No Mistake About It

NFL teams committing fewer turnovers than their opponents are 26-2 in the Super Bowl, including this year’s game. Only the Baltimore Colts in 1971 and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1980 were able to win the Super Bowl with more turnovers than their opponents. There have been seven Super Bowls in which both teams had the same number of turnovers.

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Super Bowl/Result Winner Loser Winner’s Turnovers Turnovers Plus-Minus 1967--Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10 1 1 E 1968--Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 0 3 +3 1969--N.Y. Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 1 5 +4 1970--Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 1 5 +4 1971--Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas 13 7 4 -3 1972--Dallas 24, Miami 3 1 3 +2 1973--Miami 14, Washington 7 2 3 +1 1974--Miami 24, Minnesota 7 1 2 +1 1975--Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 2 5 +3 1976--Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17 0 3 +3 1977--Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 0 3 +3 1978--Dallas 27, Denver 10 2 8 +6 1979--Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31 3 3 E 1980--Pittsburgh 31, L.A. Rams 19 3 1 -2 1981--Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 0 4 +4 1982--San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 1 4 +3 1983--Washington 27, Miami 17 2 2 E 1984--L.A. Raiders 38, Washington 9 2 3 +1 1985--San Francisco 38, Miami 16 2 2 E 1986--Chicago 46, New England 10 2 6 +4 1987--N.Y. Giants 39, Denver 20 0 1 +1 1988--Washington 42, Denver 10 1 3 +2 1989--San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 1 1 E 1990--San Francisco 55, Denver 10 0 4 +4 1991--N.Y. Giants 20, Buffalo 19 0 0 E 1992--Washington 37, Buffalo 24 1 5 +4 1993--Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 2 9 +7 1994--Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 1 3 +2 1995--San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 0 3 +3 1996--Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 0 3 +3 1997--Green Bay 35, New England 21 0 4 +4 1998--Denver 31, Green Bay 24 2 3 +1 1999--Denver 34, Atlanta 19 1 4 +3 2000--St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 0 0 E 2001--Baltimore Ravens 34, N.Y. Giants 0 5 +5 Totals 42 118 +76 Average 1.2 3.4 +2.2

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