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It’s the 53nd Super Bowl Sunday in Minneapolis today, here’s a look back

New England Patriots v. Los Angeles Rams

First Quarter: Super Bowl MVP’s

I: Bart Starr QB Green Bay Packers, II: Bart Starr QB (2) Green Bay Packers, III: Joe Namath QB New York Jets, IV: Len Dawson QB Kansas City Chiefs, V: Chuck Howley LB Dallas Cowboys, VI: Roger Staubach QB Dallas Cowboys, VII: Jake Scott S Miami Dolphins, VIII: Larry Csonka RB Miami Dolphins, IX: Franco Harris RB Pittsburgh Steelers, X: Lynn Swan WR Pittsburgh Steelers, XI: Fred Biletnikoff Oakland Raiders, XII: Harvey Martin DE/Randy White DT Dallas Cowboys, XIII: Terry Bradshaw QB Pittsburgh Steelers, XIV: Terry Bradshaw QB (2) Pittsburgh Steelers, XV: Jim Plunkett QB Oakland Raiders, XVI: Joe Mantana QB San Francisco 49ers, XVII: John Riggins RB Washington Redskins, XVIII: Marcus Allen RB Los Angeles Raiders, XIX: Joe Mantana QB (2) San Francisco 49ers, XX: Richard Dent DE Chicago Bears, XXI: Phil Simms QB New York Giants, XXII: Doug Williams QB Washington Redskins, XXIII: Jerry Rice WR San Francisco 49ers, XXIV: Joe Mantana QB (3) San Francisco 49ers, XXV: Ottis Anderson RB New York Giants, XXVI: Mark Rypien QB Washington Redskins, XXVII: Troy Aikman QB Dallas Cowboys, XXVIII: Emmitt Smith RB Dallas Cowboys, XXIX: Steve Young QB San Francisco 49ers, XXX: Larry Brown CB Dallas Cowboys, XXXI: Desmond Howard WR Green Bay Packers, XXXII: Terrell Davis RB Denver Broncos, XXXIII: John Elway QB Denver Broncos, XXXIV: Kurt Warner QB St. Louis Rams, XXXV: Ray Lewis LB Baltimore Ravens, XXXVI: Tom Brady QB New England Patriots, XXXVII: Dexter Jackson S Tampa Bay Buccaneers, XXXVIII: Tom Brady QB (2) New England Patriots, XXXIX: Deion Branch WR New England Patriots, XL: Hines Ward WR Pittsburgh Steelers, XLI: Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts, XLII: Eli Manning QB New York Giants, XLIII: Santonio Holmes WR Pittsburgh Steelers, XLIV: Drew Brees QB New Orleans Saints, XLV: Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay Packers, XLVI: Eli Manning QB New York Giants, XLVII: Joe Flacco QB Baltimore Ravens, XLVIII: Malcolm Smith LB Seattle Seahawks, XLIX: Tom Brady QB New England Patriots, 50: Von Miller LB Denver Broncos, LI: Tom Brady QB New England Patriots, LII: Nick Foles QB Philadelphia Eagles

Patriots beat the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game

Second Quarter: AFL/AFC Champions 

I: Kansas City Chiefs (1966), II: Oakland Raiders (’67), III: New York Jets (’68), IV: Kansas City Chiefs (1969), V: Baltimore Colts (’70), VI: Miami Dolphins (’71), VII: Miami Dolphins (’72), VIII: Miami Dolphins (’73), IX: Pittsburgh Steelers (’74), X: Pittsburgh Steelers (’75), XI: Oakland Raiders (’76), XII: Denver Broncos (’77), XII: Pittsburgh Steelers (’78), XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers (’79), XV: Oakand Raiders (1980), XVI: Cincinnati Bengals (’81), XVII: Miami Dolphins (’82), XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders (’83), XIX: Miami Dolphins (’84), XX: New England Patriots (’85), XXI: Denver Broncos (’86), XXII: Denver Broncos (’87), XXIII: Cincinnati Bengals (’88), XXIV: Denver Broncos (’89), XXV: Buffalo Bills (1990), XXVI: Buffalo Bills (’91), XXVII: Buffalo Bills (’92), XXVIII: Buffalo Bills (’93), XXIX: San Diego Chargers (’94), XXX: Pittsburgh Steelers (’95), XXXI: New England Patriots (’96), XXXII: Denver Broncos (’97), XXXIII: Denver Broncos (’98),  XXXIV: Tennessee Titans (’99), XXXV: Baltimore Ravens (2000), XXXVI: New England Patriots (’01), XXXVII: Oakland Raiders (’02), XXXVIII: New England Patriots (’03), XXXIX: New England Patriots (’04), XL: Pittsburgh Steelers (’05), XLI: Indianapolis Colts (’06), XLII: New England Patriots (’07), XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers (’08), XLIV: Indianapolis Colts (’09), XLV: Pittsburgh Steelers (2010), XLVI: New England Patriots (’11), XLVII: Baltimore Ravens (’12), XLVIII: Denver Broncos (’13), XLIX: New England Patriots (’14), 50: Denver Broncos (’15), LI: New England Patriots (’16), LII: New England Patriots (’17), LIII: New England Patriots (’18)

