List of NFL franchise post-season droughts
Active team droughts -- Super Bowl or NFL Championship appearance droughts
Table:
Last appearance in Super Bowl or
NFL Championship[1][3]

Seasons

Team

Last appearance
in Super Bowl

NFL
Season

Result

66
Detroit Lions
1957 NFL Championship Game
1957
Won vs. Cleveland

55
New York Jets
Super Bowl III
1968
Won vs. Baltimore Colts

51 [a]
Cleveland Browns
1969.1 1969 NFL Championship Game
1969
Lost vs. Minnesota

47
Minnesota Vikings
Super Bowl XI
1976
Lost vs. Oakland Raiders

39
Miami Dolphins
Super Bowl XIX
1984
Lost vs. San Francisco

35
Cincinnati Bengals
Super Bowl XXIII
1988
Lost vs. San Francisco

32
Washington Redskins
Super Bowl XXVI
1991
Won vs. Buffalo

30
Buffalo Bills
Super Bowl XXVIII
1993
Lost vs. Dallas

29
Jacksonville Jaguars
Never (enfranchised 1995)

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29
Los Angeles Chargers [b]
Super Bowl XXIX
1994
Lost vs. San Francisco

28
Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXX
1995
Won vs. Pittsburgh

24
Tennessee Titans
Super Bowl XXXIV
1999
Lost vs. St. Louis Rams

22
Houston Texans
Never (enfranchised 2002)

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21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Super Bowl XXXVII
2002
Won vs. Oakland Raiders

