Ranking Each of the 25 Super Bowl Winners From the 21st Century

We are one quarter of the way through the 21st century, which means we have had 25 Super Bowl champions since 2000. 

So why not take a step back this offseason and assess the 25 winners to date?

Looking primarily at records, scoring-, yardage- and turnover-based statistics, efficiency in key spots, and All-Pros, Pro Bowlers and eventual Hall of Famers, let's compare them all.

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LA Rams head coach Sean McVay

25. 2011 New York Giants

Pros: Behind a legendary pass rush, they dethroned the Patriots for the second time in a four-year span. 

Cons: They are the only team on this list with just nine regular-season wins and a negative scoring margin (minus-6). Despite that pass rush, only the 2018 Patriots gave up more yards per play (5.62), and Jason Pierre-Paul was their only first-team All-Pro. 

24. 2007 New York Giants

Pros: They slayed the then-18-0 Patriots in one of the biggest upsets in NFL history.

Cons: They were only one win better than the 2011 team at 10-6, and their plus-22 regular-season scoring margin ranks second-last among the 25 teams on this list. They were also a horrendous 1-5 against teams with winning records, and they outscored their four playoff opponents by just 20 total points. They had just one Pro Bowler (Osi Umenyiora) and no first-team All-Pros. 

23. 2015 Denver Broncos

Pros: As a gritty veteran team, they managed to win 12 games despite the following...

Cons: They are one of only four 21st-century Super Bowl winners with a sub-60 scoring margin, and they and the 2007 Giants are the only teams on this list to turn the ball over more than 30 times. 

22. 2012 Baltimore Ravens

Pros: They turned the ball over just 16 times in 16 regular-season games before Joe Flacco and Co. lit up the postseason. Only the 2010 Packers had more Pro Bowlers than them (seven).

Cons: Another mere 10-6 team, they rank ahead of just the two Giants squads with a scoring margin of plus-54. 

21. 2021 Los Angeles Rams

Pros: As a top-heavy team stacked with veteran stars, they managed to win 12 games (with five total fourth-quarter comebacks) despite the following...

Cons: They went just 3-5 against opponents with winning records and only the 2011 Giants allowed more points (372).

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Peyton Manning

20. 2001 New England Patriots

Pros: Following an incredible playoff run, the Patriots pulled off one of the most memorable upsets in Super Bowl history. There wasn't much they did great, but they came through when it mattered. 

Cons: They were one of eight Super Bowl winners on this list with a sub-plus-100 scoring margin, they outscored three playoff opponents by just 13 total points, and they didn't have a single first-team All-Pro. 

19. 2018 New England Patriots

Pros: They went 5-2 against teams with winning records in the regular season and ranked in the top eight in terms of scoring offense and defense.

Cons: They won a mere 11 regular-season games while surrendering a worst-on-this-list 5.73 yards per play. They also caught some major breaks in the playoffs, including a matchup with a Rams team that barely showed up for the Super Bowl. 

18. 2006 Indianapolis Colts

Pros: A team containing three eventual Hall of Famers (Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Dwight Freeney) lost just one game to a team with a winning record in a solid-if-not-spectacular 12-4 campaign.

Cons: Their scoring margin (plus-67) ranks 21st among the 25 teams listed here, and only the 2011 Giants surrendered more points per game (22.5). 

17. 2023 Kansas City Chiefs

Pros: The league's second-ranked scoring defense and clutch play (six fourth-quarter comebacks) made the difference for a good-not-great team. 

Cons: Lacking talent following some roster bleeding, they lost six regular-season games and posted an average margin of victory of just 4.5 points. Their 28-to-17 turnover-to-takeaway ratio is also worst among all teams in this exercise. 

16. 2010 Green Bay Packers

Pros: No team on this list had more Pro Bowlers than the 2010 Packers (eight), who rode a strong defense and a hot-down-the-stretch Aaron Rodgers to a somewhat improbable title. 

Cons: They went just 10-6 in the regular season and were just 4-3 against teams with winning records. 

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Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady of the Bucs

15. 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers

Pros: They completed five fourth-quarter comebacks behind a stellar defense to win it all as a No. 6 seed in the AFC. 

Cons: An 11-game winner with middle-of-the-pack stats in almost all of the metrics we're using generally ranks in the middle of the pack. 

14. 2022 Kansas City Chiefs

Pros: Only three 21st-century Super Bowl winners averaged more points per game than this offense (29.2), as the Chiefs executed a ridiculous eight fourth-quarter comebacks and went 5-2 against winning teams. 

Cons: Only five 21st-century Super Bowl winners surrendered more points per game than this defense (21.7). 

13. 2014 New England Patriots

Pros: They went 6-3 against winning opponents in a typical Patriots campaign, averaging a third-best-on-this-list 29.3 points per game.

Cons: Their 12-4 record wasn’t special as they gave up 5.33 yards per play, and they survived by the skin of their teeth in two of their three playoff games, including that famous Super Bowl victory over Seattle. 

12. 2003 New England Patriots

Pros: A 14-win team that registered more takeaways (41) than everyone here except the 2000 Ravens rattled off 15 consecutive victories en route to the Lombardi Trophy, and they were an unbelievable 7-0 against opponents with winning records. 

