List of NFL franchise post-season droughts
Active team droughts -- Post-season droughts
Table:
Playoff Droughts [1][2]

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Last appearance in post-season

Seasons

Cleveland Browns ^
2002 AFC Wild Card

21

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2007 NFC Wild Card

16

New York Jets
2010 AFC Championship

13

Arizona Cardinals
2015 NFC Championship

8

Cincinnati Bengals
2015 AFC Wild Card

8

Washington Redskins
2015 NFC Wild Card

8

Denver Broncos
Super Bowl 50

8

Las Vegas Raiders
2016 AFC Wild Card

7

Miami Dolphins
2016 AFC Wild Card

7

New York Giants
2016 NFC Wild Card

7

Detroit Lions
2016 NFC Wild Card

7

Carolina Panthers
2017 NFC Wild Card

6

Pittsburgh Steelers
2017 AFC Divisional

6

Atlanta Falcons
2017 NFC Divisional

6

Jacksonville Jaguars
2017 AFC Championship

6

Chicago Bears
2018 NFC Wild Card

5

Los Angeles Chargers
2018 AFC Divisional

5

Indianapolis Colts
2018 AFC Divisional

5

Dallas Cowboys
2018 NFC Divisional

5

Los Angeles Rams
Super Bowl LIII

5

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The Cleveland Browns were a charter member club of the All-America Football Conference ( AAFC ) when the league was founded in 1946 . From 1946 to 1949 , the Browns won each of the leagues four championships . While the National Football League ( NFL ) does not recognize the Browns AAFC championships , the Pro Football Hall of Fame does recognize the teams championships , which is reflected in this list . When the AAFC folded in 1949 , the Browns were absorbed into the NFL in 1950 . The Browns went on to win three NFL championships , nearly dominating the NFL in the 1950s , and won one more NFL championship in 1964 . The team has yet to appear in a Super Bowl , however . Overall , the team has won eight championships : four in the AAFC , and four in the NFL . In 1995 , then-Browns owner Art Modell made the decision to move the team from Cleveland , Ohio to Baltimore , Maryland . An agreement between the city of Cleveland and the NFL kept the teams history , name and colors in Cleveland , while Modells new team would be regarded as an expansion team . The Baltimore Ravens would begin play in 1996 , and the Browns would return to the league in 1999 . For record-keeping purposes , the Browns are considered to have suspended operations from 1996 to 1998 , which is reflected in this list . In 2017 , the Cleveland Browns became the second team in NFL history to suffer an 0-16 record .
The National Football League ( NFL ) playoffs for the 2002 season began on January 4 , 2003 . The postseason tournament concluded with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeating the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII , 48-21 , on January 26 , at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego , California . Prior to the 2002-03 season , the league realigned its teams into eight divisions ( four in each conference ) . Thus , the 12-team playoff format was modified . The league still abides by this updated system today :
This is a list of seasons completed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , an American football franchise based in Tampa , Florida . The Buccaneers are members of the South division in the National Football Conference ( NFC ) of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ' franchise from 1976 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The Buccaneers first joined the NFL in 1976 as members of the AFC West . The following year , they moved to the NFC Central . The Tampa Bay expansion franchise was originally awarded to Tom McCloskey , a construction company owner from Philadelphia . It soon became apparent that McCloskey had financial problems , so the NFL found a replacement in Hugh Culverhouse . They were purchased by Malcolm Glazer in 1995 for $ 192 million , following Culverhouse 's death . The front office staff of the team includes Bryan Glazer , Edward Glazer , and Joel Glazer . The Buccaneers ' only Super Bowl championship was won in Super Bowl XXXVII , at the conclusion of the 2002 season . This was the teams ' only Super Bowl appearance , having reached the NFC conference championship on two other occasions . The Buccaneers have been divisional champions six times , three of them in the NFC Central and the other three in NFC South .
The National Football League playoffs for the 2007 season began on January 5 , 2008 . The postseason tournament concluded with the New York Giants defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII , 17-14 , on February 3 , at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale , Arizona .
This is a list of seasons completed by the New York Jets , formerly the New York Titans , an American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Jets ' franchise from 1960 to the present , including postseason records and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The Titans were a part of the inaugural season of the American Football League ( AFL ) in 1960 . In 1963 , the Titans changed their name to the Jets after a change in ownership . The New York Jets have won one National Football League championship in Super Bowl III . In their 53-year history , they have an overall regular season record of 373 wins , 439 losses , and 8 ties . They have made 14 postseason appearances , and have an overall postseason record of 12 wins and 13 losses .
