2011: Indianapolis Colts (2-14)
Super Bowl XLVI: Lucas Oil Stadium
Sidelined with a neck injury, Colts QB Peyton Manning could only watch as his team stumbled to a 2-14 record. Indianapolis would cut Manning in the offseason, paving the way for Andrew Luck to be taken first overall in the 2012 NFL draft. Manning went on to sign with Denver, where he had several more successful years and ended up winning another championship. While he didn’t get to play a Super Bowl in his home stadium with the Colts, he happily watched as his brother Eli took down Tom Brady and the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.