List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive NFL playoff appearances. Aside from the NFL playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes Championship Game appearance streaks and the NFL championships win streak. Streaks from the AFL are also included.
The New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers[1] hold the longest active consecutive playoff streak with 7 appearances, starting with the 2009–10 NFL playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys[2] hold the longest all-time consecutive playoff appearance record with nine appearances from 1975-1983. The Cowboys won one NFL championship during the streak. The Indianapolis Colts[3] tied this record with nine straight appearances and one championship from 2002-2010. The Green Bay Packers[4] hold the longest consecutive NFL title streak with three consecutive crowns. They did this once in the 1920s, before playoff games, and once in the 1960s, by winning seven playoff games during this three year championship streak.
The Patriots hold the record for most consecutive playoff games won. From 2001-2005, New England won 10 games in a row, including 3 Super Bowls. The Packers previously held the record for most consecutive playoff games won with 9. Dallas, Pittsburgh, Denver and San Francisco all have 7 game winning streaks.
Active streaks
NFL Playoffs appearance streaks
- Appearance streaks updated through the 2015 season.
^ | Longest Streak in team history |
† | Tied for Longest Streak in team history |
Seasons | Team | Years | Division Crowns won during streak |
Conference Titles won during streak |
Super Bowls won during streak |
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7 | New England Patriots^ | 2009-15 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | 2011, 2014 AFC | 2014 (XLIX) |
7 | Green Bay Packers^ | 2009-15 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | 2010 NFC | 2010 (XLV) |
5 | Denver Broncos^ | 2011-15 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | 2013, 2015 AFC | 2015 (50) |
5 | Cincinnati Bengals^ | 2011-15 | 2013, 2015 | — | — |
4 | Seattle Seahawks | 2012-15 | 2013, 2014 | 2013, 2014 NFC | 2013 (XLVIII) |
3 | Carolina Panthers ^ | 2013-15 | 2013, 2014, 2015 | 2015 NFC | — |
2 | Arizona Cardinals | 2014-15 | 2015 | — | — |
2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2014-15 | 2014 | — | — |
1 | Washington Redskins | 2015 | 2015 | — | — |
1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2015 | — | — | — |
1 | Minnesota Vikings | 2015 | 2015 | — | — |
1 | Houston Texans | 2015 | 2015 | — | — |
NFL Playoffs win streaks
List of seasons a team has won at least one playoff game.
- Win streaks updated through the 2015 season.
^ | Longest Streak in team history |
† | Tied for Longest Streak in team history |
Seasons | Team | Years | Division Crowns won during streak |
Conference Titles won during streak |
Super Bowls won during streak |
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5 | New England Patriots † | 2011-15 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | 2011, 2014 AFC | 2014 (XLIX) |
4 | Seattle Seahawks ^ | 2012-15 | 2013, 2014 | 2013, 2014 NFC | 2013 (XLVIII) |
2 | Green Bay Packers | 2014-15 | 2014 | — | — |
2 | Carolina Panthers ^ | 2014-15 | 2014-15 | 2015 NFC | — |
1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2015 | — | — | — |
1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2015 | — | — | — |
1 | Denver Broncos | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 AFC | 2015 (50) |
1 | Arizona Cardinals | 2015 | 2015 | — | — |
All-time streaks
Longest consecutive playoff appearance streak
