This is a list of current and former National Football League (NFL) franchise droughts (multiple consecutive seasons of not reaching a certain achievement) related to the post-season and Super Bowl. The length of a drought is the number of seasons since the last time a franchise achieved a certain milestone. For a milestone that a franchise has never achieved, the length of the corresponding drought is equal to the number of seasons the franchise has been active.
All 32 active NFL teams have qualified for the playoffs and won at least one playoff game in their history. Of the 12 teams that have never won the Super Bowl, the seven who predate the institution of the game (the Cardinals, Lions, Oilers/Titans, Chargers, Browns, Bills, and Vikings) had all won an NFL or AFL championship prior to the AFL–NFL merger. In the case of the Vikings, however, the Super Bowl existed at the time they won their only league title (in 1969). Thus, the Vikings along with the other five teams (the Falcons, Bengals, Panthers, Jaguars and Texans, whose history is no older than the Super Bowl itself) are the only franchises to have never won the highest championship available to them. The Cardinals own the longest drought since a championship of any kind, at seasons.
Note that for continuity purposes, the Cleveland Browns are officially considered to have suspended operations for the 1996, 1997, and 1998 seasons. Since returning years ago, they have only made the playoffs three times, while the Baltimore Ravens are considered to be a separate team that began play in 1996. The Ravens, as a result of the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, absorbed the Browns' personnel upon their suspension, but not their history.
| ^ | Longest drought in team history | - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | † | Tied for longest drought in team history --> |
| New York Jets ^ | 2010 AFC Championship | ||
| Carolina Panthers ^ | 2017 NFC Wild Card | ||
| 2017 NFC Divisional | |||
| 2020 AFC Wild Card | |||
| 2020 NFC Wild Card | |||
| 2020 NFC Divisional | |||
| 2021 AFC Wild Card | |||
| 2021 AFC Wild Card | |||
| 2021 NFC Wild Card | |||
| 2021 AFC Divisional | |||
| 2022 NFC Wild Card | |||
| 2022 AFC Divisional | |||
| 2022 NFC Divisional | |||
| 2022 AFC Championship | |||
| 2023 AFC Wild Card | |||
| 2023 AFC Wild Card | |||
| 2023 NFC Wild Card | |||
| Super Bowl LVIII | |||
| 2024 playoff teams | |||
| 2024 AFC Wild Card | |||
| 2024 AFC Wild Card | |||
| 2024 AFC Wild Card | |||
| 2024 NFC Wild Card | |||
| 2024 NFC Wild Card | |||
| 2024 NFC Wild Card | |||
| 2024 AFC Divisional | |||
| 2024 AFC Divisional | |||
| 2024 NFC Divisional | |||
| 2024 NFC Divisional | |||
| 2024 AFC Championship | |||
| 2024 NFC Championship | |||
| Super Bowl LIX | |||
Sortable table, click on the header arrows.
| ^ | Longest drought in team history | - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | † | Tied for longest drought in team history --> | |
| ♦ | Most consecutive losses in team history[3] | ||||
| ¤ | Tied for most consecutive losses in team history | - bgcolor="#ED9121" | ♣ | Most consecutive losses in NFL history (9) --> |
| Loss streak | Playoff losses – teams | ||||||
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| Miami Dolphins ^ | 2000 AFC Wild Card | 6 ♦ | 2000 divisional – Oakland 2001 wild card – Baltimore 2008 wild card – Baltimore 2016 wild card – Pittsburgh 2022 wild card – Buffalo 2023 wild card – Kansas City | ||||
