NFL Films examines five of the best teams that didn't win their final game in America's Game: The Missing Rings. Three of these teams lost in the Super Bowl and two of the teams lost in the playoffs.
"What's great about The Missing Rings series is their Shakespearean arc. These teams are the NFL's version of tragic heroes. Their story is so compelling, so emotionally fraught, we find ourselves rooting for them even though we know they're destined for doom," said Steve Sabol, NFL Films President.
Each episode of America's Game is a personal portrait told by the men who lived it and felt it, not by the analysts or journalists who watched or reported it.
On the other side of the celebrations of Super Bowl winners are the teams that got close but did not win the final game and earn the ultimate prize, a Super Bowl ring.
America's Game: The Missing Rings
1969 Minnesota Vikings
Tape ID: NFL-202522
45 minutes
America's Game: The Missing Rings
1981 San Diego Chargers
Tape ID: NFL-202026
45 minutes
America's Game: The Missing Rings
1988 Cincinnati Bengals
Tape ID: NFL-203520
45 minutes
America's Game: The Missing Rings
1990 Buffalo Bills
Tape ID: NFL-203035
45 minutes
America's Game: The Missing Rings
1998 Minnesota Vikings
Tape ID: NFL-204033
45 minutes