text: The first NFL team to lose the Super Bowl after winning it the previous year.  After defeating the Denver Broncos 27–10 in Super Bowl XII following the 1977 season, they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers 35–31 in Super Bowl XIII following the 1978 season.  This has only happened five times since: The Washington Redskins lost Super Bowl XVIII 38–9 to the Raiders a year after winning Super Bowl XVII 27–17 against the Miami Dolphins, the Green Bay Packers lost Super Bowl XXXII 31–24 to the Denver Broncos a year after winning Super Bowl XXXI 35–21 against the New England Patriots, the Seattle Seahawks lost Super Bowl XLIX 28–24 to the New England Patriots a year after winning Super Bowl XLVIII in a crushing 43–8 blowout against the Denver Broncos, the New England Patriots lost Super Bowl LII 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles a year after winning Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons, and the Kansas City Chiefs lost Super Bowl LV 31–9 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a year after winning Super Bowl LIV 31–20 against the San Francisco 49ers.
  The first team in NFC East history to sweep all of its division opponents (home and away), going 8–0 in 1998 against the Giants, Eagles, Cardinals and Redskins.
  The first and only NFL team to post 20 consecutive winning seasons (1966–1985).
  The first NFL team to send at least 13 players to the Pro Bowl (2007 season).
  The first and only NFL team to play 58 postseason games.
  The first NFL team to win 33 postseason games.
  The first wild card NFL team to go to the Super Bowl, 1975, after winning the NFC Championship.
  The first touchdown was scored by Darryl Hannah, Jr