Longest Active Super Bowl Win Drought
This list also counts all seasons since last league championship. 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 Super Bowl crown (1966–present) |
Seasons | Last League Championship crown Before 1970 Merger (1920-1969) |
Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | Never | 47 | 1947 NFL Championship | 65 |
| Detroit Lions | Never | 47 | 1957 NFL Championship | 55 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Never | 47 | 1960 NFL Championship | 52 |
| Tennessee Titans | Never | 47 | 1961 AFL Championship | 51 |
| San Diego Chargers | Never | 47 | 1963 AFL Championship | 49 |
| Buffalo Bills | Never | 47 | 1965 AFL Championship | 47 |
| Cleveland Browns | Never | 44 | 1964 NFL Championship | 45 |
| New York Jets | Super Bowl III | 44 | 1968 AFL Championship | 44 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Super Bowl IV | 43 | 1969 AFL Championship | 43 |
| Miami Dolphins | Super Bowl VIII | 39 | ||
| Oakland Raiders | Super Bowl XVIII | 29 | ||
| Carolina Panthers | Never (enfranchised 1995) | 18 | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Never (enfranchised 1995) | 18 | ||
| St. Louis Rams | Super Bowl XXXIV | 13 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | Super Bowl XLIV | 3 | ||
| Super Bowl XLVII Champion | ||||
| To be determined | ||||
| Team | Last Super Bowl crown (1966–present) |
Seasons | Last League Championship crown Before 1970 Merger (1920-1969) |
Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | Never | 46 | 1969 NFL Championship | 42 |
| Atlanta Falcons | Never (enfranchised 1966) | 46 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | Never (enfranchised 1968) | 44 | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | Never (enfranchised 1976) | 36 | ||
| Chicago Bears | Super Bowl XX | 26 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Baltimore Ravens | Super Bowl XXXV | 11 | ||
| Houston Texans | Never (enfranchised 2002) | 10 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Super Bowl XXXVII | 9 | ||
| New England Patriots | Super Bowl XXXIX | 7 | ||
| Indianapolis Colts | Super Bowl XLI | 5 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Super Bowl XLIII | 3 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | Super Bowl XLV | 1 | ||
| Defending Champion still in the hunt | ||||
| New York Giants | Super Bowl XLVI | — | ||
- a Team won as the Chicago Cardinals in 1947.
- b Team won as the Houston Oilers in 1961.
- c AFL and NFL League Champions met in Super Bowls I thru IV before the 1970 merger (1966-1969). They are not generally counted in overall league Championship list.
- d Cleveland's drought does not include three seasons (1996–98) when the franchise was dormant.
- e Super Bowl winner was not the NFL League Champion till after 1970 merger (Super Bowl V)
- f Team in Los Angeles when it won Super Bowl XVIII.
Read more about this topic: List Of NFL Franchise Post-season Droughts
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