List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
This list includes the all-time and the active consecutive NFL playoff appearances. Aside from the NFL playoff appearance streaks, this list also includes Championship Game appearance streaks and the NFL championships win streak. Streaks from the AFL are also included.
The New England Patriots hold the longest active consecutive playoff streak with 11 appearances, starting with the 2009–10 NFL playoffs, which is the longest of all-time. The Patriots have won three Super Bowls during this streak. The Dallas Cowboys hold the second consecutive playoff appearances record with nine appearances from 1975–1983. The Cowboys won one NFL championship during the streak. The Indianapolis Colts tied this record with nine straight appearances and one championship from 2002–2010. The Green Bay Packers hold the longest consecutive NFL title streak with three consecutive crowns. They did this once in the 1920s, before playoff games, and once in the 1960s, by winning seven playoff games during this three year championship streak.
The Patriots hold the record for most consecutive playoff games won. From 2001–2005, New England won 10 games in a row, including 3 Super Bowls. The Packers previously held the record for most consecutive playoff games won with 9. Dallas, Pittsburgh, Denver and San Francisco all have 7 game winning streaks.
Active streaks
NFL Playoffs appearance streaks
| ^ | Longest streak in team history |
| † | Tied for longest streak in team history |
| Seasons | Team | Years | Division Crowns won during streak | Conference Titles won during streak | Super Bowls won during streak |
| 11 | New England Patriots^ | 2009–19 | 2009–19 | 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 AFC | 2014, 2016, 2018 |
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2015–19 | 2016–19 | 2019 AFC | 2019 |
| 3 | New Orleans Saints | 2017–19 | 2017–19 | — | — |
| 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2017–19 | 2017, 2019 | 2017 NFC | 2017 |
| 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | — | — |
| 2 | Seattle Seahawks | 2018–19 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Houston Texans | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | — | — |
| 1 | Buffalo Bills | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 1 | Green Bay Packers | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 NFC | — |
| 1 | Tennessee Titans | 2019 | — | — | — |
NFL Playoffs win streaks
| Seasons | Team | Years | Division Crowns won during streak | Conference Titles won during streak | Super Bowls won during streak |
| 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 2018-2019 | 2018-2019 | 2019 AFC | 2019 |
| 1 | Houston Texans | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| 1 | Tennessee Titans | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 NFC | — |
| 1 | Green Bay Packers | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
All-time streaks
Longest consecutive playoff appearance streak
Streaks can be verified at Pro Football Reference.com Team Franchise Pages| Seasons | Teams | Seasons | Teams | Seasons | Teams | |||
| 11 | Patriots | 5 | Dolphins, 3 times | 3 | Saints, 3 times | |||
| 9 | Cowboys | 5 | Seahawks, 2 times | 3 | Lions, 2 times | |||
| 9 | Colts | 5 | Eagles | 3 | Falcons | |||
| 8 | Steelers | 5 | Bears | 3 | Panthers | |||
| 8 | 49ers | 5 | Ravens | 2 | Jets, 5 times | |||
| 8 | Rams | 5 | Bengals | 2 | Cardinals, 4 times | |||
| 8 | Packers | 5 | Broncos | 2 | Texans, 3 times | |||
| 7 | Oilers | 4 | Chargers, 2 times | - | - | - | ||
| 6 | Browns | 4 | Giants | - | - | - | ||
| 6 | Raiders | 4 | Wash. Football Team | - | - | - | ||
| 6 | Vikings | 4 | Jaguars | - | - | - | ||
| 6 | Bills | 4 | Buccaneers | - | - | - | ||
| 6 | Chiefs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NFL / AFL Playoff appearance streaks
| NFL Champions | AFL Champions | Super Bowl Champions | NFL Champions* and Super Bowl Champions** |
- No NFL Divisions from 1950–1966. Browns were American Conference Champs 1950–1952 and Eastern Champs 1953–1955.
- No NFL Divisions from 1950–1966. Rams were the National Conference Champs in 1950 & 1951.
- Super Bowls did not determine AFL or NFL League Champion before 1970 merger. Green Bay won the NFL Championships and the Super Bowls in the 1966 and 1967 seasons.
