Thursday, September 5, 2024

NFL Championships, 1920-2023

I issue this list on the opening night of the 2024 NFL season.

Note: This ranking is by city/metropolitan area, includes all teams within an area, and refers to the calendar year in which the season started, not the one in which the title game was played. Ties broken by a single team, then by most recent.

1. Wisconsin, 13: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1996 and 2010 Green Bay Packers.

2. Chicago, 11: 1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963 and 1985 Chicago Bears; 1925 and 1947 Chicago Cardinals.

3. New York, 9: 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990, 2007 and 2011 New York Giants; 1968 New York Jets.

4. Cleveland, 9: 1920 Akron Pros; 1922, 1923 and 1924 Canton Bulldogs; 1945 Cleveland Rams; 1950, 1954, 1955 and 1964 Cleveland Browns.

5. New England, 7: 1928 Providence Steam Roller; 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016 and 2018 New England Patriots.

6. San Francisco Bay Area, 7: 1976 and 1980 Oakland Raiders; 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989 and 1994 San Francisco 49ers.

7. Pittsburgh, 6: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2005 and 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers.

8. Washington, 5: 1937, 1942, 1982, 1987 and 1991 Washington Redskins.

9. Philadelphia, 5: 1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets; 1948, 1949, 1960 and 2017 Philadelphia Eagles.

10. Dallas, 5: 1971, 1977, 1992, 1993 and 1995 Dallas Cowboys.

11. Baltimore, 5: 1958, 1959 and 1970 Baltimore Colts; 2000 and 2012 Baltimore Ravens.

12. Kansas City, 4: 1969, 2019, 2022 and 2023 Kansas City Chiefs.

13. Detroit, 4: 1935, 1952, 1953 and 1957 Detroit Lions.

14. Denver, 3: 1997, 1998 and 2015 Denver Broncos.

15. Los Angeles, 3: 1951 and 2021 Los Angeles Rams; 1983 Los Angeles Raiders.

16. Tampa Bay, 2: 2002 and 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

17. Miami, 2: 1972 and 1973 Miami Dolphins.

18. Seattle, 1: 2013 Seattle Seahawks.

19. New Orleans, 1: 2009 New Orleans Saints.

20. Indiana, 1: 2006 Indianapolis Colts.

21. St. Louis, 1: 1999 St. Louis Rams.

22. Western New York, none, but 2 AFL Championships: 1964 and 1965 Buffalo Bills.

23. Houston, none, but 2 AFL Championships: 1960 and 1961 Houston Oilers.

24. Minnesota none, but 1 sub-Super Bowl NFL Championship: 1969 Minnesota Vikings.

25. San Diego, none, but 1 AFL Championship: 1963 San Diego Chargers.

26. Cincinnati, none, but 3 AFC Championships: 1981, 1988 and 2021 Cincinnati Bengals.

27. Atlanta, none, but 2 NFC Championships: 1998 and 2016 Atlanta Falcons.

28. Carolina, none, but 2 NFC Championships: 2003 and 2015 Carolina Panthers.

29. Arizona, none, but 1 NFC Championship: 2008 Arizona Cardinals.

30. Tennessee, none, but 1 AFC Championship: 1999 Tennessee Titans.

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