Cons: They merely survived with a plus-16 scoring margin in the playoffs, and they sent only three players (Ty Law, Willie McGinest, Richard Seymour) to the Pro Bowl. 

11. 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Pros: Only they and the 2009 Saints averaged more than 30 points per game (30.8), as this Tom Brady-led Bucs squad felt a bit like an NFL superteam at times.

Cons: Still, they lost a handful of regular-season games and posted a mere 1-4 record against opponents with winning records. And only two defenses on this list (2011 Giants, 2006 Colts) allowed more points per game (22.2), although that unit did get it together down the stretch. They had just one Pro Bowler (Jason Pierre-Paul) and no All-Pros. 

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Nick Foles

10. 2019 Kansas City Chiefs

Pros: Among teams listed here, only the 2016 and 2014 Patriots turned the ball over less (15 times) than a Chiefs squad that was stacked on both sides of the ball at this point. They also incredibly won all three playoff games by double-digit margins despite trailing by 10-plus points in all three.

Cons: They still lost four regular-season games and went just 3-3 against opponents with winning records. They were rarely dominant. 

9. 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers

Pros: The defense gave up just 3.9 yards per play, far better than anyone else to win the Super Bowl century (4.2) as they won 12 games. 

Cons: They averaged just 4.9 yards per play (no Super Bowl winner since has posted a sub-5.0 in that metric), and they were just 4-4 against winning opponents as a team with zero offensive Pro Bowlers sort of limped to the Lombardi Trophy.

8. 2000 Baltimore Ravens

Pros: Their out-of-this-world defense surrendered just 10.3 points per game (best among 21st-century champions) as they generated an off-the-charts 49 takeaways. They also dominated the postseason with four double-digit-point victories and a Super Bowl blowout of the Giants. Four players from this squad are now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Shannon Sharpe, Ray Lewis, Jonathan Ogden and Roy Woodson. 

Cons: Their lackluster offense averaged just 20.8 points per game (worst among 21st-century champions), and they didn't face much stiff competition before the playoffs. 

7. 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

Pros: The defense was right there with the 2000 Ravens and 2008 Steelers in terms of points allowed (second to only 2000 Baltimore at 196) and yards per play allowed (second to only 2008 Pittsburgh at 4.2). Four members of that unit went on to make the Hall of Fame: Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, John Lynch, Ronde Barber. And like Baltimore, they obliterated the postseason competition with three blowout victories.

Cons: The offense also ranked right between the 2000 Ravens (worst) and the 2008 Steelers (third-worst) in terms of points allowed (196), although they made fewer mistakes on offense than those squads. It's a toss-up between Baltimore and Tampa. 

6. 2017 Philadelphia Eagles

Pros: The 13-3 Eagles are one of just six teams listed here with a scoring margin above plus-160, and the offense was unreal right through the Super Bowl despite the loss of starting quarterback Carson Wentz, who was replaced by Nick Foles.

Cons: The defense was only OK, and they were a mere 4-3 against opponents with winning records. We're moving into nitpick territory. 

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Jalen Hurts

5. 2009 New Orleans Saints

Pros: The Drew Brees-led Saints offense averaged 31.9 points per game, making it easily the highest-scoring offense among 21st-century Super Bowl winners. New Orleans also went 5-1 against above-.500 opponents while producing seven Pro Bowlers, and the defense made up for overall struggles by producing 39 takeaways. 

Cons: That O-line also turned the ball over 28 times, and that defense was one of just four 21st-century Super Bowl winners to surrender more than 5.4 yards per play. 

4. 2024 Philadelphia Eagles

Pros: They won 14 regular-season games while committing just 15 turnovers and posting the seventh-best scoring margin (plus-160) among Super Bowl champions this century. They also went 6-2 against winning teams and smashed the dynastic Chiefs to claim the Lombardi Trophy. 

Cons: They still rank below the median among these teams with 303 points allowed, and they had "only" two first-team All-Pros (Saquon Barkley, Zack Baun). 

3. 2016 New England Patriots

Pros: They overcame a Tom Brady suspension, a Rob Gronkowski injury and a 28-3 Super Bowl deficit to triumph in this unreal campaign—one which saw them commit just 11 turnovers the entire season while ranking in the top three in scoring offense and defense. They went 5-1 against teams with winning records and registered six fourth-quarter comebacks.

Cons: They benefited from the easiest schedule in the league in terms of DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average) and had zero first-team All-Pros outside of special teams. 

2. 2013 Seattle Seahawks

Pros: They outscored their opponents by 11.6 points per game, which is second-best among the winners in this exercise. The Legion of Boom was legendary as Russell Wilson shined for a team that dominated all year before crushing the Broncos in the Super Bowl.

Cons: They were only 4-3 against teams with winning records and the offense wasn't historically good. That's honestly all I've got. 

1. 2004 New England Patriots

Pros: They are one of just three 14-2 teams on this list (alongside two other Pats squads), and rank third with a scoring margin of plus-177. They went 7-1 against winning teams, pulled off six fourth-quarter comebacks and dusted the Colts and Steelers en route to their third championship in four years. 

Cons: They only rank in the middle of the pack among these champions in terms of both yards per play (5.53, T-13th) and yards allowed per play (5.03, 12th).