List of current National Football League consecutive playoff appearances

The following is a list of National Football League teams with the most consecutive active seasons appearing in the playoffs. Thus the teams eligible are the teams that have qualified for the 2017 NFL Playoffs by either winning one of the eight divisions or by winning a wildcard spot at the conclusion of the 16 game regular season.

Note: Super Bowl appearances during streak in parentheses; victories in bold. .

Current playoff appearance streaks

All streaks can be verified on the team encyclopedias at Pro football reference.com[1]

In the tables below:

  • Bold italics including longest streak indicates that the streak is also the team's longest-ever streak for that many consecutive playoff seasons.

Updated through the 2017 season.

Current consecutive Playoff appearances
Seasons 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
9 New England Patriots' longest streak
4Pittsburgh Steelers
3Kansas City Chiefs
2Atlanta Falcons
1Philadelphia
1Jacksonville
1Minnesota
1LA Rams
1New Orleans
1Carolina
1Tennessee
1Buffalo
Seasons 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Breakdown by division

2017 season
DivisionAFCSeasonsNFCSeasons
EastNew England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
91
1
Philadelphia Eagles1
NorthPittsburgh Steelers4Minnesota Vikings1
SouthJacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
1
1
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
2
1
1
WestKansas City Chiefs3Los Angeles Rams1
  1. ^ All nine appearances in this streak are by virtue of having won their division. Moreover, since 2010, the Patriots have had eight consecutive first-round byes; both are NFL records.[2]

Other current streaks of accomplishment

All streaks can be verified on the team encyclopedias at Pro-football-reference.com.[1]

In the tables below:

  • A blue border indicates that a streak has been accomplished for the 2018 NFL season.
  • The words streak over, week X indicate that, with a loss or tie in week X of the 2018 NFL season, it became impossible for the team to continue that streak.
  • In the absence of those two notations, a streak has been accomplished through the previous (2017) season, and could still be achieved in the 2018 season.
  • Bold italics including longest streak indicates that the streak is also the team's longest-ever streak for that many wins.

Updated through the 2017 season.

Current consecutive 7+ win seasons

Current consecutive 7+ win seasons
Seasons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
17 New England Patriots' longest streak
14Pittsburgh Steelers' longest streak
12New Orleans Saints' longest streak
9Green Bay Packers
8Seattle Seahawks
5Philadelphia Eagles
5Detroit Lions tied longest streak
5Kansas City Chiefs
5Arizona Cardinals' longest streak
4Minnesota Vikings
4Buffalo Bills
3Atlanta Falcons
3Washington Redskins
2Tennessee Titans
2Baltimore Ravens
2Dallas Cowboys
1LA Rams
1Carolina
1Jacksonville
1LA Chargers
1Cincinnati
Seasons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Current consecutive 8+ win seasons

Current consecutive 8+ win seasons
Seasons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
17 New England Patriots' longest streak
14Pittsburgh Steelers' longest streak
6Seattle Seahawks tied longest streak
5Kansas City Chiefs
3Minnesota Vikings
3Atlanta Falcons
2Tennessee Titans
2Detroit Lions
2Baltimore Ravens
2Dallas Cowboys
1Philadelphia
1New Orleans
1LA Rams
1Carolina
1Jacksonville
1Buffalo
1LA Chargers
1Arizona
Seasons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Current consecutive 9+ win seasons

Current consecutive 9+ win seasons
Seasons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
17 New England Patriots' longest streak
6Seattle Seahawks longest streak
5Kansas City Chiefs
4Pittsburgh Steelers
2Atlanta Falcons
2Dallas Cowboys
2Detroit Lions
2Tennessee
1Philadelphia
1Minnesota
1New Orleans
1LA Rams
1Carolina
1Jacksonville
1Baltimore
1Buffalo
1LA Chargers
Seasons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Current consecutive 10+ win seasons

Current consecutive 10+ win seasons
Seasons 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
15 New England Patriots' longest streak
4Pittsburgh Steelers
3Kansas City Chiefs
2Atlanta
1Philadelphia
1Minnesota
1Carolina
1Jacksonville
1New Orleans
1LA Rams
Seasons 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Current consecutive 11+ win seasons