Rams beat the Saints in the NFC Championship Game

Third Quarter: NFC Champions

I: Green Bay Packers (1966), II: Green Bay Packers (’67), III: Baltimore Colts (’68), IV: Minnesota Vikings (’69), V: Dallas Cowboys (1970), VI: Dallas Cowboys (’71), VII: Washington Redskins (’72), VIII: Minnesota Vikings (’73), IX: Minnesota Vikings (’74), X: Dallas Cowboys (’75), XI: Minnesota Vikings (’76), XII: Dallas Cowboys (’77), XIII: Dallas Cowboys (’78), XIV: Los Angeles Rams (’79), XV: Philadelphia Eagles (1980), XVI: San Francisco 49ers (’81), XVII: Washington Redskins (’82), XVIII: Washington Redskins (’83), XIX: San Francisco 49ers (’84), XX: Chicago Bears (’85), XXI: New York Giants (’86), XXII: Washington Redskins (’87), XXIII: San Francisco 49ers (’88), XXIV: San Francisco 49ers (1989), XXV: New York Giants (1990), XXVI: Washington Redskins (’91), XXVII: Dallas Cowboys (’92), XXVIII: Dallas Cowboys (’93), XXXIX: San Francisco 49ers (’94), XXX: Dallas Cowboys (’95), XXXI: Green Bay Packers (’96), XXXII: Green Bay Packers (’97), XXXIII: Atlanta Falcons (’98), XXXIV: St. Louis Rams (’99), XXXV: New York Giants (2000), XXXVI: St. Louis Rams (’01), XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (’02), XXXVIII: Carolina Panthers (’03), XXXIX: Philadelphia Eagles (’04), XL: Seattle Seahawks (’05), XLI: Chicago Bears (’06), XLII: New York Giants (’07), XLIII: Arizona Cardinals (’08), XLIV: New Orleans Saints (’09), XLV: Green Bay Packers (’10), XLVI: New York Giants (’11), XLVII: San Francisco 49ers (’12), XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks (’13), XLVIX: Seattle Seahawks (’14), 50: Carolina Panthers (’15), LI: Atlanta Falcons (’16), LII: Philadelphia Eagles (’17), LIII: Los Angeles Rams (’18)

