The biggest annual party in football, aka “Super Sunday,” is fast approaching, and Super Bowl LVIII is being held in the party capital of the US, “Sin City.” Will some crazy Super Bowl records be shattered?
The Super Bowl is more about the event than the actual game. But that doesn’t mean the actual football is not exciting by itself. And this year’s game should be a doozy, as it features two of the top teams in the league this year and over the last five seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
Kansas City is in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five seasons. The Chiefs have two Super Bowl titles during this stretch, including a 31-20 victory over the Niners in 2019. Their 75 regular season wins and 14 playoff victories are the most in the league over this period.
San Francisco is making its first Super Bowl appearance since falling to the Chiefs in 2019. Still, the 49ers have garnered the eighth-most wins (58), second-most playoff victories (8), and second-most playoff games (11).
But back to this year’s matchup. KC (14-6) was the No. 3 seed in the AFC as they went 3-5 over nine weeks (Oct. 29-Dec. 25). But the Chiefs have won five straight since, and they were impressive defensively in their 17-10 win over Baltimore in the AFC Championship.
Meanwhile, San Francisco (14-5) earned the top seed in the NFC by winning seven of their eight games between Nov. 12-Dec. 31. The 49ers have won nine of 11 games overall though they have struggled in their two playoff victories over Green Bay and Detroit.
One of the best things about the Super Bowl LVIII is that there will be many things to bet on. If you are so inclined, there are many places where to bet on the Super Bowl.
While this contest between the Chiefs and the 49ers is expected to be a thrilling matchup, there is no way of projecting it will be considered “one for the ages.”. However, Super Bowl LVIII will go down in history as the first NFL Championship in Las Vegas.
Also, the winner of the game will join the NFL record books.
But, to prepare you for “Super Sunday 2024”, here is a look at some of the most impressive Super Bowl records in history.
Insane Super Bowl Records Everyone Should Know
10. Buffalo Bills Four Consecutive Super Bowl Appearances
Every professional athlete knows how difficult it is to get to one championship game, let alone being able to compete for multiple championships. But to get to four straight like the Buffalo Bills did from 1991-1994 is absolutely amazing. And the Bills did it with the same core of guys: Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Cornelius Bennett, Kent Hull, Darryl Talley, Steve Tasker, and Bruce Smith.
Granted, the Bills didn’t win any of the four Super Bowls. However, they were close as the Bills came within a “wide-right” field goal miss in the closing seconds from winning a ring in their first appearance. It is not like the Bills didn’t deserve it. They won at least 11 regular season games in each of the four seasons, which included winning the AFC East three times. The Bills also owned a top-10 offense in each of the campaigns. This is one of the Super Bowl records that is impressive both in a good and bad way.
9. Washington Commanders Scored 35 Points In Second Quarter of SB XXII To Record Most Points in A Quarter
Thirty-five points is considered a lot of points for a game, let alone a quarter. But that is precisely what Washington (not Commanders, going PC here) put on the board during the second quarter of their 42-10 rout of the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII.
Trailing 10-0 entering the second period, Washington reached the end zone on their first five offensive possession to grab a commanding 35-10 lead. Washington had a sixth possession following an interception of Broncos quarterback John Elway by cornerback Brian Davis. But there were only seven seconds until halftime, so Washington took a knee.
Washington needed 18 plays to score their 35 points, with four touchdowns being 20 yards or more, including three of 50-plus yards.
The 35 points are 14 more than any Super Bowl team has scored in a quarter.
8. Rod Martin 3 Interceptions In Super Bowl XV
Oakland Raiders linebacker Rod Martin is on the list because he owned Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski in Super Bowl XV. Martin picked off Jawaorski, a member of the Eagles’ Hall of Fame, three times to help the Raiders coast to a 27-10 victory. It was an easy choice to make our list of unreal Super Bowl records.
Martin wasted no time getting involved as he picked off Jaws’ first pass of the game as he jumped the pass and undercut the receiver’s out route. Martin returned the interception 17 yards to set up the Raiders’ first touchdown.
Martin picked off Jaworski twice in the second half. Martin finished the game with five tackles and 44 interception return yards.