The National Football League playoffs for the 2010 season began on January 8 , 2011 . The postseason tournament concluded with the Green Bay Packers defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV , 31-25 , on February 6 , at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington , Texas . This was the first Super Bowl in which the NFC representative was a # 6 seed , and only the second time one has made the Super Bowl ( the previous being the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL ) . This was only the second postseason in NFL history that included a team with a losing record , and the first to occur with a full regular season . The Seattle Seahawks won their division with a 7-9 record , as all four teams in the NFC West had losing seasons in 2010 . Only the 1982-83 NFL playoffs , following the strike-shortened 1982 , had previously included teams with losing records ( under a modified 16-team tournament , with eight from each conference , the 1982 Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions qualified with records of 4-5 ) . Six days after winning the division , the Seahawks defeated the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints to become the first playoff team with a losing record to win in the postseason . In the opening wildcard round of the playoffs , three of the four home teams had fewer wins than the away team . The exception was the Green Bay Packers-Philadelphia Eagles match , where both were 10-6 ( the Packers had defeated the Eagles in Week 1 of the season , but were on the road because they were the wild card team ) . But away teams finished 6-4 this playoff season for wins . This was the second time since the 1979 NFL season where neither of the number one playoff seeds advanced to their conference 's respective championship game , the other time being in the 2008-09 NFL playoffs . Also , had the New York Jets also won their conference championship game it would have been the first # 6 vs # 6 seed in Super Bowl history .
This is a list of seasons completed by the Arizona Cardinals . The Cardinals are an American football franchise competing as a member of the West division of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) in the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Cardinals ' franchise from 1920 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches .
The National Football League playoffs for the 2015 season began on January 9 , 2016 . The postseason tournament concluded with Super Bowl 50 , on February 7 , when the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers at Levi 's Stadium in Santa Clara , California . For this year only , the Super Bowl decided not to use a Roman numeral ( L ) and instead used the standard numerals 50 . According to Jaime Weston , the league 's vice president of brand and creative , the primary reason was that the league 's graphic designers had difficulty designing a suitable , aesthetically pleasing logo with only the Roman numeral L .
The Cincinnati Bengals franchise was founded in 1968 as a member of the West division of the American Football League ( AFL ) . The Bengals joined the National Football League ( NFL ) as a result of the AFL-NFL merger prior to 1970 . This list documents the franchise 's completed seasons from 1968 to present , including postseason records and results from postseason games . The Bengals have played over 750 games in their history , including two conference championships , eight division championships , and 12 playoff appearances . The franchise has experienced several extended periods of success in their history . These periods came from 1981 to 1990 when the Bengals qualified for the playoffs four times and played in two Super Bowls , and from 2009 to the present . However , during a 14-year span - 1991 to 2004 - the Bengals did not qualify for the playoffs . During this time , the franchise had nine seasons with 10 or more losses , and three of those seasons the franchise had the league 's worst record . Since 2005 the Bengals have been more successful , posting seven winning seasons , three division titles and seven wild card playoff berths ( including a streak of five consecutive playoff seasons , a first in franchise history ) .
