Which NFL Teams Have Never Been To A Super Bowl?

It’s hard to believe but there are still four NFL teams who have never been to a Super Bowl. Find out which teams they are.

Introduction

In the fifty years of the Super Bowl era, there have only been a handful of teams that have never made an appearance in the big game. As many as eight franchises have never been to a Super Bowl, and of those, four have never even made it to the Conference Championships.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the NFL teams that have never been to a Super Bowl, as well as those who have never even made it to the Conference Championships. We’ll also touch on some of the reasons why these teams have been unable to make it to the biggest game in American professional sports.

teams that have never been to the Super Bowl

There are a number of NFL teams that have never been to the Super Bowl. The most surprising team on this list is the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are one of the most successful teams in NFL history, yet they have never made it to the big game. Other teams on this list include the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and Houston Texans.

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Cardinals were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898, and are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States. The Cardinals play their home games at State Farm Stadium, which opened in 2006 and is located in the northwestern suburb of Glendale.

The franchise has won two NFL championships, both while it was based in Chicago. The first occurred in 1925, but is the subject of controversy since it was awarded to them by default after the Pottsville Maroons were suspended mid-season. Their second title came in 1947, nearly two decades before the first Super Bowl was played. They are one of four current teams and the only NFC team to have never played in a Super Bowl, along with the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars. However, since the introduction of NFL playoffs in 1933, they have been to ten NFC Championship Games, tying an NFL record set by the San Francisco 49ers (and equaled by their division rival Seattle Seahawks). During that time period between 1933 and 2018 they qualified to play postseason football more times than any other team uin NFL history except for those Brooklyn Dodgers/Los Angeles Rams teams that won NFL championships before 1933. They have also played more games (1,201) than any other franchise during that same time frame; this includes pre-merger and post-merger games played since 1966 when they became a member of then National Football League’s expanded NFC West division after having spent their first 58 years as founding members of what is now called the NFC East division.

The team has also compiled an all-time record of .500 or better against every existing franchise except for their historic rivals, the Dallas Cowboys. Their worst enemy are unquestionably those same Dallas Cowboys whom they’ve faced 133 times overall with Dallas winning 65 matchups while Arizona has won 68 contests between these long time NFC foes; this does not include 2 additional playoff meetings between these 2 teams which were both won by Dallas.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL), and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.

The Lions have not played in a Super Bowl since 1957, when they defeated the Cleveland Browns, but lost to the San Francisco 49ers three years later.

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans have never been to a Super Bowl in their franchise history. They joined the NFL as an expansion team in 2002.

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars have never been to a Super Bowl. They’ve only been around since 1995, and they’ve only made the playoffs ten times in their history. In those ten appearances, they’ve only made it to the AFC Championship game twice, losing both times.

Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams, who were formerly based in St. Louis, Missouri, have never been to a Super Bowl in their entire history. The Rams have been to the playoffs 28 times and have won 14 divisional championships, but they have yet to make it to the grandest stage of them all. The Rams came close in 2018 when they made it to the Super Bowl LIII, but they ultimately lost to the New England Patriots 13-3.

Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1960, and first took the field for the 1961 season. The team competes in the National Football Conference (NFC) North division.

Conclusion

In conclusion, there are currently nine NFL teams who have never been to a Super Bowl. This includes the Detroit Lions, who have never even made it to the big game. The Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, and Houston Texans have all made it to one Super Bowl apiece but lost. The Minnesota Vikings have made it to four different Super Bowls but also lost each time. So far, the Jaguars, Panthers, and Falcons have never even made it to a Superbowl.