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Saquon Barkley breaks Terrell Davis’ record for best rushing season in NFL history

Saquon Barkley has passed Hall of Famer Terrell Davis for the most rushing yards in a single season, playoffs included.

Going into Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was just 30 yards away from breaking Terrell Davis’ record for the most rushing yards in a single season (playoffs included).

Barkley finished the day with 57 rushing yards, breaking the record.

Davis, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, originally set the record when he totaled 2,331 yards with the Denver Broncos in 1997. One year later, TD broke his own record by rushing for 2,476 yards in 1998.

Both marks have now been passed by Barkley, who had 2,447 rushing yards going into Super Bowl LIX. Sunday marked Barkley’s 20th game this season, and he finished the year with 436 carries. Davis got 470 carries in 19 games in 1998.

Most rushing yards in a season (playoffs included)

  1. Saquon Barkley: 2,504 yards (2024)
  2. Terrell Davis: 2,476 yards (1998)
  3. Terrell Davis: 2,331 yards (1997)
  4. Eric Dickerson: 2,212 yards (1984)
  5. Adrian Peterson: 2,196 yards (2012)

Barkley averaged 5.48 yards per carry and 124.75 yards per game in the playoffs this year. Davis averaged 6.0/156.0 during the 1998 playoffs.

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All 32 NFL teams ranked by Super Bowl appearances

Only the Patriots (11) have more Super Bowl appearances than the Broncos (8). Here are all 32 teams ranked by their Super Bowl appearances.

Twenty of the NFL’s 32 teams have won a Super Bowl, and 28 have reached the Big Game. Only the New England Patriots (11) have reached more Super Bowls than the Denver Broncos (8), who have won three titles in franchise history.

With a hat tip to Statista.com, here’s a look at the number of Super Bowl appearances for all 32 teams in the NFL.

NFL teams ranked by Super Bowl appearances

1. New England Patriots: 11

T-2. Denver Broncos: 8

T-2. Pittsburgh Steelers: 8

T-2. Dallas Cowboys: 8

T-2. San Francisco 49ers: 8

6. Kansas City Chiefs: 7

T-7. Washington Commanders: 5

T-7. Green Bay Packers: 5

T-7. Miami Dolphins: 5

T-7. New York Giants: 5

T-7. Las Vegas Raiders: 5

T-7. Los Angeles Rams: 5

T-7. Philadelphia Eagles: 5

T-14. Buffalo Bills: 4

T-14. Minnesota Vikings: 4

T-14. Indianapolis Colts: 4

T-17. Seattle Seahawks: 3

T-17. Cincinnati Bengals: 3

T-19. Carolina Panthers: 2

T-19. Atlanta Falcons: 2

T-19. Baltimore Ravens: 2

T-19. Chicago Bears: 2

T-19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2

T-23. New Orleans Saints: 1

T-23. Arizona Cardinals: 1

T-23. Tennessee Titans: 1

T-23. Los Angeles Chargers: 1

T-23. New York Jets: 1

T-29. Cleveland Browns: 0

T-29. Detroit Lions: 0

T-29. Houston Texans: 0

T-29. Jacksonville Jaguars: 0

The Steelers and Patriots are tied with six Super Bowl wins, followed by the 49ers (five) and Cowboys (five). Three teams have won four titles and the Broncos are tied for eighth in the league with three Super Bowl wins.

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All three Super Bowl ‘Scorigamis’ involved the Broncos

The Super Bowl has ended with a “scorigamis” three times, and all three games involved the Broncos (trigger warning).

Football fans have become enthusiastic about “scorigamis” in recent seasons — final scores that have never happened before in NFL history. The concept was thought up and popularized by Jon Bois and it is now tracked weekly each season.

As NFL blogger Samson T. Beard has pointed out, only three Super Bowls have had a “scorigami” — a unique score in NFL history — and the Denver Broncos were involved in all three. (Trigger warning ahead.)

The first Super Bowl scorigami happened in 1987 when the New York Giants defeated the Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. It gets worse.

The second Super Bowl scorigami happened in 1990 when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Broncos 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV.

