List of NFL franchise post-season droughts
Super Bowl or NFL Championship appearance droughts
The Browns were dormant from 1996–1998. Since returning 19 seasons ago, Cleveland has never appeared in a Super Bowl or NFL championship game.

List of NFL franchise post-season droughts

Section Title: Super Bowl or NFL Championship appearance droughts
Table Section Text: The Browns were dormant from 1996–1998. Since returning 19 seasons ago, Cleveland has never appeared in a Super Bowl or NFL championship game.

Seasons	Team	Last appearance in Super Bowl	NFL Season	Result

61	Detroit Lions	1957 NFL Championship Game	1957	Won vs. Cleveland

50	New York Jets	Super Bowl III	1968	Won vs. Baltimore Colts

49	Kansas City Chiefs	Super Bowl IV	1969	Won vs. Minnesota

46	Cleveland Browns	1969 NFL Championship Game	1969	Lost vs. Minnesota

42	Minnesota Vikings	Super Bowl XI	1976	Lost vs. Oakland

34	Miami Dolphins	Super Bowl XIX	1984	Lost vs. San Francisco

30	Cincinnati Bengals	Super Bowl XXIII	1988	Lost vs. San Francisco

27	Washington Redskins	Super Bowl XXVI	1991	Won vs. Buffalo

25	Buffalo Bills	Super Bowl XXVIII	1993	Lost vs. Dallas

24	Jacksonville Jaguars	Never (enfranchised 1995)	—

24	Los Angeles Chargers	Super Bowl XXIX	1994	Lost vs. San Francisco

23	Dallas Cowboys	Super Bowl XXX	1995	Won vs. Pittsburgh

19	Tennessee Titans	Super Bowl XXXIV	1999	Lost vs. St. Louis Rams

17	Houston Texans	Never (enfranchised 2002)	—

16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Super Bowl XXXVII	2002	Won vs. Oakland

16	Oakland Raiders	Super Bowl XXXVII	2002	Lost vs. Tampa Bay

12	Chicago Bears	Super Bowl XLI	2006	Lost vs. Indianapolis

10	Arizona Cardinals	Super Bowl XLIII	2008	Lost vs. Pittsburgh

9	New Orleans Saints	Super Bowl XLIV	2009	Won vs. Indianapolis

9	Indianapolis Colts	Super Bowl XLIV	2009	Lost vs. New Orleans

8	Green Bay Packers	Super Bowl XLV	2010	Won vs. Pittsburgh

8	Pittsburgh Steelers	Super Bowl XLV	2010	Lost vs. Green Bay

7	New York Giants	Super Bowl XLVI	2011	Won vs. New England

6	Baltimore Ravens	Super Bowl XLVII	2012	Won vs. San Francisco

6	San Francisco 49ers	Super Bowl XLVII	2012	Lost vs. Baltimore Ravens

4	Seattle Seahawks	Super Bowl XLIX	2014	Lost vs. New England

3	Carolina Panthers	Super Bowl 50	2015	Lost vs. Denver

3	Denver Broncos	Super Bowl 50	2015	Won vs. Carolina

2	Atlanta Falcons	Super Bowl LI	2016	Lost vs. New England

1	Philadelphia Eagles	Super Bowl LII	2017	Won vs. New England

Super Bowl LIII teams

0	New England Patriots	Super Bowl LIII	2018	Won vs. Los Angeles Rams

0	Los Angeles Rams	Super Bowl LIII	2018	Lost vs. New England

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The Bengals last appeared in Super Bowl XXIII.

final_sentence: The Bengals last appeared in Super Bowl XXIII.