Super Bowl’s biggest comebacks in history, ranked ahead of 2025 Chiefs-Eagles game

The Kansas City Chiefs are chasing NFL history in Super Bowl LIX, as they hope to become the first time in league history to win three straight Super Bowls.

But if they are going to accomplish that feat, they are going to have to make some more Super Bowl history.

The Philadelphia Eagles have a 24-point lead over the Chiefs, as they hold a 24-0 lead around halftime.

This means that Kansas City will have to deliver an all-time comeback if they are going to come away with the victory.

Here are the biggest comebacks in Super Bowl history.

John Elway and the Broncos held a 10-0 lead over Washington at the end of the first quarter of Super Bowl XXII. But Doug Williams and the Washington offense scored 35 unanswered points in the second quarter, en route to a blowout. Washington won Super Bowl XXII by a final score of 42-10.

Similar to Super Bowl XXII, Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts held a 10-point lead early in Super Bowl XLIV. But then Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints scored 13 unanswered points to take a 13-10 lead early in the third quarter.

Joseph Addai put Indianapolis back in front on a touchdown run to give the Colts a 17-13 lead. But the Saints then scored another 18 unanswered points en route to their 31-17 victory.

Super Bowl XLIX is most known for Malcolm Butler’s stunning interception of Russell Wilson in the closing seconds of the game, but the Patriots had to overcome a 10-point deficit in the second half for the win. A 3-yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Doug Baldwin in the closing minutes of the third quarter staked Seattle to a 24-14 lead, but Tom Brady and the Patriots closed the gap in the fourth quarter, taking a 28-24 lead on a touchdown pass to Julian Edelman just before the two-minute warning.

That set the stage for the last-second dramatics from Malcolm Butler.

The Chiefs have also delivered one of the bigger comebacks in Super Bowl history. Kansas City trailed the San Francisco 49ers 20-10 late in the third quarter of Super Bowl LIV, after a 1-yard touchdown run from Raheem Mostert.

But the Chiefs scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, en route to a 31-20 victory.

Then there is the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history, delivered by the Patriots in Super Bowl LI. New England trailed the Atlanta Falcons by 21-3 at halftime, and 28-3 midway through the third quarter. But Tom Brady and the Patriots roared back, tying the game on a James White touchdown run — and a two-point conversion from Danny Amendola — with under a minute remaining.

Super Bowl LI advanced to overtime with the score locked at 28-28. But the Patriots won the overtime coin toss and went right down the field, scoring the game-winning touchdown on a 2-yard run from White.

Super Bowl LI was played under the previous version of the NFL’s playoff overtime rules.

So, if the Chiefs are going to make history with their third straight Super Bowl win, they’ll need to make some more history with one of the biggest comebacks ever in a Super Bowl.