This list also counts all seasons since a team last won the league championship or Super Bowl. Of active NFL teams, 20 have won the Super Bowl, 7 have not won a Super Bowl, but have won an AFL or NFL championship pre-merger, and 5 have not won any championship or Super Bowl. The NFL has closed the book on its longtime playoff format. Here are the best teams to fall short of postseason play from both the 12-team bracket era (1990-2019) and the 10-team period (1978-89). Here is what happened to the nine teams over the last 30 years who won the Super Bowl, failed to make the playoffs the following season, and what they did the season after that. The NFL playoffs begin this weekend, which means we’ll see who’s crowned a champion soon enough. It also means some teams and fanbases have hopes that this could be the first year they win it all. NFL security chief makes bold Super Bowl claim Not tush push or brotherly shove: this is what Eagles QB Jalen Hurts calls Philly’s secret weapon Brady, $375M, beats Greg Olsen to another Super Cleveland has not won a playoff game since the 1994 NFL playoffs before the team was relocated to Baltimore. The bad part for Cleveland is that the Baltimore Ravens have won a Super Bowl. Rich Kotite's 10-6 1991 team did not make the playoffs, losing Cunningham to an ACL tear in Week 1, but Football Outsiders called that Reggie White-led defense the best of the past 34 years. The Over the course of NFL history, there are 12 teams that have never won a Super Bowl and three of those teams are still alive in the postseason as we head into the divisional round of the playoffs. The Buffalo Bills, who lost in the AFC Championship Game, had been the last remaining Super Bowl title-less team in this year's playoffs. By Eric Mullin • Published January 14, 2025 • Updated For the first time in 13 years, neither of the teams that played in the previous year’s Super Bowl made the playoffs. The last time it happened was in 2003 when the Buccaneers went 7-9 and the The six teams who have definitely qualified for the playoffs are: 1. Detroit Lions (15-2) - won NFC North 2. Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) - won NFC East 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7) - won NFC South 4. Mahomes and the Chiefs will make history Sunday by becoming the first team to achieve a Super Bowl three-peat - whether you like it or not.- Eric Patterson Trending News & Rumors for Football Mahomes and the Chiefs will make history Sunday by becoming the first team to achieve a Super Bowl three-peat - whether you like it or not.- Eric Patterson Trending News & Rumors for Football Out of the first 57 Super Bowl losers, 40 came back to make the playoffs the next season. The 70.2% playoff rate would refute the notion of a Super Bowl jinx. 4. Houston Texans (10-7). Odds to win Super Bowl: +6000 FPI chance to make the divisional round: 47.6% FPI chance to make Super Bowl: 6.1% First game outlook: The Texans made the playoffs for the Detroit Lions must win 3 games in NFL playoffs 2025 to win the franchise's first-ever Super Bowl. Here are our game picks through the entire bracket. 14 teams to make the 2024-25 NFL playoffs Out of the first 57 Super Bowl losers, 40 came back to make the playoffs the next season. The 70.2% playoff rate would refute the notion of a Super Bowl jinx. 1. Ravens. 2023 finish: 13-4 (1-1) They were out of sync and undisciplined in their shot to reach the Super Bowl this year, which makes two times Lamar Jackson has earned the No. 1 seed but failed The 2025 NFL playoffs bracket is set and the postseason predictions and projections are already rolling in as the anticipation builds in the weeks leading into Super Bowl 59. The Kansas City The 2024 NFL regular season is over, and while fan favorite teams like the Cincinnati Bengals will not be competing for the Lombardi Trophy this year, there is still plenty of intrigue surrounding
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