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List of National Football League franchise post-season droughts
This is a list of National Football League franchise post-season and Super Bowl droughts (spells of not winning). Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the date they entered the leagues.
NFL franchises with the longest post-season drought
- Team, last appearance in post-season
- Cincinnati Bengals, 1990
- Arizona Cardinals, 1998
- Buffalo Bills, 1999
- Detroit Lions, 1999
- Jacksonville Jaguars, 1999
- Washington Redskins, 1999
- New Orleans Saints, 2000
- Chicago Bears, 2001
- Miami Dolphins, 2001
- Cleveland Browns, 2002
- Houston Texans, never (franchise started in 2002)
- New York Giants, 2002
- Oakland Raiders, 2002
- San Francisco 49ers , 2002
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002
- Baltimore Ravens, 2003
- Carolina Panthers, 2003
- Dallas Cowboys, 2003
- Kansas City Chiefs, 2003
- Tennessee Titans, 2003
- Atlanta Falcons, 2004
- Denver Broncos, 2004
- Green Bay Packers, 2004
- Indianapolis Colts, 2004
- Minnesota Vikings, 2004
- New England Patriots, 2004
- New York Jets, 2004
- Philadelphia Eagles, 2004
- Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004
- Saint Louis Rams, 2004
- San Diego Chargers, 2004
- Seattle Seahawks, 2004
NFL franchises with the longest Super Bowl drought
- Note: Super Bowl I took place January 15, 1967 after the 1966 regular season. Prior to this, the NFL and AFL had their own championship games.
- Team, last appearance in Super Bowl
- Arizona Cardinals, 1948 (NFL Championship Game as Chicago Cardinals)
- Detroit Lions, 1957 (NFL Championship Game)
- Cleveland Browns, 1965 (NFL Championship Game)
- New Orleans Saints, never (franchise started in 1967)
- New York Jets, Super Bowl III
- Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl IV
- Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl V (as Baltimore Colts)
- Minnesota Vikings, Super Bowl XI
- Seattle Seahawks, never (franchise started in 1976)
- Miami Dolphins, Super Bowl XIX
- Chicago Bears, Super Bowl XX
- Cincinnati Bengals, Super Bowl XXIII
- Washington Redskins, Super Bowl XXVI
- Buffalo Bills, Super Bowl XXVIII
- San Diego Chargers, Super Bowl XXIX
- San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XXIX
- Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl XXX
- Jacksonville Jaguars, never (franchise started in 1995)
- Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl XXX
- Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XXXII
- Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl XXXIII
- Denver Broncos, Super Bowl XXXIII
- Tennessee Titans, Super Bowl XXXIV
- Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XXXV
- New York Giants, Super Bowl XXXV
- St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl XXXVI
- Houston Texans, never (franchise started in 2002)
- Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XXXVII
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Super Bowl XXXVII
- Carolina Panthers, Super Bowl XXXVIII
- New England Patriots, Super Bowl XXXIX
- Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl XXXIX
NFL franchises with the longest Super Bowl crown drought
- Note: Super Bowl I took place January 15, 1967 after the 1966 regular season. Prior to this, the NFL and AFL had their own championship games.
- Team, last Super Bowl crown
- Arizona Cardinals, 1947 (won NFL Championship as Chicago Cardinals)
- Detroit Lions, 1957 (won NFL Championship)
- Philadelphia Eagles, 1960 (won NFL Championship)
- Tennessee Titans, 1961 (won AFL Championship as Houston Oilers)
- Minnesota Vikings, never (franchise started in 1961)
- San Diego Chargers, 1963 (won AFL Championship)
- Cleveland Browns, 1964 (won NFL Championship)
- Buffalo Bills, 1965 (won AFL Championship)
- Atlanta Falcons, never (franchise started in 1966)
- New Orleans Saints, never (franchise started in 1967)
- New York Jets, Super Bowl III
- Cincinnati Bengals, never (franchise started in 1968)
- Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl IV
- Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl V (as Baltimore Colts)
- Miami Dolphins, Super Bowl VIII
- Seattle Seahawks, never (franchise started in 1976)
- Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl XIV
- Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XVIII (as Los Angeles Raiders)
- Chicago Bears, Super Bowl XX
- New York Giants, Super Bowl XXV
- Washington Redskins, Super Bowl XXVI
- San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XXIX
- Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl XXX
- Carolina Panthers, never (franchise started in 1995)
- Jacksonville Jaguars, never (franchise started in 1995)
- Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XXXI
- Denver Broncos, Super Bowl XXXIII
- Saint Louis Rams, Super Bowl XXXIV
- Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XXXV
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Super Bowl XXXVII
- Houston Texans, never (franchise started in 2002)
- New England Patriots, Super Bowl XXXIX
See also
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