The championship archive

The Super Bowl, era by era.

Start with the games preserved in Sportsboxd, then follow each decade's championship timeline and the teams that changed the meaning of the title.

Championship timeline

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1960s

The 1960s: the Super Bowl becomes football's common stage

Green Bay established the first standard, the Jets made the AFL impossible to dismiss and Kansas City closed the decade by validating the merger.

1970s

The 1970s: perfection, the Steel Curtain and football's first dynasties

Miami completed the perfect season, Pittsburgh built a four-title machine and Dallas became a permanent character in the league's championship story.

1980s

The 1980s: Montana, the 46 defense and the NFC's new powers

San Francisco's precision, Chicago's overwhelming defense and multiple NFC champions changed the tactical and geographic center of the league.

1990s

The 1990s: heartbreak in Buffalo, Dallas restored and Elway fulfilled

The decade opened with the narrowest miss, moved through the Cowboys' three-title restoration and ended with Denver rewriting John Elway's championship story.

2000s

The 2000s: Brady's Patriots and championships decided at the edge

New England built the league's defining dynasty, but the decade's lasting images also belonged to an unbeaten team stopped and a title won by inches in the corner.

2010s

The 2010s: goal-line choices, historic comebacks and a dynasty restored

The decade resisted one tactical identity, but its central championship story kept returning to New England and the smallest late-game margins.

2020s

The 2020s: old greatness exits and Kansas City takes the league

Brady won away from New England, the Rams cashed in an all-in roster and Mahomes's Chiefs became the decade's defining repeat champion.