| Las Vegas Raiders ^ | 2002 AFC Championship | 3 ♦ | 2002 Super Bowl – Tampa Bay 2016 wild card – Houston 2021 wild card – Cincinnati | ||||
| 2010 AFC Divisional | 1 | 2010 AFC championship – Pittsburgh | |||||
| 2010 NFC Divisional | 3 ¤ | 2010 NFC championship – Green Bay 2018 wild card – Philadelphia 2020 wild card – New Orleans | |||||
| 2015 NFC Divisional | 2 | 2015 NFC championship – Carolina 2021 wild card – Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| 2015 NFC Championship | 2 | data-sort-value="2015.1" | 2015 Super Bowl – Denver 2017 wild card – New Orleans | ||||
| data-sort-value="2015.3" | Super Bowl 50 | 1 | 2024 wild card – Buffalo | ||||
| 2016 AFC Divisional | 6 ♦ | data-sort-value="2016.2" bgcolor="#FFC1CC" | 2016 AFC championship – New England 2017 divisional – Jacksonville 2020 wild card – Cleveland 2021 wild card – Kansas City 2023 wild card – Buffalo 2024 wild card – Baltimore | ||||
| 2017 NFC Wild Card | 1 | 2017 divisional – Philadelphia | |||||
| 2 | 2018 divisional – Kansas City 2020 wild card – Buffalo | ||||||
| 3 | 2018 divisional – New England 2022 wild card – Jacksonville 2024 wild card – Houston | ||||||
| New England Patriots | data-sort-value="2018.1" | Super Bowl LIII | 2 | 2019 wild card – Tennessee 2021 wild card – Buffalo | |||
| 2019 NFC Wild Card | 3 | 2019 divisional – San Francisco 2022 wild card – New York Giants 2024 wild card – Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| 2019 NFC Wild Card | 3 | 2019 divisional – Green Bay 2020 wild card – Los Angeles Rams 2022 wild card – San Francisco | |||||
| 2019 AFC Divisional | 3 ¤ | 2019 AFC championship – Kansas City 2020 wild card – Baltimore 2021 divisional – Cincinnati | |||||
| 2020 AFC Wild Card | 2 | 2020 divisional – Kansas City 2023 wild card – Houston | |||||
| 2020 NFC Wild Card | 1 | 2020 divisional – Tampa Bay | |||||
| 2022 AFC Wild Card | 1 | 2022 divisional – Kansas City | |||||
| 2022 NFC Wild Card | 1 | 2022 divisional – Philadelphia | |||||
| 2022 NFC Wild Card | 2 | 2022 divisional – San Francisco 2023 wild card – Green Bay | |||||
| 2022 AFC Divisional | 1 | 2022 AFC championship – Kansas City | |||||
| 2023 NFC Wild Card | 2 ¤ | 2023 divisional – San Francisco 2024 wild card – Philadelphia | |||||
| 2023 NFC Wild Card | 2 | 2023 divisional - Detroit 2024 wild card - Washington | |||||
| 2023 NFC Divisional | 2 | 2023 NFC championship - San Francisco 2024 divisional - Washington | |||||
| 2023 NFC Championship | 1 | data-sort-value="2023.4" | Super Bowl LVIII - Kansas City | ||||
| 2024 playoff winners | |||||||
| 2024 AFC Wild Card | 1 | 2024 divisional – Kansas City | |||||
| 2024 AFC Wild Card | 1 | 2024 divisional – Buffalo | |||||
| 2024 NFC Wild Card | 1 | 2024 divisional – Philadelphia | |||||
| 2024 NFC Divisional | 1 | 2024 NFC championship – Philadelphia | |||||
| 2024 AFC Divisional | 1 | 2024 AFC championship – Kansas City | |||||
| 2024 AFC Championship | 0 | data-sort-value="2024.6" | 9-game win streak | ||||
| 2024 NFC Championship | 0 | data-sort-value="2024.8" | 3-game win streak | ||||
| data-sort-type="number" | Seasons Since Win | Team | Last playoff game win | data-sort-type="number" | Loss Streak | Playoff Losses – Teams | |
This is also a list of the last time a particular club won a wild card playoff game or had a first-round bye.
| ^ | Longest drought in team history | |
| ♦ | First round bye |
This is also a list of the last time a particular club won a divisional playoff game.
