Longest Active Super Bowl 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.
Team | Last appearance | Seasons |
---|---|---|
Detroit Lions | NFL Championship Game, 1957 | 55 |
New York Jets | Super Bowl III | 44 |
Kansas City Chiefs | Super Bowl IV | 43 |
Cleveland Browns * | NFL Championship Game, 1969 | 40* |
Miami Dolphins | Super Bowl XIX | 28 |
Buffalo Bills | Super Bowl XXVIII | 19 |
San Diego Chargers | Super Bowl XXIX | 18 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Never (enfranchised 1995) | 18 |
Tennessee Titans | Super Bowl XXXIV | 13 |
St. Louis Rams | Super Bowl XXXVI | 11 |
Oakland Raiders | Super Bowl XXXVII | 10 |
Carolina Panthers | Super Bowl XXXVIII | 9 |
Philadelphia Eagles | Super Bowl XXXIX | 8 |
Arizona Cardinals | Super Bowl XLIII | 4 |
New Orleans Saints | Super Bowl XLIV | 3 |
Super Bowl XLVII Teams | ||
To be determined |
Team | Last appearance | Seasons |
---|---|---|
Minnesota Vikings | Super Bowl XI | 35 |
Cincinnati Bengals | Super Bowl XXIII | 23 |
Washington Redskins | Super Bowl XXVI | 20 |
San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl XXIX | 17 |
Dallas Cowboys | Super Bowl XXX | 16 |
Denver Broncos | Super Bowl XXXIII | 13 |
Atlanta Falcons | Super Bowl XXXIII | 13 |
Baltimore Ravens | Super Bowl XXXV | 11 |
Houston Texans** | Never (enfranchised 2002) | 10 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Super Bowl XXXVII | 9 |
Seattle Seahawks | Super Bowl XL | 6 |
Chicago Bears | Super Bowl XLI | 5 |
Indianapolis Colts | Super Bowl XLIV | 2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Super Bowl XLV | 1 |
Green Bay Packers | Super Bowl XLV | 1 |
Super Bowl XLVI Teams still in the hunt | ||
New England Patriots | AFC Champs | — |
New York Giants | NFC Champs | — |
(*): Cleveland's drought does not include three seasons (1996–98) where the franchise was dormant.
(**): Franchise first played in 2002 season
Read more about this topic: List Of NFL Franchise Post-season Droughts
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