Super Bowl features both 1 seeds, here is some history on which seeds make the Super Bowl

No. 1 vs. No. 1 was the Super Bowl matchup six times before the playoff field expanded to 12 teams (six from each conference) during the 1990 season:

  • Super Bowl 11: No. 1 Raiders 32, No. 1 Vikings 14
  • Super Bowl 12: No. 1 Cowboys 27, No. 1 Broncos 10
  • Super Bowl 16: No. 1 49ers 26, No. 1 Bengals 21
  • Super Bowl 18: No. 1 Raiders 38, No. 1 Commanders 9
  • Super Bowl 19: No. 1 49ers 38, No. 1 Dolphins 16
  • Super Bowl 24: No. 1 49ers 55, No. 1 Broncos 10

Here are the seven times it happened before the NFL expanded the playoffs to 14 teams starting with the 2021 season:

  • Super Bowl 26: No. 1 Commanders 37, No. 1 Bills 24
  • Super Bowl 28: No. 1 Cowboys 30, No. 1 Bills 13
  • Super Bowl 44: No. 1 Saints 31, No. 1 Colts 17
  • Super Bowl 48: No. 1 Seahawks 43, No. 1 Broncos 8
  • Super Bowl 49. No. 1 Patriots 28, No. 1 Seahawks 24
  • Super Bowl 50: No. 1 Broncos 24, No. 1 Panthers 10
  • Super Bowl 52: No. 1 Eagles 41, No. 1 Patriots 33

During the 2022 playoffs, both the No. 1 Packers and No. 1 Titans lost in the divisional round. That made it 28.1 percent of top seeds (18 of 64) failing to win a playoff game since 1990. Another 21.9 percent of top seeds (14 of 64) lost in the conference championship round.

How many No. 1 seeds have won the Super Bowl?​

Going back to 1975, 52 percent of No. 1 seeds (25 of 48) have won the Super Bowl. Of those 25 teams, 16 have represented the NFC and nine have represented the AFC.

The last NFC No. 1 seed to win the Super Bowl was the 2017 Eagles.The last AFC No. 1 seed to win the Super Bowl was the 2016 Patriots. No. 2 seeds have won the Super Bowl 10 times in all, the last being the Chiefs in Super Bowl 54 after the 2019 season.

Here is a percentage breakdown by seed:

#1 Seed52.2%

#2 Seed21.3%

#3 Seed4.3%

#4 Seed12.8%

#5 Seed4.3%

#6 Seed4.3%

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