7. Rich Gannon’s 5 Interceptions In Super Bowl XXXVII
While five interceptions may not stand out alone, it is amongst the almost impossible to break Super Bowl records. Perhaps the most surprising is that Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon holds the record as he was picked off five times by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Buccaneers turned three of the interceptions into pick-sixs and went on to a 47-21 victory.
Here is the thing: Gannon won all the Player of the Year awards, including MVP, in 2002 as he threw 26 touchdowns and was intercepted 10 times that year. Furthermore, Gannon’s 2.5% interception rate ranks 39th all-time.
But to say Gannon was bad is an understatement. Gannon completed 24 of 44 for just a 53% completion percentage, though he did finish with 273 passing yards. Four interceptions were his fault; they were either poor throws or bad reads. However, his last interception was tipped at the line of scrimmage.
6. Jerry Rice 215 Receiving Yards in Super Bowl XXIII
If it weren’t for NFL All-time great Jerry Rice, another Washington player would hold a record. Alas, Rice not only topped Ricky Sanders’ 193 receiving yards record in 1988, he shattered it a year later.
Rice grabbed 11 receptions for 215 yards and one touchdown in the Niners’ 20-16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, earning Super Bowl XXIII MVP honors. Rice made a sensational one-handed catch early. He had several big plays after the catch, with the biggest coming with 1:16 left in the now infamous “Drive of the Decade” that set up the game-winning score.
5. Timmy Smith’s 204 Rushing Yards in Super Bowl XXII
Timmy Smith’s NFL career spanned 22 games over three years. Smith, who recorded 602 career rushing yards, totaled one-third of that in Super Bowl XXII alone as Washington drubbed Denver.
Smith totaled 204 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, surpassing NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen’s 191 yards in 1984. While Smith earned the NFL record the old-fashioned way – lots of carries with most for minimal yards – he did record 122 yards on five carries in the second quarter as he had two runs of 40-plus yards, including a 58-yard touchdown scamper.
Smith overtook Allen for the record with a nine-yard run midway through the fourth quarter.
4. Doug Williams 228 Passing Yards in a Quarter (Second) In Super Bowl XXII
Doug Williams was fantastic in helping Washington put together a near-perfect second quarter in Washington’s Super Bowl XXII victory over the Broncos. Williams engineered five touchdown drives that took a total of 18 plays in the second quarter, completing 9 of 11 passes for 228 yards and four touchdowns in the second period.
Williams hooked up with Ricky Sanders twice on long touchdown plays, one an 80-yard catch and run, and the other was a 50-yarder. Sanders accounted for 168 yards of those yards on five catches. Williams joined the list of unbelievable Super Bowl records.
3. LC Greenwood 4 Sacks In Super Bowl X
While the NFL didn’t keep track of sacks until 1982, Pro Football Reference compiled a record based on play-by-play recordings, game film, and coaches’ accounts. By those marks, the Pittsburgh Steelers LC Greenwood recorded four sacks of Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Roger Staubach in Super Bowl X.
Greenwood played in four Super Bowls for the Steelers and is credited with five sacks in those games.
2. Jacoby Jones 108 Kickoff Return in Super Bowl XLVII
There have been 10 kickoff returns for touchdowns in Super Bowl history. But only one has gone for 100 yards, actually 108, and that was by Baltimore Ravens’ Jacoby Jones in Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers.
With Baltimore up 21-6, Jones fielded the opening kick-off of the second quarter eight yards deep in his own end zone, raced past all 11 Niners, going virtually untouched, and ended up in the other end zone 11 seconds later.
1. Tom Brady’s Most Super Bowl Wins and Passing Yards in A Game
Tom Brady owns many single-game and career Super Bowl records. The two most impressive are his 7-3 record in the Big Game and single-game passing marks.
The seven victories are not only more than any individual but all teams. His 10 Super Bowl appearances are less than only his former team, the New England Patriots, who have been to 11.
Brady set another of his Super Bowl records throwing for 505 yards as he completed 28 of 48 passes and three touchdowns in New England’s 41-33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. Brady broke his own record of 466 yards, which he set the previous year in Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons.