Which NFL Team Has Never Won a Super Bowl?
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Can you believe that there are still four NFL teams who have never won a Super Bowl? That’s right, the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and Houston Texans have all never taken home the Lombardi Trophy. Let’s take a look at each of these teams and their chances of finally winning it all.
The Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Since the franchise’s inception in 1933, the Steelers have won six Super Bowl titles, more than any other team in the NFL.
Home games at Heinz Field
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.
In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team never to have won a league championship, the Steelers of the post-merger era are one of the most successful NFL franchises. Since the creation of the Super Bowl, they have played in eight (with six wins, an NFL record shared with New England Patriots) and hosted more conference championship games than any other team (13 as of January 2019), going on to win more AFC championships than any other franchise with seven. They have played within or hosted more AFC games than any other team during that period. They also appeared in more conference championship games than any other team during that time frame and put together multiple Super Bowl winning streaks consisting of back-to-back wins (four straight from 1974–75 down through 2008–09) or back-to-back appearances (six straight from 1970–71 down through 1980–81). The worst seasons in franchise history came during periods when two head coaches were hired within two years of each other: first Chuck Noll was dismissed after going 1–13 in 1969 and then his successor, Bob Griese led them to an 0–12 record in 1972. The Steel Curtain defense helped lead Pittsburgh to four Super Bowls winning titles following the 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979 seasons; this meant that Pittsburgh had more Lombardi Trophies than any other NFL team by 2009 when they won their sixth Championship against Arizona Cardinals. They became only he second team ever to accomplish this feat after winning their seventh Super Bowl title at Super Bowl XLIII over Arizona Cardinals 27–23 on February 1st 2009 with Bruce Arians as head coach becoming only one of two teams ever to win seven Lombardi Trophies along with New England Patriots.
History
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.
The team played their home games at Pitt Stadium and Three Rivers Stadium before moving to their current home field, Heinz Field, in 2001. The Steelers have won six Super Bowl championships, which is tied with the New England Patriots for the most in NFL history and are tied with the San Francisco 49ers for the second most of any franchise. The Steelers have played in more AFC Championship Games (8) than any other team, and have advanced to more AFC title contests (15) than any other club during the Super Bowl era. They have also played in more conference championship games (27) and hosted more conference championship games (13) than any other NFL team. The Steelers share the record for second most Super Bowl appearances with Dallas Cowboys (8). They are tied with Green Bay Packers for Most Super Bowl victories with 6 organizationally; however Green Bay has 13 individuals who have won at least one Super Bowl ring due to playing on other winning teams that Pittsburgh has had no involvement with such as Dexter Manley and Gary Willig who won rings while playing for Washington Redskins, or Willie Wood who won his while playing for Green Bay Packers.
The franchise was founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933, by Art Rooney and took its original name from baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates; Rooneys ancestors emigrated from Ireland to America during the Great Famine. To distinguish them from baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates, local media gave them nicknames such as “Ironmen”, “Steelmen” or simply “Blacksmiths”. Rooney bought a controlling interest in Pittsburg Baseball Club Inc., operator of Forbes Field— named after British general John Forbes—in 1933; he changed its name beforehand to Mellon Athletic Field to reflect his own surname and that of steel magnate Andrew W. Mellon.[5] Root would manage mens football from 1899 until his retirement following the root bicycle kick death game on October 25th 1925Root oversaw first fall college practice for Duquesne University – Getty Images fileHe was succeeded by Kirby White.[citation needed] In 1940 Bill Duncan was assigned as head football coach at Duquesne University but due to World War II there were no training camps held that year by either NFL teams or college programs due to manpower shortages caused by conscription during WWII – Getty Images fileIn 1946 Leo Durocher served as head coach at Duquesne – AP photoIn 1940 Bill Duncan was assigned as head football coach at Duquesne University but due to World War II there were no training camps held that year by either NFL teams or college programs due to manpower shortages caused by conscription during WWII.[citation needed] He was succeeded by Kirby White.[citation needed] In 1946 Leo Durocher served as head coach at Duquesne.[citation needed]
The Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its home games at M&T Bank Stadium and is headquartered in Owings Mills.
Home games at M&T Bank Stadium
The Ravens home games are played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The stadium, which opened in 1998, has a capacity of 71,008. It is the second-largest football stadium in Maryland, after FedExField in Landover.
History
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Ravens were established in 1996, when Art Modell, who was then the owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans to relocate the franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore in 1995. As part of a settlement betweenModell, the city of Cleveland, and the other NFL team owners, Modell was required to leave the Browns’ history and records in Cleveland for a replacement team and replacement personnel that would take control in 1999. In return, he was allowed to take his own personnel and team to Baltimore, where such personnel would then form an expansion team. The Ravens have qualified for the NFL playoffs eleven times since 2000, with two Super Bowl victories (Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XLVII), two AFC Championship titles (2000 and 2012), 15 playoff victories (9th all-time), four AFC North division titles (2003, 2006, 2011, and 2012), are currently tied forsecond all-time with ten consecutive playoff appearances (2003–2012; tied with San Francisco 49ers),and are tied for first all-time with five consecutive AFC North division championships (2008–2012).
The Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. As of 2019, they have yet to win a Super Bowl.
Home games at Paul Brown Stadium
Since their inception in 1968, the Cincinnati Bengals have had their home games at Paul Brown Stadium. The stadium, named after the team’s founder and first head coach, was completed in 2000 and has a capacity of 65,515.
The Bengals have never won a Super Bowl, but they did make it to Super Bowl XXIII in 1988, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers 20-16.
History
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Their home stadium is Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati.
The Bengals were founded in 1966 as a member of the American Football League (AFL) by former Cleveland Browns head coach Paul Brown. and began play in 1968. Brown was the Bengal’s head coach from their inception to 1975. After being dismissed as the Browns’ head coach by Art Modell in January 1963, Brown had shown interest in establishing another NFL franchise in Ohio and looked at both Cincinnati and Columbus. He ultimately chose Cincinnati for its proximity to his hometown of Massillon, Ohio, its then-new riverfront stadium design, and promise of a local group led by former assistant coach Bill Walsh committing to purchase season tickets for the upcoming inaugural season.
The Bengals have reached two Super Bowls, becoming the first AFL team to appear there and the only franchise from that league to appear more than once. They lost Super Bowl XVI to the San Francisco 49ers 16–21, and Super Bowl XXIII to the San Francisco 49ers 20–16; cats are 0–2 when appearing on NFL’s biggest stage. The Bengals are one of 12 NFL teams to not have won a Super Bowl as of 2020 (along with the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans),and one of five AFL teams not to have won a title (joining the Bills(2), Browns(4), Lions(4), and Texans).
