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Who has the most Super Bowl wins? The teams and players with the most rings in NFL history
The 2024 Super Bowl will see the San Francisco 49ers take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, with both franchises hoping to take home another Lombardi Trophy.
Patrick Mahomes is looking to win his third Super Bowl, which would move him into a tie with Troy Aikman for the third most Super Bowl rings of any quarterback in NFL history. The San Francisco 49ers, meanwhile, are hoping to win their sixth Super Bowl in franchise history, moving them into a three-way tie for first place.
Below is a list of the teams and players who have won the most Super Bowls in NFL history.
Note: All Super Bowls in this article are categorized by the year in which the game itself was played, not the season for which the title was earned. This article also does not take into account NFL championships prior to 1967, when the first Super Bowl was played.
Which teams have the most Super Bowl wins?
The New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers are both tied for the most Super Bowl wins with six each. The Patriots also have the most Super Bowl appearances in history with 11, having lost the title game five times. The Steelers have eight appearances, giving them two losses.
If the San Francisco 49ers win the 2024 Super Bowl, they will also win their sixth title in franchise history, moving them into a three-way tie with the Patriots and Steelers. The Niners are currently tied with Dallas for second place with five Super Bowls.
Third place is also held by two teams, the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants, both with four Super Bowl wins.
No team has ever won three Super Bowls in a row, but several teams have won back-to-back titles: the Patriots, 49ers, Packers, Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos and the Steelers — who accomplished the feat on two separate occasions.
Which players have the most Super Bowl wins overall?
Tom Brady has won the most Super Bowls of any player in NFL history with seven. Brady won the 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, and 2019 Super Bowls quarterbacking the New England Patriots, and the 2021 Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brady also has the most Super Bowl appearances of any player in NFL history, having competed for the championship 10 times in his career. His losses came at the hands of the New York Giants in 2008 and 2012, and to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018. The 2008 loss prevented the Pats from achieving what would have been a 19-0 record and just the second-ever undefeated season in NFL history.
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Charles Haley has the second most Super Bowl wins, with five. Haley played both linebacker and defensive end throughout his career with the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. Haley won the 1989 and 1990 Super Bowls with the Niners, and then went on to win three more titles with the Cowboys in 1993, 1994 and 1996.
Third place is held by 34 players, all of whom have four Super Bowl rings:
- Joe Montana
- Terry Bradshaw
- Rob Gronkowski
- Adam Vinatieri
- Mike Webster
- Bill Romanowski
- Ted Hendricks
- Mel Blount
- Larry Brown
- Donnie Shell
- John Stallworth
- Ronnie Lott
- Joe Greene
- L.C. Greenwood
- Franco Harris
- John Kolb
- Jesse Sapolu
- Sam Davis
- Jack Ham
- Matt Millen
- Keena Turner
- Rocky Bleier
- Jack Lambert
- Loren Toews
- Mike Wilson
- Eric Wright
- Steve Furness
- J.T. Thomas
- Mike Wagner
- Dwight White
- Gerry Mullins
- Lynn Swann
- Marv Flemming
- Randy Grossman
Which quarterbacks have the most Super Bowl wins?
- Tom Brady — 7 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2019 with the New England Patriots and 2021 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Joe Montana — 4 (1982, 1985, 1989 and 1990 with the San Francisco 49ers)
- Terry Bradshaw — 4 (1975, 1976, 1979 and 1980 with the Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Troy Aikman — 3 (1993, 1994 and 1996 with the Dallas Cowboys)
- Steve Young — 3 (Young has three Super Bowl rings with the Niners, but only started one of those games, in 1995. He briefly played at the end of the 1990 Super Bowl when the game was well in hand and did not play at all in the 1989 Super Bowl.)
- Earl Morrall — 3 (Morrall was on the team that won the Super Bowl in 1971, 1973 and 1974, but did not start in any of those games and did not throw a single pass in the ’73 or ’74 games with the Miami Dolphins. He came in to replace an injured Johnny Unitas in 1971 for the Baltimore Colts.)
- Patrick Mahomes — 2 (2020 and 2023 with the Kansas City Chiefs)
- Eli Manning — 2 (2008 and 2012 with the New York Giants)
- Peyton Manning — 2 (2007 with the Indianapolis Colts, 2016 with the Denver Broncos)
- John Elway — 2 (1998 and 1999 with the Denver Broncos)
- Ben Roethlisberger — 2 (2006 and 2009 with the Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Roger Staubach — 2 (1972 and 1978 with the Dallas Cowboys)
- Bob Griese — 2 (1973 and 1974 with the Miami Dolphins)
- Bart Starr — 2 (1967 and 1968 with the Green Bay Packers)
- Jim Plunkett — 2 (1981 and 1984 with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders)
- Jim McMahon — 2 (1986 with the Chicago Bears. McMahan also has a ring from the 1997 season when he was on the Green Bay Packers roster, but he did not play in that game.)
- Phil Simms — 2 (1987 and 1991 with the New York Giants. Simms did not play in the ’91 Super Bowl, having suffered a broken foot toward the end of the regular season.)
- Jeff Hostetler — 2 (1987 and 1991 with the New York Giants. Hostetler did not play in the 1987 Super Bowl, but was the Giants’ third-string quarterback.)
- Mark Rypien — 2 (1988 and 1992 with Washington. Rypien did not play in the 1988 Super Bowl but served as Doug Williams’ backup.)
