My name is Jason. I get bored easily. Sometimes, an idea starts itching in my mind, and I don't feel relief until I scratch the hell out of it. A few months ago, I was wondering: How far have NFL teams gone in a season where that year's Super Bowl was being held in their city? The answer: not very far at all.
The Super Bowl has been held in a venue used by a NFL team (or AFL, in 1968-69) on 36 occasions. The games were initially planted in warm-weather cities, eventually drifting towards places with domes to avoid the late-January cold (Detroit and Minneapolis). Recently, the NFL decided that Super Bowl XLVIII would be held outdoors at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., home of the Giants and Jets. Thanks to the Internet, I found out how far teams have gone when their stadium hosted the big game. The culuminative record for all 36 teams?
229-329-3
That's right . . . exactly 100 games below the .500 mark. Stretch the winning percentage over a 16-game season, that accounts for roughly 6 1/2 wins per season. Out of the 36 teams, only five made it to the postseason. Of those five, two won a playoff game. Neither one reached their conference's championship contest.
Is there a curse involved? A jinx? Perhaps the Indianapolis Colts' season did not officially end when Peyton Manning was knocked out for the year with neck injuries, but rather in May 2008, when the city was awarded Super Bowl XLVI. I'm not here to speculate . . . I'm just going to lay out the stats, as Cliff Claven grumbles, "Get a life, pally!"
Year
|
Super Bowl
|
Stadium
|
Location
|
Team
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
Pct
|
1968
|
II
|
Miami
Orange Bowl
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
4
|
10
|
0
|
.286
|
1969
|
III
|
Miami
Orange Bowl
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
5
|
8
|
1
|
.393
|
1970
|
IV
|
Tulane Stadium
|
New Orleans
|
Saints
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
.357
|
1971
|
V
|
Miami
Orange Bowl
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
.714
|
1972
|
VI
|
Tulane Stadium
|
New Orleans
|
Saints
|
4
|
8
|
2
|
.333
|
1976
|
X
|
Miami
Orange Bowl
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
.714
|
1978
|
XII
|
Louisiana Superdome
|
New Orleans
|
Saints
|
3
|
11
|
0
|
.214
|
1979
|
XIII
|
Miami
Orange Bowl
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
11
|
5
|
0
|
.688
|
1981
|
XV
|
Louisiana Superdome
|
New Orleans
|
Saints
|
1
|
15
|
0
|
.063
|
1982
|
XVI
|
Pontiac Silverdome
|
Detroit
|
Lions
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
.500
|
1984
|
XVIII
|
Tampa Stadium
|
Tampa Bay
|
Buccaneers
|
2
|
14
|
0
|
.125
|
1986
|
XX
|
Louisiana Superdome
|
New Orleans
|
Saints
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
.313
|
1988
|
XXII
|
Jack Murphy Stadium
|
San Diego
|
Chargers
|
8
|
7
|
0
|
.533
|
1989
|
XXIII
|
Joe Robbie Stadium
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
.375
|
1990
|
XXIV
|
Louisiana Superdome
|
New Orleans
|
Saints
|
9
|
7
|
0
|
.563
|
1991
|
XXV
|
Tampa Stadium
|
Tampa Bay
|
Buccaneers
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
.375
|
1992
|
XXVI
|
H.H.H. Metrodome
|
Minneapolis
|
Vikings
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
.500
|
1994
|
XXVIII
|
Georgia Dome
|
Atlanta
|
Falcons
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
.375
|
1995
|
XXIX
|
Joe Robbie Stadium
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
.625
|
1996
|
XXX
|
Sun Devil Stadium
|
Tempe, AZ
|
Cardinals
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
.250
|
1997
|
XXXI
|
Louisiana Superdome
|
New Orleans
|
Saints
|
3
|
13
|
0
|
.188
|
1998
|
XXXII
|
Qualcomm Stadium
|
San Diego
|
Chargers
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
.250
|
1999
|
XXXIII
|
Pro Player Stadium
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
.625
|
2000
|
XXXIV
|
Georgia Dome
|
Atlanta
|
Falcons
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
.313
|
2001
|
XXXV
|
Raymond James
Stadium
|
Tampa Bay
|
Buccaneers
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
.625
|
2002
|
XXXVI
|
Louisiana Superdome
|
New Orleans
|
Saints
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
.438
|
2003
|
XXXVII
|
Qualcomm Stadium
|
San Diego
|
Chargers
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
.500
|
2004
|
XXXVIII
|
Reliant Stadium
|
Houston
|
Texans
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
.313
|
2005
|
XXXIX
|
Alltel Stadium
|
Jacksonville
|
Jaguars
|
9
|
7
|
0
|
.563
|
2006
|
XL
|
Ford Field
|
Detroit
|
Lions
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
.313
|
2007
|
XLI
|
Dolphins Stadium
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
.375
|
2008
|
XLII
|
U.of Phoenix
Stadium
|
Glendale, AZ
|
Cardinals
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
.500
|
2009
|
XLIII
|
Raymond James
Stadium
|
Tampa Bay
|
Buccaneers
|
9
|
7
|
0
|
.563
|
2010
|
XLIV
|
Land Shark Stadium
|
Miami
|
Dolphins
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
.438
|
2011
|
XLV
|
Cowboys Stadium
|
Arlington, TX
|
Cowboys
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
.375
|
2012
|
XLVI
|
Lucas Oil Stadium
|
Indianapolis
|
Colts
|
2
|
14
|
0
|
.125
|
Boldface denotes postseason berth
|
TOTAL
|
229
|
329
|
3
|
.411
|
|||
Year
|
Team
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
1970-71
|
Miami Dolphins
|
@Oakland 21-14
|
|
1978-79
|
Miami Dolphins
|
Houston 17-9
|
|
1994-95
|
Miami Dolphins
|
Kansas City 21-17
|
@San Diego 22-21
|
1998-99
|
Miami Dolphins
|
Buffalo 24-17
|
@ Denver 38-3
|
2000-01
|
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
|
@Philadelphia 10-7
|
|
TOTAL
|
2
|
5
|
|
Year
|
Super Bowl
|
Stadium
|
Location
|
Team
|
2013
|
XLVII
|
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
|
New Orleans
|
Saints
|
2014
|
XLVIII
|
MetLife Stadium
|
East Rutherford, NJ
|
Giants
|
Jets
|
||||
2015
|
XLIX
|
U. of Phoenix
|
Glendale, AZ
|
Cardinals
|
