Wild Cards in the Super Bowl

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Here are the Wild Card teams to make it to the Super Bowl.

Wild Cards to make Super Bowl

1975

4. Dallas Cowboys
Lost to Pittsburgh 21-17

1980
4. Oakland Raiders
Beat Philadelphia 27-10

1985
5. New England Patriots
Lost to Chicago 46-10

1992
4. Buffalo Bills
Lost to Dallas 52-17

1997
4. Denver Broncos
Beat Green Bay 31-24

1999
4. Tennessee Titans
Lost to St. Louis 23-16

2000
4. Baltimore Ravens
Beat New York Giants 34-7

2005
6. Pitsburgh Steelers
Beat Seahawks 21-10

2007
5. New York Giants
Beat New England 17-14

This brings me to the question of why are the wild cards teams of recent years so much more successful?

How much has free agency dilluted the playoffs?

If San Diego can beat Pittsburgh, we could possibly see two wild cards in the Super Bowl for the first time.