21
Las Vegas Raiders [c]
Super Bowl XXXVII
2002
Lost vs. Tampa Bay

17
Chicago Bears
Super Bowl XLI
2006
Lost vs. Indianapolis

15
Arizona Cardinals
Super Bowl XLIII
2008
Lost vs. Pittsburgh

14
New Orleans Saints
Super Bowl XLIV
2009
Won vs. Indianapolis

14
Indianapolis Colts
Super Bowl XLIV
2009
Lost vs. New Orleans

13
Green Bay Packers
Super Bowl XLV
2010
Won vs. Pittsburgh

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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 1957 National Football League championship game was the 25th annual championship game , held on December 29 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit , Michigan . The Detroit Lions ( 8-4 ) , winners of the Western Conference , hosted the Cleveland Browns ( 9-2-1 ) , champions of the Eastern Conference . Detroit had won the regular season game 20-7 three weeks earlier on December 8 , also at Briggs Stadium , but lost quarterback Bobby Layne with a broken right ankle late in the first half . Reserve quarterback Tobin Rote , a starter the previous year with Green Bay , filled in for Layne and won that game with Cleveland , the next week at Chicago , and the tiebreaker playoff game at San Francisco . It was the fourth pairing of the two teams in the championship game ; they met previously in 1952 , 1953 , and 1954 . The Browns , idle the previous week , were favored by three points , but the home underdog Lions scored two touchdowns in each quarter and won in a rout , 59-14 . Until 2006 , this was the last time that major professional teams from Michigan and Ohio met in a postseason game ( or series ) . As of 2018 , this was the last playoff game played in the city of Detroit other than Super Bowl XL in February 2006 . The Lions ' other two home playoff games since 1957 ( 1991 and 1993 ) were at the Pontiac Silverdome in suburban Pontiac .
The 1957 NFL season was the 38th regular season of the National Football League . The season ended with the Detroit Lions defeating the Cleveland Browns in the NFL championship game , 59-14 .
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 .
Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football , and the first to officially bear the trademark name Super Bowl . Played on January 12 , 1969 , at the Orange Bowl in Miami , Florida , the game is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in both American football history and in the recorded history of sports . The 18-point underdog American Football League ( AFL ) champion New York Jets defeated the National Football League ( NFL ) champion Baltimore Colts by a score of 16-7 . This was the first Super Bowl victory for the AFL . Before the game , most sports writers and fans believed that AFL teams were less talented than NFL clubs , and expected the Colts to defeat the Jets by a wide margin . Baltimore posted a 13-1 record in the regular season and shut out the Cleveland Browns 34-0 in the NFL Championship Game . The Jets were 11-3 in the regular season , and defeated the Oakland Raiders 27-23 in the AFL Championship Game . Jets quarterback Joe Namath famously made an appearance three days before the Super Bowl at the Miami Touchdown Club and personally guaranteed his team 's victory . His team backed up his words by controlling most of the game , building a 16-0 lead by the fourth quarter off of a touchdown run by Matt Snell and three field goals by Jim Turner . Colts quarterback Earl Morrall threw three interceptions before being replaced by Johnny Unitas , who then led Baltimore to its only touchdown , during the last few minutes of the game . With the victory , the Jets were the only winning team to score only one touchdown ( either offensive , defensive , or special teams ) until the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII . Namath , who completed 17 out of 28 passes for 206 yards , was named as the Super Bowl 's most valuable player , making him the first player in Super Bowl history to be declared MVP without personally scoring or throwing for a touchdown .
The 1968 AFL Championship Game was the ninth annual AFL championship game , played on December 29 at Shea Stadium in Queens , New York City , New York . It matched the defending champion Oakland Raiders ( 12-2 ) of the Western Division and the host New York Jets ( 11-3 ) of the Eastern Division , who were slight favorites . The Raiders had hosted a tiebreaker playoff game the week before against the Kansas City Chiefs ( 12-2 ) to determine the Western Division champion , while the Eastern champion Jets were idle . Slightly favored , the Jets defeated the Raiders 27-23 to win the championship and the chance to play the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III .
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 1969 NFL Championship Game was the 37th and final championship game prior to the AFL-NFL merger , played January 4 , 1970 , at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington , Minnesota , a suburb south of Minneapolis . The winner of the game earned a berth in Super Bowl IV in New Orleans against the champion of the American Football League . The Minnesota Vikings of the Western Conference hosted the Cleveland Browns of the Eastern Conference . It was the Vikings ' first appearance in the title game , while the Browns were making their second straight appearance and fourth of the 1960s . Minnesota had a regular season record of 12-2 , including a 51-3 defeat of the Browns eight weeks earlier on November 9 . The Vikings defeated the Los Angeles Rams 23-20 in the Western Conference championship a week earlier at Met Stadium . They were coached by Bud Grant and led on offense by quarterback Joe Kapp and wide receiver Gene Washington . The defense allowed only 133 points ( 9½ per game ) during the regular season and their four defensive linemen were known as the Purple People Eaters . Cleveland was 10-3-1 during the regular season and had upset the Dallas Cowboys 38-14 at the Cotton Bowl for the Eastern Conference title . The Browns were coached by Blanton Collier ; Bill Nelsen was the starting quarterback and Gary Collins and Paul Warfield were star wide receivers for the team . Although not as severe as the Ice Bowl of 1967 , the weather conditions were bitterly cold at 8 °F ( −13 °C ) , with a sub-zero wind chill factor . Cleveland linebacker Jim Houston suffered frostbite during the game and was hospitalized .
The 1969 NFL season was the 50th regular season of the National Football League , and its last before the AFL-NFL Merger . To honor the NFL 's fiftieth season , a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season . The Philadelphia Eagles became the first NFL team to play its home games on artificial turf , installed at Franklin Field . As per the agreement made during the 1967 season , the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants switched divisions again , returning to the 1967 alignment . The season ended when the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Cleveland Browns in the NFL championship game , earning the right to face the American Football League 's champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans . This was the last awarding of the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy to the NFL champion ; it was introduced 35 years earlier in 1934 . As was the case the previous season , the NFL champion was not crowned as the world champion because of the Vikings ' 23-7 loss to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl . This occurrence can no longer happen , as the AFL and the NFL completed their merger the following season ( 1970 ) , realigned into two 13-team conferences ( AFC , NFC ) in one league ( the NFL ) , with the conference champions meeting in the Super Bowl .
