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There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season.
The Browns have won four NFL championships, all of which pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The Browns' four championships are tied for the tenth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises. [2] They are one of four current teams to have never played in the Super Bowl. [3]
The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars are the only teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl. Here is a year-by-year list of every Super Bowl:
This matchup is more bitter for Cleveland than the others due to the fact that the draft picks for 1995 to 1998 resulted in the rosters that won the Super Bowl for the Ravens in 2000. Had Modell not moved the team, these teams, drafted by general manager and former Browns tight end Ozzie Newsome , might have given the Browns a title after a 35 ...
The Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII against the Eagles and are seeking another title in the 2025 game, which is also against the Eagles. Super Bowl LIX: TBD Super Bowl LVIII: Chiefs def. 49ers, 25-22, OT
Last appearance in Super Bowl [1] [4] Seasons Team Last appearance NFL season Result 59: Detroit Lions: Never (Enfranchised pre-Super Bowl) — 56: Cleveland Browns: Never (Enfranchised pre-Super Bowl) — 56: New York Jets: Super Bowl III: 1968: Won vs. Baltimore Colts 48: Minnesota Vikings: Super Bowl XI: 1976: Lost vs. Oakland 40: Miami ...
The game marked the last championship won by a major-league professional sports team from Cleveland until 2016, when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals. Through 2025, this is the Browns' most recent league title.
Until 2006, this was the last time that major professional teams from Michigan and Ohio met in a postseason game (or series) in any sport. This was the last NFL playoff game played in the city of Detroit other than Super Bowl XL until 2024 as the Lions' other two home playoff games prior (1992 and 1994) were at the Silverdome in suburban Pontiac.