List of NFL franchise post-season droughts
This is a list of current National Football League (NFL) franchise post-season and Super Bowl droughts (multiple consecutive seasons of not winning). Listed here are both appearance droughts and winning droughts in almost every level of the NFL playoff system. All 32 active NFL teams have qualified for and won a game in the playoffs. Teams that have never made it beyond each successive milestone are listed under the year in which they began NFL play. Of the 12 teams that have never won the Super Bowl, four are expansion franchises younger  than the Super Bowl itself (the Bengals, Panthers, Jaguars, and Texans), while the Falcons began playing during the season in which the Super Bowl was first played. The other seven clubs (Cardinals, Lions, Oilers/Titans, Chargers, Browns, Bills, and Vikings) all won an NFL or AFL championship prior to the AFL–NFL merger; in the case of the Vikings, however, the Super Bowl existed at the time they won their only league title (in 1969), leaving them and the Falcons as the only two teams to have never won the highest championship available to them. The longest drought since a  championship of any kind is that of the Cardinals, at seasons. Note that for continuity purposes, the Cleveland Browns are officially considered to have suspended operations for the 1996, 1997, and 1998 seasons. Since returning years ago, they have only made the playoffs twice, while the Baltimore Ravens are considered to be a separate team that began play in 1996. The Ravens, as a result of the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, absorbed the Browns' personnel upon their suspension, but not their history. Active team droughts. Post-season droughts. "Updated through the 2021-22 playoffs " Playoff game victory droughts. Updated through  the 2021 season Sortable table, click on header arrows. AFC/NFC Championship Game appearance droughts. This is also a list of the last time a particular club won a divisional playoff game. Super Bowl win droughts. This list also counts all seasons since a team last won the league championship. Cities/regions awaiting first Super Bowl crown. Listed according to seasons waited. Current NFL cities/regions only. Division title droughts. Listed according to seasons waited. Updated through the 2021 season. **Does not include the three seasons (1996–1998) during which the franchise suspended operations. Historical team droughts. Closest approaches without winning  the Super Bowl. Counted from the first Super Bowl season, 1966, to present. "Updated through the 2021 season." Longest NFL / AFL / Super Bowl championship droughts through history. This list only shows droughts of 30 or more seasons for teams. A championship is listed as winning an NFL Championship (1920—1969), AFL Championship (1960—1969), and Super Bowl Championship (1966—present). Active droughts are listed in bold type. Longest NFL / AFL / Super Bowl championship appearance droughts through history. This list only shows droughts of 20 or more seasons for teams. A championship appearance is listed as appearing in an NFL Championship (1932—1969), AFL  Championship (1960—1969), or Super Bowl Championship (1966—present). Active droughts are listed in bold type. Playoff droughts of at least five seasons. Most consecutive post-season losses in team history. This is a sortable table of all 32 current NFL teams. Ten teams have multiple losing streaks where they lost an equal number of post season games before breaking the drought. Updated through the 2021 season. Longest post-season droughts in team history. Note that the NFL did not institute a permanent playoff tournament until 1967 and that the NFL Championship Game and any impromptu one-game playoffs (played only  in the event of a tie atop the division standings) were the only postseason matchups in this era. The Bert Bell Benefit Bowl (aka the Playoff Bowl; 1960–1969) is considered an exhibition game for the purpose of this list. Updated through the 2021 season