The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team playing in the National Football League ( NFL ) . The Vikings compete in the NFL as a member club of the league 's National Football Conference ( NFC ) North division . The team was established in 1959 , when three Minneapolis businessmen - Bill Boyer , H. P. Skoglund and Max Winter - were awarded a franchise in the new American Football League ( AFL ) . In January 1960 , the ownership group , forfeited its AFL membership and , along with Bernie Ridder and Ole Haugsrud , was awarded the NFL 's 14th franchise , with play to begin in 1961 . Since the franchise 's inception , the Vikings have completed 56 seasons of play in the NFL . The team won one NFL Championship in 1969 , and was the last team crowned NFL champions before the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 . The franchise has been conference champions three times since the merger , but has never won the Super Bowl . The Vikings have been divisional champions 20 times , most among current members of their division . Minnesota has played 820 regular and post-season games and has appeared in the post-season 30 times . The team 's worst season was 1962 , when it won two games , lost eleven , and tied one ( a .179 winning percentage ) . Their worst seasons since the NFL changed to a 16-game schedule were in 1984 and 2011 , when they could only manage a 3-13 record . The best regular-season record was achieved in 1998 , when the Vikings went 15-1 , but kicker Gary Anderson , who had gone 35-for-35 in field goal attempts during the regular season , missed a 38-yard attempt with less than three minutes remaining in the NFC Championship Game .
Super Bowl XI was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Minnesota Vikings to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for its 1976 season . The Raiders defeated the Vikings by the score of 32-14 to win their first Super Bowl . The game was played on January 9 , 1977 , at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California . This remains the Super Bowl scheduled earliest during the calendar year . This was the Raiders second Super Bowl appearance after losing Super Bowl II . They posted a 13-1 regular season record before defeating the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs . The Vikings were making their fourth Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11-2-1 regular season record and playoff victories over the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Rams . The Vikings became the first team to appear in four Super Bowls , a record they held until the Dallas Cowboys advanced to a Super Bowl for the fifth time in Super Bowl XIII . They had not won in their previous three attempts , losing Super Bowl IV to the Kansas City Chiefs in the final Super Bowl before the AFL-NFL merger and following that up with losses in Super Bowls VIII and IX . The Raiders were the first original AFL team to appear and win a Super Bowl in the post-merger era . Oakland gained a Super Bowl record 429 yards , including a Super Bowl record 288 yards in the first half , en route to winning Super Bowl XI . After a scoreless first quarter , Oakland scored on three consecutive possessions to take a 16-0 lead at halftime .
The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League . The year 1976 was also the Bicentennial of the United States although the NFL did not issue its own Bicentennial patch . The Dallas Cowboys did modify their helmet ( red , white and blue stripes ) to honor the year , and were the only NFL team to recognize the Bicentennial . The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . This fulfilled one of the conditions agreed to in 1966 for the 1970 AFL-NFL merger , which called for the league to expand to 28 teams by 1970 or soon thereafter . For this season only , the Seahawks played in the NFC West while the Buccaneers played in the AFC West . The Seahawks would return to the NFC West with the realignment prior to the 2002 season . The Buccaneers became the first NFL team to finish a season 0-14 . The Buccaneers lost their first 26 games as a franchise before finally winning against the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Cardinals to finish the 1977 season . The New York Giants finally opened their new Giants Stadium after spending two seasons at the Yale Bowl and one season at Shea Stadium . The season ended with Super Bowl XI when the Oakland Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 in the Rose Bowl . The Raiders were the first original AFL team to appear and win a Super Bowl in the post-merger era .
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 .
Super Bowl XIX was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1984 season . The 49ers defeated the Dolphins by the score of 38-16 , to win their second Super Bowl . The game was played on January 20 , 1985 , at Stanford Stadium , on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford , California , the first Super Bowl played in the San Francisco Bay Area . This also became the second Super Bowl after Super Bowl XIV where the game was coincidentally played in the home market of one of the participants . The game was hyped as the battle between two great quarterbacks : Miami 's Dan Marino and San Francisco 's Joe Montana . The Dolphins entered their fifth Super Bowl in team history after posting a 14-2 regular season record . The 49ers were making their second Super Bowl appearance after becoming the first team ever to win 15 regular season games since the league expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978 . With Marino and Montana , the game became the first Super Bowl in which the starting quarterbacks of each team both threw for over 300 yards . In addition , the two teams combined for 851 total offensive yards , which at that time was a Super Bowl record . But after trailing 10-7 in the first quarter , the 49ers would end up taking the game in dominating fashion , scoring three touchdowns in the second quarter , and 10 unanswered points in the second half . Montana , who was named the Super Bowl MVP , completed 24 of 35 passes for a Super Bowl-record 331 yards and three touchdowns . He also broke the Super Bowl record for most rushing yards gained by a quarterback with his 5 rushes for 59 yards and 1 rushing touchdown .
