Trophy cabinets measured against talent, market size and the years spent waiting. Some of these teams are beloved; none of them are satisfied.
1Cleveland BrownsFour pre-merger NFL titles and not a single Super Bowl appearance since the merger.1000pts
2New York JetsOne Super Bowl win, in 1969, and the longest playoff drought in the league since.656pts
3Buffalo BillsThe only team to reach four consecutive Super Bowls, and the only one to lose all four.524pts
4Dallas CowboysFive Super Bowls, the league's richest brand, and no conference title game since 1995.515pts
5Cincinnati BengalsThree Super Bowl appearances, three defeats, and decades of losing seasons between them.515pts
6Carolina PanthersTwo Super Bowl appearances, including a 15-1 season, and no title.515pts
7Tennessee TitansStopped one yard short of tying Super Bowl XXXIV on the final play.454pts
8Philadelphia EaglesThree pre-merger titles and a half-century wait before the first Super Bowl arrived.384pts
9Minnesota VikingsFour Super Bowl appearances in eight years and four defeats to show for them.303pts
10Atlanta FalconsLed Super Bowl LI 28-3 in the third quarter and lost in overtime.303pts
11Arizona CardinalsThe NFL's oldest continuously run franchise, with two titles, both before the Second World War.303pts
12Detroit LionsThree championships in the 1950s, then no title since 1957 and still not a single Super Bowl appearance.303pts
13Los Angeles ChargersA roster of star quarterbacks across six decades and one Super Bowl appearance.303pts
14Jacksonville JaguarsReached the AFC Championship in its second season and has spent most of the years since rebuilding.303pts
15Chicago BearsMore Hall of Fame enshrinees than any other franchise, nine league titles, and exactly one Super Bowl.206pts
16Houston TexansThe league's newest franchise, still without a conference championship game appearance.0pts
17Miami DolphinsTwo Super Bowl titles and the only perfect season, then no playoff win since the 2000 season despite Dan Marino's record-breaking career.
18Washington CommandersThree Super Bowls under Joe Gibbs, followed by three decades of turmoil with a single conference title game appearance since 1992.
19Las Vegas RaidersThree Super Bowl titles by 1984, but not a single playoff win since losing Super Bowl XXXVII to Tampa Bay in January 2003.
20New Orleans SaintsNeeded 21 seasons to post a winning record and turned the record-setting Drew Brees era into just one Super Bowl appearance.
21Indianapolis ColtsPeyton Manning's Colts won at least 12 games in seven straight seasons yet turned that record run into a single Super Bowl title.
22Baltimore RavensLamar Jackson won two MVP awards, yet one of the best regular-season teams of the 2020s has reached only one AFC Championship Game with him.
Photo credits
- Cleveland Browns — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- New York Jets — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Buffalo Bills — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dallas Cowboys — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cincinnati Bengals — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carolina Panthers — TheGoodGeneral 1, CC BY 4.0
- Tennessee Titans — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Philadelphia Eagles — TheGoodGeneral 1, CC BY 4.0
- Minnesota Vikings — TheGoodGeneral 1, CC BY 4.0
- Atlanta Falcons — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arizona Cardinals — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Detroit Lions — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Los Angeles Chargers — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jacksonville Jaguars — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chicago Bears — StarScream1007, based on work by Wizzer3, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Houston Texans — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miami Dolphins — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Washington Commanders — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Las Vegas Raiders — TheGoodGeneral 1, CC BY 4.0
- New Orleans Saints — TheGoodGeneral 1, CC BY 4.0
- Indianapolis Colts — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baltimore Ravens — DaRealConMan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments 1
Same badge as the greatest-teams list, opposite question, and Chicago is on both: https://youpick.best/articles/bear-ranked-many-ways
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