Which NFL team has the most Super Bowl wins?

Over the years, there have been numerous NFL teams who conquered the Super Bowl. But there have been only two teams across the total 32 teams, who have claimed the highest number of Super Bowl titles for themselves — New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers. Both of these teams have won the Super Bowl six times.

The Super Bowl is known as the annual league championship of the NFL. It’s the final and the highest level of the NFL season, held every year during the postseason. The tradition of the Super Bowl began in 1966, in the place of the NFL championship. It’s held between the winners of the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). From 1967 to 1978, the Super Bowl was played in early or mid-January. It shifted from late January 1979 to 2003. Then from 2004 to 2021, it was played on the first Sunday of February. And now, recently from 2022, the Super Bowl has started being played on the second Sunday of February.

The team that wins the Super Bowl, defeating the opponents, is awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy. It is named after the eponymous coach, who won the first two trophies. The game is also known as the “big game” or other terms by the non-sponsoring corporations, as the NFL is very restrictive upon using the “Super Bowl” trademark. Also, the Sunday game is referred to as the “Super Sunday” or “Super Bowl Sunday.”

The game officially gained its name in January 1969, right before the AFL-NFL merger of 1970. Earlier these leagues used to conduct four contests, including the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, also called ‘the Super Bowl game.’ The third Super Bowl was held in 1969 and carried the official moniker of the Super Bowl and the previous two were named Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II.

Across the 32 franchises, four NFL teams have never gotten a chance to reach the Super Bowl. These are the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, and Jacksonville Jaguars. Meanwhile, there are two such teams that have won the Super Bowl while hosting it in their home stadium, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Super Bowl LV) and the Los Angeles Rams (Super Bowl LVI).

With a combined victory of six Super Bowl championships, the Patriots and Steelers are ranked at the top for the highest Super Bowl victories. Behind them, there are the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco with five Super Bowl titles, and then the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants with a total of four Super Bowl titles.

Which NFL team has the highest number of Super Bowl titles?

Throughout the 57 times that the Super Bowl has been conducted, there have been numerous teams claiming the Lombardi Trophy every year. Among those, there are two teams who tie up with the highest count of Super Bowl trophies are the Patriots and Steelers, with six Super Bowl titles. The detailed list of these teams is as follows:

New England Patriots: Six Super Bowl wins

For the last two decades, the New England Patriots have been utterly dominating the NFL team. They are also hugely hated by fans of opposing teams. The era of dominance for the Patriots began in 2002, before that they were called the underdogs with zero Super Bowl championships, despite having the legendary head coach Bill Belichick and young Tom Brady.

However, as the team appeared in the Super Bowl, in 2002 against the famous St. Louis Rams. The way the Patriots performed in the game was shocking for everyone. It was, in fact, referred to as the “The Greatest Show of Turf,” and the Patriots brought home the very first Super Bowl XXXVI trophy. For the next two seasons, the Patriots won back-to-back Super Bowl trophies, in 2003 and 2004. Their combined record for these three seasons was 28-4. For the following 17 seasons, the Patriots won ten or more games every year from 2003 to 2019.

The last and most recent Super Bowl win by the Patriots was recorded in 2019, against the Kansas City Chiefs, which made their Super Bowl title count to six. The most impressive Super Bowl win by the Patriots was in 2016, against the Atlanta Falcons when the team made a 25-point comeback.

2002, Super Bowl XXVI: New England Patriots vs St. Louis Rams, 20-17

2004, Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots vs Carolina Panthers, 32-29

2005, Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21

2015, Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks, 28-24

2017, Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons, 34-28

2019, Super Bowl LIII: New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams, 13-3

Pittsburgh Steelers: Six Super Bowl wins

The Pittsburgh Steelers are known to be the most historic NFL team, not only in football but also in professional sports. It’s the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL. Established in 1933, the Steelers couldn’t win a Super Bowl until 1975, 42 years later. That’s when the Steelers’ dominating era began.

For the next six seasons, the Steelers won the Super Bowl trophy four times, by assembling one of the best football teams across the NFL. Chuck Noll coached the team during this period, which included many future Hall of Famers like quarterback Terry Bradshaw, cornerback Mel Blount, defensive tackle “Mean” Joe Greene, and linebackers Jack Ham and Jack Lambert.

The Steelers’ most recent and sixth Super Bowl victory was in 2009, against the Arizona Cardinals, in which they scored the win with a touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Santonio Holmes.

1975, Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Minnesota Vikings,16-6

1976, Super Bowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Dallas Cowboys, 21-17

1979, Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Dallas Cowboys, 35-31

1980, Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Los Angeles Rams, 31-19

2005, Super Bowl XL: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks, 21-10

2009, Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals, 27-23

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