| ^ | Longest drought in team history | |
| † | Tied for longest drought in team history |
| < | ---This is the longest Cleveland AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 32 years---> | Cleveland Browns ^ | Lost vs. Denver | ||
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| < | ---This is the longest Miami AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 32 years---> | Miami Dolphins ^ | Lost vs. Buffalo | ||
| < | ---This is the longest Dallas NFC Championship Game appearance drought, 29 years---> | Dallas Cowboys ^ | Won vs. Green Bay | ||
| < | ---This is the longest Houston AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 23 years---> | Houston Texans ^ | — | ||
| < | ---This is the longest Las Vegas AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 22 years---> | Las Vegas Raiders ^ | Won vs. Tennessee | ||
| < | ---This is the longest Chargers AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 17 years---> | Los Angeles Chargers ^ | Lost vs. New England | ||
| < | ---Longest New York Jets AFC Championship Game appearance drought is 15 years---> | Lost vs. Pittsburgh | |||
| < | ---Longest Chicago NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 17 years---> | Lost vs. Green Bay | |||
| < | ---Longest New York Giants NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 16 years---> | Won vs. San Francisco | |||
| < | ---Longest Indianapolis AFC Championship Game appearance drought is 23 years---> | Lost vs. New England | |||
| < | ---Longest Seattle NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 21 years---> | Won vs. Green Bay | |||
| < | ---This is the longest Denver AFC Championship Game appearance drought 9 years---> | Won vs. New England | |||
| < | ---Longest Arizona NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 38 years---> | Lost vs. Carolina | |||
| < | ---Longest Carolina NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 10 years---> | Won vs. Arizona | |||
| < | ---Longest Pittsburgh AFC Championship Game appearance drought is 9 years---> | Lost vs. New England | |||
| < | ---Longest Atlanta NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 28 years---> | Won vs. Green Bay | |||
| < | ---Longest Jacksonville AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 18 years---> | Lost vs. New England | |||
| < | ---Longest Minnesota NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 10 years---> | Lost vs. Philadelphia | |||
| < | ---Longest New England AFC Championship Game appearance drought is 15 years---> | Won vs. Kansas City | |||
| < | ---Longest New Orleans NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 36 years---> | Lost vs. Los Angeles Rams | |||
| < | ---Longest Tennessee AFC Championship Game appearance drought is 19 years---> | Lost vs. Kansas City | |||
| < | ---Longest Green Bay NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 25 years---> | Lost vs. Tampa Bay | |||
| < | ---Longest Tampa Bay NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 19 years---> | Won vs. Green Bay | |||
| < | ---Longest Los Angeles Rams NFC Championship Game appearance drought, 16 years---> | Won vs. San Francisco | |||
| < | ---The longest Cincinnati AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 32 years---> | Lost vs. Kansas City | |||
| < | ---Llongest Baltimore Ravens AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 11 years---> | Lost vs. Kansas City | |||
| < | ---Longest San Francisco NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 13 years---> | Won vs. Detroit | |||
| < | ---The longest Detroit NFC Championship Game appearance drought, 30 years---> | Lost vs. San Francisco | |||
| 2024 Conference finalists | |||||
| < | ---Longest Buffalo AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 26 years---> | Lost vs. Kansas City | |||
| < | ---Longest Washington NFC Championship Game appearance drought, 33 years---> | 2024 NFC | Lost vs. Philadelphia | ||
| < | ---Longest Kansas City AFC Championship Game appearance drought, 24 years---> | Won vs. Buffalo | |||
| < | ---Longest Philadelphia NFC Championship Game appearance drought is 20 years---> | Won vs. Washington | |||
This is also the last time club won AFC or NFC championship game.
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| Won vs. Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lost vs. Oakland | |||||
| Lost vs. San Francisco | |||||
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| Lost vs. Dallas | |||||
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| Lost vs. San Francisco | |||||
| Won vs. Pittsburgh | |||||
| Lost vs. St. Louis Rams | |||||
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| Lost vs. Tampa Bay | |||||
| Lost vs. Indianapolis | |||||
| Lost vs. Pittsburgh | |||||
| Won vs. Indianapolis | |||||
| Lost vs. New Orleans | |||||
| Won vs. Pittsburgh | |||||
| Lost vs. Green Bay | |||||
| Won vs. New England | |||||
| Won vs. San Francisco | |||||
| Lost vs. New England | |||||
| Lost vs. Denver | |||||
| Won vs. Carolina | |||||
| Lost vs. New England | |||||
| Won vs. Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Won vs. Kansas City | |||||
| Lost vs. Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Won vs. Cincinnati | |||||
| Lost vs. Kansas City | |||||
| Super Bowl LIX teams | |||||
| TBD vs. Philadelphia | |||||
| TBD vs. Kansas City | |||||
This list also counts all seasons since a team last won the league championship or Super Bowl. Of active NFL teams, 20 have won the Super Bowl, 7 have not won a Super Bowl, but have won an AFL or NFL championship pre-merger, and 5 have not won any championship or Super Bowl.
This list counts all seasons since a team last won the Super Bowl.