This article is a list of seasons completed by the Washington Redskins American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Redskins ' franchise from 1932 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The Redskins franchise was founded as the Boston Braves , named after the local baseball franchise . The team changed its name to the Redskins in 1933 and moved to Washington , D.C. in 1937 . The Redskins have played over 1,000 games . In those games , the club won five professional American football championships including two NFL Championships and three Super Bowls . The franchise captured ten NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships . The Redskins won the 1937 and 1942 Championship games , as well as Super Bowl XVII , XXII , and XXVI . They also played in and lost the 1936 , 1940 , 1943 , and 1945 Championship games , as well as Super Bowl VII and XVIII . They have made 24 postseason appearances , and have an overall postseason record of 23 wins and 19 losses . Only five teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than the Redskins : the New England Patriots ( eleven ) , the Dallas Cowboys , Pittsburgh Steelers , Denver Broncos ( eight ) , and San Francisco 49ers ( six ) ; the Redskins ' five appearances are tied with the Oakland Raiders , Miami Dolphins , New York Giants and Green Bay Packers . All of the Redskins ' league titles were attained during two ten-year spans .
The Denver Broncos are an American football franchise based in Denver , Colorado . Founded by Bob Howsam on August 14 , 1959 , the team was one of the founder members of the American Football League ( AFL ) , which began in 1960 , before merging with the National Football League ( NFL ) ahead of the 1970 season , when the Broncos became part of the American Football Conference ( AFC ) West division ; they have been in the same division ever since . As of the end of the 2019 season , Denver has completed 60 seasons ( playing in over 950 combined regular season and playoff games ) , and has appeared in eight Super Bowls ; although they lost in each of their first four Super Bowl appearances , they have since won three of them , including Super Bowl 50 . The franchise has experienced three major periods of success . The first was from 1976 to 1981 , when the Broncos did not have a losing season ( a season when the team has more losses than wins ) , and won two AFC West division titles , and one AFC championship . The second began in 1983 and ended in 1998 . During this period , the Broncos had just two losing seasons , were AFC champions five times and were Super Bowl champions for two consecutive years . This second period of success is best remembered for John Elway being the team 's quarterback . The most recent run of success began in 2011 , lasting until their victory in Super Bowl 50 at the end of the 2015 season . The five-year stretch was primarily spearheaded by the 2012 free agent acquisition of the then four-time League MVP former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning , and included five AFC West titles , two AFC championships , as well as the Super Bowl . From their inaugural season in 1960 until 1975 , they did not make either the AFL playoffs or NFL playoffs and had just two winning seasons . The Broncos were the only charter AFL franchise to never have a winning season during the AFL 's 10 years of existence ( although the team finished at 7-7 in 1962 ) , with their first winning season not occurring until 1973 , their fourth year as a member of the NFL 's AFC .
Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League ( NFL ) for the 2015 season . The American Football Conference ( AFC ) champions Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champions Carolina Panthers , 24-10 . The game was played on February 7 , 2016 , at Levi 's Stadium in Santa Clara , California , in the San Francisco Bay Area . As this was the 50th Super Bowl game , the league emphasized the golden anniversary with various gold-themed initiatives during the 2015 season , as well as suspending the tradition of naming each Super Bowl game with Roman numerals ( under which the game would have been known as Super Bowl L ) , so the logo could prominently feature the Arabic numerals 5 and 0 . The Panthers finished the regular season with a 15-1 record , racking up the league 's top offense , and quarterback Cam Newton was named the NFL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) . They defeated the Arizona Cardinals 49-15 in the NFC Championship Game and advanced to their second Super Bowl appearance since the franchise began playing in 1995 . The Broncos finished the regular season with a 12-4 record , bolstered by having the league 's top defense . The Broncos defeated the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots 20-18 in the AFC Championship Game joining the Patriots , Dallas Cowboys , and Pittsburgh Steelers as one of four teams that have made eight appearances in the Super Bowl . This record would later be broken the next season , in 2017 , when the Patriots advanced to their ninth Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl LI . The Broncos took an early lead in Super Bowl 50 and never trailed . Denver recorded seven sacks and forced four turnovers . Carolina likewise kept pace by recording five sacks and forcing two turnovers .
This is a list of seasons completed by the Las Vegas Raiders American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Raiders ' franchise from 1960 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches .
The National Football League playoffs for the 2016 NFL season began on Saturday , January 7 , 2017 . The postseason tournament concluded with Super Bowl LI on Sunday , February 5 , 2017 , when the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium in Houston , Texas .
This is a list of seasons completed by the Miami Dolphins American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Dolphins franchise from 1966 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches . Although the Miami Dolphins were not successful before joining the NFL , from 1970 when they played their first season after the AFL-NFL merger until 2001 they were one of the most successful teams in the league , playing in the postseason on 22 occasions over those 32 years and winning 335 and tying two of 528 games for an overall win percentage of 63.6 . Early in this period the Dolphins won their only two Super Bowls in consecutive seasons , in the process achieving the only modern-day perfect season in any major professional sports league during only their third year in the NFL . Much of this success was orchestrated by coach Don Shula who joined the team in 1970 and stayed with them until his retirement in 1995 . After Shula retired in 1995 , the Dolphins remained a force for six years under successors Jimmy Johnson and Dave Wannstedt , but since 2002 and especially since 2004 have fallen on harder times , reaching the postseason only twice in the twelve seasons since , and during the mid-2000s , briefly intensified the Dolphins-Patriots rivalry , when Nick Saban , a former Bill Belichick assistant was hired as the Dolphins head coach in 2005 and when he nearly signed quarterback Drew Brees with the Dolphins the following year . In 2007 , if not for their overtime victory over the Baltimore Ravens , would 've suffered an imperfect season , a year before the Detroit Lions became the first team to go winless since the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule . That same season , the Dolphins became the first team in NFL history to win their division following a 1-15 season , and as of 2018 , marked the last non-Patriot division title in the AFC East . For complete team history , see History of the Miami Dolphins .
The New York Giants are an American football team based in East Rutherford , New Jersey . They are a member of the National Football League ( NFL ) and play in the NFL 's National Football Conference ( NFC ) East division . In 95 completed seasons , the franchise has won eight NFL championships , including four Super Bowl victories . The Giants have won more than 600 games and appeared in the NFL playoffs 32 times . Though the Giants play home games in East Rutherford , they draw fans from throughout the New York metropolitan area . In 2010 , the team began playing in MetLife Stadium , formerly New Meadowlands Stadium . After Tim Mara paid $ 500 for the franchise , the Giants joined the NFL in the 1925 season and won their first championship two years later . In 1934 , the team won its second title , defeating the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game . The Giants won another championship four years later , and made four appearances in the NFL Championship Game from 1939 to 1946 , losing each time . New York won its fourth NFL title in 1956 , with a 47-7 win over the Bears in the championship game . From 1958 to 1963 , the Giants reached the NFL Championship Game five times , but were defeated on each occasion . Following the 1963 season , the franchise did not return to the playoffs until 1981 , only finishing .500 or better five times during the postseason drought .
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit , Michigan . The Lions compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league 's National Football Conference ( NFC ) North division . The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit . Originally based in Portsmouth , Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans , the team began play in 1928 as an independent professional team . The 2015 season was their 88th in the NFL . The Lions have won four NFL championships , tied for 9th overall in total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises ; although the last was in 1957 , which gives the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals . The Lions were the first franchise to finish a full ( non-strike shortened ) regular season with no wins or ties since the move to sixteen season games in 1978 , going 0-16 during the 2008 NFL season . They are also one of four current teams , and the only one in the NFC , to have never played in the Super Bowl .
