Oldest SB matchup ever (1 Viewer)

[Chase Stuart]

The Steelers have been around since 1933 and the Cardinals have been around since 1920. That gives the two teams a combined 165 seasons of NFL play (ignoring that they actually teamed up in 1944 ). That's the oldest matchup in SB history no matter how you slice it.

Take a look at the '85 Super Bowl. Going across, the table reads that in 1985, the two teams had 92 combined NFL years, that as of today those teams have 138 combined years, that the winner was Chicago and they were founded in 1920 and the loser was NE and they were founded in 1960.

2008	165	165	PIT	1933	ARI	19202006	141	145	IND	1953	CHI	19202007	131	133	NYG	1925	NWE	19602004	117	125	NWE	1960	PHI	19331997	115	137	DEN	1960	GNB	19211996	113	137	GNB	1921	NWE	19602001	107	121	NWE	1960	STL	19371999	103	121	STL	1937	TEN	19602005	103	109	PIT	1933	SEA	19761995	 99	125	DAL	1960	PIT	19331990	 97	133	NYG	1925	BUF	19601985	 92	138	CHI	1920	NWE	19601991	 92	126	WAS	1932	BUF	19601979	 90	148	PIT	1933	RAM	19371986	 89	133	NYG	1925	DEN	19601987	 84	126	WAS	1932	DEN	19601994	 84	112	SFO	1946	SDG	19602000	 81	 97	BAL	1996	NYG	19251983	 76	126	RAI	1960	WAS	19321989	 74	112	SFO	1946	DEN	19601998	 72	 92	DEN	1960	ATL	19662002	 70	 82	TAM	1976	OAK	19601980	 69	125	OAK	1960	PHI	19331982	 68	120	WAS	1932	MIA	19661993	 68	 98	DAL	1960	BUF	19601992	 66	 98	DAL	1960	BUF	19601978	 65	125	PIT	1933	DAL	19601988	 64	104	SFO	1946	CIN	19681975	 59	125	PIT	1933	DAL	19601984	 58	106	SFO	1946	MIA	19661974	 56	124	PIT	1933	MIN	19611967	 55	137	GNB	1921	OAK	19601966	 53	137	GNB	1921	KAN	19602003	 53	 63	NWE	1960	CAR	19951981	 50	104	SFO	1946	CIN	19681972	 48	120	MIA	1966	WAS	19321977	 36	 98	DAL	1960	DEN	19601976	 33	 97	OAK	1960	MIN	19611970	 29	105	BAL	1953	DAL	19601968	 25	105	NYJ	1960	BAL	19531973	 21	 91	MIA	1966	MIN	19611969	 19	 97	KAN	1960	MIN	19611971	 18	 92	DAL	1960	MIA	1966

1960 was the watershed year in professional football, as nine current teams were founded that year (the eight AFL teams and the Cowboys). This is only the third Super Bowl that doesn't feature a team that was founded in 1960 or later.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Nice Chase.

Playing with this for just a minute... the 'older' team won 20 of the first 26 SBs, but only seven of the last sixteen. Ignoring for a minute that there's no particular reason 1992 should be a cutoff point it still seems interesting...

 

[Native]

Thats why I hate when teams move cities. The Cardinals have a very interesting history but you wouldnt know it from there seasons in St Louis and Arizona. Their fan bases are fragmented across the country with few common denominators between generation and demographic.

 

[BLOX]

The Packers were established in 1919.

 

[moleculo]

the Cards were actually established in 1898 - wiki

The Cardinals are the oldest professional American football club in the United States.[2][3][4] This should not be confused with the longest original city team (the Green Bay Packers) because the team known now as the Arizona Cardinals was originally formed in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club in Chicago. The club was then called the Racine Normals since they were originally located in Normal Park on Chicago's Racine Avenue (not Racine, Wisconsin, as mistaken in the notes from an early APFA meeting). They then changed their name to the Racine Cardinals after they started wearing dark reddish uniforms, inherited from the collegiate Chicago Maroons.

After becoming a charter member of the NFL in 1920, the club was renamed the Chicago Cardinals, in part to distinguish them from a new franchise that was actually placed in Racine, Wisconsin. In 1944, during the lean years of World War II, the Cardinals temporarily merged into the Pittsburgh Steelers and became one franchise, usually referred to as Card-Pitt, for that one season.

 

[Chase Stuart]

The Packers were established in 1919.

But they've only been in the NFL since 1921 .

 

[griz145389]

Looking over the list, it seems that most of the older teams are in the NFC.

 

[Spartans Rule]

In 1944, during the lean years of World War II, the Cardinals temporarily merged into the Pittsburgh Steelers and became one franchise, usually referred to as Card-Pitt, for that one season.

The first SB meeting of two teams that were once merged Would've been the same if Philadelphia had won yesterday. Go Steagles!

 

[Chase Stuart]

Looking over the list, it seems that most of the older teams are in the NFC.

For sure. And the only really old AFC club is Pittsburgh, which was forced to move there as part of the merger.

 

[MarshallRob]

Looking over the list, it seems that most of the older teams are in the NFC.

For sure. And the only really old AFC club is Pittsburgh, which was forced to move there as part of the merger.

I don't think the Steelers (or Colts or Browns) were forced to move to the new AFC. The clubs that agreed to switch received about $3 million (big money back then) in compensation.

 

[FlapJacks]

What happens if you consider the Ravens a continuation of the Browns?

NYG - 1925 Bal/Cle - ?

 

[Golden Mike Tomczak]

I hate to say it but this is the most pointless stat ever.

 

[Chase Stuart]

What happens if you consider the Ravens a continuation of the Browns?NYG - 1925 Bal/Cle - ?

Then you would have two cities that hate you The Browns were the top AAFC team and merged into the NFL in 1950.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Looking over the list, it seems that most of the older teams are in the NFC.

For sure. And the only really old AFC club is Pittsburgh, which was forced to move there as part of the merger.

I don't think the Steelers (or Colts or Browns) were forced to move to the new AFC. The clubs that agreed to switch received about $3 million (big money back then) in compensation.

It looks like your right. I remembered they put five configurations into envelopes and had Rozelle's secretary pick one out of a hat. But it looks like they did that after the three teams decided to move, and that was just to configure the NFC. Thanks.