List of Super Bowl records

This is a list of Super Bowl records, which includes performances of the highest and lowest caliber throughout the history of the Super Bowl. The list of records is separated by individual players and teams. Players and teams, along with their records, are noted with the Super Bowl game played. All records can be referenced at NFL.com.[1][2]

Newest Records

All records set or tied in the most recent Super Bowl (XLIX) are highlighted.

Individual player records

All records can be referenced at NFL.com[1] or Pro Football reference.com.[2]

Service

Scoring

Touchdowns

In this category r = rushing td; p = pass reception td; kr = kick return td

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Combined yardage

This category includes rushing, receiving, interception returns, punt returns, kickoff returns, and fumble returns.[8]

Fumbles

Defense

(Sacks an official statistic since XVII by the NFL, sacks for all games shown by Pro Football Reference.com[2])
Defensive, tackle in end zone
Special teams
Blocked punts
Punter ran out of end zone
Offensive penalties in end zone

Special teams

Kickoff Returns

Kickoffs

Zero return yardage by Seattle

Punting

Punt Returns

  • none

Field Goals

Note: The goal posts were moved to the back of the end zone in 1974. As such, this record cannot be broken without another change to the layout of the field. Standard field goal protocol does not currently allow a kick 17 yards or shorter.

Points After Touchdown

Team records

All records can be referenced at NFL.com.[1][2]

Games, victories, defeats

Scoring

Points

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

Both teams

Touchdowns

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

Both Teams

Points after Touchdown

Single Team

Record holder team listed first.

Most two point conversions, game, 2
Both Teams

Field Goals

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

Both Teams

Safeties

Record holder team listed first.

Offense

Net Yards Gained

Combined rushing and passing

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

Both Teams

Rushing

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

  • 2 times - Minnesota, Denver, Green Bay, New York Giants
  • 3 times - Oakland, Dallas, Miami
  • 4 times - New England
Kansas City vs. Green Bay, I Oakland vs. Green Bay, II Dallas vs. Baltimore Colts V
Miami vs. Dallas VI Washington vs. Miami VIIMinnesota vs. Pittsburgh, IX
Dallas vs. Pittsburgh, X Pittsburgh vs. Dallas, X Minnesota vs. Oakland, XI
Dallas vs. Steelers, XIIIOakland vs. Philadelphia, XVPhiladelphia vs. Oakland, XV
Miami vs. Washington, XVII Miami vs. San Francisco, XIXNew England vs. Chicago, XX
Denver vs. Washington XXII Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, XXIIISan Francisco vs. Cincinnati, XXIII
Green Bay vs. Denver, XXXIIAtlanta vs. Denver, XXXIIISt. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee, XXXIV
New York Giants vs. Balt. Ravens, XXXVNew England vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXVIOakland vs. Tampa Bay, XXXVII
Seattle vs. Pittsburgh, XLChicago vs. Indianapolis, XLINew York Giants vs. New England, XLII
Arizona vs. Pittsburgh, XLIIINew Orleans vs. Indianapolis, XLIVGreen Bay vs. Pittsburgh, XLV
New England vs. New York Giants, XLVIBaltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco, XLVIIDenver vs. Seattle, XLVIII
New England vs. Seattle, XLIX
Both Teams

Passing

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

  • 2 times - Denver
  • 3 times - Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts
Baltimore Colts vs. N.Y. Jets, III Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas, V Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh, IX
Pittsburgh vs. Los Angeles Rams, XIV Philadelphia vs. Oakland, XVWashington vs. Buffalo, XXVI
Denver vs. Green Bay, XXXII Denver vs. Atlanta, XXXIII Tampa Bay vs. Oakland, XXXVII
New England vs. Carolina, XXXVIII Indianapolis vs. New Orleans, XLIV Seattle vs. Denver, XLVIII
  • 2 times - Miami, Washington, Buffalo
  • 3 times - Minnesota, Denver
New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts, III Baltimore Colts vs. New York Jets, III Minnesota vs. Kansas City IV
Miami vs. Dallas VI Washington vs. Miami VIIMinnesota vs. Miami, VIII
Miami vs. Minnesota, VIII Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh, IX Denver vs. Dallas, XII
Washington vs. Los Angeles Raiders, XVIII Chicago vs. New England, XX Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, XXIII
Denver vs. San Francisco, XXIV Buffalo vs. New York Giants, XXV Buffalo vs. Dallas, XXVIII
Dallas vs. Buffalo, XXVIII Denver vs. Green Bay, XXXII Tennessee vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXIV
New York Giants vs. Bal. Ravens, XXXV
Both Teams

First Downs

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

Both Teams

Defense

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

Both Teams

Fumbles

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

Both teams

  • 2 times - Green Bay, Dallas, Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, Denver, Seattle
  • 3 times - N.Y. Giants, New England
  • 4 times - Pittsburgh
Green Bay vs. Kansas City, I Dallas vs. Pittsburgh, X Los Angeles Rams vs. Pittsburgh, XIV
Denver vs. N.Y. Giants, XXI Denver vs. Washington, XXII Buffalo vs. N.Y. Giants, XXV
San Diego vs. San Francisco, XXIX Dallas vs. Pittsburgh, XXX Green Bay vs. New England, XXXI
St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee, XXXIV Oakland vs. Tampa Bay, XXXVII Pittsburgh vs. Seattle, XL
New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, XLIV N.Y. Giants vs. New England, XLVI New England vs. Seattle XLIX

Turnovers

Turnovers are defined as the number of times losing the ball on interceptions and fumbles.

