In addition to a ring and a permanent place in history, players on the winning and losing Super Bowl teams also receive a sizable bonus check. This money comes from an NFL postseason pool, not individual teams, according to “Money” magazine. Practice squad players don’t receive bonuses but continue to get paid their regular salaries during the weeks their teams are in the playoffs, according to Joel Corry, writing on cbssports.com.
“Money” notes that to receive a Super Bowl bonus, players:
Must have been on the 53-man roster for the Super Bowl as well as the previous three gamesMust have played in at least eight games for the team that season without being contracted to another teamAre injured veteran players with one year of tenure who were put on the injured list during the seasonAre injured four-year veterans who went on the injured list in the preseason
Read below to see the bonuses handed out to each player on the winning and losing teams beginning with the first Super Bowl.
1967 to 1976
Jan. 15, 1967 - Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500Jan. 14, 1968 - Green Bay 33, Oakland 14Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500Jan. 12, 1969 - New York 16, Baltimore 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 11, 1970 - Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 17, 1971 - Baltimore 16, Dallas 13Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 16, 1972 - Dallas 24, Miami 3Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 14, 1973 - Miami 14, Washington 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 13, 1974 - Miami 24, Minnesota 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 12, 1975 - Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 18, 1976 - Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
1977 to 1986
Jan. 9, 1977 - Oakland 32, Minnesota 14Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 15, 1978 - Dallas 27, Denver 10Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 21, 1979 - Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 20, 1980 - Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles 19Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 25, 1981 - Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 24, 1982 - San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
January 30, 1983 - Washington 27, Miami 17Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 22, 1984 - Los Angeles 38, Washington 9Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 20, 1985 - San Francisco 38, Miami 16Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 26, 1986 - Chicago 46, New England 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
1987 to 1996
Jan. 25, 1987 - New York 39, Denver 20Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 31, 1988 - Washington 42, Denver 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 22, 1989 - San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 28, 1990 - San Francisco 55, Denver 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 27, 1991 - New York 20, Buffalo 19Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 26, 1992 - Washington 37, Buffalo 24Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 31, 1993 - Dallas 52, Buffalo 17Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 30, 1994 - Dallas 30, Buffalo 13Winner: $38,000Loser: $23,500
Jan. 29, 1995 - San Francisco 49, San Diego 26Winner: $42,000Loser: $26,000
Jan. 28, 1996 - Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17Winner: $42,000Loser: $27,000
1997 to 2006
Jan. 26, 1997 - Green Bay 35, New England 21Winner: $48,000Loser: $29,000
Jan. 25, 1998 - Denver 31, Green Bay 24Winner: $48,000Loser: $29,000
Jan. 31, 1999 - Denver 34, Atlanta 19Winner: $53,000Loser: $32,500
Jan. 30, 2000 - St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16Winner: $58,000Loser: $33,000
Jan. 28, 2001 - Baltimore 34, New York 7Winner: $58,000Loser: $34,500
Feb. 3, 2002 - New England 20, St. Louis 17Winner: $63,000Loser: $34,500
Jan. 26, 2003 - Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21Winner: $63,000Loser: $35,000
Feb. 1, 2004 - New England 32, Carolina 29Winner: $68,000Loser: $36,500
Feb. 6, 2005 - New England 24, Philadelphia 21Winner: $68,000Loser: $36,500
Feb. 5, 2006 - Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10Winner: $73,000Loser: $38,500
2007 to 2017
Feb. 4, 2007 - Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 3, 2008 - New York 17, New England 14Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 1, 2009 - Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 7, 2010 - New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17Winner: $83,000Loser: $42,000
Feb. 6, 2011 - Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25Winner: $83,000Loser: $42,000
Feb. 5, 2012 - New York Giants 21, New England 17Winner: $88,000Loser: $44,000
Feb. 3, 2013 - Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31Winner: $88,000Loser: $44,000
Feb. 2, 2014 - Seattle 43, Denver 8Winner: $92,000Loser: $46,000
Feb. 1, 2015 - New England 28, Seattle 24Winner: $97,000Loser: $49,000
Feb. 7, 2016 - Denver 24, Carolina 10Winner: $102,000Loser: $51,000
Feb. 5, 2017 - New England 34, Atlanta 28Winner: $107,000Loser: $53,000
In addition to a ring and a permanent place in history, players on the winning and losing Super Bowl teams also receive a sizable bonus check. This money comes from an NFL postseason pool, not individual teams, according to “Money” magazine. Practice squad players don’t receive bonuses but continue to get paid their regular salaries during the weeks their teams are in the playoffs, according to Joel Corry, writing on cbssports.com.
