What NFL team has the longest absence from appearing in either a Super Bowl or NFL Championship Game?

The Detroit Lions last won a NFL championship in 1957, which gives the Lions the longest NFL championship drought. Also, the Lions are the only franchise to finish a full (non strike shortened) regular season with no wins or ties since the NFL move to sixteen season games in 1978, going 0–16 during the 2008 NFL season. Lastly, the Lions are one of four current teams, and the only one in the NFC, to have never played in a Super Bowl Championship game.

The Detroit Lions began play in 1928 as an independent professional team. With the 2015 season, the Lions have played 86 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

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Ray Zagata

greath, SUPER BOWL 43 --- Steelers 27-23 Cardinals (Feb 1, 2009) Final Score PLEASE reread the question APPEARED!!!!

Florence McKenna Hiscock

I find myself rooting for them every year.

greath

The Arizona Cardinals have not won a championship since 1947

earlepg

The Kansas Cty Chiefs were on the list of options, but after beating my 49ers 31 - 20 in 2020, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38 - 35 last year, 2023.

Linda Johnson

This was a no-brainer for this native Toledoan!

John W Shreve

The Lions beat my 49ers in 1957 to reach the championship game. The following year, two games into the season, they traded beloved quarterback Bobby Layne. It may be an urban myth, but Layne supposedly said, "This team will not win another championship in fifty years." So far it's 66 years and counting. 🆃🅷🅴 🅲🆄🆁🆂🅴 🅾🅵 🅱🅾🅱🅱🆈 🅻🅰🆈🅽🅴