Eagles won their first Super Bowl last year

Fourth Quarter: Super Bowl Results I-LII

I (January 15, 1967/Los Angeles Coliseum/Los Angeles, CA): Green Bay Packers (NFL) 35 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) 10
II (January 14, 1968/Orange Bowl/Miami, FL): Green Bay Packers (NFL) 33 Oakland Raiders (AFL) 14
III (January 12, 1969/Orange Bowl/Miami, FL): New York Jets (AFL) 16 Baltimore Colts (NFL) 7
IV (January 11, 1970/Tulane Stadium/New Orleans, LA): Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) 23 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) 7
V (January 17, 1971/Orange Bowl/Miami, FL): Baltimore Colts (AFC) 16 Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 13
VI (January 16, 1972/Tulane Stadium/New Orleans, LA): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 24 Miami Dolphins (AFC) 3
VII (January 14, 1973/Los Angeles Coliseum/Los Angeles, CA): Miami Dolphins (AFC) 14 Washington Redskins (NFC) 7
VIII (January 13, 1974/Rice Stadium/Houston, TX): Miami Dolphins (AFC) 24 Minnesota Vikings (NFC) 7
IX (January 12, 1975/Tulane Stadium/New Orleans, LA): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 16 Minnesota Vikings (NFC) 6
X (January 18, 1976/Orange Bowl/Miami, FL): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 21 Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 17
XI (January 9, 1977/Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): Oakland Raiders (AFC) 32 Minnesota Vikings (NFC) 14
XII (January 15, 1978/Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 27 Denver Broncos (AFC) 10
XIII (January 21, 1979/Orange Bowl/Miami, Florida): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 35 Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 31
XIV (January 20, 1980/Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 34 Los Angeles Rams (NFC) 19
XV (January 25, 1981/Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Oakland Raiders (AFC) 27 Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) 10
XVI (January 24, 1982/Pontiac Silverdome/Pontiac, MI): San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 26 Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) 21
XVII (January 30, 1983/Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): Washington Redskins (NFC) 27 Miami Dolphins (AFC) 17
XVIII (January 22, 1984/Tampa Stadium/Tampa, FL): Los Angeles Raiders (AFC) 38 Washington Redskins (NFC) 9
XIX (January 20, 1985/Stanford Stadium/Palo Alto, CA): San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 38 Miami Dolphins (AFC) 16
XX (January 26, 1986/Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Chicago Bears (NFC) 46 New England Patriots (AFC) 10
XXI (January 25, 1987/Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): New York Giants (NFC) 39 Denver Broncos (AFC) 20
XXII (January 31, 1988/Jack Murphy Stadium/San Diego, CA): Washington Redskins (NFC) 42 Denver Broncos (AFC) 10
XXIII (January 22, 1989/Joe Robbie Stadium/Miami, FL): San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 20 Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) 16
XXIV (January 28, 1990/Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): San Francisco (NFC) 55 Denver Broncos (AFC) 10
XXV (January 27, 1991/Tampa Stadium/Tampa, FL): New York Giants (NFC) 20 Buffalo Bills (AFC) 19
XXVI (January 26, 1992/Metrodome/Minneapolis, MN): Washington Redskins (NFC) 37 Buffalo Bills (AFC) 24
XXVII (January 31, 1993/Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 52 Buffalo Bills (AFC) 17
XXVIII (January 30, 1994/Georgia Dome/Atlanta, GA): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 30 Buffalo Bills (AFC) 13
XXIX (January 29, 1995/Joe Robbie Stadium/Miami, FL): San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 49 San Diego Chargers (AFC) 26
XXX (January 28, 1996/Sun Devil Stadium/Tempe, AZ): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 27 Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 17
XXXI (January 26, 1997/Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Green Bay Packers (NFC) 35 New England Patriots (AFC) 21
XXXII (January 25, 1998/Qualcomm Stadium/San Diego, CA): Denver Broncos (AFC) 31 Green Bay Packers (NFC) 24
XXXIII (January 31, 1999/Pro Player Stadium/Miami, FL): Denver Broncos (AFC) 34 Atlanta Falcons (NFC) 19
XXXIV (January 30, 2000/GeorgiaDome/Atlanta, GA): St. Louis Rams (NFC) 23 Tennessee Titans (AFC) 16
XXXV (January 28, 2001/Raymond James Stadium/Tampa, FL): Baltimore Ravens (AFC) 34 New York Giants (NFC) 7
XXXVI (February 3, 2002/Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): New England Patriots (AFC) 20 St. Louis Rams (NFC) 17
XXXVII (January 26, 2003/Qualcomm Stadium/San Diego, CA): Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC) 48 Oakland Raiders (NFC) 21
XXXVIII (February 1, 2004/Reliant Stadium/Houston, TX): New England Patriots (AFC) 32 Carolina Panthers (NFC) 29
XXXIX (February 6, 2005/ALLTEL Stadium/Jacksonville, FL): New England Patriots (AFC) 24 Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) 21
XL (February 5, 2006/Ford Field/Detroit, MI): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 21 Seattle Seahawks (NFC) 10
XLI (February 4, 2007/Dolphin Stadium/Miami, FL): Indianapolis Colts (AFC) 29 Chicago Bears (NFC) 17
XLII (February 3, 2008/University of Phoenix Stadium/Glendale, AZ): New York Giants (NFC) 17 New England Patriots (AFC) 14
XLIII (February 1, 2009/Raymond James Stadium/Tampa, FL): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 27 Arizona Cardinals (NFC) 23
XLIV (February 7, 2010/Sun Life Stadium/Miami, FL): New Orleans Saints (NFC) 31 Indianapolis Colts (AFC) 17
XLV (February 6, 2011/Cowboys Stadium/Arlington, TX): Green Bay Packers (NFC) 31 Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 25
XLVI (February 5, 2012/Lucas Oil Stadium/Indianapolis, IN): New York Giants (NFC) 21 New England Patriots (AFC) 17
XLVII (February 3, 2013/Mercedes-Benz Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Baltimore Ravens (AFC) 34 San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 31
XLVIII (February 2, 2014/MetLife Stadium/East Rutherford, NJ): Seattle Seahawks (NFC) 43 Denver Broncos (AFC) 8
XLIX (February 1, 2015/University of Phoenix Stadium/Glendale, AZ): New England Patriots (AFC) 28 Seattle Seahawks (NFC) 24
50 (February 7, 2016/Levi Stadium/Santa Clara, CA): Denver Broncos (AFC) 24 Carolina Panthers (NFC) 10
LI (February 5, 2017/NRG Stadium/Houston, TX): New England Patriots (AFC) 34 Atlanta Falcons (NFC) 28 F/OT
LII (February 4, 2018/US Bank Stadium/Minneapolis, MN): Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) 41 New England Patriots (AFC) 33

