Which NFL Teams Never Made It to the Super Bowl?
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Can you name the NFL teams that have never made it to the Super Bowl? Take a look at this list of teams and see how many you can name.
Introduction
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The NFL is the highest professional level of American football in the world. The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the NFL.
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns: One of the most disappointing teams in NFL history, the Browns have never made it to a Super Bowl. In fact, they’ve only made it to the AFC Championship game once, in 1989.
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions have never made it to the Super Bowl. They have been to the playoffs numerous times but have never won 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 (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium.
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars have never made it to the Super Bowl. They joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1995 and have yet to make it to the big game.
The Jaguars have been to the playoffs seven times in their history, but they have never made it past the AFC Championship game. Their best season came in 1999 when they went 14-2 and won the AFC Central division title. They beat the Miami Dolphins 62-7 in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, but then lost to the Tennessee Titans 33-14 in the AFC Championship game.
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Vikings joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960, and first took the field for the 1961 season. The team has played in four Super Bowls, but lost each one. They are the only team to lose four Super Bowls and not have a winning record in any of them.
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. In the 2017 season, the team won Super Bowl LII, their first Super Bowl win in franchise history and their fourth NFL title overall, after winning the Championship Game in 1948, 1949, and 1960.
The Eagles have made four appearances in the Super Bowl, joining the New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys as the only teams to represent the NFC more than twice in the big game. They are also one of three NFC teams that have never made it to the Super Bowl from before the merger with the Miami Dolphins being the other two. The Eagles and Dolphins are also tied for having lost two conference championship games each without ever making it to 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, the team 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 placed each newly expanded franchise into a pre-determined geographic region. After the season, they switched conferences with the Seahawks and became members of the NFC Central division. During the 2002 league realignment, the Bucs joined three former NFC West teams to form the NFC South.
The Buccaneers have won one Super Bowl title, one conference championship, and three division titles. They are one of two NFL teams to have never played in a conference championship game before winning a Super Bowl, along with the New York Jets, and are also one of four teams to have never won their division before winning a conference championship, along with the Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings. They are also one of two teams never to have appeared in or hosted a conference championship game, along with the Cleveland Browns.
Conclusion
In conclusion, there are a number of NFL teams who have never made it to the Super Bowl. Some of these teams, like the Lions and Browns, have been close but have never quite made it. Others, like the Texans and Jaguars, are still relatively new to the league and have yet to make an appearance in the big game. Regardless of their reasons for not making it to the Super Bowl, all of these teams will continue to strive for that ultimate goal.