The 1984 NFL season was the 65th regular season of the National Football League . The Colts relocated from Baltimore , Maryland to Indianapolis , Indiana before the season . The Colts new home field was the Hoosier Dome . The New York Jets moved their home games from Shea Stadium in New York City to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford , New Jersey . The season ended with Super Bowl XIX when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins 38-16 at Stanford Stadium in California . This was the first Super Bowl televised by ABC , who entered into the annual championship game rotation with CBS and NBC . This game marked the second shortest distance between the Super Bowl host stadium ( Stanford , California ) and a Super Bowl team ( San Francisco 49ers ) . The 49ers became the first team in NFL history to win 15 games in a regular season and to win 18 in an entire season ( including the postseason ) . Additionally , two major offensive records were set this season , with quarterback Dan Marino establishing a new single-season passing yards record with 5,084 ( later broken by Drew Brees in 2011 , 2012 , 2013 and 2016 , by Tom Brady in 2011 , by Peyton Manning in 2013 ) , by Ben Roethlisberger and Patrick Mahomes in 2018 and by Jameis Winston in 2019 ) and Eric Dickerson establishing a new single-season rushing yards record with 2,105 . Also during the season , San Diego Chargers wide receiver Charlie Joiner became the all-time leader in career receptions ; he set that mark in a game between the Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Pittsburgh 's Three Rivers Stadium . A week 10 game against the Kansas City Chiefs the Seattle Seahawks set numerous NFL records for interception returns , including most interception return yardage in a game and most interceptions returned for touchdowns in a game with 4 ( all touchdowns over 50 yards in length ) . The Seahawks also tied an NFL record with 63 defensive takeaways on the season .
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 ) .
Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1988 season . The 49ers defeated the Bengals 20-16 , winning their third Super Bowl . The game was played on January 22 , 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami ( now part of the suburb of Miami Gardens , which became a separate city in 2003 ) . This was the first Super Bowl hosted in the Miami area in 10 years , and the first in Miami not held at the Orange Bowl . This was the second meeting between these two teams in the Super Bowl ; their first meeting was seven years earlier . The game was also the third rematch between Super Bowl teams after Super Bowl XIII and Super Bowl XVII . This was the Bengals ' second Super Bowl appearance after finishing the regular season with a 12-4 record . The 49ers were making their third Super Bowl appearance after posting a 10-6 regular season record . The game is best remembered for the 49ers ' fourth-quarter game-winning drive . Down 16-13 , San Francisco got the ball on their own 8-yard line with 3:10 on the clock and marched 92 yards down the field in under three minutes . They then scored the winning touchdown on a Joe Montana pass to John Taylor with just 34 seconds left in the game . The game was tight throughout .
The 1988 NFL season was the 69th regular season of the National Football League . The Cardinals relocated from St. Louis , Missouri to the Phoenix , Arizona area becoming the Phoenix Cardinals but remained in the NFC East division . The playoff races came down to the regular seasons final week , with the Seattle Seahawks winning the AFC West by one game , and the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers winning their respective divisions in a five-way tie , with the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants losing the NFC Wild Card berth to the Los Angeles Rams on tiebreakers . This season marked the final coaching season for the legendary Tom Landry . The season ended with Super Bowl XXIII when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 at the Joe Robbie Stadium in Florida .
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 .
Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Washington Redskins and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Buffalo Bills to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1991 season . The Redskins defeated the Bills by a score of 37-24 , becoming the fourth team after the Pittsburgh Steelers , the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers to win three Super Bowls . The Bills became the third team , after the Minnesota Vikings ( Super Bowls VIII and IX ) and the Denver Broncos ( Super Bowls XXI and XXII ) to lose back-to-back Super Bowls . The game was played on January 26 , 1992 , at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis , Minnesota , the first time the city played host to a Super Bowl . Both teams finished the regular season with the best record in their respective conference . The Redskins posted a 14-2 regular season record , and led the league during the regular season with 485 points . Washington head coach Joe Gibbs entered the game seeking his third Super Bowl victory with the team , but with his third starting Super Bowl quarterback , Mark Rypien . The Bills finished the regular season with a 13-3 record and advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl , largely through the play of quarterback Jim Kelly and their K-Gun no-huddle offense . However , their defense ranked second to last in the league in total yards allowed . Early in the second quarter , the Redskins jumped out to a 17-0 lead from which the Bills could not recover . Washington also sacked Kelly four times and intercepted him four times . Rypien , who completed 18 of 33 passes for 292 yards , two touchdowns and an interception , was named Super Bowl MVP .
The 1991 NFL season was the 72nd regular season of the National Football League . It was the final season for legendary coach Chuck Noll . The season ended with Super Bowl XXVI when the Washington Redskins defeated the Buffalo Bills 37-24 at the Metrodome in Minnesota . This was the second of four consecutive Super Bowl losses for Buffalo .
This is a list of seasons completed by the Buffalo Bills American football franchise . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Bills ' franchise from 1960 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The Bills finished their most recent season ( 2019 ) with a record of ten wins and six losses .
Super Bowl XXVIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Buffalo Bills to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1993 season . The Cowboys defeated the Bills for the second straight year by the score of 30-13 , winning their fourth Super Bowl in team history , tying the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers for most Super Bowl wins . The game was played on January 30 , 1994 , at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta , Georgia . Since the 1993 regular season was conducted over 18 weeks ( two byes per team ) , the traditional bye week between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl was not employed ; the last time this happened was before Super Bowl XXV . This is the only time that the same two teams have met in consecutive Super Bowls . The defending Super Bowl XXVII champion Cowboys finished with a 12-4 regular season record , despite key players missing games due to injuries . The Bills were making their fourth consecutive Super Bowl appearance , but still seeking their first title , after also finishing with a 12-4 regular season record , largely through the strength of their no-huddle offense . After trailing 13-6 at halftime , the Cowboys scored 24 unanswered points in the second half . The Bills had built their lead off of running back Thurman Thomas ' 4-yard touchdown run . But just 45 seconds into the third quarter , Thomas was stripped of the ball , and Dallas safety James Washington returned the fumble 46 yards for a touchdown to tie the game . From there , Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith , who was named the Super Bowl MVP , largely took over the game . On Dallas ' next possession , Smith was handed the ball seven times on an eight-play , 64-yard drive that was capped off with his 15-yard touchdown run .
