Whether they care to admit it publicly or not, there is only one reason professional NFL footballers get out of bed every day: to pursue a Super Bowl ring.
And for the franchise that can tread the shark-infested depths of the regular season and come out alive with a winning record, the arduous sprint of the post-season awaits them.
From the wild cards to the Super Bowl, the steeled unit that runs with the bulls and wins earns the right to raise a banner and bump jewel-encrusted knuckles.
However, for the teams mangled in the shallows well before the post-season, it is back to the drawing board as another year of a championship drought is chalked up.
From a sloppy jalopy in the Motor City to some rusty red birds in the desert, here is the ordered list of active Super Bowl-era championship droughts for every NFL Â franchise.
Franchise | Seasons | Most recent championship |
Arizona Cardinals | 58 | - |
Detroit Lions | 58 | - |
Cleveland Browns | 58 | - |
Buffalo Bills | 58 | - |
Tennessee Titans | 58 | - |
Los Angeles Chargers | 58 | - |
Minnesota Vikings | 58 | - |
Atlanta Falcons | 58 | - |
Cincinnati Bengals | 56 | - |
New York Jets | 55 | Super Bowl III (1968) |
Miami Dolphins | 50 | Super Bowl VIII (1973) |
Las Vegas Raiders | 40 | Super Bowl XVIII (1983) |
Chicago Bears | 38 | Super Bowl XX (1985) |
Washington Commanders | 32 | Super Bowl XXVI (1991) |
San Francisco 49ers | 29 | Super Bowl XXIX (1994) |
Carolina Panthers | 29 | - |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 29 | - |
Dallas Cowboys | 28 | Super Bowl XXX (1995) |
Houston Texans | 22 | - |
Indianapolis Colts | 17 | Super Bowl XLI (2006) |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | Super Bowl XLII (2008) |
New Orleans Saints | 14 | Super Bowl XLIV (2009) |
Green Bay Packers | 13 | Super Bowl XLV (2010) |
New York Giants | 12 | Super Bowl XLVI (2011) |
Baltimore Ravens | 11 | Super Bowl XLVII (2012) |
Seattle Seahawks | 10 | Super Bowl XLVIII (2013) |
Denver Broncos | 8 | Super Bowl 50 (2015) |
Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | Super Bowl LII (2017) |
New England Patriots | 5 | Super Bowl LIII (2018) |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | Super Bowl LV (2020) |
Los Angeles Rams | 2 | Super Bowl LVI (2021) |
Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | Super Bowl LVIII (2023) |