Streaks can be verified at Pro Football Reference.com Team Franchise Pages[6]
Seasons | Teams | Seasons | Teams | Seasons | Teams | |||
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9 | Cowboys | 5 | Dolphins, 3 times | 3 | Lions, 2 times | |||
Colts | Bears | Saints, 2 times | ||||||
8 | Steelers | Eagles | Falcons | |||||
Rams | Seahawks | Panthers | ||||||
49ers | Ravens | 2 | Cardinals, 4 times | |||||
7 | Oilers (Titans) | Bengals | Texans | |||||
Patriots | Broncos | Jets, 5 times | ||||||
Packers | 4 | Redskins | ||||||
6 | Browns (NFL) | Giants | ||||||
Raiders | Chargers, 2 times | |||||||
Vikings | Jaguars | |||||||
Bills | Buccaneers | |||||||
Chiefs |
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Az Cards 2 | Detroit Lions 3 | NY Jets 2 | Az Cards 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns | Washington Redskins 4 | Dallas Cowboys 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AAFC 4 | NFL 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles Rams 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland Raiders 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Vikings 6 | San Diego Chargers 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami Dolphins 5 |
Bold and light blue is an Active Streak |
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1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Houston Oilers 7 | Indianapolis Colts 9 | Cincinnati Bengals 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco 49ers 8 | Jacksonville Jaguars 4 | Philadelphia Eagles 5 | New York Giants 4 | Green Bay Packers 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City Chiefs 6 | Tampa Bay Bucs 4 | Seattle Seahawks 5 | New England Patriots 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Lions 3 | San Diego Chargers 4 | Atlanta Falcons 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami Dolphins 5 | Buffalo Bills 6 | Miami Dolphins 5 | Baltimore Ravens 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NY Jets 2 | NY Jets 2 | NY Jets 2 | NY Jets 2 | Denver Broncos 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago Bears 5 | Az Cards 2 | Texans 2 | Arizona Cardinals 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints 3 | New Orleans Saints 3 | Carolina Panthers 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
NFL / AFL Playoff appearance streaks
- Appearance streaks up to and including the 2015–16 NFL playoff teams
- When sorting, Indianapolis and Baltimore Colts are grouped together,
- Los Angeles and St. Louis Rams are grouped together &
- Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders are grouped together
^ | Denotes active streak |
NFL champions (1920–1969) | AFL Champions (1960–1969) | Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) |
Seasons | Playoff Team | Streak Duration | Division Crowns won during streak |
League Championships during streak | ||
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Wins | Seasons | |||||
9 | Dallas Cowboys | 1975-1983 | 5 | –1979, 1981 | 19761977 (XII) | |
9 | Indianapolis Colts | 2002–2010 | 7 | 2003–2007, 2009–2010 |
2006 (XLI) | |
8 | Dallas Cowboys | 1966-1973 | 6 | 1967–1971, 1973 | 1971 (VI) | |
8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1972–1979 | 7 | 1972, 1974–1979 | 1974 (IX), 1975 (X), 1978 (XIII), 1979 (XIV) | |
8 | Los Angeles Rams | 1973–1980 | 7 | 1973–1979 | — | |
8 | San Francisco 49ers | 1983–1990 | 7 | 1983–1984, 1986–1990 | 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII), 1989 (XXIV) | |
7 | Houston Oilers | 1987–1993 | 2 | 1991, 1993 | — | |
7 | San Francisco 49ers | 1992–1998 | 5 | 1992–1995, 1997 | 1994 (XXIX) | |
7^ | New England Patriots | 2009–2015 | 7 | 2009–2015 | 2014 (XLIX) | |
