Wednesday, January 15, 2020

NFL Division Titles, 1920-2019

Includes titles won in the 1920-32 single-division era, and titles won in the AAFC and the AFL. Does not include NFC or AFC Championships won as a Wild Card. Ties broken by most recent.

1. Green Bay Packers, 27: 1929, 1930 and 1931 in the single-division NFL; 1936, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965 and 1966 in the NFL Western; 1967 in the NFL Central; 1972, 1995, 1996 and 1997 in the NFC Central; the rest in the NFC North: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019.

2. Chicago Bears, 23: 1921 and 1932 in the single-division NFL; 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1956 and 1963 in the NFL Western; 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 and 2001 in the NFC Central; the rest in the NFC North: 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2018.

3. Dallas Cowboys, 23: 1967, 1968 and 1969 in the NFL Capitol, the rest in the NFC East: 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016 and 2018.

4. Pittsburgh Steelers, 23: 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 2001 in the AFC Central; the rest in the AFC North: 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2017.

5. New York Giants, 23: 1927 in the single-division NFL; 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1963 in the NFL Eastern; the rest in the NFC East: 1986, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2008 and 2011.

6. New England Patriots, 22: 1963 in the AFL East, the rest in the AFC East: 1978, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

7. San Francisco 49ers, 20, all in the NFC West: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993,1 994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2011, 2012 and 2019.

8. Minnesota Vikings, 20: 1968 and 1969 in the NFL Central; 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2000 in the NFC Central; the rest in the NFC North, 2008, 2009, 2015 and 2017.

9. Philadelphia Eagles, 15: 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1960 in the NFL East; the rest in the NFC East: 1980, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019.

10. Denver Broncos, 15, all in the AFC West: 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

11. Washington Redskins, 14: 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943 and 1945 in the NFL Eastern, the rest in the NFC East: 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2012 and 2015.

12. Los Angeles Rams, 13: 1949 in the NFL Western, 1967 and 1969 in the NFL Coastal, the rest in the NFC West: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 2017 and 2018. As the Cleveland Rams, the won the NFL Western in 1945. As the St. Louis Rams, they won the NFC West in 1999, 2001 and 2003. This would give them 17.

13. Miami Dolphins, 13, all in the AFC East: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994, 2000 and 2008.

14. Cleveland Browns, 13: 1946, 1947 and 1948 in the AAFC Western; 1949 in the single-division AAFC; 1967, 1968 and 1969 in the NFL Century; 1971, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1989 in the AFC Central; none since moving to AFC North.

15. Kansas City Chiefs, 12: 1962 and 1966 in the AFL Western, the rest in the AFC West: 1971, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

16. Indianapolis Colts, 11: 1987 and 1999 in the AFC East, the rest in the AFC South: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014. As the Baltimore Colts, they won the NFL Western in 1958, 1959 and 1964; the NFL Coastal in 1968; and the AFC East in 1970, 1975, 1976 and 1977. This would give them 19.

17. Seattle Seahawks, 10: 1988 and 1999 in the AFC West, the rest in the NFC West: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2016.

18. Buffalo Bills, 10: 1964, 1965 and 1966 in the AFL East, the rest in the AFC East: 1980, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1995.

19. Cincinnati Bengals, 9: In the AFC Central, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1988 and 1990; in the AFC North, 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2015.

20. New Orleans Saints, 8: 1991 and 2000 in the NFC West, the rest in the NFC South: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

21. Detroit Lions, 8: 1935, 1953, 1954 and 1957 in the NFL Western; 1952 in the NFL National; 1983, 1991 and 1993 in the NFC Central; none since moving to the NFC North.

22. Baltimore Ravens, 6, all in the AFC North: 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2018 and 2019.

23. Houston Texans, 6, all in the AFC South: 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.

24. Atlanta Falcons, 6: 1980 and 1998 in the NFC West, the rest in the NFC South: 2004, 2010, 2012 and 2016.

25. Carolina Panthers, 6: 1996 in the NFC West, the rest in the NFC South: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 6: 1979, 1981 and 1999 in the NFC Central; 2002, 2005 and 2007 in the NFC South.

27. New York Jets, 4: 1968 and 1969 in the AFL East; 1998 and 2002 in the AFC East.

28. Arizona Cardinals, 3, all in the NFC West: 2008, 2009 and 2015. As the Chicago Cardinals, they won the NFL Western in 1947 and 1948. As the St. Louis Cardinals, they won the NFC East in 1974 and 1975.

29. Tennessee Titans, 3: 2000 in the AFC Central; 2002 and 2008 in the AFC South. As the Houston Oilers, they won the AFL Eastern in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1967; and the AFC Central in 1991 and 1993. This would give them 9.

30. Jacksonville Jaguars, 3: 1998 and 1999 in the AFC Central; 2017 in the AFC South.

31. Los Angeles Chargers 1: 1960 in the AFL Western. As the San Diego Chargers, they won the AFL Western in 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1965; and the AFC West in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. This would give them 15.

32. Las Vegas Raiders, none. Sorry, but you can't count the Oakland Raiders' titles: 1967, 1968 and 1969 in the AFL Western; or 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2000, 2001 and 2002 in the AFC West. Nor can you count the Los Angeles Raiders' titles, all in the AFC West: 1983, 1985 and 1990. If you could, it would give you 15.

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