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Minnesota Vikings (4) – appeared in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI; they won the NFL Championship in 1969, the last year before the AFL–NFL merger, but failed to win the subsequent Super Bowl. Buffalo Bills (4) – XXV , XXVI , XXVII , and XXVIII ; in 1964 and 1965 , they won the last two AFL Championships before the first Super Bowl in ...
While the Super Bowl game is held in February (January prior to 2002), a Super Bowl championship is considered to be the championship for the year in which the regular season was played; for example, Super Bowl LIII, played on February 3, 2019, was the championship game for the 2018 NFL season and is thus considered a 2018 championship. All ...
The NFL Championship Game was ended after the 1969 season, succeeded by the NFC Championship Game. [2] [6] The champions of that game play the champions of the AFC Championship Game in the Super Bowl to determine the NFL champion. [2] The Green Bay Packers won the most NFL championships before the merger, winning eleven of the fifty ...
The first round was named the "Divisional Playoffs", the winners advancing to the "Conference Championships" (AFC & NFC). Two weeks later, the AFC and NFC champions met in the Super Bowl, now the league's championship game. Thus, Super Bowl V in January 1971 was the first Super Bowl played for the NFL title.
This list also counts all seasons since a team last won the league championship or Super Bowl. Of active NFL teams, 20 have won the Super Bowl, Of active NFL teams, 7 have not won a Super Bowl, but have won an AFL or NFL championship pre-merger Of active NFL teams, 5 have not won any championship or Super Bowl.
Most games won (regular season only), franchise history, 790 [2] Green Bay Packers 1921–2022. Most games won (including playoffs), franchise history, 826 [3] Green Bay Packers 1920–2022. Most games won (regular season only), since 1970 merger, 514 [4] Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2022. Most games won (including playoffs), since 1970 merger ...
Mike Shanahan coached the Broncos to consecutive Super Bowl wins in 1997 and 1998. John Harbaugh coached the Ravens to the playoffs in his first five seasons, with a Super Bowl win in the 2012 season. Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs led the Redskins to 3 championships. John Madden coached the Raiders to their second Super Bowl win.
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.