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Super Bowl Champs the following season
How Super Bowl champions fared the year after their championship:
SEASON SUPER BOWL CHAMP FOLLOWING SEASON IN PLAYOFFS
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2007 New York Giants finished 12-4; lost to Philadelphia
in divisional playoff
2006 Indianapolis Colts finished 13-3; lost to San Diego in
divisional playoff
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers missed playoffs (8-8)
2004 New England Patriots finished 10-6; beat Jacksonville in
wild card round; lost to
Denver in divisional playoff
2003 New England Patriots 1st-round bye; beat Indianapolis
in divisional playoff; beat
Pittsburgh in AFC championship;
beat Philadelphia in Super Bowl
XXXIX
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers missed playoffs (7-9)
2001 New England Patriots missed playoffs (9-7)
2000 Baltimore Ravens finished 10-6; beat Miami in
wild card round; lost to
Pittsburgh in divisional playoff
1999 St. Louis Rams finished 10-6, lost in wild
card round to New Orleans
1998 Denver Broncos missed playoffs (6-10)
1997 Denver Broncos 1st-round bye; beat Miami in AFC
divisional playoff; beat NY Jets
in AFC championship; beat Atlanta
in Super Bowl
1996 Green Bay Packers 1st-round bye; beat Tampa Bay in
NFC divisional playoff; beat San
Francisco in NFC championship;
lost to Denver in Super Bowl
1995 Dallas Cowboys Beat Minnesota, lost to Carolina
in NFC divisional playoff
1994 San Francisco 49ers 1st-round bye; lost to Green Bay
1993 Dallas Cowboys 1st-round bye; beat Green Bay;
lost to San Francisco
1992 Dallas Cowboys 1st-round bye; beat Green Bay;
beat San Francisco; beat Buffalo
in Super Bowl
1991 Washington Redskins beat Minnesota; lost to San Francisco
1990 New York Giants missed playoffs (8-8)
1989 San Francisco 49ers 1st-round bye; beat Washington;
lost to N.Y. Giants
1988 San Francisco 49ers 1st-round bye; beat Minnesota;
beat L.A. Rams; beat Denver in Super Bowl
1987 Washington Redskins missed playoffs (7-9)
1986 New York Giants missed playoffs (6-9)
1985 Chicago Bears 1st-round bye; lost to Washington
1984 San Francisco 49ers lost to N.Y. Giants
1983 Los Angeles Raiders lost to Seattle
1982 Washington Redskins 1st-round bye; beat L.A. Rams;
beat San Francisco; lost to L.A. Raiders
in Super Bowl
1981 San Francisco 49ers missed playoffs (3-6)
1980 Oakland Raiders missed playoffs (7-9)
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers missed playoffs (9-7)
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers 1st-round bye; beat Miami; beat Houston;
beat L.A. Rams in Super Bowl
1977 Dallas Cowboys 1st-round bye; beat Atlanta;
beat L.A. Rams; lost to Pittsburgh in
Super Bowl
1976 Oakland Raiders beat Baltimore; lost to Denver
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers beat Baltimore; lost to Oakland
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers beat Baltimore; beat Oakland;
beat Dallas in Super Bowl
1973 Miami Dolphins lost to Oakland
1972 Miami Dolphins beat Cincinnati; beat Oakland;
beat Minnesota in Super Bowl
1971 Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco; lost to Washington
1970 Baltimore Colts beat Cleveland; lost to Miami
1969 Kansas City Chiefs missed playoffs (7-5-2)
1968 New York Jets lost to Kansas City
1967 Green Bay Packers missed playoffs (6-7-1)
1966 Green Bay Packers beat L.A. Rams; beat Dallas;
beat Oakland in Super Bowl
How Super Bowl champions fared the year after their championship:
SEASON SUPER BOWL CHAMP FOLLOWING SEASON IN PLAYOFFS
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2007 New York Giants finished 12-4; lost to Philadelphia
in divisional playoff
2006 Indianapolis Colts finished 13-3; lost to San Diego in
divisional playoff
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers missed playoffs (8-8)
2004 New England Patriots finished 10-6; beat Jacksonville in
wild card round; lost to
Denver in divisional playoff
2003 New England Patriots 1st-round bye; beat Indianapolis
in divisional playoff; beat
Pittsburgh in AFC championship;
beat Philadelphia in Super Bowl
XXXIX
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers missed playoffs (7-9)
2001 New England Patriots missed playoffs (9-7)
2000 Baltimore Ravens finished 10-6; beat Miami in
wild card round; lost to
Pittsburgh in divisional playoff
1999 St. Louis Rams finished 10-6, lost in wild
card round to New Orleans
1998 Denver Broncos missed playoffs (6-10)
1997 Denver Broncos 1st-round bye; beat Miami in AFC
divisional playoff; beat NY Jets
in AFC championship; beat Atlanta
in Super Bowl
1996 Green Bay Packers 1st-round bye; beat Tampa Bay in
NFC divisional playoff; beat San
Francisco in NFC championship;
lost to Denver in Super Bowl
1995 Dallas Cowboys Beat Minnesota, lost to Carolina
in NFC divisional playoff
1994 San Francisco 49ers 1st-round bye; lost to Green Bay
1993 Dallas Cowboys 1st-round bye; beat Green Bay;
lost to San Francisco
1992 Dallas Cowboys 1st-round bye; beat Green Bay;
beat San Francisco; beat Buffalo
in Super Bowl
1991 Washington Redskins beat Minnesota; lost to San Francisco
1990 New York Giants missed playoffs (8-8)
1989 San Francisco 49ers 1st-round bye; beat Washington;
lost to N.Y. Giants
1988 San Francisco 49ers 1st-round bye; beat Minnesota;
beat L.A. Rams; beat Denver in Super Bowl
1987 Washington Redskins missed playoffs (7-9)
1986 New York Giants missed playoffs (6-9)
1985 Chicago Bears 1st-round bye; lost to Washington
1984 San Francisco 49ers lost to N.Y. Giants
1983 Los Angeles Raiders lost to Seattle
1982 Washington Redskins 1st-round bye; beat L.A. Rams;
beat San Francisco; lost to L.A. Raiders
in Super Bowl
1981 San Francisco 49ers missed playoffs (3-6)
1980 Oakland Raiders missed playoffs (7-9)
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers missed playoffs (9-7)
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers 1st-round bye; beat Miami; beat Houston;
beat L.A. Rams in Super Bowl
1977 Dallas Cowboys 1st-round bye; beat Atlanta;
beat L.A. Rams; lost to Pittsburgh in
Super Bowl
1976 Oakland Raiders beat Baltimore; lost to Denver
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers beat Baltimore; lost to Oakland
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers beat Baltimore; beat Oakland;
beat Dallas in Super Bowl
1973 Miami Dolphins lost to Oakland
1972 Miami Dolphins beat Cincinnati; beat Oakland;
beat Minnesota in Super Bowl
1971 Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco; lost to Washington
1970 Baltimore Colts beat Cleveland; lost to Miami
1969 Kansas City Chiefs missed playoffs (7-5-2)
1968 New York Jets lost to Kansas City
1967 Green Bay Packers missed playoffs (6-7-1)
1966 Green Bay Packers beat L.A. Rams; beat Dallas;
beat Oakland in Super Bowl