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A championship is considered as winning an NFL Championship (1920—1969), AFL Championship (1960—1969), or Super Bowl Championship (1966—present). Active droughts are listed in bold type. Seasons
The Washington Commanders’ win over the Detroit Lions marked the end of their long NFC Championship drought. The team will play for a chance to go to the Super Bowl for the first time since the ...
Here's when each NFC team last made an appearance in the NFL semifinals (parenthesis indicates last year a championship game was won): Dallas Cowboys: 1995 (1995) Chicago Bears: 2010 (2006)
The New York Jets have the league's longest Texas draft drought: 44 years. When it comes to drafting Longhorns, Carolina's 28-year drought was the second longest among NFL franchises.
The 1995 NFL draft was one of the worst in Dallas Cowboys history. It is infamously known as the "backup draft", because the team considered their roster so strong, they drafted players based on their contributions as backups, which limited the future potential of their selections.
This also remains as the Lions' fourth and most recent league title and most recent championship appearance (including the Super Bowl) as of 2024, starting a sixty-seven year championship drought for the Lions, which is currently the fourth-longest championship drought in the four major North American sports leagues. [13]
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935. [6] [7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players. [5] [7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a ...
Longest NFL playoff droughts in history. 1t. St. Louis Cardinals: 25 seasons (1949-1974) 1t. Washington: 25 seasons (1946-1971) ... This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jets eliminated ...