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| New England Patriots | Super Bowl LIII | 2018 | ||
Listed according to seasons waited.Current NFL cities/regions only.
| None[5] | Detroit Lions (1966–present) | Played in the 1991 and 2023 NFC Championship Games. NFL championship won in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957. | |||
| Buffalo Bills (1966–present) | Played in Super Bowls XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII. Last AFL championship won in 1965 (pre-merger). Buffalo's previous NFL franchise, the Buffalo All-Americans, claimed an unrecognized 1921 championship. | ||||
| Atlanta Falcons (1966–present) | Played in Super Bowls XXXIII and LI. | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings (1966–present) | Played in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI. NFL championship won in 1969 was last title before formal AFL–NFL merger later in 1970. | ||||
| Cincinnati Bengals (1968–present) | Played in Super Bowls XVI, XXIII and LVI. Previous NFL team, the Cincinnati Celts, never won an NFL title. | ||||
| None | Cleveland Browns (1966–1995, 1999–present) | Played in the 1986, 1987, and 1989 AFC Championship Games. Last NFL championship won in 1964 (pre-merger). | |||
| None | 31 Oilers seasons (1966–1996) and Texans seasons (2002–present) | Played in the 1978 and 1979 AFC Championship Games. The Oilers franchise in Houston won the AFL championship in 1960 and 1961 (pre-merger). To date, the Texans have never played in the AFC championship. | |||
| Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1988–present) | Played in Super Bowl XLIII. | ||||
| None | Jacksonville Jaguars (1995–present) | Played in the 1996, 1999 and 2017 AFC Championship Games. | |||
| Carolina Panthers (1995–present) | Played in Super Bowls XXXVIII and 50. | ||||
| Tennessee Oilers/Titans (1998–present) | Played in Super Bowl XXXIV. | ||||
| None | Las Vegas Raiders (2020–present) |
Listed according to seasons waited.
| ^ | Longest drought in team history | - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | † | Tied for longest drought in team history --> |
| Franchise | Most recent division title | Year | Seasons | ||
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| Cleveland Browns^ | data-sort-value="AFC North" | AFC Central | 1989 |
| ---This is the longest Cleveland division title drought, 32 years---> |
| Las Vegas Raiders^ | AFC West | 2002 | < | ---This is the longest Las Vegas division title drought, 22 years---> | |
| New York Jets | AFC East | < | ---Longest New York Jets division title drought is 28 years---> | ||
| Miami Dolphins^ | AFC East | 2008 | < | ---This is the longest Miami division title drought, 16 years---> | |
| Los Angeles Chargers^ | AFC West | < | ---This is longest Los Angeles Chargers division title drought, 15 years---> | ||
| NFC East | < | ---Longest New York Giants division title drought is 19 years---> | |||
| Indianapolis Colts | AFC South | < | ---Longest Indianapolis division title drought is 11 years---> | ||
| Arizona Cardinals | NFC West | 2015 | < | ---Longest Arizona division title drought is 32 years---> | |
| Carolina Panthers^ | NFC South | 2015 | < | ---This is longest Carolina division title drought, 9 years---> | |
| Denver Broncos | AFC West | 2015 | < | ---Longest Denver division title drought is 17 years---> | |
| NFC South | < | ---Longest Atlanta division title drought is 17 years---> | |||
| Chicago Bears | NFC North | < | ---Longest Chicago division title drought is 17 years---> | ||
| New England Patriots | AFC East | < | ---Longest New England division title drought is 14 years---> | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | AFC North | < | ---Longest Pittsburgh division title drought is 7 years---> | ||
| NFC East | < | ---Longest Washington division title drought, 12 years---> | |||
| New Orleans Saints | NFC South | 2020 | < | ---Longest New Orleans division title drought is 24 years---> | |
| Seattle Seahawks | NFC West | < | ---Longest Seattle division title drought is 12 years---> | ||
| AFC South | < | ---Longest Tennessee division title drought is 23 years---> | |||
| Green Bay Packers | NFC North | 2021 | < | ---Longest Green Bay division title drought is 20 years---> | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | AFC North | < | ---Longest Cincinnati division title drought is 14 years---> | ||
| AFC South | < | ---Longest Jacksonville division title drought is 17 years---> | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | NFC North | < | ---Longest Minnesota division title drought is 8 years---> | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | NFC East | < | ---Longest Dallas division title drought is 8 years---> | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | NFC West | < | ---Longest San Francisco division title drought is 8 years---> | ||
| 2024 Division champions | |||||
| AFC East | < | ---The longest Buffalo division title drought is 24 years---> | |||
| Baltimore Ravens | AFC North | < | ---Longest Baltimore division title drought is 7 years---> | ||
| AFC South | < | ---Longest Houston division title drought is 9 years---> | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | AFC West | < | ---Longest Kansas City division title drought is 21 years---> | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | NFC East | < | ---Longest Philadelphia division title drought is 14 years---> | ||
| Detroit Lions | data-sort-value="NFC North" | NFC North | < | ---Longest Detroit division title drought, 30 years---> | |
| NFC South | < | ---Longest Tampa Bay division title drought is 17 years---> | |||
| NFC West | < | ---Longest St. Louis/Los Angeles division title drought is 13 years---> | |||
Counted from the first Super Bowl season, 1966, to present.
