The 2025 Cowboys are one of 5 teams to finish with a losing record while beating the previous season's Super Bowl contenders. Each other time one of the teams returned to the Super Bowl and lost

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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/NonLinearLines on 2026-01-10 01:10:30+00:00.

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• 1987 Buffalo Bills (6–8) - Beat New York Giants week 6, Denver Broncos week 9. Broncos lost the Super Bowl to the Redskins
• 1992 Los Angeles Raiders (7–9) - Beat Buffalo Bills week 6, Washington Redskins week 17. Bills lost the Super Bowl to the Cowboys
• 2014 St. Louis Rams (6–10) - Beat Seattle Seahawks week 7, Denver Broncos week 11. Seahawks lost the Super Bowl to the Patriots
• 2017 Miami Dolphins (6–10) - Beat Atlanta Falcons week 6, New England Patriots week 14. Patriots lost the Super Bowl to the Eagles
• 2025 Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1) - Beat Philadelphia Eagles week 11, Kansas City Chiefs week 12

So for the pattern to continue, since the Chiefs didn’t make the playoffs, the Eagles are going to lose the Super Bowl