Current consecutive 11+ win seasons
Seasons 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
8New England Patriots' longest streak
tied longest streak 2Pittsburgh Steelers
1Philadelphia
1Minnesota
1New Orleans
1LA Rams
1Carolina

Current consecutive 12+ win seasons

Current consecutive 12+ win seasons
Seasons 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
8New England Patriots' longest streak
1Philadelphia
1Minnesota
1Pittsburgh
Seasons 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Current consecutive 13+ win seasons

Current consecutive 13+ win seasons
Seasons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
tied longest streak 2New England Patriots
1Philadelphia
1Minnesota
1Pittsburgh

All-time streaks of accomplishment

Notable current streaks in table are listed below in bold. Only the longest streak for each team is listed. Note that the regular season increased from 14 to 16 games in 1978, and teams only played 9 regular-season games in 1982.

All streaks can be verified on the team pages at Pro-Football-Reference.com.[1]

Bold and light blue is an Active Streak

Most consecutive playoff appearances all time

Teams' longest consecutive playoff appearances all time
Minimum streak – 4 years
1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
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Cleveland BrownsWashington Redskins 4Dallas Cowboys 9
AAFC 4NFL 6Pittsburgh Steelers 8
Los Angeles Rams 8
Oakland Raiders 6 Chicago Bears 5
Minnesota Vikings 6San Diego Chargers 4
Miami Dolphins 5Miami Dolphins 5
Bold and light blue is an Active Streak
Teams' longest consecutive playoff appearances all time
Minimum streak – 4 years
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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Houston Oilers 7 Indianapolis Colts 9Cincinnati Bengals 5
San Francisco 49ers 8 Jacksonville Jaguars 4Philadelphia Eagles 5New York Giants 4Green Bay Packers 8
Kansas City Chiefs 6Tampa Bay Bucs 4 New England Patriots 9
Buffalo Bills 6Miami Dolphins 5San Diego Chargers 4Denver Broncos 5
Seattle Seahawks 5Seattle Seahawks 5
Baltimore Ravens 5
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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  • 9 seasons: Dallas Cowboys (1975–83), Indianapolis Colts (2002–10), New England Patriots (2009–17)
  • 8 seasons: Pittsburgh Steelers (1972–79), Los Angeles Rams (1973–80), San Francisco 49ers (1983–90), Green Bay Packers (2009–16)
  • 7 seasons: Houston Oilers (1987–1993)
  • 6 seasons: Cleveland Browns (1950–55)*, Oakland Raiders (1972–77), Minnesota Vikings (1973–78), Buffalo Bills (1988–93), Kansas City Chiefs (1990–95)
  • 5 seasons: Miami Dolphins (1970–74, 1981–85, 1997–2001), Chicago Bears (1984–88), Philadelphia Eagles (2000–04), Seattle Seahawks (2003–07, 2012-16), Baltimore Ravens (2008–12), Cincinnati Bengals (2011–15), Denver Broncos (2011–15)
  • 4 seasons: Washington Redskins (1971–75), San Diego Chargers (1979–82, 2006–09), Jacksonville Jaguars (1996–99), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1999–2002), New York Giants (2005–08),
  • *(The Cleveland Browns entered the NFL in 1950 after four consecutive titles in the All American Football Conference)

Most consecutive 7+ win seasons

Teams' longest consecutive 7+ win seasons
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
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Oakland/L.A. Raiders 22
Cleveland Browns 17
Dallas Cowboys 17
Baltimore Colts 11Cincinnati Bengals 6←——————→Cincinnati Bengals 6
Minnesota Vikings 14
Detroit Lions 5Los Angeles Rams 8
45678 23456789 0123456789 0123456789
1930s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Teams' longest consecutive 7+ win seasons
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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Philadelphia Eagles 10Tampa Bay Bucs 7Baltimore Ravens 7
San Francisco 49ers 16 New England Patriots 17
Miami Dolphins 15San Diego Chargers 11
Carolina Panthers 8Detroit Lions 5
Seattle Seahawks 9 Green Bay Packers 13Atlanta Falcons 5
Washington Redskins 12 Oilers/Tennessee Titans 9Pittsburgh Steelers 14
Jacksonville Jaguars 5New Orleans Saints 12
Kansas City Chiefs 12 Chicago Bears 9
Buffalo Bills 10New York Jets 6 New York Giants 9
Denver Broncos 10Arizona Cardinals 5
Houston Texans 3Houston Texans 3
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1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Most consecutive 8+ win seasons

