Pro Football Dynasties
| Franchise | Years | League | League Championships (Years) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 1929–1931 | NFL | 3 (1929, 1930, 1931) | Three NFL consecutive championships (first time) |
| Chicago Bears | 1940–1946 | NFL | 4 (1940, 1941, 1943, 1946) | Three NFL Championships in four years; Four NFL Championships in seven years; five NFL Championship Game appearances (1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946). Perfect regular season in 1942. |
| Cleveland Browns | 1946–1957 | AAFC NFL |
7 (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955) |
Four AAFC Championships and three NFL Championships; Ten consecutive AAFC or NFL Championship Game appearances (1946–1955); 11 AAFC or NFL conference championships in 12 years (1946–1955, '57); Perfect season in '47 |
| Detroit Lions | 1952–1957 | NFL | 3 (1952, 1953, 1957) | Three NFL Championships; four NFL Championship Game appearances in six years |
| Green Bay Packers | 1961–1967 | NFL | 5 (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967) | Five NFL Championships in seven years including Super Bowl I and II (World Championship Games); Three straight NFL Championships (second time) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1974–1979 | NFL | 4 (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979) | Four Super Bowls in 6 years; six straight division titles; 8 straight playoff berths; 10 Hall of Famers and a 4 Hall of Famer draft class in 1974, only team with as many in a single class, only head coach to win more than 3 Super Bowls (Chuck Noll), only team to win back-to-back Super Bowls multiple times. |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1981–1994 | NFL | 5 (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994) | Four Super Bowls in nine years, Five total Super Bowls in fourteen years; Five straight division titles (once), Four straight division titles (once); Thirteen total NFC West division titles; Sixteen straight winning seasons, Seventeen of eighteen winning seasons during era. Sixteen consecutive seasons of 10 wins or more. Only team with 5-0 Super Bowl record. |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1991–1995 | NFL | 3 (1992, 1993, 1995) | First team to win three Super Bowls in a four-year period; three NFC Championships in four straight appearances; five straight NFC East division championships, six total NFC East titles |
| New England Patriots | 2001–2007 | NFL | 3 (2001, 2003, 2004) | Appearances in five Super Bowls in eleven years; six AFC Championship Game appearances in eleven years; five AFC East division titles in six years, winnings streaks of 18 and 21 straight games, first perfect regular season in 35 years but lost to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl XLII (first undefeated regular season in salary cap era); second team to win three Super Bowls over a 4-year period |
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