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The Super Bowl is played annually to crown the champion of each NFL season. The team that wins is not always considered the sport’s best.
Upsets happen. Teams get hot at the right time. In many cases, the last squad standing is not the one that was the most consistent or productive throughout the regular season.
There are eight instances in which the Super Bowl champion entered the NFL Playoffs with 10 wins or less. Some of those teams vie for the title of “worst winners,” though as is the case with every rule, there are exceptions.
Of the eight champs listed in this article, three actually ended their regular seasons with single digit win totals. One was nearly .500.
Here, we’ll list those squads in order from most wins to least while breaking down how each team got to the title game.
The ’74 Steelers were far from bad. In fact, they actually boast one of the top win percentages on this list. They qualify for our rankings due to a few different reasons.
First was the 14-game season, which prevented Pittsburgh from racking up more wins. The schedule wasn’t expanded to 16 games until 1978. The Steelers also recorded one stalemate.
In Week 2, they tied with Denver after both teams were held scoreless in the first ever regular season overtime session. They’d then rip off nine wins over their final 12 games to finish 10-3-1.
Pittsburgh won the AFC Central before a dominant playoff run. They took down the Bills, Raiders, and Vikings in consecutive contests, with each win coming by double digits.
Baltimore is the first of four teams on this list to finish the regular season at 10-6. They did so in the 2012 campaign before rolling through the NFL Playoffs.
The Ravens started the year on absolute fire, winning nine of their first 11 contests. They then went ice cold to lose four of their last five.
The 1-4 finish to the year prevented them from securing a first-round bye. In the end, it didn’t matter.
The Ravens knocked off the Colts in the wildcard round before upsetting top-seeded Denver. They then beat the Patriots to book a ticket to the Super Bowl where they defeated the 49ers.
The Packers went 10-6 in their 2010 campaign before winning an NFL title. They just barely slipped into the postseason, securing the sixth and final seed in the NFC.
Green Bay was a .500 team outside of a four-game run between Weeks 7 and 10. They got hot again at season’s end.
The Packers upset the Eagles, Falcons, and Bears on their way to the Super Bowl. They then beat the Steelers to secure a championship.
Three of the team’s wins came by seven points or less.
The Giants started the season out 0-2 before ripping off six...
