Ricky Dimon
The Super Bowl is upon us. Well, we still have almost 2 full weeks to go until kickoff in New Orleans on February 9, but the game will be the nonstop talk of the sports world until then now that the matchup is set. For the second time in the span of 3 seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will battle for the Lombardi Trophy. They booked their tickets with respective conference championship victories on Sunday over the Buffalo Bill and Washington Commanders.
Pickswise’s extensive Super Bowl coverage continues with a breakdown of historical Super Bowl scores. Let’s dive in!
Most common final score in Super Bowl history
Both 27-10 and 27-17 are final scores that have occurred twice in the Super Bowl. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos 27-10 at the end of the 1977 season. Three years later, the Oakland Raiders defeated the Philadelphia Eagles by the exact same margin. In Super Bowl XVII, the Washington Redskins picked up a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Super Bowl XXX saw Dallas knock off the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17.
Most common team scores in Super Bowl history
The most common team score in Super Bowl history is 17. That has happened on 9 occasions, most recently with the New England Patriots in a loss to the New York Giants on February 5, 2012. The Giants’ 17-14 victory over the Patriots 4 years earlier is the only time that 17 has been a winning score.
Right behind are 31 and 10, both of which have been posted 8 times. Twice has 31 been the losing score – first when Dallas lost to Pittsburgh 35-31 in Super Bowl 13 and again when the San Francisco 49ers fell to the Baltimore Ravens 34-31 in Super Bowl 47. Unsurprisingly, 10 has always been a losing score – including in Super Bowl 1, when Kansas City succumbed to the Green Bay Packers 35-10.
Chiefs vs Eagles previous score
Kansas City and Philadelphia also went head-to-head in Super Bowl 57. The Chiefs won that game 38-35 on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
