Has the host team ever won the Super Bowl?

Answer 1

Yes, through Super Bowl XLIII that has happened 8 times.

Four of those times were against teams that were also playing in their first Super Bowl:

1) Super Bowl I - Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10

2) Super Bowl III - New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7

3) Super Bowl XVI - San Francisco 49ers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21

4) Super Bowl XX - Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10

Four of those times were against teams that had already played in at least one previous Super Bowl:

1) Super Bowl IX - Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6 - this was the Vikings 3rd appearance.

2) Super Bowl XXI - New York Giants 39, Denver Broncos 20 - this was the Broncos 2nd appearance.

3) Super Bowl XXXV - Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7 - this was the Giants 3rd appearance.

4) Super Bowl XXXVII - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21 - this was the Raiders 5th appearance.

If you throw out the games where two first time teams were playing, the first time team has a record of 4-13 (through Super Bowl XLIII) against teams that had previously played in at least one Super Bowl.

Answer 2

No, that has not happened, yet. No stadium that has ever hosted a Super Bowl has had it's home team involved in the game.

Answer 3

no