The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League . It was the only season in league history where all NFL teams were scheduled to play their 16-game schedule over a span of 18 weeks ( the league again played 16 games over 18 weeks in 2001 , but this was not planned and instead was caused by the postponement of a week of games due to the September 11 , 2001 terrorist attacks ) . After the success of expanding the regular season to a period of 17 weeks in 1990 , the league hoped this new schedule would generate even more revenue . This was also done to avoid scheduling playoff games on January 1 and competing with college football bowl games . However , teams felt that having two weeks off during the regular season was too disruptive for their weekly routines , and thus it reverted to 17 weeks immediately after the season ended . On March 1 , 1993 , the current free agent system was introduced to the league . When new TV contracts were signed in December 1993 , CBS lost their rights to broadcasting NFC games to the then seven-year old Fox Network ( which had just started up its own sports division ) , which took effect next season ; this ended a 37 year association with the NFL for CBS . The season ended with Super Bowl XXVIII when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills 30-13 for the second consecutive season at the Georgia Dome . This remains the only time both Super Bowl participants have been the same in successive seasons . The Cowboys became the first team to win a Super Bowl after losing their first two regular season games . This game also marked the fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss by the Bills , who remain the only team to reach four straight Super Bowls .
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 1995 NFL season was the 76th regular season of the National Football League . The league expanded to 30 teams with the addition of the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars . The two expansion teams were slotted into the two remaining divisions that previously had only four teams ( while the other four had five teams ) : the AFC Central ( Jaguars ) and the NFC West ( Panthers ) . Meanwhile , the two teams in Los Angeles relocated to other cities : the Rams transferred to St. Louis ( but would return to Los Angeles in 2016 ) and the Raiders moved back to Oakland ; this would be the start of a 20-year absence for the NFL in Los Angeles . During the course of the season it emerged that the Cleveland Browns would relocate to Baltimore for the 1996 season . The Raiders move was not announced until after the schedule had been announced , which resulted in a problem in the third week of the season when both the Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers had games scheduled to air on NBC which ended up overlapping each other . The Raiders game was rescheduled for 10:00 AM PDT in case they were to relocate and NBC was given the doubleheader so that both Bay Area teams had their games televised locally . The season ended with Super Bowl XXX , when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 at the Sun Devil Stadium . They became the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in four years . This season was legendary Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shulas last season as coach .
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 .
Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion San Diego Chargers and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1994 season . The 49ers defeated the Chargers by the score of 49-26 , becoming the first team to win five Super Bowl championships . The game was played on January 29 , 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami , Florida ( now part of the suburb of Miami Gardens , which became a separate city in 2003 ) . This game is regarded as 49ers quarterback Steve Young 's final leap out of the shadow of his predecessor , Joe Montana , who had won four Super Bowls with the 49ers ( in 1982 , 1985 , 1989 , and 1990 ) , two with Young as the backup quarterback . With Young at the helm , and a defense consisting of several veteran free agents who joined the team during the previous offseason , San Francisco finished the regular season with a league-best 13-3 record , and led the league in total points scored ( 505 ) . The Chargers , on the other hand , were regarded as a Cinderella team , and advanced to their first Super Bowl after posting an 11-5 regular-season record and overcoming halftime deficits in both of their playoff wins . This was the first Super Bowl in which both teams scored in all four quarters . The combined aggregate score of 75 points and the ten total touchdowns both remain Super Bowl records . Still , the 49ers controlled most of the game , with Young completing touchdown passes in each of the 49ers ' first two drives . The Chargers were able to cut the deficit late in the first quarter , 14-7 , on a 13-play , 78-yard drive , but could not slow down San Francisco afterwards . Young was named the Super Bowl MVP , throwing a Super Bowl-record six touchdown passes , and completing 24 out of 36 passes for 325 yards . Despite the predicted blowout ( 18½ points is the largest margin a team has been favored by in a Super Bowl ) , the fact that San Diego did not have as much national appeal nor a relatively large core fan base , and two teams from California playing , which could have significantly diminished interest along the East Coast , the telecast of the game on ABC still had a Nielsen rating of 41.3 .
The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League . To honor the NFL 's 75th season , a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season . Also , a selection committee of media and league personnel named a special NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team , honoring the best NFL players from the first 75 seasons . The Phoenix Cardinals changed their name to Arizona Cardinals in an attempt to widen their appeal to the entire state of Arizona instead of just the Phoenix area . The name was initially resisted by Bill Bidwill . The Seattle Seahawks played their first three regular season home games at Husky Stadium because the Kingdome , the Seahawks ' regular home field , was undergoing repairs for damaged tiles on its roof . The Seahawks returned for the 2000 and 2001 seasons while their new stadium was under construction . This marked the last season until 2016 that the city of Los Angeles had an NFL team and the last one until 2017 that the city had two . Both the Rams and the Raiders left the city following the season . The Rams moved east to St. Louis , Missouri after being in Los Angeles for 49 years , while the Raiders left after twelve seasons to return to their previous home in Oakland , California . The Rams eventually returned in 2016 after failing to reach an agreement with St. Louis on a new stadium . This was also the first season that the then eight-year old Fox network televised NFL games ; the network had started its own sports division a year prior .
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 .
