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The elusive safety occurring in this year's Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Eagles pays out $900 for every $100 bet.
It is certainly one of the more attractive prop bets, especially when one considers there have been safeties in recent Super Bowls.
To date, a safety has been scored in the Super Bowl nine times, or once every 6.3 Super Bowls. There have been safeties in nine thus far.
Super Bowl IX
The first half of Super Bowl IX between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings was a defensive struggle, with the only score made on a second quarter safety by the Steelers. Defensive end Dwight White tackled Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton in the end zone as Tarkenton attempted to recover a Dave Osborn fumble, which had been kicked toward the goal line by Steeler L. C. Greenwood. The Steelers led at halftime 2-0, and went on to win 16–6.
Super Bowl X
Steelers running back Reggie Harrison broke through the line and blocked a punt Cowboys punt. The ball went through the end zone for a safety,
Super Bowl XX
In the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XX, the Chicago Bears scored a safety against the New England Patriots when Bears defensive lineman Henry Waechter sacked Patriots backup quarterback Steve Grogan in the end zone.
Super Bowl XXI
In the second quarter of Super Bowl XXI, the New York Giants scored a safety against the Denver Broncos when Giants defensive end George Martin sacked Broncos quarterback John Elway in the end zone
Super Bowl XXV
In the second quarter of Super Bowl XXV between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants, the Bills scored a safety when their defensive end Bruce Smith sacked Giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler in the end zone, giving the Bills a 12–3 lead.
Super Bowl XLIII
In the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII between the Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals, Steelers center Justin Hartwig committed a holding penalty in the Steelers' own end zone, wiping out a 20-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Santonio Holmes on third-and-10.
The automatic safety cut the Steelers' lead to 20–16. On the Cardinals' ensuing drive after the free kick,Larry Fitzgerald caught a 63-yard touchdown pass by Kurt Warner, putting Pittsburgh behind 23–20. However, Pittsburgh went on to win 27–23. It was the first time in a Super Bowl that a safety was the result of a penalty.
Super Bowl XLVI
In the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVI between the Giants and the New England Patriots, New England quarterback Tom Brady was penalized for intentional grounding in his own end zone.
While under pressure from the Giants, Brady threw the ball toward the center of the field, beyond where any players were. Even though the ball crossed the line of scrimmage, Brady was still in the passer's pocket when he released the ball, making the deliberate overthrow an intentional grounding. The Giants went on to win 21–17.
Super Bowl XLVII
In the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers, with the Ravens ahead 34–29 and having the ball with twelve seconds remaining, punter Sam Koch ran the clock for eight seconds in the end zone before running out of bounds for a 49ers safety.
Super Bowl XLVIII
On the first play from scrimmage of Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was shifting forward from shotgun formation when the ball was snapped past him. It was then recovered in the Broncos' end zone by Denver halfback Knowshon Moreno, who was tackled.
While this prevented a Seattle touchdown, it resulted in a 2-0 lead for the Seahawks. This also became the fastest score in a Super Bowl with just twelve seconds off the clock.
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