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte , North Carolina . The team was founded in 1993 , when , along with the Jacksonville Jaguars , they were accepted into the National Football League ( NFL ) as an expansion team . The Panthers are owned by David Tepper . The Carolina Panthers began play in 1995 , and spent their first 7 seasons in the NFC West division , making it to the NFC Championship game in 1996 , which was only their 2nd year as a football franchise . In 2002 , the Panthers were moved to the NFC South after the NFL realigned their divisions due to the Houston Texans joining the league as an expansion team . Over their 20 seasons in the NFL , the Panthers have played in over 300 games , winning 6 division titles ( one in the NFC West and five in the NFC South ) and reaching the NFL playoffs 8 times . The Panthers have never had back-to-back winning seasons , but recorded their first back-to-back-to-back playoff seasons in 2013 and 2014 , becoming the first team in the history of the NFC South to win consecutive division titles in the process . They won a third consecutive division title in 2015 , finishing with a league-best 15-1 record and securing homefield advantage in the playoffs for the first time in team history . The team 's worst regular season record was 2001 , where they finished 1-15 , worst in the league for that season ; although they won their first game , they lost each of the remaining 15 . Their best regular season record was accomplished in 2015 , when they finished 15-1 . The team has reached the Super Bowl twice ; in 2003 , when they lost Super Bowl XXXVIII 29-32 to the New England Patriots , and 2015 , when they lost Super Bowl 50 10-24 to the Denver Broncos . Overall , the team has recorded 7 winning seasons , 14 losing seasons , and three 8-8 seasons ; they have reached the playoffs 8 times .
The 2017-18 NFL playoffs began on January 6 , 2018 , after the 2017 season , and concluded with Super Bowl LII on Sunday , February 4 , 2018 , when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis , Minnesota . Several teams broke long playoff droughts , as the Buffalo Bills , Los Angeles Rams , Jacksonville Jaguars , and Tennessee Titans each qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1999 , 2004 , 2007 , and 2008 , respectively . The playoffs were also notable for the Patriots reaching a seventh consecutive AFC Championship Game , extending their own NFL record , and the Eagles snapping a 57-year championship drought and claiming their first in the Super Bowl era . For the first time since 2013-14 , no games went to overtime .
The Pittsburgh Steelers compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( AFC ) North division . Founded in 1933 , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC ; seven franchises in the National Football Conference ( NFC ) have longer tenures in the NFL . The team struggled to be competitive in its early history , posting winning records in just 8 of its first 39 seasons . Since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 , however , it has appeared in eight Super Bowls and one of only two teams , along with the New England Patriots have won the Super Bowl six times . The six championships place the Steelers fourth in the league in terms of total championships ( including those prior to the first Super Bowl ) , trailing only the Green Bay Packers ( 13 championships ) , the Chicago Bears ( 9 ) and the New York Giants ( 8 ) . The club 's 15 AFC Championship Game appearances are second all-time , behind the Patriots ( 16 ) . In addition , they have hosted the second-most conference championship games ( 11 ) than any franchise in either conference , and are tied for second with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos with eight Super Bowl appearances ; the Patriots currently hold the record of eleven appearances , as of 2019 . From 1974 to 1979 the franchise became the first NFL franchise to win four Super Bowl titles in six seasons , a feat which is yet to be matched . The 2005 team was the first sixth-seeded team to advance to a conference championship game since the playoff field was expanded to 12 teams in 1990 ; the same team also became the first sixth-seed to win the Super Bowl . The Steelers are 6-2 in Super Bowls , winning Super Bowl IX , Super Bowl X , Super Bowl XIII , Super Bowl XIV , Super Bowl XL , Super Bowl XLIII and losing Super Bowl XXX and Super Bowl XLV . As of the start of the 2018 season , the Steelers franchise are second all-time in playoff appearances , with 31 , which is the most among active AFC franchises , as well as the most since the official start of the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 . The Giants , Cowboys , and Packers are all tied for first all-time in playoff appearances , with 32 each .
This article is a list of seasons completed by the Atlanta Falcons American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Falcons ' franchise from 1966 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The Falcons did not record consecutive winning seasons until 2008 with an 11-5 record , then in 2009 , the team won their final three games of the regular season and finished with a 9-7 record after winning their season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Atlanta has since added its first stretch of five straight winning seasons , with a 13-3 record in 2010 , a 10-6 record in 2011 , and a 13-3 record in 2012 . The streak ended with a 4-12 record in 2013 .
This is a list of seasons completed by the Jacksonville Jaguars American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Jaguars ' franchise from 1995 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The Jaguars , along with the Carolina Panthers , joined the NFL as 1995 expansion teams . Jacksonville is one of four teams to have never played in a Super Bowl . They have played in the AFC Championship in the 1996 , 1999 , and 2017 seasons .
The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys , a charter member of the American Professional Football Association ( APFA ) . The team moved to Chicago , Illinois , in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922 , the same year the APFA changed its name to the National Football League ( NFL ) . This list documents the franchise 's completed seasons from 1920 to present , including postseason records and results from postseason games . The Chicago Bears have played over 1,000 games in their history , and have had eight NFL Championships victories and one Super Bowl win . The Bears ' nine championships are the second most by any team in NFL history . The franchise has captured 18 NFL divisional titles and four NFL conference championships . The Bears have also recorded more regular season victories than any other NFL franchise . The franchise has experienced three major periods of continued success in their history . The first period of success came from 1932 to 1946 when the Bears won six NFL Championships . In this period the Bears participated in the first National Football League playoff game , the first NFL Championship Game , and become the American football sports dynasty of the 1940s . The Bears played in four straight NFL Championship Games between 1940 and 1943 , winning three of them , including an NFL record 73-0 victory over the Washington Redskins in 1940 . The second period of success was between 1984 and 1991 when the Bears captured six NFC Central Division titles in eight years and won Super Bowl XX .
The 2018-19 NFL playoffs began on Saturday , January 5 , 2019 , after the 2018 season , and concluded with the New England Patriots becoming champions by defeating the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday , February 3 , 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta , Georgia . For the first time in NFL history , both conference championship games went to overtime .
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football franchise based in the Greater Los Angeles Area . The Chargers compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league 's American Football Conference ( AFC ) West division . The club was founded in 1959 by Barron Hilton and played the 1960 season in Los Angeles as part of the American Football League ( AFL ) . In the next season , the Chargers moved to San Diego . In 2017 , the Chargers relocated back to the Los Angeles area . The franchise has experienced three major periods of success . The first was from 1960 to 1965 , when the Chargers were AFL West champions five times and AFL champions once . The second was from 1978 to 1982 , when the Chargers had winning seasons ( seasons with more wins than losses ) in each of these years , and won three consecutive division championships for the second time in franchise history . The most recent accomplishments range from 2004 to 2009 , with the franchise reaching the playoffs five times in six years . Their only Super Bowl appearance was in 1994 . The Chargers have experienced three notable periods of decline . Between 1970 and 1977 , the Chargers never won more games than they lost as part of a 13-year period without playing in the postseason , including four consecutive years last in their division from 1972 to 1975 , in which year they bottomed out before two late wins avoided the NFL 's first 0-14 season .
The Indianapolis Colts , formerly the Baltimore Colts , are an American football team playing in the National Football League ( NFL ) . This list documents the season-by-season records of the Colts franchise from 1953 to present , including postseason records and league awards for individual players or head coaches . In 1953 , a Baltimore-based group led by Carroll Rosenbloom gained the rights to a new Baltimore franchise . Rosenbloom was granted an NFL team , and was awarded the holdings of the defunct Dallas Texans organization . The new team was named the Colts after the previous team that folded after the 1950 NFL season . After 31 seasons in Baltimore , Colts owner Robert Irsay moved the team to Indianapolis , Indiana . The Colts have won two Super Bowl championships ( Super Bowl V and Super Bowl XLI ) . They also played in and lost Super Bowl III and Super Bowl XLIV . Before the AFL and NFL merged in 1970 , they won three NFL Championships ( 1958 , 1959 , and 1968 ) . By winning Super Bowl XLI the Colts became the first team that played its home games in a domed stadium to win a Super Bowl held in an outdoor stadium . After the Colts owner Jim Irsay hired Tony Dungy in 2002 , the Colts made the playoffs for nine straight seasons . They won five straight AFC South titles from 2003 to 2007 and had seven consecutive seasons of 12 or more victories from 2003 to 2009 , the first time that has been achieved in the NFL 's 90-year history .