Super Bowl XXX was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1995 season . The Cowboys defeated the Steelers by the score of 27-17 . The game was played on January 28 , 1996 , at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe , Arizona , the first time the Super Bowl was played in the Phoenix metropolitan area . Both teams entered the game trying to tie the San Francisco 49ers for the record for most Super Bowl wins by a franchise ( 5 ) . The Cowboys , who posted a 12-4 regular season record , were making their eighth Super Bowl appearance , while the Steelers , who recorded an 11-5 regular season record , were making their fifth appearance . This game was also the fifth rematch between Super Bowl teams . Moreover , it was the third meeting between the two longtime rivals in a Super Bowl ( after Super Bowl X and Super Bowl XIII ) , the most between any two NFL teams . Dallas became the first team to win three Super Bowls in four years , while Pittsburgh 's defeat was their first Super Bowl loss in team history . Dallas ' Larry Brown , a 12th-round draft pick , became the first cornerback to be named Super Bowl MVP by recording two interceptions in the second half , which the Cowboys converted into two touchdowns to prevent a Steelers comeback . Dallas built a 13-0 lead in the second quarter before Pittsburgh scored with 13 seconds left in the half to cut their deficit to 13-7 . Midway through the 3rd quarter , Brown made his first interception and returned it 44 yards to the Pittsburgh 18-yard line to set up running back Emmitt Smith 's 1-yard touchdown run . The Steelers then rallied to cut their deficit to 20-17 in the 4th quarter .
This is a list of seasons completed by the Tennessee Titans , an American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Titans ' franchise from 1960 to the present , including postseason records and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The Titans were originally known as the Houston Oilers and were a part of the inaugural season of the American Football League ( AFL ) in 1960 . In 1997 , the franchise moved to Tennessee , playing in Memphis temporarily until settling in Nashville . The team was rebranded as the Titans following the 1998 season . The Titans have yet to win a Super Bowl , falling short in their only appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV , although the team does have two championships from its early years in the AFL . During their tenure in Tennessee they have defeated all 31 other franchises at least once , enjoying a perfect record against the Detroit Lions ( 5-0 ) . For complete team history , see History of the Tennessee Titans and History of the Houston Oilers .
Super Bowl XXXIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion St. Louis Rams and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Tennessee Titans to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1999 season . The Rams defeated the Titans by the score of 23-16 , capturing their first Super Bowl win and first NFL championship since 1951 . The game , played on January 30 , 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta , was the fourth Super Bowl to be held a week after the conference championship games ( the previous time this happened was Super Bowl XXVIII , and coincidentally that game was also played on January 30 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta ) . The Rams entered their second Super Bowl in team history with an NFC-best 13-3 regular season record . It was the franchise 's first playoff appearance since 1989 , when they were still in Los Angeles . The Titans , who were originally the Houston Oilers , also finished the regular season with a 13-3 record , but advanced to their first Super Bowl in team history after entering the playoffs as a wild-card team . Tennessee finished in second place in the AFC Central division behind the 14-2 Jacksonville Jaguars . The first two quarters of Super Bowl XXXIV were largely a defensive battle . Despite outgaining the Titans in total offensive yards in the first half , 294-89 , the Rams held only a 9-0 halftime lead on three field goals . St. Louis later scored their first touchdown midway through the 3rd quarter to go up 16-0 . Tennessee then responded by scoring 16 consecutive points to tie the game with 2:12 left in regulation -- -it was the largest deficit to be erased in a Super Bowl and the first greater than 10 points . On the Rams ' ensuing drive , quarterback Kurt Warner completed a 73-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Isaac Bruce to regain the lead .
The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League . The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season , while the Tennessee Oilers changed their name to Tennessee Titans , with the league retiring the name Oilers . The return of the Browns increased the number of teams to 31 , the first time the league had played with an odd number of teams since 1966 . This required the NFL to give at least one team a bye each week ; previously , barring extreme circumstances , a club never received a bye during the first two weeks or last seven weeks of the season . Under a new system , for ten weeks of the season ( Week # 1 , Week # 2 and Week # 10 to Week # 17 ) , one team received a bye , and for seven weeks of the season ( Week # 3 to Week # 9 ) , three teams received a bye . This format would continue until the Houston Texans joined the NFL in 2002 , returning the league to an even number of teams . The start of the 1999 NFL Season was pushed back one week and started the weekend after Labor Day , a change from the previous seasons : due to the Y2K concerns , the NFL did not want to hold the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday January 1 , 2000 , and did not want teams traveling on that day . This was also done to avoid competing against college football 's New Years Day bowl games . Week 17 games were held on January 2 , 2000 , and the opening round of the playoffs would be scheduled for January 8 and 9 , with the bye week before the Super Bowl removed to accommodate the one-week adjustment . The start of the season after Labor Day would become a regular fixture for future seasons , beginning in 2001 . The final spot in the NFC playoffs came down to an exciting final day of the season . The Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers were both at 7-8 , tied for the last spot in the playoffs with the Dallas Cowboys and tied in other tiebreakers .
This is a list of seasons completed by the Houston Texans American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Texans ' franchise from 2002 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coaches . The team currently has seven winning seasons , two 8-8 seasons , and eight losing seasons . The Texans clinched their first playoff berth and AFC South title on December 11 , 2011 by beating the Cincinnati Bengals 20-19 .
The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League . The league went back to an even number of teams , expanding to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans ; the league has since remained static with 32 teams since . The clubs were then realigned into eight divisions , four teams in each . Also , the Chicago Bears played their home games in 2002 in Champaign , Illinois at Memorial Stadium because of the reconstruction of Soldier Field . The NFL title was eventually won by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they defeated the Oakland Raiders 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII , at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego , California on January 26 , 2003 .
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 .
Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2002 season . The Buccaneers defeated the Raiders by the score of 48-21 , tied with Super Bowl XXXV for the seventh largest Super Bowl margin of victory , and winning their first ever Super Bowl . The game , played on January 26 , 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego , California , was the sixth Super Bowl to be held a week after the conference championship games ( XVII , XXV , XXVIII , XXXIV , and XXXVI ) . It was also the last Super Bowl played in January ( the previous , XXXVI , was the first to be in February as a result of 9/11-related postponements ; subsequent games , including Super Bowl XXXVIII , would have the Super Bowl played in February permanently ) . This was the first Super Bowl in which the league 's number one-ranked offense ( Raiders ) faced the league 's number one-ranked defense ( Buccaneers ) . The game sometimes is referred to as the Gruden Bowl , because the primary storyline surrounding the game revolved around Jon Gruden . Gruden was the Raiders ' head coach from 1998 to 2001 , and as a result of a trade then became the Buccaneers head coach in 2002 . Tampa Bay , Gruden 's new team , made their first Super Bowl appearance in team history after posting a 12-4 regular season record . Oakland , Gruden 's old team , advanced to their fifth Super Bowl after an 11-5 regular season . Super Bowl XXXVII is also referred to as the Pirate Bowl , due to both teams ' pirate-themed names . The Raiders came into the game as four-point favorites . However , the Tampa Bay defense dominated the contest .
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 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 .
Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2006 season . The Colts defeated the Bears by the score of 29-17 . The game was played on February 4 , 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens , Florida . This game featured two teams ending long Super Bowl appearance droughts . The Colts , who finished with a 12-4 regular season record , were making their first Super Bowl appearance since winning Super Bowl V in the 1970 season during the team 's tenure in Baltimore , they had moved to Indianapolis in 1984 . Meanwhile , the Bears , who posted an NFC-best 13-3 regular season record , were making their first appearance since winning Super Bowl XX in the 1985 season . In addition , the Bears ' Lovie Smith and the Colts ' Tony Dungy both became the first African-American head coaches to coach in the Super Bowl , with Dungy the first to win . In the first Super Bowl played in rainy conditions , the Colts overcame a 14-6 first-quarter deficit to outscore the Bears 23-3 in the last three quarters . Chicago posted the then-earliest lead in Super Bowl history when returner Devin Hester ran back the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown after 14 seconds had elapsed ( a record later broken in Super Bowl XLVIII when the Seattle Seahawks scored a safety 12 seconds into the game ) . The Colts forced five turnovers , including cornerback Kelvin Hayden 's 56-yard interception return for a touchdown . Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri also scored three field goals . Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was named the game 's Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) , completing 25 of 38 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown , with one interception for a passer rating of 81.8 .
The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League . Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31 , 2006 . The season began with the reigning Super Bowl XL champion Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Miami Dolphins 28-17 in the NFL Kickoff Game . The NFL title was eventually won by the Indianapolis Colts , when they defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium at Miami Gardens , Florida on February 4 .
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 .
Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champions Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champions Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2008 season . The Steelers defeated the Cardinals by the score of 27-23 . The game was played on February 1 , 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa , Florida . With this victory , the Steelers became the first team to win six Super Bowl championships . The win was also Pittsburgh 's second Super Bowl victory in four years , after winning Super Bowl XL at the end of the 2005 season . The Cardinals entered the game seeking their first NFL title since 1947 , the longest championship drought in the league . The club became an unexpected winner during the regular season , compiling a 9-7 record , and the playoffs with the aid of head coach Ken Whisenhunt , who was the Steelers ' offensive coordinator in Super Bowl XL , and the re-emergence of quarterback Kurt Warner , who was the Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl XXXIV with his former team , the St. Louis Rams . Pittsburgh jumped to a 17-7 halftime lead , aided by linebacker James Harrison 's Super Bowl-record 100-yard interception return for a touchdown . Trailing 20-7 at the start of the fourth quarter , Arizona scored 16 consecutive points , including a safety by Pittsburgh that led to wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald 's 64-yard touchdown reception , to take the first lead of the game with 2:37 remaining . But the Steelers marched 78 yards to score on wide receiver Santonio Holmes ' 6-yard game-winning touchdown catch with 35 seconds left . Holmes , who caught nine passes for 131 yards and a touchdown , including four receptions for 73 yards on that final game-winning drive , was named Super Bowl MVP . He became the sixth wide receiver to win the award , half of whom are Steelers ( Lynn Swann and Hines Ward ) .
The 2008 NFL season was the 89th regular season of the National Football League , themed with the slogan Believe in Now . Super Bowl XLIII , the league 's championship game , was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa , Florida , on February 1 , 2009 , with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out victorious over the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 and winning their NFL-record sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy . Conversely , the Detroit Lions became the first NFL team with a winless season since the strike-shortened 1982 NFL season , finishing their season 0-16 . For the first time since the NFL expanded to the sixteen game season in 1978 , three teams won two or fewer games : the Lions , the Kansas City Chiefs , and the St. Louis Rams . Previously two teams won two or fewer games in 1979 , 1981 , 1983 , 1985 , 1992 , and 2001 . Also , for the first time since the 1985 Denver Broncos , a team finishing with an 11-5 record missed the playoffs . The regular season began on September 4 with the defending Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants defeating the Washington Redskins 16-7 , and concluded with the 2009 Pro Bowl on February 8 , 2009 , in Honolulu .
This article is a list of seasons completed by the New Orleans Saints American football franchise of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The list documents the season-by-season records of the Saints ' franchise from 1967 to present , including postseason records , and league awards for individual players or head coach .
