Once, following the 1972 season, the Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl to complete the first and last undefeated season. In 2007 the New England Patriots went undefeated and went to the Super Bowl but lost to the New York Giants 17 to 14 in a major upset.
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Until Super Bowl 44, no team had ever lost to Tampa Bay in the regular season and gone on to win a super bowl. The New Orleans Saints are the only team to do this.
As of Super Bowl XLII, that would be the San Francisco 49ers who have a Super Bowl record of 5-0 and is the only team that has played more than one Super Bowl that has an undefeated record. The Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are each 1-0. While the 49ers have gone undefeated in their superbowl appearances, the Pittsburgh Steelers have played in 7 Super Bowl games and won 6...so who has the best record after all?
No, the Dolphins defeated the Redskins, 14-7, in regulation time. Through Super Bowl XLIV, no Super Bowl game has gone in overtime.
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As of the start of the 2010 season, four teams haven't been to the Super Bowl: Jacksonville, Houston, Cleveland, and Detroit.