Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have an opportunity to make Tremendous Bowl historical past Sunday.
9 groups have received back-to-back Tremendous Bowl titles, however no staff has received three in a row. In actual fact, when the Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles at Tremendous Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the two-time defending champions would be the first staff in place to drag off such a feat.
Solely three different groups have performed in three or extra consecutive Tremendous Bowls. The Miami Dolphins performed in Tremendous Bowls VI-VIII however misplaced the primary one earlier than profitable the following two. The Buffalo Payments performed in 4 straight Tremendous Bowls, XXV-XXVIII, however didn’t win any of them. The New England Patriots performed in Tremendous Bowls LI-LIII however sandwiched a loss between two wins.
The Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35 in Tremendous Bowl LVII two years in the past and the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in time beyond regulation in Tremendous Bowl LVIII final yr. It was the primary time any staff had repeated because the NFL champions in 19 years — since Tom Brady and the Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in Tremendous Bowl XXXVIII following the 2003 season, then knocked off the Eagles 24-21 in Tremendous Bowl XXXIX a yr later.
A handful of groups had an opportunity at consecutive titles within the ensuing years however couldn’t pull it off.
The Seattle Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Tremendous Bowl XLVIII following the 2013 season, however a yr later misplaced to the Patriots 28-24 in Tremendous Bowl XLIX.
The Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in time beyond regulation in Tremendous Bowl LI following the 2016 season however the subsequent yr misplaced to the Eagles 41-33 in Tremendous Bowl LII.
And the Chiefs beat the 49ers 31-20 in Tremendous Bowl LIV following the 2019 season, however a yr later, they fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-9 in Tremendous Bowl LV.
The opposite groups to have received Tremendous Bowl titles in consecutive years are the Inexperienced Packers (Tremendous Bowls I and II), the Dolphins (Tremendous Bowls VII and VIII), Pittsburgh Steelers (Tremendous Bowls IX and X, and Tremendous Bowls XIII and XIV), the 49ers (Tremendous Bowls XXIII and XXIV), Dallas Cowboys (Tremendous Bowls XXVII and XXVIII) and the Broncos (Tremendous Bowls XXXII and XXXIII).