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Since the Wild-Card System began in 1970,
only nine wild-card teams have advanced
all the way to the Super Bowl. Of those, only
four won the Super Bowl [thus far, with the
2007 Giants in the running for a Super Bowl
win, the 4 Super Bowl winning wild card
teams being the 1980 Oakland Raiders, the
1997 Denver Broncos, the 2000 Baltimore
Ravens, and the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers].

Only three of those wild-card teams

New England Patriots [1985],
Pittsburgh Steelers [2005], and
New York Giants [2007]

won three games on the road to make it to
the Super Bowl.

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1975 Dallas Cowboys (10-4-0, 2nd Place, NFC Eastern Division)
Divisional Playoff - at Minnesota Vikings - (W) - 17-14
NFC Championship - at Los Angeles Rams - (W) - 37-7
Super Bowl X - vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - (L) - 21-17

1980 Oakland Raiders ( 11-5-0, 2nd Place, AFC Western Division)
Wild-Card Playoff - vs. Houston Oilers - (W) - 27-7
Divisional Playoff - at Cleveland Browns - (W) - 14-12
AFC Championship - at San Diego Chargers - (W) - 34-27
Super Bowl XV - vs. Philadelphia Eagles - (W) - 27-10

1985 New England Patriots(11-5-0, 3rd Place, AFC Eastern Division)
Wild-Card Playoff - at New York Jets - (W) - 26-14
Divisional Playoff - at Los Angeles Raiders - (W) - 27-20
AFC Championship - at Miami Dolphins - (W) - 31-14
Super Bowl XX - vs. Chicago Bears - (L) - 46-10

1992 Buffalo Bills (11-5-0, 2nd Place, AFC Eastern Division)
Wild-Card Playoff - vs. Houston Oilers - (W) - 41-38 (OT)
Divisional Playoff - at Pittsburgh Steelers - (W) - 24-3
AFC Championship - at Miami Dolphins - (W) - 29-10
Super Bowl XXVII - vs. Dallas Cowboys - (L) - 52-17

1997 Denver Broncos (12-4-0, 2nd Place, AFC Western Division)
Wild-Card Playoff - vs. Jacksonville Jaguars - (W) - 42-17
Divisional Playoff - at Kansas City Chiefs - (W) - 14-10
AFC Championship - at Pittsburgh Steelers - (W) - 24-21
Super Bowl XXXII - vs. Green Bay Packers - (W) - 31-24

1999 Tennessee Titans (13-3-0, 2nd Place, AFC Central Division)
Wild-Card Playoff - vs. Buffalo Bills - (W) - 22-16
Divisional Playoff - at Indianapolis Colts - (W) - 19-16
AFC Championship - at Jacksonville Jaguars - (W) - 33-14
Super Bowl XXXIV - vs. St. Louis Rams - (L) - 23-16

2000 Baltimore Ravens(12-4-0, 2nd Place, AFC Central Division)
Wild-Card Playoff - vs. Denver Broncos - (W) - 21-3
Divisional Playoff - at Tennessee Titans - (W) - 24-10
AFC Championship - at Oakland Raiders - (W) - 16-3
Super Bowl XXXV - vs. New York Giants - (W) - 34-7

2005 Pittsburgh Steelers(11-5-0, 2nd Place, AFC North Division)
Wild-Card Playoff - at Cincinnati Bengals - (W) 31-17
Divisional Playoff - at Indianapolis Colts - (W) 21-18
AFC Championship - at Denver Broncos - (W) 34-17
Super Bowl XL - vs. Seattle Seahawks - (W) 21-10

2007 New York Giants (10-6-0, 2nd Place, NFC East Division)
Wild-Card Playoff - at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - (W) 24-14
Divisional Playoff - at Dallas Cowboys - (W) 21-17
NFC Championship - at Green Bay Packers - (W) 23-20 (OT)
Super Bowl XLII - vs. New England Patriots

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