| Team | Wild Card appearances | Divisional appearances | Conference Championship appearances | Super Bowl appearances | Fewest wins short of Super Bowl title | |
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| 16 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 win short: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976 | ||
| 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 win short: 1981, 1988, 2021 | ||
| 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 win short: 1998, 2016 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 win short: 2003, 2015 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 win short: 1994 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 win short: 2008 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 5 | - | 2 wins short: 1968, 1969, 1986, 1987, 1989 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 3 | - | 2 wins short: 1996, 1999, 2017 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 wins short: 1991, 2023 | ||
| 8 | 6 | - | - | 3 wins short: 2011, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
This list only shows droughts of 30 or more seasons for teams. A championship is considered as winning an NFL Championship (1920—1969), AFL Championship (1960—1969), or Super Bowl Championship (1966—present). Active droughts are listed in bold type.
| Seasons | Team | Previous Title | Drought Streak | Next Title | |
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| Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals | 1947 | 1948—present | — | ||
| Detroit Lions | 1957 | 1958—present | — | ||
| Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans | 1961 | 1962—present | — | ||
| San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers | 1963 | 1964—present | — | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | — | 1966—present | — | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 1965 | 1966—present | — | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 1964 | 1965—1995, 1999—present | — | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | — | 1968—present | — | ||
| New York Jets | 1968 | 1969—present | — | ||
| 1960 | 1961—2016 | 2017 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | 1969 | 1970—present | — | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 1973 | 1974—present | — | ||
| 1969 | 1970—2018 | 2019 | |||
| 1951 | 1952—1998 | 1999 | |||
| — | 1967—2008 | 2009 | |||
| — | 1933—1973 | 1974 | |||
| — | 1960—2000 | 2001 | |||
| Los Angeles/Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders | 1983 | 1984—present | — | ||
| 1942 | 1943—1981 | 1982 | |||
| Chicago Bears | 1985 | 1986—present | — | ||
| — | 1960—1996 | 1997 | |||
| — | 1976—2012 | 2013 | |||
| 1970 | 1971—2005 | 2006 | |||
| Washington Redskins/Football Team/Commanders | 1991 | 1992—present | — | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1994 | 1995—present | — | ||
| Carolina Panthers | — | 1995—present | — | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | — | 1995—present | — |
This list only shows droughts of 30 or more seasons for teams. A championship appearance is listed as appearing in an NFL Championship (1932—1969), AFL Championship (1960—1969), or Super Bowl Championship (1966—present). Active droughts are listed in bold type.
| Seasons | Team | Prev. Appearance | Drought Streak | Next Appearance | ||||
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| Detroit Lions | 1957 | 1958—present | — | |||||
| 1947 | 1948—2007 | 2008 | ||||||
| New York Jets | 1968 | 1969—present | — | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | 1969 | 1970—1995, 1999—present | — | |||||
| 1969 | 1970—2018 | 2019 | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 1976 | 1977—present | — | |||||
| — | 1967—2008 | 2009 | ||||||
| — | 1933—1973 | 1974 | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | 1984 | 1985—present | — | |||||
| 1962 | 1963—1998 | 1999 | ||||||
| 1970 | 1971—2005 | 2006 | ||||||
| Washington Redskins/Football Team/Commanders | 1991 | 1992—present | — | |||||
| — | 1966—1997 | 1998 | ||||||
| 1988 | 1989—2020 | 2021 | ||||||
| — | 1950—1980 | 1981 | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | align = center | 1993 | align = center | 1994—present | align= center | — | ||
| San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers | align = center | 1994 | align = center | 1995—present | align= center | — | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | align = center | — | align = center | 1995—present | align= center | — |
This is a sortable table of all 32 current NFL teams. Ten teams have multiple losing streaks where they lost an equal number of post season games before breaking the drought.
