Do the losers of the Super Bowl get anything from playing in the Super Bowl?

Answer 1

Each team that participates in the Super Bowl gets a game check. The winner gets paid more than the loser does. The pay per team in each Super Bowl:

Super Bowl / Winner (payout) /Loser (payout)

XLVIII: Seattle ($ 92,000) Denver ($ 46,000 )

XLVII: Baltimore ($88,000) San Francisco ($44,000)

XLVI: N.Y. Giants ($88,000) New England ($44,000)

XLV: Green Bay ($83,000) Pittsburgh ($42,000)

XLIV: New Orleans ($83,000) Indianapolis ($42,000)

XLIII: Pittsburgh ($78,000) Arizona ($40,000)

XLII: N.Y. Giants ($78,000) New England ($40,000)

XLI: Indianapolis ($73,000) Chicago ($38,000)

XL: Pittsburgh ($73,000) Seattle ($38,000)

XXXIX: New England ($68,000) Philadelphia ($36,500)

XXXVIII: New England ($68,000) Carolina ($36,500)

XXXVII: Tampa Bay ($63,000) Oakland ($35,000)

XXXVI: New England ($63,000) St. Louis ($34,500)

XXXV: Baltimore ($58,000) N.Y. Giants ($34,500)

XXXIV: St. Louis ($58,000) Tennessee ($33,000)

XXXIII: Denver ($53,000) Atlanta ($32,500)

XXXII: Denver ($48,000) Green Bay ($29,000)

XXXI: Green Bay ($48,000) New England ($29,000)

XXX: Dallas ($42,000) Pittsburgh ($27,000)

XXIX: San Francisco ($42,000) San Diego ($26,000)

XXVIII: Dallas ($38,000) Buffalo ($23,500)

XXVII: Dallas ($36,000) Buffalo ($18,000)

XXVI: Washington ($36,000) Buffalo ($18,000)

XXV: N.Y. Giants ($36,000) Buffalo ($18,000)

XXIV: San Francisco ($36,000) Denver ($18,000)

XXIII: San Francisco ($36,000) Cincinnati ($18,000)

XXII: Washington ($36,000) Denver ($18,000)

XXI: N.Y. Giants ($36,000) Denver ($18,000)

XX: Chicago ($36,000) New England ($18,000)

XIX: San Francisco ($36,000) Miami ($18,000)

XVIII: L.A. Raiders ($36,000) Washington ($18,000)

XVII: Washington ($36,000) Miami ($18,000)

XVI: San Francisco ($18,000) Cincinnati ($9,000)

XV: Oakland ($18,000) Philadelphia ($9,000)

XIV: Pittsburgh ($18,000) Los Angeles ($9,000)

XIII: Pittsburgh ($18,000) Dallas ($9,000)

XII: Dallas ($18,000) Denver ($9,000)

XI: Oakland ($15,000) Minnesota ($7,500)

X: Pittsburgh ($15,000) Dallas ($7,500)

IX: Pittsburgh ($15,000) Minnesota ($7,500)

VIII: Miami ($15,000) Minnesota ($7,500)

VII: Miami ($15,000) Washington ($7,500)

VI: Dallas ($15,000) Miami ($7,500)

V: Baltimore ($15,000) Dallas ($7,500)

IV: Kansas City ($15,000) Minnesota ($7,500)

III: N.Y. Jets ($15,000) Baltimore ($7,500)

II: Green Bay ($15,000) Oakland ($7,500)

I: Green Bay ($15,000) Kansas City ($7,500)