The third and most recent Super Bowl scorigami happened in 2014 when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII.

That’s some NFL trivia fans in Denver would like to forget.

The Broncos were on the winning side of a scorigami when they defeated the Cleveland Browns 29-12 in November. Unfortunately, Denver’s 70-20 loss to the Miami Dolphins in September was also a scorigami. You can’t win ’em all — just ask the Broncos.

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When was the last time the Packers played in the Super Bowl?

Welcome to Super Sunday.

It’s been 12 years since the Green Bay Packers appeared in the Super Bowl.

The Green Bay Packers have played in five Super Bowls in the franchise’s storied history.

The team’s last appearance was 12 years ago in Super Bowl XLV. The Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Feb. 6, 2011.

Since winning a title after the 2010 season, the Packers have been to four NFC Championship Games but lost all four (2014, 2016, 2019, 2020).

The Packers are one of 11 NFL teams with at least five Super Bowl appearances and one of six NFL teams with at least four Super Bowl titles. Of the teams with at least five appearances, the Packers and New York Giants are the only teams with just one Super Bowl loss.

Here’s a quick history of the Packers in the Super Bowl:

Packers Super Bowl appearances

Super Bowl I (1966 season)
Super Bowl II (1967 season)
Super Bowl XXXI (1996 season)
Super Bowl XXXII (1997 season)
Super Bowl XLV (2010 season)

Packers Super Bowl results

I: Win vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 (in Los Angeles)
II: Win vs. Oakland Raiders, 33-14 (in Miami)
XXXI: Win vs. New England Patriots, 35-21 (in New Orleans)
XXXII: Loss to Denver Broncos, 31-24 (in San Diego)
XLV: Win vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25 (in Dallas)

Packers Super Bowl MVPs

I: QB Bart Starr
II: QB Bart Starr
XXXI: KR Desmond Howard
XLV: QB Aaron Rodgers

Packers coaches to win Super Bowl

2: Vince Lombardi (I, II)
1: Mike Holmgren (XXXI), Mike McCarthy (XLV)

Super Bowls in photos

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr (15)
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Most punt return yards: 90 yards — Desmond Howard, Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XXXI
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Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

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Every Auburn Tiger to play in a Super Bowl

Every former Auburn Tiger to make it to the biggest stage in professional football.

There is a long history of Auburn Tigers football dating back to the first season in 1892 when they started as an independent. They would join the SIAA in 1895 and the Southern Conference in 1921. The Tigers officially joined the SEC in 1932 as original members of the conference.

Over the years they have sent many of those players to the NFL. Among them, 57 former Auburn Tigers have played in the Super Bowl.

On Sunday night, current Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah will make it a total of 58 former players to make it to the biggest stage.

There are four former players to play in three or more Super Bowls.

  • Dave Edwards, Dallas Cowboys
  • Brandon King, New England Patriots
  • Mike Kolen, Miami Dolphins
  • Steve Wallace, San Francisco 49ers

We break down every player to appear in the Super Bowl going all the way back to the very first game between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Every former LSU Tiger to play in a Super Bowl

For the 21st consecutive year at least one former LSU player heads to the Super Bowl

Over the history of the Super Bowl, the LSU Tigers football program has been well represented. A total of 78 former players make up the active roster, practice squad, and injured reserve lists for the game.

This year five active players will participate in the annual championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Benglas. The No. 6 player would be tight end Thaddeus Moss, who is currently on the IR for the Bengals.

Still, we will see history when the two teams take the field for this game. For only the second time in Super Bowl history, two quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall in the NFL draft will face off.

As we journey through the history of LSU players in the Super Bowl, we start where it all began with Super Bowl I featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers.

A look at each Oklahoma Sooner to have played in Super Bowl history

There has been at least one former Oklahoma Sooner to play in the Super Bowl in 32 of 54 games. A look through history at each one.

The Super Bowl will be upon us before you know it and there is no shortage of history in the game when it comes to the Oklahoma Sooners. Continue reading “A look at each Oklahoma Sooner to have played in Super Bowl history”