Nick Foles your Super Bowl MVP

Overtime: Other Super Bowl information

Most Super Bowl titles: 6 – Pittsburgh Steelers, 5 – Dallas Cowboys/New England Patriots/San Francisco 49ers, 4 – Green Bay Packers/New York Giants, 3 – Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders/Washington Redskins/Denver Broncos, 2 – Baltimore-Indianapolis Colts/Baltimore Ravens/Miami Dolphins, 1 –  Kansas City Chiefs/Chicago Bears/Los Angeles-St. Louis Rams/Tampa Bay Buccaneers/New Orleans Saints/New York Jets/Seattle Seahawks/Philadelphia Eagles

Franchises Super Bowl records listed with appearances listed first: (10) New England Patriots 5-5, (8) Pittsburgh Steelers 6-2, Dallas Cowboys 5-3, Denver Broncos (3-5), (6) San Francisco 49ers 5-1, (5) Green Bay Packers 4-1, New York Giants 4-1, Washington Redskins 3-2, Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders 3-2, Miami Dolphins 2-3, (4) Baltimore-Indianapolis Colts 2-2, Minnesota Vikings 0-4, Buffalo Bills 0-4, (3) Los Angeles-St. Louis Rams 1-2, Seattle Seahawks 1-2, Philadelphia Eagles 1-2, (2) Baltimore Ravens 2-0, Kansas City Chiefs 1-1, Chicago Bears 1-1, Cincinnati Bengals 0-2, Carolina Panthers 0-2, Atlanta Falcons 0-2, (1) New York Jets 1-0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-0, New Orleans Saints 1-0, San Diego Chargers 0-1, Tennessee Titans 0-1, Arizona Cardinals 0-1

Teams that have not made the Super Bowl: Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville

Third time Atlanta hosts Super Bowl Sunday

Franchises Super Bowl droughts:

New York Jets Super Bowl III (1969), Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl IV (1970), Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl XI (1977), Miami Dolphins Super Bowl XIX (1985), Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl XXIII (1989), Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXVI (1992), Buffalo Bills Super Bowl XXVIII (1994), San Diego Chargers Super XXIX (1995), Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX (1996), Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl XXXIII (1999), Tennessee Titans Super Bowl XXXIV (2000), St. Louis Rams Super Bowl XXXVI (2002), Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XXXVII (2003), Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVII (2003), Chicago Bears Super Bowl XLI (2007), Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl XLIII (2009), New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV (2010), Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLIV (2010), Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV (2011), Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLV (2011), New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI (2012), Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII (2013), San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XLVII (2013), Denver Broncos Super Bowl XLVIII (2014), Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XLIX (2015), Carolina Panthers Super Bowl 50 (2016), Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl LI (2017), Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII (2018). Cleveland Browns/Detroit Lions 51 years without a Super Bowl, Jacksonville Jaguars entered league in 1995 which Super Bowl XXX was played and Houston Texans 2002 with Super Bowl XXXVII.Jaguars, Houston Texans

The New England Patriots played in Super Bowl LII in 2018 which they lost their fifth Super Bowl (New England won Super Bowl LI in 2017), where the Los Angeles Rams last appearance was Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 when they were in St. Louis also against their opponent in this game. This will also be a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans won by the Patriots 20-17

Who wins?

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