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 ones they are.
Introduction
The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is played between the winner of the American Football Conference (AFC) and the winner of the National Football Conference (NFC). The game is usually held in February.
Since its inception in 1967, a total of 52 different teams have played in the Super Bowl. Of those, 28 have won at least one Super Bowl. That leaves 24 teams who have never won a Super Bowl. In this article, we will take a look at all 24 of those teams and see where they stand heading into the 2019 season.
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions have never been to a Super Bowl. The franchise was founded in 1929 and has won four NFL Championships, the most recent in 1957. They have made the playoffs 27 times, most recently in 2016, but have never advanced to the Super Bowl.
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns have never been to a Super Bowl. They have been to the playoffs 20 times and have won 10 NFL Championships, but they have never made it to the big game.
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium.
The Texans joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion team, becoming the league’s 32nd franchise. They are owned by Bob McNair. The team’s head coach is Bill O’Brien, and its general manager is Brian Gaine.
The Texans have never been to a Super Bowl.
Jacksonville Jaguars
While the Jaguars have only been around since 1995, they have made quite an impact in a short amount of time. The team has qualified for the playoffs six times and has won two AFC Championships. Despite all of their success, the Jaguars have never made it to a Super Bowl.
Conclusion
All in all, there are eleven NFL teams who have never been to a Super Bowl. This includes the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Although some of these teams have come close to winning a title (e.g. the Vikings losinng in the 1969 NFL Championship game), they have yet to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
