Which NFL Team Never Won a Super Bowl?
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The Buffalo Bills are the only NFL team to never win a Super Bowl.
The Bills have made it to the big game four times, but they have never been victorious.
The team’s most recent appearance in the Super Bowl was in 1994, when they lost to the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns have never won a Super Bowl. They have been to the playoffs 14 times but have only won one playoff game. This game was in 1994 against the New England Patriots. The Browns have had some great players over the years, includingetric Newsome, Bernie Kosar, and Joe Thomas.
The history of the Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Browns play their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium, which opened in 1999, with administrative offices and training facilities in Berea, Ohio. The Browns’ official colors are brown, orange and white. They are unique among the 32 member franchises of the NFL in that they do not have a logo on their helmets.
The Browns began play in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). This featured many of the same teams that would later join the NFL: the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers were all members of this league. After four mostly successful seasons, the AAFC dissolved and Cleveland was absorbed into the NFL along with three other AAFC teams: the 49ers, Ravens (now the Indianapolis Colts) and AAFC’s New York Yankees franchise (which later merged with two other teams to become today’s New York Jets).
Why the Browns have never won a Super Bowl
It’s been 50 years since the Browns last played in a championship game and they have never won a Super Bowl. How is it that one of the most storied franchises in NFL history has never won the big game?
There are a number of factors that have contributed to the Browns’ lack of success in recent decades. First, the team has had a number of bad draft picks that have set them back. Second, they have been plagued by injuries to key players. Third, they have had a number of head coaching changes that have disrupted continuity and prevented the team from reaching its full potential.
Whatever the reasons for the Browns’ unsuccessful Super Bowl bids, one thing is certain – Cleveland fans are some of the most loyal and supportive in all of sports. They continue to believe that their team will one day hoist the Lombardi Trophy and they will be there to celebrate when it happens.
The Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions have never won a Super Bowl. In fact, they haven’t even made it to the big game. The Lions have only been to the playoffs 10 times in their history and have only won 1 playoff game. So, why are the Lions so bad?
The history of the Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division.
The franchise has won four NFL Championships, tied for 9th overall in total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises; although the last was in 1957. The Lions have never won a Super Bowl in their history. They are one of four current teams to have never played in a Super Bowl, and one of only two teams to have never won a playoff game, along with the Cleveland Browns.
Why the Lions have never won a Super Bowl
The Detroit Lions is a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Lions compete in the NFL as a member of the NFC North, and plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.
The franchise has won four NFL Championships, but none since 1957. The last time they appeared in the Super Bowl was during the 1991 season when they lost to the Washington Redskins by a score of 41–10. They are one of four current teams and the only NFC team to have not yet played in the Super Bowl.
The Houston Texans
Even though the Houston Texans have only been in the NFL since 2002, they have already made a name for themselves. The Texans have never won a Super Bowl, but they did make it to the playoffs in 2011 and 2012.
The history of the Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional football team based in Houston, Texas. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Texans joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion team after Houston’s previous franchise, the Houston Oilers, relocated to Nashville, Tennessee (now the Tennessee Titans), where they were renamed the Tennessee Titans. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium in Houston.
The Texans have gone on to win AFC South division titles in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2018. In 2012, they made their maiden appearance in the playoffs under new head coach Gary Kubiak; however, they were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Divisional round. The following year, Kubiak led them to an AFC Wild Card playoff victory over the Cincinnati Bengals before falling to the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional round for a second straight season. The Texans won consecutive AFC South titles again under Kubiak in 2015 and 2016 after he guided them to 9–7 marks in both seasons. After another 9–7 effort led by first-year head coach Bill O’Brien in 2017, his third as head coach, they again captured consecutive division titles for a third time with an 11–5 record under new head coach Bill O’Brien in 2018 despite having starting quarterback Deshaun Watson out for most of the season with a torn ACL.
In 2019, Deshaun Watson had another great season leading his team to a playoff berth with a 10-6 record but unfortunately lost to eventual Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs 22-21 in overtime during the Wild Card Round.
Why the Texans have never won a Super Bowl
While the Houston Texans have only been in franchise since 2002, they have been consistently competitive, making the playoffs six times and winning their division four times. So why haven’t they been able to win a Super Bowl?
Part of the reason may be that they’ve never had a truly great quarterback. Matt Schaub was their best QB during their early years, but he was never able to take them to the next level. Since then, they’ve had a carousel of mediocre quarterbacks including Brock Osweiler, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Tom Savage.
Another issue is that their defense has always been good, but never great. They’ve had some very good individual players like J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney, but they’ve never had a top-ranked defense overall.
Lastly, the AFC South has generally been one of the weaker divisions in the NFL over the past few years, so the Texans have often benefited from playing in a relatively easy division. However, this past season they were finally dethroned by the Indianapolis Colts who had a breakout year led by young quarterback Andrew Luck.
So while the Texans have certainly been a good team over the years, they’ve never quite put it all together and become a truly great team that can win a Super Bowl.