“Money” notes that to receive a Super Bowl bonus, players:
Must have been on the 53-man roster for the Super Bowl as well as the previous three gamesMust have played in at least eight games for the team that season without being contracted to another teamAre injured veteran players with one year of tenure who were put on the injured list during the seasonAre injured four-year veterans who went on the injured list in the preseason
Read below to see the bonuses handed out to each player on the winning and losing teams beginning with the first Super Bowl.
1967 to 1976
Jan. 15, 1967 - Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500Jan. 14, 1968 - Green Bay 33, Oakland 14Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500Jan. 12, 1969 - New York 16, Baltimore 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 11, 1970 - Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 17, 1971 - Baltimore 16, Dallas 13Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 16, 1972 - Dallas 24, Miami 3Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 14, 1973 - Miami 14, Washington 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 13, 1974 - Miami 24, Minnesota 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 12, 1975 - Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 18, 1976 - Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
1977 to 1986
Jan. 9, 1977 - Oakland 32, Minnesota 14Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 15, 1978 - Dallas 27, Denver 10Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 21, 1979 - Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 20, 1980 - Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles 19Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 25, 1981 - Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 24, 1982 - San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
January 30, 1983 - Washington 27, Miami 17Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 22, 1984 - Los Angeles 38, Washington 9Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 20, 1985 - San Francisco 38, Miami 16Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 26, 1986 - Chicago 46, New England 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
1987 to 1996
Jan. 25, 1987 - New York 39, Denver 20Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 31, 1988 - Washington 42, Denver 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 22, 1989 - San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 28, 1990 - San Francisco 55, Denver 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 27, 1991 - New York 20, Buffalo 19Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 26, 1992 - Washington 37, Buffalo 24Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 31, 1993 - Dallas 52, Buffalo 17Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 30, 1994 - Dallas 30, Buffalo 13Winner: $38,000Loser: $23,500
Jan. 29, 1995 - San Francisco 49, San Diego 26Winner: $42,000Loser: $26,000
Jan. 28, 1996 - Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17Winner: $42,000Loser: $27,000
1997 to 2006
Jan. 26, 1997 - Green Bay 35, New England 21Winner: $48,000Loser: $29,000
Jan. 25, 1998 - Denver 31, Green Bay 24Winner: $48,000Loser: $29,000
Jan. 31, 1999 - Denver 34, Atlanta 19Winner: $53,000Loser: $32,500
Jan. 30, 2000 - St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16Winner: $58,000Loser: $33,000
Jan. 28, 2001 - Baltimore 34, New York 7Winner: $58,000Loser: $34,500
Feb. 3, 2002 - New England 20, St. Louis 17Winner: $63,000Loser: $34,500
Jan. 26, 2003 - Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21Winner: $63,000Loser: $35,000
Feb. 1, 2004 - New England 32, Carolina 29Winner: $68,000Loser: $36,500
Feb. 6, 2005 - New England 24, Philadelphia 21Winner: $68,000Loser: $36,500
Feb. 5, 2006 - Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10Winner: $73,000Loser: $38,500
2007 to 2017
Feb. 4, 2007 - Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 3, 2008 - New York 17, New England 14Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 1, 2009 - Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 7, 2010 - New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17Winner: $83,000Loser: $42,000
Feb. 6, 2011 - Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25Winner: $83,000Loser: $42,000
Feb. 5, 2012 - New York Giants 21, New England 17Winner: $88,000Loser: $44,000
Feb. 3, 2013 - Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31Winner: $88,000Loser: $44,000
Feb. 2, 2014 - Seattle 43, Denver 8Winner: $92,000Loser: $46,000
Feb. 1, 2015 - New England 28, Seattle 24Winner: $97,000Loser: $49,000
Feb. 7, 2016 - Denver 24, Carolina 10Winner: $102,000Loser: $51,000
Feb. 5, 2017 - New England 34, Atlanta 28Winner: $107,000Loser: $53,000
In addition to a ring and a permanent place in history, players on the winning and losing Super Bowl teams also receive a sizable bonus check. This money comes from an NFL postseason pool, not individual teams, according to “Money” magazine. Practice squad players don’t receive bonuses but continue to get paid their regular salaries during the weeks their teams are in the playoffs, according to Joel Corry, writing on cbssports.com.
