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 2015 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:

Updated through the 2015 season.

Current consecutive Playoff appearances
Seasons 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
7 Green Bay Packers' longest streak
7 New England Patriots' longest streak
5 Cincinnati Bengals' longest streak
5 Denver Broncos' longest streak
4 Seattle Seahawks
3 Carolina Panthers' longest streak
Tied Arizona's longest streak => 2 Arizona Cardinals
2 Pittsburgh Steelers
1Washington
1Kansas City
1Minnesota
1Houston
Seasons 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Breakdown by division

2015 season
Division AFC SeasonsNFCSeasons
East New England Patriots 7 Washington Redskins 1
North Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
5
2
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
7
1
South Houston Texans 1 Carolina Panthers 3
West Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
5
1
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals
4
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:

Updated through week 13 Thursday games, 2016 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
16 New England Patriots' longest streak
12 Pittsburgh Steelers' longest streak
10 New Orleans Saints' tied longest streak
7Green Bay Packers
7 Seattle Seahawks
6 Denver Broncos
5 Cincinnati Bengals
4 Carolina Panthers
4 Indianapolis Colts
4 Kansas City Chiefs
4 Detroit Lions
3 Arizona Cardinals
3Philadelphia Eagles
2 Minnesota Vikings
2 Houston Texans
2 Buffalo Bills
2 Atlanta Falcons
2 Oakland Raiders
1 NY Jets
1 Washington
1 Los Angeles
1 Dallas
1 NY Giants
1 Miami
Seasons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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
16 New England Patriots' longest streak
12 Pittsburgh Steelers' longest streak
7 Green Bay Packers
5 Cincinnati Bengals' longest streak
5 Denver Broncos
4Seattle Seahawks
4Indianapolis Colts
4Kansas City Chiefs
Tied Cardinals' longest streak => 3 Arizona Cardinals
2 Houston Texans
2 Buffalo Bills
1 Carolina
1 Minnesota
1 NY Jets
1 Washington
1 Atlanta
1 Dallas
1 Oakland
1 NY Giants
Seasons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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
16 New England Patriots' longest streak
streak over, week 12 5 Cincinnati Bengals
4 Denver Broncos
4 Seattle Seahawks
3 Arizona Cardinals tied longest streak
3 Kansas City Chiefs
2 Green Bay Packers
2Pittsburgh Steelers
2 Houston Texans
Tied Carolinas' longest streak => 1 Carolina
streak over, week 12 1 New York Jets
1 Minnesota
1 Washington
1 Dallas
1 Oakland
Seasons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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
13 New England Patriots' longest streak
streak over, week 11 4 Cincinnati Bengals
4 Denver Broncos tied longest streak
4 Seattle Seahawks' longest streak
streak over, week 12 3 Arizona Cardinals
2Green Bay Packers
2Pittsburgh Steelers
streak over, week 12 1 Carolina
1 Kansas City
streak over, week 10 1 NY Jets
1 Minnesota
1 Dallas
Seasons 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Current consecutive 11+ win seasons

Current consecutive 11+ win seasons
Seasons 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
6 New England Patriots' longest streak
4 Denver Broncos' longest streak
streak over, week 112Arizona Cardinals
streak over, week 10 1 Carolina
streak over, week 10 1 Cincinnati
1 Kansas City
streak over, week 13 1 Minnesota
1 Dallas

Current consecutive 12+ win seasons

Current consecutive 12+ win seasons
Seasons 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
6 New England Patriots' longest streak
4 Denver Broncos' longest streak
streak over, week 6 1 Carolina
streak over, week 8 1Arizona
streak over, week 8 1Cincinnati
Seasons 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Current consecutive 13+ win seasons

Current consecutive 13+ win seasons
Seasons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
streak over, week 5 1 Carolina
streak over, week 7 1Arizona

Current consecutive 14+ win seasons

Current consecutive 14+ win seasons
Seasons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
streak over, week 4 1 Carolina

Current consecutive 15+ win seasons

Current consecutive 15+ win seasons
Seasons 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
streak over, week 3 1 Carolina