Updated through the 2024 season
| ^ | Denotes active drought |
| Team | Streak lasted | Last win | Games Lost | Playoff Losses | Opponent | Next win | |
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| Arizona Cardinals | 51 years | 1947 NFL Championship | 1948 NFL Champ. 1974 Divisional 1975 Divisional 1982 1st Round | Eagles Vikings Rams Packers | 1998 Wild Card | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 years | 2004 Divisional | 2004 NFC Champ. 2008 Wild Card 2010 Divisional 2011 Wild Card | Eagles Cardinals Packers Giants | 2012 Divisional | ||
| Baltimore Ravens 2 (3 loss) streaks | 7 years | 2001 Wild Card | Steelers Titans Colts | 2008 Wild Card | |||
| 5 years | 2014 Wild Card | 2014 Divisional 2018 Wild Card 2019 Divisional | Patriots Chargers Titans | 2020 Wild Card | |||
| 24 years | 1995 Divisional 1996 Wild Card 1998 Wild Card 1999 Wild Card 2017 Wild Card 2019 Wild Card | Steelers Jaguars Dolphins Titans Jaguars Texans | 2020 Wild Card | ||||
| 8 years | 2005 Divisional | 3 | 2005 NFC Champ. 2008 Divisional 2013 Divisional | Seahawks Cardinals 49ers | |||
| Chicago Bears ^ 2 (3 loss) streaks | 12 years | 1994 Divisional 2001 Divisional 2005 Divisional | 49ers Eagles Panthers | 2006 Divisional | |||
| years | 2010 Divisional | 2010 NFC Champ. 2018 Wild Card 2020 Wild Card | Packers Eagles Saints | TBD | |||
| 31 years | 8 | 1990 Divisional 2005 Wild Card 2009 Wild Card 2011 Wild Card 2012 Wild Card 2013 Wild Card 2014 Wild Card 2015 Wild Card | Raiders Steelers Jets Texans Texans Chargers Colts Steelers | 2021 Wild Card | |||
| 17 years | 1969 Divisional | 6 | 1969 NFL Champ. 1971 Divisional 1972 Divisional 1980 Divisional 1982 1st Round 1985 Divisional | Vikings Colts Dolphins Raiders Raiders Dolphins | 1986 Divisional | ||
| 13 years | 1996 Divisional 1998 Wild Card 1999 Wild Card 2003 Wild Card 2006 Wild Card 2007 Divisional | Panthers Cardinals Vikings Panthers Seahawks Giants | 2009 Wild Card | ||||
| 9 years | 1977 AFC Championship | 1978 Divisional 1979 Wild Card 1983 Wild Card 1984 Divisional | Cowboys Steelers Oilers Seahawks Steelers | 1986 Divisional | |||
| 32 years | 1991 Divisional | 9 | 1993 Wild Card 1994 Wild Card 1995 Wild Card 1997 Wild Card 1999 Wild Card 2011 Wild Card 2014 Wild Card 2016 Wild Card | Redskins Packers Packers Eagles Buccaneers Redskins Saints Cowboys Seahawks | 2023 Wild Card | ||
| Green Bay Packers 7 (2 loss) streaks | 4 years | 1997 NFC Championship | 1998 Wild Card | Broncos 49ers | 2001 Wild Card | ||
| 2 years | 2001 Wild Card | 2002 Wild Card | Rams Falcons | 2003 Wild Card | |||
| 4 years | 2003 Wild Card | 2004 Wild Card | Eagles Vikings | 2007 Divisional | |||
| 3 years | 2007 Divisional | 2009 Wild Card | Giants Cardinals | 2010 Wild Card | |||
| 2 years | 2012 Wild Card | 2012 Divisional 2013 Wild Card | 49ers 49ers | 2014 Divisional | |||
| 2 years | 2020 Divisional | 2020 NFC Champ. 2021 Divisional | Buccaneers 49ers | 2023 Wild Card | |||
| year | 2023 Wild Card | 2023 Divisional 2024 Wild Card | 49ers Eagles | TBD | |||
| Houston Texans 2 (2 loss) streaks | 4 years | 2012 Wild Card | 2 | Patriots Chiefs | 2016 Wild Card | ||
| 2 years | 2016 Wild Card | 2 | Patriots Colts | 2019 Wild Card | |||
| Indianapolis Colts 2 (5 loss) streaks | 24 years | 1971 Divisional | 1975 Divisional 1976 Divisional 1977 Divisional 1987 Divisional | Dolphins Steelers Steelers Raiders Browns | 1995 Wild Card | ||
| 8 years | 1995 Divisional | 1996 Wild Card 1999 Divisional 2000 Wild Card 2002 Wild Card | Steelers Steelers Titans Dolphins Jets | 2003 Wild Card | |||
| Jacksonville Jaguars 2 (2 loss) streaks | 2 years | 1996 Divisional | 1997 Wild Card | Patriots Broncos | 1998 Wild Card | ||
| 8 years | 1999 Divisional | 2005 Wild Card | Titans Patriots | ||||
| 21 years | 1993 Divisional | 8 | 1994 Wild Card 1995 Divisional 1997 Divisional 2003 Divisional 2006 Wild Card 2010 Wild Card 2013 Wild Card | Bills Dolphins Colts Broncos Colts Colts Ravens Colts | 2015 Wild Card | ||