7^ | Green Bay Packers | 2009–2015 | 4 | 2011–2014 | 2010 (XLV) | |
6 | Cleveland Browns | 1950–1955 | 6 | 1950–1955 [a] | 1950, 1954. 1955 | |
6 | Oakland Raiders | 1972–1977 | 5 | 1972–1976 | 1976 (XI) | |
6 | Minnesota Vikings | 1973–1978 | 6 | 1973–1978 | — | |
6 | Buffalo Bills | 1988–1993 | 5 | 1988–1991, 1993 | — | |
6 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1990–1995 | 2 | 1993, 1995 | — | |
6 | Dallas Cowboys | 1991-1996 | 5 | 1992–1996 | 1992 (XXVII), 1993 (XXVIII), 1995 (XXX) | |
6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1992–1997 | 5 | 1992, 1994–1997 | — | |
6 | Green Bay Packers | 1993–1998 | 3 | 1995–1997 | 1996 (XXXI) | |
5 | Miami Dolphins | 1970–1974 | 4 | 1971–1974 | 1972 (VII), 1973 (VIII) | |
5 | Miami Dolphins | 1981–1985 | 4 | 1981, 1983–1985 | — | |
5 | Chicago Bears | 1984–1988 | 5 | 1984–1988 | 1985 (XX) | |
5 | Cleveland Browns | 1985–1989 | 4 | 1985–1987, 1989 | — | |
5 | Minnesota Vikings | 1996–2000 | 2 | 1998, 2000 | — | |
5 | Miami Dolphins | 1997–2001 | 1 | 2000 | — | |
5 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2000–2004 | 4 | 2001–2004 | — | |
5 | New England Patriots | 2003–2007 | 5 | 2003–2007 | 2003 (XXXVIII), 2004 (XXXIX) | |
5 | Seattle Seahawks | 2003–2007 | 4 | 2004–2007 | ||
5 | Baltimore Ravens | 2008–2012 | 2 | 2011–2012 | 2012 (XLVII) | |
5^ | Cincinnati Bengals | 2011–2015 | 2 | 2013, 2015 | — | |
5^ | Denver Broncos | 2011–2015 | 5 | 2011–2015 | 2015 (50) | |
4 | Chicago Bears | 1940–1943 | 4 | 1940–1943 | 1940, 1941, 1943 | |
4 | Los Angeles Rams | 1949–1952 | 3 | 1949–1951 [b] | 1951 | |
4 | Buffalo Bills | 1963–1966 | 3 | 1964–1966 | 1964, 1965 | |
4 | Oakland Raiders | 1967–1970 | 4 | 1967–1970 | 1967 | |
4 | Minnesota Vikings | 1968–1971 | 4 | 1968–1971 | 1969 | |
4 | Washington Redskins | 1971–1974 | 1 | 1972 | — | |
4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1978–1981 | 1 | 1980 | — | |
4 | San Diego Chargers | 1979–1982 | 3 | 1979–1981 | — | |
4 | Los Angeles Raiders | 1982–1985 | 3 | 1982–1983, 1985 | 1983 (XVIII) | |
4 | Los Angeles Rams | 1983–1986 | 1 | 1985 | — | |
4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1996–1999 | 2 | 1998–1999 | — | |
4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1999–2002 | 2 | 1999, 2002 | 2002 (XXXVII) | |
4 | Green Bay Packers | 2001–2004 | 3 | 2002–2004 | — | |
4 | New York Giants | 2005–2008 | 2 | 2005, 2008 | 2007 (XLII) | |
4 | San Diego Chargers | 2006–2009 | 4 | 2006–2009 | — | |
4^ | Seattle Seahawks | 2012–2015 | 2 | 2013–2014 | 2013 (XLVIII) | |
3 | New York Giants | 1933–1935 | 3 | 1933–1935 | 1934 | |
3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1947–1949 | 3 | 1947–1949 | 1948. 1949 | |
3 | Detroit Lions | 1952–1954 | 3 | 1952–1954 | 1952, 1953 | |
3 | Green Bay Packers | 1960–1962 | 3 | 1960–1962 | 1961, 1962 | |
3 | Houston Oilers | 1960–1962 | 3 | 1960–1962 | 1960, 1961 | |
3 | New York Giants | 1961–1963 | 3 | 1961–1963 | — | |
3 | San Diego Chargers | 1963–1965 | 3 | 1963–1965 | 1963 | |
3 | Green Bay Packers | 1965–1967 | 3 | 1965–1967 | 1965, 1966, 1967[c] | 1966 (I), 1967 (II) |
3 | Cleveland Browns | 1967–1969 | 3 | 1967–1969 | — | |
3 | San Francisco 49ers | 1970–1972 | 3 | 1970–1972 | — | |
3 | Baltimore Colts | 1975–1977 | 3 | 1975–1977 | — | |
3 | Denver Broncos | 1977–1979 | 2 | 1977–1978 | — | |
3 | Houston Oilers | 1978–1980 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | Washington Redskins | 1982–1984 | 3 | 1982–1984 | 1982 (XVII) | |
3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1982–1984 | 2 | 1983–1984 | — | |
3 | New York Giants | 1984–1986 | 1 | 1986 | 1986 (XXI) | |