Super Bowl XLIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champions New Orleans Saints and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champions Indianapolis Colts to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2009 season . The Saints defeated the Colts by a score of 31-17 , earning their first Super Bowl win . The game was played at Sun Life Stadium ( now Hard Rock Stadium ) in Miami Gardens , Florida , for the fifth time ( and in South Florida for the tenth time ) , on February 7 , 2010 , the latest calendar date for a Super Bowl yet . This was the Saints ' first Super Bowl appearance and the fourth for the Colts franchise , their second appearance in four seasons . The Saints entered the game with a 13-3 record for the 2009 regular season , compared to the Colts ' 14-2 record . In the playoff games , both teams placed first in their respective conferences , marking the first time since Super Bowl XXVIII ( 16 years previously ) that both number-one seeds have reached the Super Bowl . The Colts entered the Super Bowl off victories over the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets , while the Saints advanced after defeating the previous year 's runners up the Arizona Cardinals and then overcoming the Minnesota Vikings in the Conference Championship . It was also the first time both teams started with a thirteen-game winning streak . Down 10-6 at halftime of Super Bowl XLIV , in what many consider the turning point of the game , New Orleans recovered a surprise onside kick on the second half kickoff , then took their first lead of the game on Pierre Thomas 's 16-yard touchdown reception . The Colts responded with Joseph Addai 's 4-yard touchdown run to regain the lead at 17-13 . The Saints then scored 18 unanswered points , including Tracy Porter 's 74-yard interception return for a touchdown , to clinch the victory . New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees , who completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns , was named the Super Bowl MVP .
The 2009 NFL season was the 90th season in the history of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The 50th anniversary of the original eight charter members of the American Football League was celebrated during this season . The preseason started with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 9 , 2009 , and the regular season began September 10 , with the reigning Super Bowl XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Tennessee Titans 13-10 in overtime . The season ended with Super Bowl XLIV , the league 's championship game , on February 7 , 2010 at Sun Life Stadium with the New Orleans Saints defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17. in Miami Gardens , Florida . The Colts and Saints began the season 14-0 and 13-0 respectively . This was the first time in NFL history two teams won their first thirteen games .
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 .
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay , Wisconsin . Since their founding in 1919 by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun , the Packers have played over 1,350 games in 100 seasons of competitive football . The first two seasons the Packers played against local teams in and around Wisconsin . In 1921 , they became part of the American Professional Football Association , the precursor to the National Football League ( NFL ) . In their 99 seasons , the Packers have won 13 professional American football championships ( the most in NFL history ) , including nine NFL Championships and four Super Bowls . They have captured 18 divisional titles , eight conference championships , and recorded the second most regular season ( 748 ) and overall victories ( 782 ) of any NFL franchise , behind the Chicago Bears . The franchise has experienced three major periods of continued success in their history . The first period of success came from 1929-1944 , when the Packers were named NFL Champions six times . This period saw the Packers become the first dynasty of American football ( 1929-1931 ) . The second period of success was between 1960-1967 , where the Packers won five NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls . The Packers also won three consecutive NFL Championships for the second time in franchise history ( 1965-1967 ) . The most recent period of success ranges from 1993-present , where the franchise has reached the playoffs 19 times , including three Super Bowl appearances , winning two in 1996 and 2010 .
Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2010 season . The Packers defeated the Steelers by the score of 31-25 . The game was played on February 6 , 2011 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington , Texas , the first time the Super Bowl was played in the Dallas-Fort Worth area . Unlike most other Super Bowls , this game featured two title-abundant franchises : coming into the game , the Packers held the most NFL championships with 12 ( 9 league championships prior to the Super Bowl era and 3 Super Bowl championships ) , while the Steelers held the most Super Bowl championships with 6 . The Packers entered their fifth Super Bowl in team history , and became the first 6-seed team in the NFC to compete in the Super Bowl , after posting a 10-6 regular season record . The Steelers finished the regular season with a 12-4 record , and advanced to a league-tying 8th Super Bowl appearance . Green Bay dominated most of the first half of Super Bowl XLV , jumping to a 21-3 lead before Pittsburgh cut it down to 21-10 just before halftime . Then after the teams exchanged touchdowns , the Steelers made the score 28-25 midway through the fourth quarter with wide receiver Mike Wallace 's 25-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a two-point conversion . But the Packers answered with Mason Crosby 's 23-yard field goal with 2:07 remaining , and then prevented the Steelers from scoring on their final drive of the game . Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP , completing 24 of 39 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns . The broadcast of Super Bowl XLV on Fox averaged about 111 million viewers , breaking the record for the most-watched program in American television history . The game 's attendance was 103,219 , just short of the Super Bowl record 103,985 set in Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California .
The 2010 NFL season was the 91st regular season of the National Football League . The regular season began with the NFL Kickoff game on NBC on Thursday , September 9 , at the Louisiana Superdome as the New Orleans Saints , Super Bowl XLIV champions , defeated the Minnesota Vikings 14-9 . Tom Brady , quarterback of the New England Patriots , was named MVP for the 2010 season . In Super Bowl XLV , the League 's championship game played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington , Texas , the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win their fourth Super Bowl , spoiling the Steelers ' chance for a 7th title . This season also marked the first full-length season in which a team with a losing record made the playoffs , when the Seattle Seahawks won the NFC West with a 7-9 record , after defeating the St. Louis Rams in week 17 to clinch the division title . One week later , the Seahawks dethroned the defending champion New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round , to become the first ever sub-.500 playoff team to win a postseason game .