“Money” notes that to receive a Super Bowl bonus, players:
Must have been on the 53-man roster for the Super Bowl as well as the previous three gamesMust have played in at least eight games for the team that season without being contracted to another teamAre injured veteran players with one year of tenure who were put on the injured list during the seasonAre injured four-year veterans who went on the injured list in the preseason
Read below to see the bonuses handed out to each player on the winning and losing teams beginning with the first Super Bowl.
1967 to 1976
Jan. 15, 1967 - Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500Jan. 14, 1968 - Green Bay 33, Oakland 14Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500Jan. 12, 1969 - New York 16, Baltimore 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 11, 1970 - Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 17, 1971 - Baltimore 16, Dallas 13Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 16, 1972 - Dallas 24, Miami 3Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 14, 1973 - Miami 14, Washington 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 13, 1974 - Miami 24, Minnesota 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 12, 1975 - Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 18, 1976 - Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
1977 to 1986
Jan. 9, 1977 - Oakland 32, Minnesota 14Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 15, 1978 - Dallas 27, Denver 10Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 21, 1979 - Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 20, 1980 - Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles 19Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 25, 1981 - Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 24, 1982 - San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
January 30, 1983 - Washington 27, Miami 17Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 22, 1984 - Los Angeles 38, Washington 9Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 20, 1985 - San Francisco 38, Miami 16Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 26, 1986 - Chicago 46, New England 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
1987 to 1996
Jan. 25, 1987 - New York 39, Denver 20Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 31, 1988 - Washington 42, Denver 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 22, 1989 - San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 28, 1990 - San Francisco 55, Denver 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 27, 1991 - New York 20, Buffalo 19Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 26, 1992 - Washington 37, Buffalo 24Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 31, 1993 - Dallas 52, Buffalo 17Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 30, 1994 - Dallas 30, Buffalo 13Winner: $38,000Loser: $23,500
Jan. 29, 1995 - San Francisco 49, San Diego 26Winner: $42,000Loser: $26,000
Jan. 28, 1996 - Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17Winner: $42,000Loser: $27,000
1997 to 2006
Jan. 26, 1997 - Green Bay 35, New England 21Winner: $48,000Loser: $29,000
Jan. 25, 1998 - Denver 31, Green Bay 24Winner: $48,000Loser: $29,000
Jan. 31, 1999 - Denver 34, Atlanta 19Winner: $53,000Loser: $32,500
Jan. 30, 2000 - St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16Winner: $58,000Loser: $33,000
Jan. 28, 2001 - Baltimore 34, New York 7Winner: $58,000Loser: $34,500
Feb. 3, 2002 - New England 20, St. Louis 17Winner: $63,000Loser: $34,500
Jan. 26, 2003 - Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21Winner: $63,000Loser: $35,000
Feb. 1, 2004 - New England 32, Carolina 29Winner: $68,000Loser: $36,500
Feb. 6, 2005 - New England 24, Philadelphia 21Winner: $68,000Loser: $36,500
Feb. 5, 2006 - Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10Winner: $73,000Loser: $38,500
2007 to 2017
Feb. 4, 2007 - Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 3, 2008 - New York 17, New England 14Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 1, 2009 - Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 7, 2010 - New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17Winner: $83,000Loser: $42,000
Feb. 6, 2011 - Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25Winner: $83,000Loser: $42,000
Feb. 5, 2012 - New York Giants 21, New England 17Winner: $88,000Loser: $44,000
Feb. 3, 2013 - Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31Winner: $88,000Loser: $44,000
Feb. 2, 2014 - Seattle 43, Denver 8Winner: $92,000Loser: $46,000
Feb. 1, 2015 - New England 28, Seattle 24Winner: $97,000Loser: $49,000
Feb. 7, 2016 - Denver 24, Carolina 10Winner: $102,000Loser: $51,000
Feb. 5, 2017 - New England 34, Atlanta 28Winner: $107,000Loser: $53,000
In addition to a ring and a permanent place in history, players on the winning and losing Super Bowl teams also receive a sizable bonus check. This money comes from an NFL postseason pool, not individual teams, according to “Money” magazine. Practice squad players don’t receive bonuses but continue to get paid their regular salaries during the weeks their teams are in the playoffs, according to Joel Corry, writing on cbssports.com.