This article is a list of known as the Dallas Cowboys American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Cowboys ' franchise from 1960 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The Cowboys franchise was founded in 1960 as an expansion team . The team has earned 33 postseason appearances , most in the NFL , the longest consecutive streak of winning seasons with 20 , the second-most appearances in the NFC Championship Game ( 14 , behind the San Francisco 49ers ' 15 ) and the second-most Super Bowl appearances ( 8 with the Denver Broncos and Steelers ) . The Cowboys have played for 10 NFL Championships and have won 5 , all five being Super Bowls . The Cowboys won Super Bowls VI , XII , XXVII , XXVIII and XXX . They also played in and lost Super Bowls V , X , and XIII . The franchise has experienced two major periods of continued success in their history . The first period of success came from 1966-1985 when the Cowboys played in the postseason 18 times . During this period , they played in two NFL Championships and five Super Bowls , winning two of them , winning a total of 20 playoff games . The second period of success was between 1991-1996 when the Cowboys captured five straight NFC East Division titles and won three Super Bowls going 12-3 in the postseason . Outside of these two periods of success , the Cowboys have experienced short periods of failure in their history .
This article is a list of seasons completed by the Los Angeles Rams American football franchise ( known as the Cleveland Rams from 1936 to 1945 and the St. Louis Rams from 1995 to 2015 ) in organized play . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Los Angeles Rams franchise from 1936 to present , including conference standings , division standings , postseason records , league awards for individual players or head coaches , and team awards for individual players . The Rams franchise was founded in Cleveland in 1936 when the team was playing in the newly formed American Football League ( AFL ) . The franchise joined the National Football League ( NFL ) the following year . In 1943 operations were suspended due a depleted player roster due to World War II , and play resumed the following year . The Rams were the only team to suspend completely in 1943 . The franchise has changed home cities three times : moving to Los Angeles in 1946 , moving to St. Louis in 1995 , and returning to Los Angeles in 2016 . The franchise has had three periods of success in their history . The first period of came as the Cleveland Rams in NFL when they won the NFL Championship . This period continued until the 1950s as the Los Angeles Rams with them making the playoffs a further five times . The second period of success lasted over 20 years between 1966-1989 where the Rams made the playoffs 16 times and captured ten NFC Division titles including a then-record run of seven in a row from the 1973 season through the 1979 seasons ( the New England Patriots broke the record with nine straight AFC East division titles from the 2009 season through the 2017 season ) . However , this period of success was marred by the fact that the franchise did not win the Super Bowl and only one Conference Championship .
Super Bowl LIII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League ( NFL ) for the 2018 season . The American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Los Angeles Rams , 13-3 . The game was played on February 3 , 2019 , at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta , Georgia . This was the first Super Bowl played at that stadium , and the third one held in Atlanta . The Patriots ' victory was their sixth , tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl championships . New England , after finishing the regular season with a 11-5 record , advanced to their 11th Super Bowl appearance , their fourth in five years , and their ninth under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady . The Rams , who finished the regular season with a 13-3 record under 33-year-old head coach Sean McVay and third-year quarterback Jared Goff , advanced to their fourth Super Bowl appearance overall , and their first one since relocating back from St. Louis to Los Angeles in 2016 . Super Bowl LIII was a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVI , a 20-17 Patriots win over the Rams that gave the Belichick-Brady tandem its first Super Bowl championship . Coincidentally , the Patriots reached that Super Bowl with an 11-5 record as well . With the Rams now playing in Los Angeles , Super Bowl LIII marked the first Super Bowl appearance of a Los Angeles-based team since the then-Los Angeles Raiders ' victory in Super Bowl XVIII and the Rams ' first Super Bowl appearance as a Los Angeles-based team since Super Bowl XIV . This marked the 14th meeting in a major sports championship between the Los Angeles and Greater Boston areas . Super Bowl LIII was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl game in history , eclipsing the previous record of 14-7 held by Super Bowl VII , and the lowest-scoring league championship contest since a 14-0 score was recorded during the 1949 NFL Championship Game .