Longest Active AFC/NFC Championship Game Appearance Drought
All season droughts through the 2011 season are shown on the Pro football reference.com website.
Teams still in the playoff hunt are listed in the NFL.com web site.
Updated through week 13 of the 2012 season.
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| Team | Last AFC/NFC Championship game appearance |
Seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 1991 NFC | 21 | |
| Cleveland Browns ^ | 1989 AFC | 20** | |
| Miami Dolphins ^ | 1992 AFC | 20 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1993 AFC | 19 | |
| Buffalo Bills ^ | 1993 AFC | 19 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars ^ | 1999 AFC | 13 | |
| St. Louis Rams † | 2001 NFC | 11 | |
| Oakland Raiders ^ | 2002 AFC | 10 | |
| Tennessee Titans | 2002 AFC | 10 | |
| Carolina Panthers ^ | 2005 NFC | 7 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2008 NFC | 4 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 2008 NFC | 4 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 2009 NFC | 3 | |
| New York Jets | 2010 AFC | 2 | |
| 2012 Teams | |||
| To be determined | |||
| Team | Last AFC/NFC Championship game appearance |
Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals ^ | 1988 AFC | 23 |
| Washington Redskins | 1991 NFC | 20 |
| Dallas Cowboys ^ | 1995 NFC | 16 |
| Houston Texans ^ | Never* | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2002 NFC | 9 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2004 NFC | 7 |
| Denver Broncos | 2005 AFC | 6 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2005 NFC | 6 |
| San Diego Chargers | 2007 AFC | 4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 2009 AFC | 2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2009 NFC | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2010 AFC | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | 2010 NFC | 1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2010 NFC | 1 |
| 2011 Teams still in the Championship game hunt. | ||
| New England Patriots | 2011 AFC | — |
| Baltimore Ravens | 2011 AFC | — |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2011 NFC | — |
| New York Giants | 2011 NFC | — |
(*): Franchise first played in 2002 season
(**): Franchise dormant 1996, 1997, 1998.
Read more about this topic: List Of NFL Franchise Post-season Droughts
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