Which NFL Team Has Appeared in the Most Super Bowls?

The Pittsburgh Steelers have appeared in the most Super Bowls with eight appearances. The New England Patriots have appeared in seven Super Bowls.

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), pitting the AFC champions against the NFC champions.

So far, 52 Super Bowls have been played. The Green Bay Packers have appeared in the most Super Bowls, with 13 appearances. The New England Patriots have appeared in 11 Super Bowls, while the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos have each appeared in 8.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers have appeared in the most Super Bowls with eight appearances, winning six of those games. They are followed by the New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys, who have both appeared in eight Super Bowls as well. The Patriots have won five of their appearances, while the Cowboys have won three.

New England Patriots

Since the inception of the National Football League’s annual championship game known as the Super Bowl, a total of 52 games have been played. The first game was played on January 15, 1967, following the 1966 regular season. The game was created as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and its upstart rival, the American Football League (AFL). It was agreed that the two leagues’ champion teams would play each other in an annual World Championship Game until the merger was complete in 1970.

Of the 52 Super Bowls that have been played, a total of 33 different franchises have appeared in at least one game. Of those 33 teams, 11 have appeared in two or more Super Bowls. Of those 11 teams, four have appeared in three or more games, and one team has appeared in an astounding 10 games. That team is none other than the New England Patriots.

The Patriots are far and away the leader in Super Bowl appearances with 10 total appearances. They are followed by the Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys with eight apiece. The Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants are tied for fourth with seven appearances apiece.

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys have appeared in eight Super Bowls, winning five of them. They are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most appearances in the big game, and their five wins are second only to the Steelers’ six.

Denver Broncos

While the Denver Broncos might not have the most Super Bowl wins, they have made it to the big game a total of 8 times, the most of any team in the NFL.

The Broncos first made it to the Super Bowl in 1977, where they lost to the Dallas Cowboys. They would make it back to the Super Bowl 3 more times in the late ’70s and early ’80s, but ultimately came up short each time. It wasn’t until 1998 that the Broncos finally won their first Super Bowl, defeating the Green Bay Packers 31-24. They would make it back to the big game 2 more times in the next 5 years, winning again in 2015 against the Carolina Panthers 24-10.

So while they haven’t been able to replicate their early success as of late, there’s no denying that when it comes to making it to Super Bowl Sunday, no team has been more successful than the Denver Broncos.