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Last Time Each NFL Team Made the Playoffs

BetMGM Jul 29, 2024, 7:33 PM
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers talks to reporters after a practice at the NFL football team's training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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What are the longest (and shortest) postseason droughts in the NFL?

Here’s the last time each team earned a playoff berth:

AFC East

  • Buffalo Bills: 2023 (Lost Divisional Round) 
  • Miami Dolphins: 2023 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • New England Patriots: 2021 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • New York Jets: 2010 (Lost AFC Championship) 

AFC North

  • Baltimore Ravens: 2023 (Lost AFC Championship) 
  • Cleveland Browns: 2023 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • Pittsburgh Steelers: 2023 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • Cincinnati Bengals: 2022 (Lost AFC Championship) 

AFC South

  • Houston Texans: 2023 (Lost Divisional Round) 
  • Jacksonville Jaguars: 2022 (Lost Divisional Round) 
  • Tennessee Titans: 2021 (Lost Divisional Round)
  • Indianapolis Colts: 2020 (Lost Wild Card Round) 

AFC West

  • Kansas City Chiefs: 2023 (Won Super Bowl) 
  • Los Angeles Chargers: 2022 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • Las Vegas Raiders: 2021 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • Denver Broncos: 2015 (Won Super Bowl) 

NFC East

  • Dallas Cowboys: 2023 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • Philadelphia Eagles: 2023 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • New York Giants: 2022 (Lost Divisional Round) 
  • Washington Commanders: 2020 (Lost Wild Card Round) 

NFC North

  • Detroit Lions: 2023 (Lost NFC Championship)
  • Green Bay Packers: 2023 (Lost Divisional Round) 
  • Minnesota Vikings: 2022 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • Chicago Bears: 2020 (Lost Wild Card Round) 

NFC South

  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2023 (Lost Divisional Round) 
  • New Orleans Saints: 2020 (Lost Divisional Round) 
  • Atlanta Falcons: 2017 (Lost Divisional Round)  
  • Carolina Panthers: 2017 (Lost Wild Card Round) 

NFC West

  • San Francisco 49ers: 2023 (Lost Super Bowl) 
  • Los Angeles Rams: 2023 (Lost Wild Card Round) 
  • Seattle Seahawks: 2022 (Lost Wild Card Round)
  • Arizona Cardinals: 2021 (Lost Wild Card Round)
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Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, “The Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.”