3 | Minnesota Vikings | 1987–1989 | 1 | 1989 | — | |
3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1988–1990 | 1 | 1988 | — | |
3 | Washington Redskins | 1990–1992 | 1 | 1991 | 1991 (XXVI) | |
3 | New Orleans Saints | 1990–1992 | 1 | 1991 | — | |
3 | Minnesota Vikings | 1992–1994 | 2 | 1992, 1994 | — | |
3 | Detroit Lions | 1993–1995 | 1 | 1993 | — | |
3 | Denver Broncos | 1996–1998 | 2 | 1996, 1998 | 1997 (XXXII), 1998 (XXXIII) | |
3 | New England Patriots | 1996–1998 | 2 | 1996–1997 | — | |
3 | St. Louis Rams | 1999–2001 | 2 | 1999, 2001 | 1999 (XXXIV) | |
3 | Oakland Raiders | 2000–2002 | 3 | 2000–2002 | — | |
3 | Denver Broncos | 2003–2005 | 1 | 2005 | — | |
3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2008–2010 | 1 | 2010 | — | |
3 | New Orleans Saints | 2009–2011 | 2 | 2009, 2011 | 2009 (XLIV) | |
3 | Atlanta Falcons | 2010–2012 | 2 | 2010, 2012 | — | |
3 | San Francisco 49ers | 2011–2013 | 2 | 2011–2012 | — | |
3 | Indianapolis Colts | 2012–2014 | 2 | 2013–2014 | — | |
3^ | Carolina Panthers | 2013-2015 | 3 | 2013–2015 | — |
- a No NFL Divisions from 1950-1966. Browns were American Conference Champs 1950-1952 and Eastern Champs 1953-1955.
- b No NFL Divisions from 1950-1966. Rams were the National Conference Champs in 1950 & 1951.
- c Super Bowls did not determine AFL or NFL League Champion before 1970 merger. Green Bay won the NFL Championships and the Super Bowls in the 1966 and 1967 seasons.
Championship Game appearance streaks
NFL champions (1920–1969) | AFL Champions (1960–1969) |
Team | Seasons | Championship game appearance streak |
Championships won during streak |
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New York Giants | 3 | 1933-1935 | 1934 |
Chicago Bears | 2 | 1933-1934 | 1933 |
Washington Redskins | 2 | 1936-1937 | 1937 |
New York Giants | 2 | 1938-1939 | 1938 |
Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1938-1939 | 1939 |
Chicago Bears | 4 | 1940-1943 | 1940-1941-1943 |
Washington Redskins | 2 | 1942-1943 | 1942 |
Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 1947-1948 | 1947 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1947-1949 | 1948 -1949 |
Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1949-1951 | 1951 |
Cleveland Browns | 6 | 1950-1955 | 1950-1954-1955 |
Detroit Lions | 3 | 1952-1954 | 1952 -1953 |
Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1958-1959 | 1958 - 1959 |
New York Giants | 2 | 1958-1959 | — |
Houston Oilers | 3 | 1960-1962 | 1960 -1961 |
Green Bay Packers | 3 | 1960-1962 | 1961 - 1962 |
San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1960-1961 | — |
New York Giants | 3 | 1961-1963 | — |
San Diego Chargers | 3 | 1963-1965 | 1963 |
Buffalo Bills | 3 | 1964-1966 | 1964 -1965 |
Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1964-1965 | 1964 |
Green Bay Packers | 3 | 1965-1967 | 1965 -1966 -1967 |
Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1966-1967 | — |
Oakland Raiders | 3 | 1967-1969 | 1967 |
Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1968-1969 | — |
Super Bowl appearance streaks
- Appearance streaks up to and including the 2015-16 NFL playoffs
^ | Denotes active streak |
Team | Seasons | Super Bowl appearance streak |
Super Bowls won during streak |
---|---|---|---|
Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1966-1967 | 1966 - 1967 |
Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1970-1971 | 1971 |
Miami Dolphins | 3 | 1971-1973 | 1972 - 1973 |
Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1973-1974 | — |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1974-1975 | 1974 - 1975 |
Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1977-1978 | 1977 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1978-1979 | 1978 - 1979 |