| Las Vegas Raiders ^ | years | 2002 AFC Championship | 3 | 2016 Wild Card 2021 Wild Card | Buccaneers Texans Bengals | TBD | |
| 13 years | 1994 AFC Championship | 1995 Wild Card 2004 Wild Card 2006 Divisional | 49ers Colts Jets Patriots | ||||
| 23 years | 1951 NFL Championship | 1952 Nat. Conf. 1955 NFL Champ. 1967 NFL W Conf. 1969 NFL W Conf. 1973 Divisional | Lions Browns Packers Vikings Cowboys | 1974 Divisional | |||
| border-bottom:2px solid blue" | Miami Dolphins ^ | years | 2000 Wild Card | 2000 Divisional 2001 Wild Card 2008 Wild Card 2016 Wild Card 2022 Wild Card 2023 Wild Card | Raiders Ravens Ravens Steelers Bills Chiefs | TBD | |
| 9 years | 1988 Wild Card | 1988 Divisional 1989 Divisional 1992 Wild Card 1993 Wild Card 1994 Wild Card 1996 Wild Card | 49ers 49ers Redskins Giants Bears Cowboys | 1997 Wild Card | |||
| 22 years | 1963 Divisional | 1963 AFL Champ. 1976 Divisional 1978 Divisional 1982 1st Round | Chargers Raiders Oilers Dolphins | 1985 Wild Card | |||
| New Orleans Saints | 32 years | 1967 Enfranchised No Playoff Wins until 2000 | 1987 Wild Card 1990 Wild Card 1991 Wild Card 1992 Wild Card | Vikings Bears Falcons Eagles | 2000 Wild Card | ||
| 18 years | 1938 NFL Championship | 1939 NFL Champ. 1941 NFL Champ. 1943 East Divisional 1944 NFL Champ. 1946 NFL Champ. 1950 Am. Conf. | Packers Bears Redskins Packers Bears Browns | 1956 NFL Championship | |||
| New York Jets 5 (2 loss) streaks | 14 years | 1968 Super Bowl III | 1969 AFL Divisional 1981 Wild Card | Chiefs Bills | 1982 First Round | ||
| 4 years | 1982 2nd Round | 1985 Wild Card | Dolphins Patriots | 1986 Wild Card | |||
| 12 years | 1986 Wild Card | 1986 Divisional 1991 Wild Card | Browns Oilers | ||||
| 4 years | 1998 Divisional | 2001 Wild Card | Broncos Raiders | ||||
| 5 years | 2004 Wild Card | 2006 Wild Card | Steelers Patriots | 2009 Wild Card | |||
| 12 years | 1980 NFC Championship | 1981 Wild Card 1988 Divisional 1989 Wild Card 1990 Wild Card | Raiders Giants Bears Rams Redskins | 1992 Wild Card | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers ^ | years | 2016 Divisional | 6 | Patriots Jaguars Browns Chiefs Bills Ravens | TBD | ||
| 4 years | 1984 Super Bowl XIX | 1985 Wild Card 1986 Divisional 1987 Divisional | Giants Giants Vikings | 1988 Divisional | |||
| 21 years | 1987 Wild Card 1988 Divisional 1999 Wild Card 2003 Wild Card 2004 Wild Card | Dolphins Oilers Bengals Dolphins Packers Rams | 2005 Divisional | ||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 (3 loss) streaks | 18 years | 1979 Divisional | 1981 Divisional 1982 1st Round | Rams Cowboys Cowboys | 1997 Wild Card | ||
| 3 years | 1999 Divisional | 2000 Wild Card 2001 Wild Card | Rams Eagles Eagles | 2002 Divisional | |||
| Tennessee Titans ^ 5 (3 loss) streaks | 17 years | 1961 AFL Championship | 1962 AFL Champ. 1967 AFL Champ. 1969 AFL Divisional | Raiders Raiders | 1978 Wild Card | ||
| 3 years | 1988 Wild Card | 1988 Divisional 1989 Wild Card 1990 Wild Card | Bills Steelers Bengals | 1991 Wild Card | |||
| 8 years | 1992 Wild Card 1993 Divisional | Broncos Bills Chiefs | 1999 Wild Card | ||||
| 13 years | 2003 Wild Card | 2007 Wild Card 2008 Divisional | Patriots Chargers Ravens | 2017 Wild Card | |||
| years | 2019 Divisional | 2020 Wild Card 2021 Divisional | Chiefs Ravens Bengals | TBD | |||
| 19 years | 2005 Wild Card | 2005 Divisional 2007 Wild Card 2012 Wild Card 2015 Wild Card 2020 Wild Card | Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Packers Buccaneers | 2024 Wild Card | |||
| Team | Streak lasted | Last win | Games Lost | Playoff Games | Opponent | Next win |
Note that the NFL did not institute a permanent playoff tournament until 1967 and that the NFL Championship Game and any impromptu one-game playoffs (played only in the event of a tie atop the division standings) were the only postseason matchups in this era. The Bert Bell Benefit Bowl (aka the Playoff Bowl; 1960–1969) is considered an exhibition game for the purpose of this list.
