Which NFL Teams Have Not Been to the Super Bowl?

The NFL Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. Every year, two teams battle it out in a winner-takes-all showdown, and every team wants to be there. But not every team has been so lucky. There are a few NFL teams who have never made it to the Super Bowl.

So, which NFL teams have not been to the Super Bowl? The answer may surprise you.

Introduction

Despite the National Football League’s (NFL) immense popularity, not every team has had the chance to play in the Super Bowl. In fact, there are several teams that have never made it to the big game.

The following NFL teams have never been to the Super Bowl:
-Arizona Cardinals
-Cleveland Browns
-Detroit Lions
-Houston Texans
-Jacksonville Jaguars
-Minnesota Vikings

The Teams

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league. The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. It is the annual championship game of the NFL. There have been 52 Super Bowls so far.

Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals have never been to a Super Bowl in their history.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions have not been to the Super Bowl since 1957. They have only been to the playoffs 10 times in their history and have a 0-10 record in those appearances.

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The Texans first played in 2002 as an expansion team after Houston’s previous franchise, the Houston Oilers, relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. The Texans replaced them as a member of the AFC South.

The Texans have gone to the playoffs seven times in their history. They have won their division three times and have qualified for the AFC Championship Game twice, losing to the New England Patriots in 2017 and 2019.

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars have never been to the Super Bowl. They have only been to the playoffs 10 times in their 25 years as a franchise, with their most recent appearance coming in 2017.

Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers franchise began in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League. The team moved to San Diego in 1961. The Chargers played in eight AFL Championship Games before joining the NFL (1970) as part of the AFL-NFL Merger. They have made 16 playoff appearances, advanced to seven AFC Championship Games, and played in one Super Bowl (XXXIX).

Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that play in the National Football League (NFL). The Rams franchise was founded in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams in the short-lived second American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL the next year. In 1946, the franchise moved to Los Angeles. The Rams franchise remained in the city until 1994, when they moved to St. Louis. The Rams franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

The Rams have won three NFL championships, and are the only team to win championships representing three cities (Cleveland, Los Angeles, and St. Louis). The Rams have made it to the playoffs 14 times, including eight times since 2000; however, they have not won a playoff game since January 20, 2002, when they beat the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round of the 2001 NFC playoffs; since then, they have lost all six of their playoff appearances. They are one of only five teams who have not played in a Super Bowl as of 2019; along with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans.

Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings have never won a Super Bowl, but they’ve come close. They’ve been to the big game four times, all in the 1970s. They lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV, the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VIII, the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX, and the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI.

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints have never been to the Super Bowl, but they have come close. They made it to the NFC Championship game in 2006, but lost to the Chicago Bears.

New York Giants

The New York Giants have not been to the Super Bowl in nine years, which is the second-longest drought in franchise history. They last won the Super Bowl in 2011, when they defeated the New England Patriots in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII. The Giants have been to five Super Bowls in their history, winning four of them.

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles have not played in a Super Bowl.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers currently compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Along with the Seattle Seahawks, they joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team. The Bucs played their first season in the American Football Conference (AFC) West division as part of an NFL realignment plan that categorized all of its newly founded teams into four divisions. After the merger was completed, the club was moved to the NFC Central division.

During the 2002 league realignment, when the NFL expanded to 32 teams with the creation of the Houston Texans, the Bucs were moved back to the NFC South division. The team is currently owned by local businessman Arthur M. Blank and coached by Bruce Arians.

The Buccaneers have won oneSuper Bowl championship job on January 26, 2002, when they defeated the Oakland Raiders 48–21 at Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego. They are also one of five teams to win a Super Bowl championship following a season where their coach was fired before or during that same season—the others beingthe Miami Dolphins (1972), Washington Redskins (1982),Los Angeles Raiders (1984) and New Orleans Saints (2009). Since joining the NFL, they have also won five conference championships and have made nine playoff appearances.

Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Historically, the Titans were known as the Houston Oilers, and played in Houston, Texas, from 1960 to 1996. The team was founded by Bud Adams, then head coach Chuck Fairbanks. They played their home games at the Astrodome for 35 seasons from 1960 to 1996. Adams won two American Football League (AFL) championships with the Oilers in 1960 and 1961 before joining the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970.

Conclusion

In conclusion, there are a total of nine NFL teams that have not been to the Super Bowl. These teams are the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars. Although some of these teams have come close to making it to the big game, they have ultimately fallen short.