The Chiefs have defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. There have now been 58 Super Bowls since the NFL champion first took on the AFL champion after the 1966 season, which means we have 58 teams in this exclusive club. How do the 2023 Chiefs stack up?
Some of these teams were dominant from start to finish. Other teams slipped into the playoffs after a mediocre regular season then went on a shocking postseason run to a title. We've done our best to rank all 58 Super Bowl champions here from worst to best, looking at both the regular season and the playoffs to find the most powerful teams in NFL history.
To rank these teams, I used my proprietary DVOA ratings (explained further here) that look at efficiency on a play-by-play basis adjusted for situation and opponent. For teams prior to the start of DVOA in 1981, I estimated DVOA ratings based on Pro Football Reference's Simple Rating System plus the average margin of victory during the postseason. There's also an adjustment for the first four Super Bowl champions to reflect that the NFL was stronger than the AFL before the merger.
Let's start with a team from the 1970s.
Jump to a notable team:
2023 Chiefs | 2020 Buccaneers | 2013 Seahawks
2001 Patriots | 1997 Broncos | 1992 Cowboys
1985 Bears | 1984 49ers | 1972 Dolphins | 1967 Packers