Teams' longest consecutive 8+ win seasons
1960s 1970s 1980s
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Oakland Raiders 16
Dallas Cowboys 16
Baltimore Colts 9 Los Angeles Rams 8
Cleveland Browns 7 Washington Redskins 9
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1960s 1970s 1980s
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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Chicago Bears 6 Miami Dolphins 15 New York Giants 8
San Francisco 49ers 16 New England Patriots 17
Philadelphia Eagles 6 Jax Jaguars 4 Philadelphia Eagles 6
New Orleans Saints 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 San Diego Chargers 8
Houston Oilers 7 New York Jets 6Baltimore Ravens 7
Buffalo Bills 6 Denver Broncos 7Atlanta Falcons 5
Seattle Seahawks 6 Minnesota Vikings 10 Indianapolis Colts 9Seattle Seahawks 6
Kansas City Chiefs 9Pittsburgh Steelers 14
Green Bay Packers 13Cincinnati Bengals 5
23456789 0123456789 0123456789 01234567
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
  • 17 seasons: New England Patriots (2001–17)
  • 16 seasons: Oakland Raiders (1965–80), Dallas Cowboys (1966–81), San Francisco 49ers (1983–98)
  • 15 seasons: Miami Dolphins (1989–2003)
  • 14 seasons: Pittsburgh Steelers (2004–17)
  • 13 seasons: Green Bay Packers (1992–2004)
  • 10 seasons: Minnesota Vikings (1991–00)
  • 9 seasons: Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts (1963–71, 2002–10), Washington Redskins (1971–79), Kansas City Chiefs (1989–97)
  • 8 seasons: Los Angeles Rams (1973–80), San Diego Chargers (2004–11), New York Giants (2005–12)
  • 7 seasons: Cleveland Browns (1963–69), New Orleans Saints (1987–93), Houston Oilers (1987–93), Denver Broncos (2000–06), Baltimore Ravens (2008–14)
  • 6 seasons: Chicago Bears (1983–88),[22] Seattle Seahawks (1983–88, 2012-17), Buffalo Bills (1988–93), Philadelphia Eagles (1988–93, 2006–11), New York Jets (1997–2002),[26] Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1997–2002),[27]
  • 5 seasons: Atlanta Falcons (2008–12), Cincinnati Bengals (2011–15)
  • 4 seasons: Jacksonville Jaguars (1996–99)

Most consecutive 9+ win seasons

Teams' longest consecutive 9+ win seasons
1960s 1970s 1980s
123456789 0123456789 012
Cleveland Browns 7 Oakland Raiders 9
New York Giants 3 Dallas Cowboys 8 Arizona Cardinals 3 San Diego Chargers 4
Pittsburgh Steelers 9
Los Angeles Rams 8
Detroit Lions 3Minnesota Vikings 5
234456789 0123456789 012
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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San Francisco 49ers 16 New England Patriots 17
Washington Redskins 5 Buffalo Bills 6 Jacksonville Jaguars 4 San Diego Chargers 4 Atlanta Falcons 5 Arizona Cardinals 3
New York Giants 3 Philadelphia Eagles 5 ←———————————————————→Philadelphia Eagles 5Baltimore Ravens 5
Chicago Bears 5 Green Bay Packers 7 Tampa Bay Bucs 4 New York Giants 3Houston Texans 3
Houston Oilers 7 Miami Dolphins 7 Pittsburgh Steelers 5 Seattle Seahawks 6
Denver Broncos 5 Kansas City Chiefs 8 Denver Broncos 5 New Orleans Saints 3Denver Broncos 5
New Orleans Saints 3Detroit Lions 3New York Giants 3Indianapolis Colts 9Cincinnati Bengals 5
23456789 0123456789 0123456789 01234567
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Most consecutive 10+ win seasons