Washington Redskins | 2 | 1982-1983 | 1982 |
Denver Broncos | 2 | 1986-1987 | — |
San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1988-1989 | 1988 - 1989 |
Buffalo Bills | 4 | 1990-1993 | — |
Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1992-1993 | 1992 - 1993 |
Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1996-1997 | 1996 |
Denver Broncos | 2 | 1997-1998 | 1997 - 1998 |
New England Patriots | 2 | 2003-2004 | 2003 - 2004 |
Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 2013-2014 | 2013 |
Championship Win Streaks
NFL champions (1920–1969) | AFL Champions (1960–1969) |
Seasons | Team | Championship win streak | |
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2 | Canton Bulldogs | 1922 -1923 | Best win/loss %[a] |
3 | Green Bay Packers | 1929 -1930 -1931 | Best win/loss %[a] |
2 | Chicago Bears | 1932 -1933 | Best win/loss % 1932 1st playoff game winner 1933[b] |
2 | Chicago Bears | 1940 -1941 | |
2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1948 -1949 | |
2 | Detroit Lions | 1952 -1953 | |
2 | Cleveland Browns | 1954 -1955 | |
2 | Baltimore Colts | 1958 -1959 | |
2 | Houston Oilers | 1960 -1961 | |
2 | Green Bay Packers | 1961 -1962 | |
2 | Buffalo Bills | 1964 -1965 | |
3 | Green Bay Packers | 1965 -1966 -1967 |
- a NFL Champions were named from 1920 through 1932 by highest win percentage (ties not counted). There were no official playoff games till the 1933 season.
- b The Bears were named the NFL Champions in 1932 after winning an unofficial playoff game played indoors due to extremely cold weather. The game is recorded as a regular season game that was needed to break a tie between the Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans (now the Detroit Lions).
Super Bowl Win Streaks
Seasons | Team | Super Bowl win streak |
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2 | Green Bay Packers | 1966 (I) - 1967 (II) |
2 | Miami Dolphins | 1972 (VII) - 1973 (VIII) |
2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1974 (IX) - 1975 (X) |
2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1978 (XIII) - 1979 (XIV) |
2 | San Francisco 49ers | 1988 (XXIII) -1989 (XXIV) |
2 | Dallas Cowboys | 1992 (XXVII) - 1993 (XXVIII) |
2 | Denver Broncos | 1997 (XXXII) - 1998 (XXXIII) |
2 | New England Patriots | 2003 (XXXVIII) - 2004 (XXXIX) |
Historical Team Streaks
Most consecutive post-season wins in team history
This is a table of all 32 current NFL teams. Several teams have changed their names and locations through the years. Only the current team names are used. If the streak occurred while the team had a different name, it is noted below the table. After sorting, you must reload page if you want table back in the original layout.
Updated through the 2014 season.
^ | Denotes active streak |
- a Streak occurred when the team was the Baltimore Colts.
See also
- List of current National Football League consecutive playoff appearances
- List of last undefeated NFL teams by season
- List of NFL franchise post-season droughts
- List of NBA franchise post-season streaks
- List of NBA franchise post-season droughts
References
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- ↑ "Dallas Seasons". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Colts Seasons". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Packers Seasons". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Season Index". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Team Encyclopedias and Records". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- 1 2 3 4 "Super Bowl List". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2012.