Superbowl Seedings since 1970 AFL-NFL merger (1 Viewer)

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Brackets indicate regular season finish

* in front of name indicates SB winner

* behind name indicates WC team

# indicates home field advantage

AFC NFC

2005 *Pittsburgh* 11-5 (6) vs Seattle# 13-3 (1)

2004 *New England 14-2 (2) vs Philadelphia# 13-3 (1)

2003 *New England# 14-2 (1) vs Carolina 11-5 (3)

2002 Oakland# 11-5 (1) vs *Tampa Bay 12-4 (2)

2001 *New England 11-5 (2) vs St. Louis# 14-2 (1)

2000 *Baltimore* 12-4 (4) vs N.Y. Giants# 12-4 (1)

1999 Tennessee* 13-3 (4) vs *St. Louis# 13-3 (1)

1998 *Denver# 14-2 (1) vs Atlanta 14-2 (2)

1997 *Denver* 12-4 (4) vs Green Bay 13-3 (2)

1996 New England 11-5 (2) vs *Green Bay# 13-3 (1)

1995 Pittsburgh 11-5 (2) vs *Dallas# 12-4 (1)

1994 San Diego 11-5 (2) vs *San Francisco# 13-3 (1)

1993 Buffalo# 12-4 (1) vs *Dallas# 12-4 (1)

1992 Buffalo* 11-5 (4) vs *Dallas 13-3 (2)

1991 Buffalo# 13-3 (1) vs *Washington# 14-2 (1)

1990 Buffalo# 13-3 (1) vs *N.Y. Giants 13-3 (2)

1989 Denver# 11-5 (1) vs *San Francisco# 14-2 (1)

1988 Cincinnati# 12-4 (1) vs *San Francisco 10-6 (2)

1987 Denver# 10-4-1 (1) vs *Washington 11-4 (3)

1986 Denver 11-5 (2) vs *N.Y. Giants# 14-2 (1)

1985 New England* 11-5 (6) vs *Chicago# 15-1 (1)

1984 Miami# 14-2 (1) vs *San Francisco# 15-1 (1)

1983 *L.A. Raiders# 12-4 (1) vs Washington# 14-2 (1)

1982 Miami 7-2 (2) vs *Washington# 8-1 (1)

1981 Cincinnati# 12-4 (1) vs *San Francisco# 13-3 (1)

1980 *Oakland* 11-5 (4) vs Philadelphia 12-4 (2)

1979 *Pittsburgh 12-4 (2) vs Los Angeles 9-7 (3)

1978 *Pittsburgh# 14-2 (1) vs Dallas 12-4 (2)

1977 Denver# 12-2 (1) vs *Dallas# 12-2 (1)

1976 *Oakland# 13-1 (1) vs Minnesota# 11-2-1 (1)

1975 *Pittsburgh# 12-2 (1) vs Dallas* 10-4 (4)

1974 *Pittsburgh 10-3-1 (1) vs Minnesota 10-4 (1)

1973 *Miami 12-2 (1) vs Minnesota 12-2 (1)

1972 *Miami 14-0 (1) vs Washington 11-3 (1)

1971 Miami 10-3-1 (2) vs *Dallas 11-3 (2)

1970 *Baltimore 11-2-1 (1) vs Dallas 10-4 (3)

Only 5 times in 36 SBs did a top seed in either conference NOT advance. 1997, 1992, 1980, 1979, 1971.

In the AFC the #1 seed advanced 20 times (10-10), the #2 seed 9 times (3-6) the #3 seed none, the #4 seed 5 times, the #5 seed none, the #6 seed 2 times.

In the NFC the #1 seed advanced 22 times,(13-9) the #2 seed 9 times, the #3 seed 4 times, the #4 seed once, the #5 seed none, the #6 seed none.

A wild card team has appeared in a SB 8 times winning four times. 7 AFC teams (*Oakland 1980, New England 1985, Buffalo 1992, *Denver 1997, Tennessee 1999, *Baltimore 2000, *Pittsburgh 2005) 1 NFC team (Dallas) 1975

The # 1 seed in each conference have met 11 times.

#1 vs #2 have met 12 times

#1 seed has won 23 SBs, 10 AFC, 13 NFC.

#2 seed has won 8 SBs 3 AFC, 5 NFC.

#3 seed has won 1 SB ( Washington 1987).

#4 seed has won 3 SBs (Oakland 1980, Denver 1997, Baltimore 2000).

#5 seed none,

#6 once Pittsburgh 2005.

 

[Bri]

That's interesting.

I would figure, naturally, that the top seed had the best odds but at least this puts it in perspective