Teams' longest consecutive 10+ win seasons
1929–32 1960s 1970s 1980s
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Houston Oilers 3 Cleveland Browns 3 Miami Dolphins 6 Houston Oilers 3
Green Bay Packers 4 New York Giants 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 5
Los Angeles Rams 6 San Diego Chargers 3
Minnesota Vikings 4
Dallas Cowboys 7
Oakland Raiders 4
St. Louis Cardinals 3
1929–32 0123456789 0123456789 012
1960s 1970s 1980s
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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Cleveland Browns 3 Houston Oilers 3 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 New England Patriots 15
Washington Redskins 5 New York Giants 3 Green Bay Packers 4 —————Green Bay Packers 4 —————————Green Bay Packers 4 Arizona Cardinals 3
San Francisco 49ers 16 Indianapolis Colts 9 Seattle Seahawks 5
Philadelphia Eagles 5 ————————————Philadelphia Eagles 5 Baltimore Ravens 3
Chicago Bears 5 Buffalo Bills 4 New Orleans Saints 3 Cincinnati Bengals 4
Kansas City Chiefs 4 Atlanta Falcons 3
Denver Broncos 4<———————————————————————————————————————————————————>Denver Broncos 4
23456789 0123456789 0123456789 01234567
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Most consecutive 11+ win seasons

Teams' longest consecutive 11+ win seasons
1929 — 1960s 1970s 1980s
1930 0123456789 0123456789 012345
New York Giants 2 New York Giants 2 Kansas City Chiefs 2 Miami Dolphins 3 Dallas
Cowboys 6
Miami Dolphins
3
Minnesota Vikings 3 Oakland Raiders 4 Pittsburgh Steelers 2Washington Redskins 2
San Diego Chargers 2
Houston Oilers 2
1929- 0123456789 0123456789 012345
1930 1960s 1970s 1980s
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
56789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789
NY Giants 2 Green Bay Packers 4 Indianapolis Colts 7New England Patriots 8
Washington Redskins 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 Seattle Seahawks 3Kansas City Chiefs 2
Chicago
Bears 4
Buffalo Bills 4S. F. 49ers 5 Tenn Titans 2 Tenn Titans 2San Diego Chargers 2Baltimore Ravens 2 Denver Broncos 4 Pittsburgh Steelers 2
Philadelphia
Eagles 5
New Orleans Saints 3 Arizona Cardinals 2
56789 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Most consecutive 12+ win seasons

Teams' longest consecutive 12+ win seasons
1929- 1960s 1970s 1980s
1930 0123456789 0123456789 012
New York Giants 2 New York Giants 2 Oakland Raiders 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 2
Minnesota Vikings 2
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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Miami Dolphins
3
New York Giants 2 Dallas Cowboys
4
Tenn Titans
2
Indianapolis Colts 7 Baltimore Ravens 2 Denver Broncos 4
Chicago
Bears 2
Buffalo Bills 2 S. F. 49ers 3 Philadelphia
Eagles 3
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 Seattle Seahawks 2
Green Bay Packers 2 Green Bay Packers 2 New England Patriots 8
  • 8 seasons: New England Patriots (2010–17)
  • 7 seasons: Indianapolis Colts (2003–09)
  • 4 seasons: Dallas Cowboys (1992–95), Denver Broncos (2012–15)
  • 3 seasons: Oakland Raiders (1967–69), Miami Dolphins (1983–85), San Francisco 49ers (1996–98), Denver Broncos (1997-99) Philadelphia Eagles (2002–04)
  • 2 seasons: New York Giants (1929–30, 1962–63, 1989–90), Minnesota Vikings (1969–70), Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–79, 2010–11), Chicago Bears (1985–86), Buffalo Bills (1990–91), Green Bay Packers (1996–97, 2001–02), Tennessee Titans (1999–2000), Baltimore Ravens (2010–11), Seattle Seahawks (2013–14)

Most consecutive 13+ win seasons


Teams' longest consecutive 13+ win seasons
1929- 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
1930 3456789 0123456789 0123456789 01234567
New York Giants 2 Chicago
Bears 2
S. F. 49ers 2 Green Bay Packers 2 Tenn Titans
2
New England Patriots
2
New England Patriots
2
Denver Broncos 2New England Patriots
2
Buffalo Bills 2

Most consecutive 14+ win seasons

Teams' longest consecutive 14+ win seasons
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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Chicago
Bears 2
S. F. 49ers 2 New England Patriots
2

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