These are the teams that didn’t get back to the Super Bowl the year after they lost it:
L 50th
Feb 7, 2016
Denver 24, Carolina 10 – missed playoffs (6-10)
XLIX (49)
Feb 1, 2015
New England 28, Seattle 24 – (10-6) Won wildcard, lost divisional (1-1)
XLVIII (48)
Feb 2, 2014
Seattle 43, Denver 8 – (12-4) lost divisional (0-1)
XLVII (47)
Feb 3, 2013
Baltimore Ravens 34, San Franciso 49ers 31 – (12-4) won wildcard + divisional, lost NFC Title (2-1)
XLVI (46)
Feb 5, 2012
N.Y. Giants 21, Patriots 17 – (12-4) won divisional, lost AFC Title (1-1)
XLV (45)
Feb 6, 2011
Greenbay 31, Pittsburgh 25 – (12-4) lost wildcard (0-1)
XLIV (44)
Feb 7, 2010
New Orleans 37, Indianapolis 17 – (10-6) lost wildcard (0-1)
XLIII (43)
Feb 1, 2009
Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23 – (10-6) won wildcard, lost divisional (1-1)
XLII (42)
Feb. 3, 2008
N.Y. Giants 17, New England 14 – (11-5) missed playoffs
XLI (41)
Feb. 4, 2007
Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 – (7-9) missed playoffs
XL (40)
Feb. 5, 2006
Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 – (9-7) win wildcard, lost divisional (1-1)
XXXIX (39)
Feb. 6, 2005
New England 24, Philadelphia 21 – (6-10) missed playoffs
XXXVIII (38)
Feb. 1, 2004
New England 32, Carolina 29 – (7-9) missed playoffs
XXXVII (37)
Jan. 26, 2003
Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 – (4-12) missed playoffs
XXXVI (36)
Feb. 3, 2002
New England 20, St. Louis 17 – (7-9) missed playoffs
XXXV (35)
Jan. 28, 2001
Baltimore 34, N.Y. Giants 7 – (7-9) missed playoffs
XXXIV (34)
Jan. 30, 2000
St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 – (13-3) lost divisional (0-1)
XXXIII (33)
Jan. 31, 1999
Denver 34, Atlanta 19 – (5-11) missed playoffs
XXXII (32)
Jan. 25, 1998
Denver 31, Green Bay 24 – (11-5) lost wildcard (0-1)
XXXI (31)
Jan. 26, 1997
Green Bay 35, New England 21 – (10-6) won wildcard, lost divisional (1-1)
XXX (30)
Jan. 28, 1996
Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 – (10-6) won wildcard, lost divisional (1-1)
XXIX (29)
Jan. 29, 1995
San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 – (9-7) lost wildcard (0-1)
XXVIII (28)
Jan. 30, 1994
Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 – (7-9) missed playoffs
23 consecutive SB losers have not returned to the SB the next season
14 had a winning season – 60.8%
10 missed playoffs – 43.5%
7 won a playoff game – 30.4%
1 won 2 playoff games – 4.3%
2 got back to the conference title game – 8.7%
Playoff record (8-13)
Record (206-162) .559
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