Championship Game appearance streaks
| NFL champions | AFL Champions |
| Team | Seasons | Championship game appearance streak | Championships won during streak |
| Cleveland Browns | 6 | 1950–1955 | 1950–1954–1955 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 1940–1943 | 1940–1941–1943 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1947–1949 | 1948 -1949 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 1949–1951 | 1951 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 1952–1954 | 1952 -1953 |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 1960–1962 | 1960 -1961 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 1933–1935 | 1934 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 1960–1962 | 1961 - 1962 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 1961–1963 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 3 | 1963–1965 | 1963 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 1964–1966 | 1964 -1965 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 1965–1967 | 1965 -1966 -1967 |
| Oakland Raiders | 3 | 1967–1969 | 1967 |
| Chicago Bears | 2 | 1933–1934 | 1933 |
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 1936–1937 | 1937 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 1938–1939 | 1938 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1938–1939 | 1939 |
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 1942–1943 | 1942 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 1947–1948 | 1947 |
| Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1958–1959 | 1958 - 1959 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 1958–1959 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1960–1961 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1964–1965 | 1964 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1966–1967 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1968–1969 |
Super Bowl appearance streaks
| Team | Seasons | Super Bowl appearance streak | Super Bowls won during streak |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 1990–1993 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 1971–1973 | 1972 - 1973 |
| New England Patriots | 3 | 2016–2018 | 2016, 2018 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1966–1967 | 1966 - 1967 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1970–1971 | 1971 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1973–1974 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1974–1975 | 1974 - 1975 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1977–1978 | 1977 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1978–1979 | 1978 - 1979 |
| Washington Redskins | 2 | 1982–1983 | 1982 |
| Denver Broncos | 2 | 1986–1987 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1988–1989 | 1988 - 1989 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1992–1993 | 1992 - 1993 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1996–1997 | 1996 |
| Denver Broncos | 2 | 1997–1998 | 1997 - 1998 |
| New England Patriots | 2 | 2003–2004 | 2003 - 2004 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 2013–2014 | 2013 |
Championship Win Streaks
Championships from 1920–1969 seasons.| NFL champions | AFL Champions |
- NFL Champions were named from 1920 through 1932 by highest win percentage. There were no official playoff games till the 1933 season.
- The Bears were named the NFL Champions in 1932 after winning an unofficial playoff game played indoors due to extremely cold weather. The game is recorded as a regular season game that was needed to break a tie between the Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans.
Super Bowl Win Streaks
| Seasons | Team | Super Bowl win streak |
| 2 | Green Bay Packers | 1966 – 1967 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | 1972 – 1973 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1974 – 1975 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1978 – 1979 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 1988 – 1989 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 1992 – 1993 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | 1997 – 1998 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | 2003 – 2004 |