- Joe Namath — 1 (1969 with the New York Jets)
- Joe Theismann — 1 (1983 with Washington)
- Johnny Unitas — 1 (1971 with the Baltimore Colts)
- Brett Favre — 1 (1997 with the Green Bay Packers)
- Len Dawson — 1 (1970 with the Kansas City Chiefs)
- Ken Stabler — 1 (1977 with the Oakland Raiders)
- Doug Williams — 1 (1988 with Washington)
- Trent Dilfer — 1 (2001 with the Baltimore Ravens)
- Nick Foles — 1 (2018 with the Philadelphia Eagles)
- Kurt Warner — 1 (2000 with the St. Louis Rams)
- Drew Brees — 1 (2010 with the New Orleans Saints)
- Brad Johnson — 1 (2003 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Joe Flacco — 1 (2013 with the Baltimore Ravens)
- Aaron Rodgers — 1 (2011 with the Green Bay Packers)
- Russell Wilson — 1 (2014 with the Seattle Seahawks)
- Matthew Stafford — 1 (2022 with the Los Angeles Rams)
Super Bowl LVIII will air on CBS and Nickelodeon and stream on Paramount+ on Feb. 11 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.
An American climber was rescued after she and another alpinist from the U.K. were stranded for two days at more than 20,000 feet in the Himalayan mountains.
Michelle Dvorak, 31, and Fay Manners, 37, went missing on Thursday after their equipment and food tumbled down a ravine while trekking up India’s Chaukhamba mountain, CBS News partner BBC reported.
The pair sent an emergency message but search and rescue teams were unable to find them.
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Manners told the BBC they were “terrified” as they tried to make part of the descent down the treacherous mountains without supplies.
“I watched the bag tumble down the mountain and I immediately knew the consequence of what was to come,” she said. “We had none of our safety equipment left. No tent. No stove to melt snow for water. No warm clothes for the evening.”
The terrifying ordeal intensified when it started to snow. They took cover on a ledge while waiting for rescuers.
“I felt hypothermic, constantly shaking and with the lack of food my body was running out of energy to keep warm,” Manners said.
The rescue was made difficult because of the conditions, including bad weather, fog and high altitude.
“The helicopter flew passed again, couldn’t see us. We were destroyed,” Manners told the BBC.
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On the second day, the pair began to cautiously abseil down the mountain. They spotted a team of French climbers coming toward them. Manners said they shared their equipment and food and contacted the helicopter company with an exact location.
“I cried with relief knowing we might survive,” she said.
The Indian Air Force said in a post on the X social media platform that their helicopter airlifted the climbers from 17,400 feet after “battling two days of bad weather.”
Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Garhwal Himalaya in northern India.
President Biden approved the mobilization of another 500 active-duty troops to North Carolina to assist in the recovery efforts after the deadly and devastating Hurricane Helene.
“With a total of 1,500 troops now supplementing a robust on-the-ground effort – including more than 6,100 National Guardsmen and more than 7,000 Federal personnel – the Biden-Harris Administration is mobilizing all relevant resources to support families as they begin their road to rebuilding,” the White House said in a statement Sunday.
Mr. Biden previously announced that the federal government would cover “100%” of costs for debris removal and emergency protective measures in North Carolina for six months. The Biden administration has also released more than $137 million in federal funds – including $100 million in transportation funds for North Carolina to begin rebuilding damaged roads and bridges.
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More than 800 people unable to return home are staying in lodging provided through FEMA, and 22 shelters are still housing nearly 1,000 people as mobile feeding operations continue to help survivors.
“My Administration is sparing no resource to support families as they begin their road to rebuilding,” Biden said. “We will continue working hand-in-hand with local and state leaders – regardless of political party and no matter how long it takes.”
Earlier Sunday, North Carolina Sen. Thom Tills called for more resources to bolster the relief effort and likened the damage to Hurricane Katrina’s mark on Louisiana in 2005.
“The scope of this storm is more like Katrina,” he told CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan”. “It may look like a flood to the outside observer, but again, this is a landmass roughly the size of the state of Massachusetts, with damage distributed throughout. We have to get maximum resources on the ground immediately to finish rescue operations.”
Mr. Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have all traveled to some of the impacted regions.
Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage from Florida into the Appalachian mountains and killed more than 225 people across multiple states. That number includes 114 killed in North Carolina alone.
The White House said Mr. Biden has also been briefed on Hurricane Milton, which is forecast to make landfall in Florida’s Tampa Bay area as a major storm on Wednesday.
U.S. disaster relief chief blasts false claims about Helene response
Deanne Criswell, who leads the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said on Sunday that the recent false claims and conspiracy theories about the federal response to the storm are “demoralizing” aid workers.
“It’s frankly ridiculous, and just plain false. This kind of rhetoric is not helpful to people,” she said. “It’s really a shame that we’re putting politics ahead of helping people, and that’s what we’re here to do. We have had the complete support of the state,” she said, referring to North Carolina.
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Republicans, led by Trump, have helped foster a frenzy of misinformation over the past week among the communities most devastated by Helene, promoting a number of false claims, including that Washington is intentionally withholding aid to people in Republican areas.
Trump accused FEMA of spending all its money to help immigrants who are in the United States illegally, while other critics assert that the government spends too much on Israel, Ukraine and other foreign countries.
Tillis, a Republican, on Sunday rejected that claim, telling “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that resources being used on immigration is “not yet … affecting the flow of resources to western North Carolina.”
Tillis said the stream of misinformation about relief efforts in North Carolina is a “distraction.”
“I believe that we have to stay focused on rescue operations, recovery operations, clearing operations, and we don’t need any of these distractions on the ground,” Tillis said. “It’s at the expense of hard-working first responders and people that are just trying to recover their lives.”
Mr. Biden said in a statement Sunday that his administration “will continue working hand-in-hand with local and state leaders –- regardless of political party and no matter how long it takes.”
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American and U.K. climbers rescued after 2 days stranded on Himalayan mountains in India
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American and U.K. climbers rescued after 2 days stranded on Himalayan mountains in India
Biden sends more troops to North Carolina for continued Hurricane Helene response