packers has more super bowl wins than cowboys.
packers has more super bowl wins than cowboys.
who has more super bowl wins packers or cowboys?
packers
the patriots defeated the tennessee titans in the divisional round 35–14, and the jacksonville jaguars in the afc championship game 24–20, claiming their second consecutive afc title. this was their seventh consecutive afc championship appearance, adding onto their record from the previous year. the win also made tom brady the oldest quarterback (40 years, 163 days) to win a playoff game, surpassing brett favre for the record. it was also the second time they advanced to the super bowl two consecutive seasons since 2004. they faced the philadelphia eagles in a rematch of super bowl xxxix. this also made the patriots the only team in nfl history to appear in ten super bowls, and gave the patriots a chance to repeat as super bowl champions for the second time in franchise history, and for the first time since 2004. in addition, they had the chance to tie the pittsburgh steelers for the record of most super bowl wins by a team in nfl history with 6. however, due to a late strip-sack of brady by brandon graham and a failed hail mary pass, the eagles defeated the patriots in super bowl lii by 41–33, ending the patriots chance at a sixth super bowl title and resulting in their first super bowl loss since 2011. the loss prevented the patriots from repeating their three-in-four super bowl run that they managed from 2001–2004. also with the loss, the patriots tied the nfl record for most super bowl losses with five, and made them the fifth defending super bowl champion to lose the next year's game, after the 1978 dallas cowboys, the 1983 washington redskins, the 1997 green bay packers and the 2014 seattle seahawks.
2017 new england patriots season
the packers played the pittsburgh steelers, who were seeking a record seventh super bowl title, in super bowl xlv at cowboys stadium in arlington, texas. the packers struck first with two touchdowns near the end of the first quarter, one on a jordy nelson touchdown catch and the other on a nick collins interception return. collins' touchdown marked the third consecutive playoff game in which the packers returned an interception for a touchdown. the first half ended with the packers leading 21–10, but they had lost both cornerback charles woodson and wide receiver donald driver to injury. the steelers started to rally, but the packers defense caused a key fumble on the first play of the fourth quarter and later stopped the steelers on their final drive, winning their fourth super bowl and their record 13th overall nfl championship, 31–25. aaron rodgers was voted the game's mvp. with the win, the packers joined the steelers, 49ers and cowboys as the only nfl teams to win at least four super bowls. they would eventually be joined by the new york giants, who won their fourth super bowl (super bowl xlvi) following the 2011 season, and the new england patriots, who won their fourth super bowl (super bowl xlix) following the 2014 season.
history of the green bay packers