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has there ever been a super bowl shutout

Yes — there has never been a Super Bowl shutout.

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Has there ever been a Super Bowl shutout?

  • No team has ever been held to 0 points in any Super Bowl.
  • The fewest points any team has scored in a Super Bowl is 3, and it has happened twice (Dolphins in Super Bowl VI, Rams in Super Bowl LIII).
  • Several games came close to a shutout, like Seattle leading Denver 36–0 in Super Bowl XLVIII before the Broncos finally scored late in the third quarter.

Near-shutout examples

  • Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys 24 – Miami Dolphins 3.
  • Super Bowl LIII: New England Patriots 13 – Los Angeles Rams 3.
  • Super Bowl XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks 43 – Denver Broncos 8, after a 36–0 start that’s the largest “shutout lead” in Super Bowl history.

These near-misses are a big part of why “has there ever been a Super Bowl shutout” keeps popping up as a trending fan question, especially around each year’s game.

TL;DR: There has never been a Super Bowl shutout; 3 points is the all- time low for a team in the big game.

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