“Money” notes that to receive a Super Bowl bonus, players:
- Must have been on the 53-man roster for the Super Bowl as well as the previous three gamesMust have played in at least eight games for the team that season without being contracted to another teamAre injured veteran players with one year of tenure who were put on the injured list during the seasonAre injured four-year veterans who went on the injured list in the preseason
Read below to see the bonuses handed out to each player on the winning and losing teams beginning with the first Super Bowl.
1967 to 1976
Jan. 15, 1967 - Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500Jan. 14, 1968 - Green Bay 33, Oakland 14Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500Jan. 12, 1969 - New York 16, Baltimore 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 11, 1970 - Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 17, 1971 - Baltimore 16, Dallas 13Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 16, 1972 - Dallas 24, Miami 3Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 14, 1973 - Miami 14, Washington 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 13, 1974 - Miami 24, Minnesota 7Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 12, 1975 - Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 18, 1976 - Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
1977 to 1986
Jan. 9, 1977 - Oakland 32, Minnesota 14Winner: $15,000Loser: $7,500
Jan. 15, 1978 - Dallas 27, Denver 10Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 21, 1979 - Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 20, 1980 - Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles 19Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 25, 1981 - Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
Jan. 24, 1982 - San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21Winner: $18,000Loser: $9,000
January 30, 1983 - Washington 27, Miami 17Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 22, 1984 - Los Angeles 38, Washington 9Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 20, 1985 - San Francisco 38, Miami 16Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 26, 1986 - Chicago 46, New England 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
1987 to 1996
Jan. 25, 1987 - New York 39, Denver 20Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 31, 1988 - Washington 42, Denver 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 22, 1989 - San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 28, 1990 - San Francisco 55, Denver 10Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 27, 1991 - New York 20, Buffalo 19Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 26, 1992 - Washington 37, Buffalo 24Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 31, 1993 - Dallas 52, Buffalo 17Winner: $36,000Loser: $18,000
Jan. 30, 1994 - Dallas 30, Buffalo 13Winner: $38,000Loser: $23,500
Jan. 29, 1995 - San Francisco 49, San Diego 26Winner: $42,000Loser: $26,000
Jan. 28, 1996 - Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17Winner: $42,000Loser: $27,000
1997 to 2006
Jan. 26, 1997 - Green Bay 35, New England 21Winner: $48,000Loser: $29,000
Jan. 25, 1998 - Denver 31, Green Bay 24Winner: $48,000Loser: $29,000
Jan. 31, 1999 - Denver 34, Atlanta 19Winner: $53,000Loser: $32,500
Jan. 30, 2000 - St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16Winner: $58,000Loser: $33,000
Jan. 28, 2001 - Baltimore 34, New York 7Winner: $58,000Loser: $34,500
Feb. 3, 2002 - New England 20, St. Louis 17Winner: $63,000Loser: $34,500
Jan. 26, 2003 - Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21Winner: $63,000Loser: $35,000
Feb. 1, 2004 - New England 32, Carolina 29Winner: $68,000Loser: $36,500
Feb. 6, 2005 - New England 24, Philadelphia 21Winner: $68,000Loser: $36,500
Feb. 5, 2006 - Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10Winner: $73,000Loser: $38,500
2007 to 2017
Feb. 4, 2007 - Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 3, 2008 - New York 17, New England 14Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 1, 2009 - Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23Winner: $78,000Loser: $40,000
Feb. 7, 2010 - New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17Winner: $83,000Loser: $42,000
Feb. 6, 2011 - Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25Winner: $83,000Loser: $42,000
Feb. 5, 2012 - New York Giants 21, New England 17Winner: $88,000Loser: $44,000
Feb. 3, 2013 - Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31Winner: $88,000Loser: $44,000
Feb. 2, 2014 - Seattle 43, Denver 8Winner: $92,000Loser: $46,000
Feb. 1, 2015 - New England 28, Seattle 24Winner: $97,000Loser: $49,000
Feb. 7, 2016 - Denver 24, Carolina 10Winner: $102,000Loser: $51,000
Feb. 5, 2017 - New England 34, Atlanta 28Winner: $107,000Loser: $53,000