Historical team streaks
Most consecutive post-season wins in team history
This is a sortable table of all 32 current NFL teams. Twelve teams have multiple winning streaks where they won an equal number of post season games before a loss.Updated through the 2019-20 playoffs.
| Team | Seasons | Games Won | Playoff Games | Score | Opponent | Streak Ending Loss |
| Arizona Cardinals | 2008 | 2008 Divisional 2008 NFC Champ. | 30–24 33–13 32–25 | Falcons Panthers Eagles | ||
| Atlanta Falcons 2 streaks | 1998 | 1998 NFC Champ. | 20–18 30–27 | 49ers Vikings | ||
| Atlanta Falcons 2 streaks | 2016 | 2016 NFC Champ. | 36–20 44–21 | Seahawks Packers | ||
| Baltimore Ravens 2 streaks | 2000–2001 | 2000 Divisional 2000 AFC Champ. SB XXXV 2001 Wild Card | 24–10 16–3 34–7 20–3 | Broncos Titans Raiders Giants Dolphins | 2001 Divisional | |
| Baltimore Ravens 2 streaks | 2012, 2014 | 2012 Divisional 2012 AFC Champ. SB XLVII 2014 Wild Card | 24–9 38–35 28–13 34–31 30–17 | Colts Broncos Patriots 49ers Steelers | 2014 Divisional | |
| Buffalo Bills | 1992 | 1992 Divisional 1992 AFC Champ. | 41–38 24–3 29–10 | Steelers Dolphins | ||
| Carolina Panthers | 2003 | 2003 Divisional 2003 NFC Champ. | 29–10 29–23 14–3 | Cowboys Rams Eagles | ||
| Chicago Bears 2 streaks | 1940–1941 | 1940 NFL Champ 1941 Western Div. 1941 NFL Champ | 73–0 33–14 37–9 | Redskins Packers Giants | 1942 NFL Champ | |
| Chicago Bears 2 streaks | 1985 | 1985 NFC Champ. SB XX | 21–0 24–0 46–10 | Giants Rams Patriots | 1986 Divisional | |
| Cincinnati Bengals 2 streaks | 1981 | 1981 AFC Champ. | 28–21 27–7 | Bills Chargers | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals 2 streaks | 1988 | 1988 AFC Champ. | 21–13 21–10 | Seahawks Bills | ||
| Cleveland Browns 2 streaks | 1950 | 1950 NFL Champ | 30–28 | Giants Rams | 1951 NFL Champ. | |
| Cleveland Browns 2 streaks | 1954–1955 | 1955 NFL Champ | 56–10 38–14 | Lions Rams | 1957 NFL Champ. | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1992–1994 | 1992 NFC Champ. SB XXVII 1993 Divisional 1993 NFC Champ. SB XXVIII 1994 Divisional | 34–10 30–20 52–17 27–17 38–21 30–13 35–9 | Eagles 49ers Bills Packers 49ers Bills Packers | 1994 NFC Champ. | |
| Denver Broncos | 1997–1998 | 1997 Divisional 1997 AFC Champ. SB XXXII 1998 Divisional 1998 AFC Champ. SB XXXIII | 42–17 14–10 24–21 31–24 38–3 23–10 34–19 | Jaguars Chiefs Steelers Packers Dolphins Jets Falcons | 2000 Wild Card | |
| Detroit Lions | 1935, 1952–1953 | 1952 Nat. Conf 1952 NFL Champ 1953 NFL Champ | 26–7 31–21 17–7 17–16 | Giants Rams Browns Browns | 1954 NFL Champ. | |
| Green Bay Packers | 1961–1962, 1965–1967 | 1962 NFL Champ 1965 Western Conf. 1965 NFL Champ 1966 NFL Champ Super Bowl I 1967 Western Conf. 1967 NFL Champ Super Bowl II | 16–7 13–10 23–12 34–27 35–10 28–7 21–17 33–14 | Giants Giants Colts Browns Cowboys Chiefs Rams Cowboys Raiders | 1972 Wild Card | |
| Houston Texans 4 streaks | 2011 | 1 | 31–10 | Bengals | 2011 Divisional | |
| Houston Texans 4 streaks | 2012 | 1 | 19–13 | Bengals | 2012 Divisional | |
| Houston Texans 4 streaks | 2016 | 1 | 27–14 | Raiders | 2016 Divisional | |
| Houston Texans 4 streaks | 2019 | 1 | 23–19 | Bills | 2019 Divisional | |
| Indianapolis Colts 2 streaks | 1970–1971 | 1970 AFC Champ. Super Bowl V 1971 Divisional | 27–17 16–13 20–3 | Bengals Raiders Cowboys Browns | ||
| Indianapolis Colts 2 streaks | 2006 | 2006 Divisional 2006 AFC Champ. SB XLI | 15–6 38–34 29–17 | Chiefs Ravens Patriots Bears | 2007 Divisional | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars 2 streaks | 1996 | 1996 Divisional | 30–27 30–27 | Bills Broncos | 1996 AFC Champ. | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars 2 streaks | 2017 | 2017 Divisional | 10–3 45–42 | Bills Steelers | 2017 AFC Champ. | |
| Kansas City Chiefs^ 2 streaks | 1969 | 1969 AFL Champ. Super Bowl IV | 17–7 23–7 | Jets Raiders Vikings | 1971 Divisional | |
