If information are certainly meant to be damaged, nobody apparently instructed the groups and gamers who’ve performed in a number of the latest Super Bowls. As we prepare for Super Bowl LX, a variety of the Super Bowl’s oldest information stay untouched regardless of a few of being set earlier than the creation of the fifirst Nintendo.
Former Raiders linebacker Rod Martin has held the file for interceptions in a Super Bowl (three) for 45 years. No one has come inside 40 yards of Timmy Smith’s Super Bowl single-game dashing file in the 38 years since he rumbled for 204 in Washington’s blowout win over the Broncos. A yr after Smith’s record-setting day, Jerry Rice racked up 215 receiving yards in the San Francisco come-from-behind win over the Cincinnati Bengals, a Super Bowl file that nonetheless stands to at the present time.
One of these information has a good shot a getting damaged when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks sq. off. Here’s a rundown of that and a number of other different information that may fall throughout the Super Bowl’s sixtieth version.
Most Super Bowl wins: 6
The Patriots are only one win away from having the file for many Super Bowl wins all to themselves.
Each of New England’s Super Bowl wins have come beneath the possession of Robert Kraft, a former Patriots season-ticket holder who bought the franchise in 1994. It did not take lengthy for the franchise to have success beneath Kraft; the Patriots reached the Super Bowl in 1996 (dropping to the Green Bay Packers) and gained their first Super Bowl title in 2001 after upsetting the closely favored Rams.
Patriots Super Bowl outcomes
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XX (1986) |
Bears |
L, 46-10 |
DE Richard Dent (Chicago) |
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XXXI (1997) |
Patriots |
L, 35-21 |
KR/PR Desmond Howard (Green Bay) |
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XXXVI (2002) |
Rams |
W, 20-17 |
QB Tom Bady (New England) |
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XXXVIII (2004) |
Panthers |
W, 32-29 |
QB Tom Brady (New England) |
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XXIX (2005) |
Eagles |
W, 24-21 |
WR Deion Branch (New England) |
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XLII (2008) |
Giants |
L, 17-14 |
QB Eli Manning (New York) |
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XLVI (2012) |
Giants |
L, 21-17 |
QB Eli Manning (New York) |
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XLIX (2015) |
Seahawks |
W, 24-14 |
QB Tom Brady (New England) |
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LI (2017) |
Falcons |
W, 34-28 (OT) |
QB Tom Brady (New England) |
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LIII (2018) |
Eagles |
L, 41-33 |
QB Nick Foles (Philadelphia) |
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LIII (2019) |
Rams |
W, 13-3 |
WR Julian Edelman (New England) |
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LX (2026) |
Seahawks |
??? |
??? |
The Patriots’ 12 Super Bowl appearances are already a Super Bowl file. No different NFL franchise has greater than eight journeys to the large recreation.
Youngest QB to win the Super Bowl: 23 years, 340 days
Record-holder: Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (Super Bowl XL)
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye can break Roethlisberger’s file 20 years after Big Ben gained the Super Bowl on the finish of the second season with the Steelers. At 23 years and 162 days outdated, Maye will turn into the second-youngest quarterback to begin in a Super Bowl.
Hall of Famer Dan Marino was 23 years and 127 days outdated when he and the Dolphins confronted the 49ers in Super Bowl XIX. While the sport wasn’t shut (the 49ers pulled away in the second quarter en route to a 38-16 win), the sport was nonetheless a showcase of two of the best quarterbacks of all time in Marino and Joe Montana.
Marino’s 318 yards that day tied Terry Bradshaw’s single-game Super Bowl file for passing video games. Montana, nonetheless, broke that file by throwing for 333 yards and three touchdowns. He additionally ran for 59 yards (a then Super Bowl file for a quarterback) and added a landing on the bottom.
Longest discipline purpose: 57 yards
Record-holder: Harrison Butker, Chiefs (Super Bowl LVIII)
Given the accuracy of in the present day’s kickers from lengthy vary, it is a bit shocking that there hasn’t been an extended made discipline purpose in the Super Bowl. That could change this yr given the 2 kickers who might be participating in the sport.
Patriots rookie kicker Andres Borregales had a season-high 59-yard discipline purpose throughout the common season and made every of his 4 discipline purpose makes an attempt from not less than 50 yards out. Seattle kicker Jason Myers’ season-high 57-yard discipline purpose this season matches the Super Bowl’s single-game file in phrases of distance. He booted a 59-yarder in 2024 made a career-long 61-yard discipline purpose try again in 2021.
Myers made all 9 of his kicks (together with all three of his discipline purpose tries) in Seattle’s first two playoff wins. Borregales made every of his six point-after makes an attempt and 4 of his six discipline purpose makes an attempt throughout New England’s first three playoff video games.