Updated through the 2024 season
| ^ | Denotes active streak |
| 1946 - 1970 | 25 | ||
| 1949 - 1973 | 25 | ||
| 1948 - 1971 | 24 | ||
| 1967 - 1986 | 20 | ||
| 1960 - 1976 | 17 | ||
| 1961 - 1977 | 17 | ||
| 1964 - 1980 | 17 | ||
| 2000 - 2016 | 17 | ||
| 2003 - 2019 | 17 | ||
| 1936 - 1951 | 16 | ||
| 1945 - 1959 | 15 | ||
| 1972 - 1985 | 14 | ||
| 1983 - 1996 | 14 | ||
| 1991 - 2004 | 14 | ||
| 2011 - present^ | 14 | ||
| 1964 - 1976 | 13 | ||
| 1966 - 1978 | 13 | ||
| 2003 - 2015 | 13 | ||
| 1958 - 1969 | 12 | ||
| 1964 - 1975 | 12 | ||
| 1966 - 1977 | 12 | ||
| 2005 - 2016 | 12 | ||
| 1989 - 1998 | 10 | ||
| 1978 - 1986 | 9 | ||
| 2002 - 2010 | 9 | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2008 - 2016 | 9 | |
| 1970 - 1977 2009 - 2016 | 8 | ||
| 1961 - 1967 | 7 | ||
| 2009 - 2015 | 7 | ||
| 2018 - present^ | 7 | ||
| 1960 - 1965 | 6 | ||
| 1996 - 1999 | 4 | ||
| Team | Longest streak with no post-season appearances | Seasons |
|---|
| 1948 - 1997 | 50 | ||
| 1933 - 1971 | 39 | ||
| 1958 - 1990 | 33 | ||
| 1967 - 1999 | 33 | ||
| 1991 - 2020 | 30 | ||
| 1944 - 1971 | 28 | ||
| 1996 - 2019 | 24 | ||
| Miami Dolphins^ | 2001 - present^ | 24 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1972 - 1994 | 23 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1952 - 1973 | 22 | |
| 1959 - 1980 | 22 | ||
| 1995, 1999 - 2019 | 22 | ||
| Las Vegas Raiders^ | 2003 - present^ | 22 | |
| 1964 - 1984 | 21 | ||
| 1970 - 1990 1994 - 2014 | 21 | ||
| 1950 - 1969 | 20 | ||
| 1964 - 1983 | 20 | ||
| 1985 - 2004 | 20 | ||
| 1961 - 1978 | 18 | ||
| 1960 - 1976 | 17 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1980 - 1996 2003 - 2019 | 17 | |
| 1945 - 1960 | 16 | ||
| 1962 - 1977 | 16 | ||
| 1964 - 1979 | 16 | ||
| 2011 - present^ | 14 | ||
| 1966 - 1977; 1979 - 1990 | 12 | ||
| 1997 - 2008 | 12 | ||
| Houston Texans | 2002 - 2010 | 9 | |
| 2008 - 2016 | 9 | ||
| 2016 - present^ | 9 | ||
| 1961 - 1968; 1989 - 1996 | 8 | ||
| 2002 - 2007 | 6 | ||
| Team | Longest streak with no post-season victories | Seasons |
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