| Kansas City Chiefs^ 2 streaks | 2019 | 2019 AFC Champ. SB LIV | 35–24 31–20 | Texans Titans 49ers | TBD | |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 1980, 1982 | 1980 Divisional 1980 AFC Champ. Super Bowl XV 1982 1st Round | 14–12 34–27 27–10 27–10 | Oilers Browns Chargers Eagles Browns | 1982 2nd Round | |
| Los Angeles Chargers 2 streaks | 1994 | 1994 AFC Champ. | 22–21 17–13 | Dolphins Steelers | ||
| Los Angeles Chargers 2 streaks | 2008 | 2008 Divisional | 17–6 28–24 | Titans Colts | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 1999 | 1999 NFC Champ. SB XXXIV | 49–37 11–6 23–16 | Vikings Buccaneers Titans | 2000 Wild Card | |
| Miami Dolphins | 1972–1973 | 1972 AFC Champ. SB VII 1973 Divisional 1973 AFC Champ. SB VIII | 20–14 21–17 14–7 34–16 27–10 24–7 | Browns Steelers Redskins Bengals Raiders Vikings | 1974 Divisional | |
| Minnesota Vikings 5 streaks | 1969 | 1969 NFL Champ. | 23–20 27–7 | Rams Browns | ||
| Minnesota Vikings 5 streaks | 1973 | 1973 NFC Champ. | 27–20 27–10 | Redskins Cowboys | ||
| Minnesota Vikings 5 streaks | 1974 | 1974 NFC Champ. | 30–14 14–10 | Cardinals Rams | ||
| Minnesota Vikings 5 streaks | 1976 | 1976 NFC Champ. | 35–20 24–13 | Redskins Rams | ||
| Minnesota Vikings 5 streaks | 1987 | 1987 Divisional | 44–10 36–24 | Saints 49ers | 1987 NFC Champ. | |
| New England Patriots | 2001, 2003–2005 | 2001 AFC Champ. SB XXXVI 2003 Divisional 2003 AFC Champ. SB XXXVIII 2004 Divisional 2004 AFC Champ. SB XXXIX 2005 Wild Card | 16–13 24–17 20–17 17–14 24–14 32–29 20–3 41–27 24–21 28–3 | Raiders Steelers Rams Titans Colts Panthers Colts Steelers Eagles Jaguars | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 2009 | 2009 NFC Champ. SB XLIV | 45–14 31–28 31–17 | Cardinals Vikings Colts | 2010 Wild Card | |
| New York Giants 3 streaks | 1990, 1993 | 1990 NFC Champ. SB XXV 1993 Wild Card | 15–13 20–19 17–10 | Bears 49ers Bills Vikings | 1993 Divisional | |
| New York Giants 3 streaks | 2007 | 2007 Divisional 2007 NFC Champ. SB XLII | 24–14 21–17 23–20 17–14 | Buccaneers Cowboys Packers Patriots | 2008 Divisional | |
| New York Giants 3 streaks | 2011 | 2011 Divisional 2011 NFC Champ. SB XLVI | 37–20 20–17 21–17 | Falcons Packers 49ers Patriots | 2016 Wild Card | |
| New York Jets 4 streaks | 1968 | SB III | 27–23 16–7 | Raiders Colts | 1969 Divisional | |
| New York Jets 4 streaks | 1982 | 1982 2nd Round | 44–17 17–14 | Bengals Raiders | ||
| New York Jets 4 streaks | 2009 | 2009 Divisional | 24–14 17–14 | Bengals Chargers | 2009 AFC Championship | |
| New York Jets 4 streaks | 2010 | 2010 Divisional | 17–16 28–21 | Colts Patriots | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2017–2018 | 2017 NFC Champ. Super Bowl LII 2018 Wild Card | 15–10 38–7 41–33 16–15 | Falcons Vikings Patriots Bears | 2018 Divisional | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1974–1976 | 1974 AFC Champ. Super Bowl IX 1975 Divisional 1975 AFC Champ. Super Bowl X 1976 Divisional | 32–14 24–13 16–6 28–10 16–10 21–17 40–14 | Bills Raiders Vikings Colts Raiders Cowboys Colts | 1976 AFC Champ. | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1988–1990 | 1988 NFC Champ. SB XXIII 1989 Divisional 1989 NFC Champ. SB XXIV 1990 Divisional | 28–3 20–16 41–13 30–3 55–10 28–10 | Vikings Bears Bengals Vikings Rams Broncos Redskins | 1990 NFC Champ. | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2013–2014 | 5 | 2013 Divisional 2013 NFC Champ. SB XLVIII 2014 Divisional 2014 NFC Champ. | 23–15 23–17 43–8 31–17 28–22 | Saints 49ers Broncos Panthers Packers | Super Bowl XLIX |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2002 | 2002 NFC Champ. SB XXXVII | 27–10 48–21 | 49ers Eagles Raiders | 2005 Wild Card | |
| Tennessee Titans | 1999 | 1999 Divisional 1999 AFC Champ. | 22–16 19–16 33–14 | Bills Colts Jaguars | ||
| Washington Football Team | 1982–1983 | 1982 2nd Round 1982 NFC Champ. SB XVII 1983 Divisional 1983 NFC Champ. | 21–7 31–17 27–17 51–7 24–21 | Lions Vikings Cowboys Dolphins Rams 49ers | ||
| Team | Seasons | Games Won | Playoff Games | Score | Opponent | Streak Ending Loss |
- Streak occurred when the team was the Baltimore Colts.