Tuesday, February 10, 2026

NFL Championship Droughts, as of Super Bowl LXI

Years posted are of the season, not the year in which the Super Bowl happened. In other words, the Seattle Seahawks just became the 2025 NFL Champions. Teams ranked by their most recent title; then, for teams that have not won the title, fewest seasons without one:

1. Current Champions, Seattle Seahawks, 2025
2. 1 year, Philadelphia Eagles, 2024
3. 2 years, Kansas City Chiefs, 2023
4. 3 years, Los Angeles Rams, 2022
5. 5 years, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2020
6. 7 years, New England Patriots, 2018
7. 10 years, Denver Broncos, 2015
8. 13 years, Baltimore Ravens, 2012
9. 14 years, New York Giants, 2011
10. 15 years, Green Bay Packers, 2010
11. 16 years, New Orleans Saints, 2009
12. 17 years, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2008
13. 19 years, Indianapolis Colts, 2006
14. 30 years, Dallas Cowboys, 1995
15. 31 years, San Francisco 49ers, 1994
16. 34 years, Washington Commanders, 1991 as Washington Redskins
17. 40 years, Chicago Bears, 1985
18. 42 years, Las Vegas Raiders, 1983 as Los Angeles Raiders
19. 42 years, Miami Dolphins, 1973
20. 57 years, New York Jets, 1968
21. 61 years, Cleveland Browns, 1964
22. 68 years, Detroit Lions, 1957
23. 78 years, Arizona Cardinals, 1947 as Chicago Cardinals
24. Never in 13 years, Houston Texans, joined NFL in 2002
25. Never in 30 years, Carolina Panthers, joined NFL in 1995
26. Never in 30 years, Jacksonville Jaguars, joined NFL in 1995
27. Never in 55 years, Buffalo Bills, founded in 1960 in AFL, joined NFL in 1970
28. Never in 55 years, Los Angeles Chargers, founded in 1960 in AFL, joined NFL in 1970 as San Diego Chargers
29. Never in 55 years, Tennessee Titans, founded in 1960 in AFL, joined NFL in 1970 as Houston Oilers
30. Never in 55 years, Cincinnati Bengals, founded in 1968 in AFL, joined NFL in 1970
31. Never in 59 years, Atlanta Falcons, joined NFL in 1966
32. Never in 64 years, Minnesota Vikings, joined NFL in 1961

If I were ranking the teams that have not yet won titles by how close they have come:

24. Buffalo Bills, last won AFL Championship in 1965, last won AFC Championship in 1993
25. Los Angeles Chargers, last won AFL Championship in 1963, last won AFC Championship in 1994, both as San Diego Chargers
26. Tennessee Titans, last won AFL Championship in 1961 as Houston Oilers, last won AFC Championship in 1999
27. Cincinnati Bengals, last won AFC Championship in 2021
28. Atlanta Falcons, last won NFC Championship in 2016
29. Carolina Panthers, last won NFC Championship in 2014
30. Minnesota Vikings, last won NFC Championship in 1976
31. Jacksonville Jaguars, last reached AFC Championship Game in 2017
32. Houston Texans, best performance is reaching AFC Division Playoff, last in 2025

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