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

  • 2 times - Oakland, San Francisco
  • 3 times - Green Bay, N.Y. Giants
Green Bay vs. Oakland, II Miami vs. Minnesota, VIII Pittsburgh vs. Dallas, X
Oakland vs. Minnesota, XI Oakland vs. Philadelphia XV N.Y. Giants vs. Denver, XXI
San Francisco vs. Denver, XXIV Buffalo vs. N.Y. Giants, XXV N.Y. Giants vs. Buffalo, XXV
San Francisco vs. San Diego, XXIX Dallas vs. Pittsburgh, XXX Green Bay vs. New England, XXXI
St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee, XXXIV Tennessee vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXIV Baltimore Ravens vs. N.Y. Giants, XXXV
New England vs. St. Louis Rams, XXXVI New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, XLIV Green Bay vs. Pittsburgh, XLV
N.Y. Giants vs. New England, XLVI Seattle vs. Denver, XLVIII

Both teams

Kickoff Returns

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

Both teams

Punting

Single team

Record holder team listed first.

Both teams

Punt Returns

Single Team

Record holder team listed first.

  • None

Both Teams

  • Denver vs. Green Bay, (XXXII)
  • Atlanta vs. Denver, (XXXIII)

Penalties

Single Team

Record holder team listed first.

Both Teams

Time

Coaching

Miscellaneous

  • XLIX Seattle vs. New England- Highest rated broadcast of all time [15]
  • XIV Los Angeles Rams vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Non-occurrences

In the history of the Super Bowl, the following firsts have yet to occur:

Super Bowl VI: The Miami Dolphins finished with 3 points, the fewest in a Super Bowl to date (and the only team to date to fail to score a touchdown).
Super Bowl VII: The Washington Redskins, after blocking a field goal attempt, returned a fumble on an attempted pass by the Dolphin kicker, Garo Yepremian, for a touchdown and converted the extra point with 2:07 remaining in the game.
Super Bowl IX: The Minnesota Vikings recovered a blocked punt in the end zone but did not convert the extra point with 10:33 left in the game.
Super Bowl XXIII: The Cincinnati Bengals scored on a 93-yard kickoff return with extra point in the third quarter and kicked 3 field goals throughout the game.
Super Bowl XXXV: The New York Giants scored on a 97-yard kickoff return and converted the extra point in the third quarter.
The closest to this in terms of the number of additional playoff wins needed to qualify for a Super Bowl in one's home stadium was accomplished by the Miami Dolphins in 1970, 1994, and 1998. All three teams came within two wins of playing in a Super Bowl hosted in Miami, but were eliminated in the Divisional Round. The only other teams to qualify for the playoffs during a season in which their home stadium hosted the Super Bowl were the 1978 Miami Dolphins, the 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the 2014 Arizona Cardinals, all of whom lost in the Wild Card Round.
Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears represents the geographically closest teams, separated by only 164 miles.
One game involved teams from the same state: Super Bowl XXIX involved the San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Chargers. Super Bowl XXV involved the Buffalo Bills of New York and the New York Giants of New Jersey.
Super Bowl V: Baltimore's Jim O'Brien kicked a game-winning field goal with :05 left.
Super Bowl XXXIV: Tennessee's Kevin Dyson was stopped one yard short of a touchdown that would have allowed them to try an extra point for the tie.
Super Bowl XXXVI: New England's Adam Vinatieri kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired.
Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England's Adam Vinatieri kicked a game-winning field goal with :04 left.
There have also been three instances in which the trailing team scored a late, go-ahead touchdown when a field goal could have tied the score: SB XXIII, the San Francisco 49ers scored with 34 seconds left to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 when a field goal would have tied it at 16; and SB XLII, the New England Patriots scored a late touchdown to take a 14-10 lead when a field goal would have tied the game at 10, even though the Giants would later retake the lead on a touchdown of their own. Similarly, in SB XLIII, the Pittsburgh Steelers, trailing the Arizona Cardinals 23-20 in the final minute of play, conducted a drive capped by a touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes to make the score 27-23 Pittsburgh with 0:35 left; the Steelers were in field goal range at the time.

Notes

In The Simpsons third season episode, "Lisa the Greek," the final score of the game between Denver and New England is 55-10. This is the same result of Super Bowl XXIV which Denver lost.

References

General
Specific
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Super Bowl Records" (PDF). NFL.com. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Super Bowl History". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  3. http://www.danreeves.co/ Official Dan Reeves website
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 "XLVII records". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  5. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198801310den.htm
  6. "Super Bowl XLVII — Records Set and Tied". NFL communications. February 4, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  7. http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/02/records_set_in_super_bowl_xliv.html
  8. url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/records/superbowls/player/combined
  9. "Super Bowl XIII statistics". Pro Football Reference.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Super Bowl X statistics". Pro Football Reference.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  11. "NFL Super Bowl game center". NFL.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  12. http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/records/superbowls/player/safeties
  13. http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/records/superbowls/player/kickreturns
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Records set/tied in Super Bowl XLVIII". Fox Sports. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  15. "Yahoo Sports: Super Bowl XLIX was the most-watched television program in history". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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