Most receiving yards: 215
- Record-holder: Jerry Rice, 49ers (Super Bowl XXIII)
Rice set his still-standing file only one yr after Washington receiver Ricky Sanders recorded a then-Super Bowl file 193 yards in a blowout win over the Broncos. Rice’s record-setting efficiency helped the 49ers rally to defeat the Bengals in one of many biggest Super Bowls ever performed.
There are a number of notable gamers in this Super Bowl who could break Rice’s file, most notably Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba, whose dominance this season has conjured up reminiscences of Rice.
While he is by no means eclipsed 180 receiving yards in an NFL recreation, Smith-Njigba had a whopping 347 receiving yards in school throughout Ohio State’s comeback win over Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Smith-Njigba, who caught 15 passes and three touchdowns in Ohio State’s 48-45 win, set an all-time FBS bowl recreation file for receiving yards.
It’s been 37 years since Jerry Rice set the Super Bowl file for receiving yards. His 11 receptions for 215 yards led to him turning into the third receiver to earn Super Bowl MVP honors.
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Most catches: 14
While it was ultimately tied 4 instances, nobody broke former Bengals tight finish Dan Ross’ single-game Super Bowl file for receptions (he caught 11 passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns in Super Bowl XVI) till former Broncos wideout Demaryius Thomas pulled down 13 passes throughout Denver’s Super Bowl loss to Seattle in 2014. White broke Thomas’ file three years later whereas additionally scoring the primary time beyond regulation landing in Super Bowl historical past because the Patriots overcame a 28-3 deficit.
Smith-Njigba has an opportunity to break this file, too. Ironically, his profession single-game receptions mark in the NFL was set towards the Patriots. He caught 12 of 16 targets for 117 yards throughout Seattle’s 23-20 time beyond regulation win over New England in Week 2 of the 2024 season.
White’s record-setting efficiency helped spearhead the best comeback in Super Bowl historical past.
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Most return yards: 244
Record-holder: Desmond Howard, Packers (Super Bowl XXXI)
Like Howard did for the Packers almost 30 years in the past, Rashid Shaheed’s particular groups prowess this season has performed a key position in the Seahawks’ Super Bowl run. Shaheed, who began the season in New Orleans earlier than being dealt earlier than the deadline, earned his second profession Pro Bowl nod this yr after returning a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns. He returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a landing throughout Seattle’s eventual rout of San Francisco in the NFC divisional spherical.
In Super Bowl XXXI, then-Patriots coach Bill Parcells determined to kick to Howard late in the third quarter regardless of Howard’s success up to that level in the sport. Howard made him pay by returning a kickoff 99 yards that proved to be the sport’s ultimate rating. It’ll be fascinating to see if present Patriots coach Mike Vrabel takes the same strategy relating to Shaheed.
Howard stays the one particular groups participant to win Super Bowl MVP honors.
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Highest completion proportion: 88%
Record-holder: Phil Simms, Super Bowl XXI
Simms was merely on fireplace in main the Giants to their first Super Bowl win. He was really an ideal 10 of 10 in the second half because the Giants turned a 10-9 halftime deficit right into a 39-20 win over the Broncos. Simms completed the sport with 268 yards and three touchdowns on 22 of 25 passing.
While Simms is not anxious about his file falling, there’s an opportunity that both Maye or Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold could break it in this yr’s Super Bowl. Maye accomplished a league-high 72% of his passes throughout the common season and had two video games the place he accomplished over 90% of his throws. It must be famous, nonetheless, that each of these performances got here towards two of the NFL’s worst groups in the Jets and Titans.
Darnold accomplished not less than 82.4% of his throws in three video games this season, together with finishing a season-high 87.5% of his passes in a win over Washington. Like Maye, although, Darnold’s best video games this season from a completion proportion standpoint got here towards a number of of the league’s worst groups.
No one has come inside 5 factors of Simms’ 88% completion proportion in Super Bowl XXI.
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Most mixed punts: 22
Record-holder: Giants/Ravens, Super Bowl XXXV
I’m positive that nobody is hoping that this file comes shut to being damaged in this yr’s Super Bowl, that is until you are a fan of defensive rock fights.
While each groups possess prime 5 scoring offenses, they’ve have two of the league’s greatest defenses. Seattle and New England completed first and fourth in the NFL throughout the common season in fewest factors allowed, respectively.
As John Madden used to say, an ideal protection normally beats an ideal offense. If that comes to fruition on Sunday, it could lead to a low-scoring, defensive affair that could embrace a slew of punts by each groups.