All-time streaks of accomplishment

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

All Streaks can be verified at Pro Football Reference.com Team Franchise Pages.[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 Browns Washington Redskins 4 Dallas Cowboys 9
AAFC 4NFL 6 Pittsburgh Steelers 8
Los Angeles Rams 8
Oakland Raiders 6 Chicago Bears 5
Minnesota Vikings 6 San Diego Chargers 4
Miami Dolphins 5 Miami 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 9 Cincinnati Bengals 5
San Francisco 49ers 8 Jacksonville Jaguars 4Philadelphia Eagles 5 New York Giants 4 Green Bay Packers 7
Kansas City Chiefs 6 Tampa Bay Bucs 4 Seattle Seahawks 5 New England Patriots 7
Buffalo Bills 6 Miami Dolphins 5 San Diego Chargers 4 Denver Broncos 5
Baltimore Ravens 5
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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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 11 St. Louis Cardinals 4
Minnesota Vikings 14
Los Angeles Rams 8
Detroit Lions 5 Cincinnati Bengals 6 Cincinnati Bengals 6
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1930s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Teams' longest consecutive 7+ win seasons
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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Philadelphia Eagles 10 Tampa Bay Bucs 7 Baltimore Ravens 7
San Francisco 49ers 16 New England Patriots 16
Miami Dolphins 15 San Diego Chargers 11
Carolina Panthers 8
Seattle Seahawks 9 Green Bay Packers 13 Atlanta Falcons 5
Washington Redskins 12 Oilers/Tennessee Titans 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 12
New Orleans Saints 10 New Orleans Saints 10
Kansas City Chiefs 12 Chicago Bears 9
Buffalo Bills 10 New York Jets 6 New York Giants 9
Denver Broncos 10
Jacksonville Jaguars 5 Houston 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 16
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 6 Baltimore Ravens 7
Buffalo Bills 6 Denver Broncos 7 Atlanta Falcons 5
Seattle Seahawks 6 Minnesota Vikings 10 Indianapolis Colts 9
Kansas City Chiefs 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 12
Green Bay Packers 13 Cincinnati Bengals 5
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1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Most consecutive 9+ win seasons

Teams' longest consecutive 9+ win seasons
1960s 1970s 1980s
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Cleveland Browns 7 Oakland Raiders 9
Dallas Cowboys 8 San Diego Chargers 4
Pittsburgh Steelers 9
Los Angeles Rams 8
Minnesota Vikings 5
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1960s 1970s 1980s
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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San Francisco 49ers 16 New England Patriots 16
Washington Redskins 5 Buffalo Bills 6 Jacksonville Jaguars 4 San Diego Chargers 4 Atlanta Falcons 5
Denver Broncos 5 Kansas City Chiefs 8 Denver Broncos 5 Baltimore Ravens 5
Chicago Bears 5 Green Bay Packers 7 Tampa Bay Bucs 4 Seattle Seahawks 5 Cincinnati Bengals 5
Houston Oilers 7 Miami Dolphins 7 Pittsburgh Steelers 5
Philadelphia Eagles 5 Philadelphia Eagles 5
Indianapolis Colts 9
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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 13
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 4
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 012
New York Giants 2 New York Giants 2 Kansas City Chiefs 2 Miami Dolphins 3 Dallas
Cowboys 6
Minnesota Vikings 3 Oakland Raiders 4 Pittsburgh Steelers 2
San Diego Chargers 2
Houston Oilers 2
1929- 0123456789 0123456789 012
1930 1960s 1970s 1980s
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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Miami Dolphins
3
NY Giants 2 Green Bay Packers 4 Philadelphia
Eagles 5
New England Patriots 6
Washington Redskins 2 Washington Redskins 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 Seattle Seahawks 3
Chicago
Bears 4
Buffalo Bills 4 S. F. 49ers 5 Tenn Titans 2 Tenn Titans 2 San Diego Chargers 2 Baltimore Ravens 2 Denver Broncos 4
New Orleans Saints 3 Arizona Cardinals 2
Indianapolis Colts 7
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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 6

Most consecutive 13+ win seasons

Teams' longest consecutive 13+ win seasons
1929- 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
1930 0123456789 0123456789 0123456789 01234
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 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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