Super Bowl: 4 Three Teams Tied

There's been a lot of heartache for the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills and Broncos, who all have suffered four-game skids in the Big Game.

The youngest head coaches to win the Super Bowl are Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay in 2022 and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin in 2009. Both were 36 years old.

Dan Marino made his sole Super Bowl appearance in 1984, which was the same season he threw for a jaw-dropping 5,084 passing yards — he was the first player to throw for over 5,000 yards — and 48 touchdowns. He did make it to two other AFC championships, in 1985 and 1992, but never ended up winning the big show.

The NFL's 32 teams have seen battles waged by countless quarterbacks, yet remarkably, no quarterback has suffered defeat at the hands of all of them.

Which NFL quarterback has the most Super Bowl losses? Jim Kelly lost all four of his Super Bowl starts, and they came in back-to-back-to-back-back years. Kelly and the Buffalo Bills made Super Bowls XXV, XXVI, XXVII and XXVIII but came up short each time.

Cornelius Bennett and Glenn Parker are tied for losing the most career games in Super Bowls, with 5 losses.

Their NFC North divisional rivals, the Green Bay Packers have recorded the most wins (799) in NFL history. The league's other still-active charter member, the Arizona Cardinals, have recorded the most regular season losses (803), through the end of the 2023 season.

Cornelius Bennett and Glenn Parker are tied for losing the most career games in Super Bowls, with 5 losses.

Detroit Lions (0)

The Lions are one of the NFL's oldest franchises (founded in 1930), yet they have zero Super Bowl appearances and arguably the worst postseason résumé in league history.

Among the most memorable blowouts in Super Bowl history, several games have left an indelible mark. Topping the list is Super Bowl XXIV, where the San Francisco 49ers annihilated the Denver Broncos with a staggering 45-point margin, securing their second consecutive championship.