Top 10 NFL Teams with the Best Chance to Win Their First Super Bowl in 2025
To this point, there are 12 NFL franchises that have yet to win a Super Bowl, and only four of those 12 have yet to make it to the big game.
This season could see another team break that trend. Here are the top 10 winless teams that could win their first Super Bowl this year.
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Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division.
The Detroit Lions are one of the four teams to have never appeared in... read more
Detroit surprised everyone by reaching the NFC Championship game and having a 24-7 halftime lead, only to lose to the 49ers. For a franchise that hadn't won a championship since 1957, the opportunity appears to be present as the Lions look to build on their successful season. Depending on the opponent, they would be America's team for the two weeks should they reach the Super Bowl for the first time ever.
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Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals currently compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference North division. They have appeared in the Super Bowl three times, most recently... read more
2023 was a tough year for Cincinnati because of the loss of Joe Burrow due to injury. However, he is back and looks to threaten Patrick Mahomes for the AFC Championship. Cincinnati should challenge Baltimore for the AFC North.
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Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area that competes in the National Football League (NFL). The team is a member of the league's American Football Conference East division. The Bills had the longest playoff drought in NFL history... read more
Despite losing Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis in the offseason, Buffalo still remains a threat in the AFC East. Josh Allen looks to answer questions about whether he is an elite quarterback who can beat Mahomes and Burrow.
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Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team competes in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 2002, the Texans are the league's youngest franchise.
The Texans have suddenly become the talk of the NFL as a potential AFC threat. Adding Diggs, Mixon, and Hunter in free agency, while drafting some potential steals, has fans in Houston excited for the upcoming season with CJ Stroud and Will Anderson Jr. The question remains: with a hard schedule, are the Texans capable of elevating themselves to the top?
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Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The Jaguars were established in 1993 and began play as an expansion team in 1995.
Jacksonville let an opportunity to control the AFC South slip away and suddenly find themselves in a tight division with the Texans and Colts. However, the Jaguars upgraded their defensive line by signing free agent Arik Armstead from the 49ers to a three-year deal. They also extended Trevor Lawrence (maybe overpaid him) and added wide receiver Gabe Davis from the Bills. The Jaguars might be thinking they let an opportunity slip away and won't let it happen again.
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Los Angeles Chargers
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in Los Angeles. The Chargers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.... read more
The Chargers enter a new era under head coach Jim Harbaugh, who is looking to revive a team reeling from the aftereffects of the Brandon Staley regime. There are questions about whether Justin Herbert can guide the Chargers to contend for the AFC West against the stacked Kansas City Chiefs. They may be a year or so from reaching the big game, but this Chargers team could be a sleeper pick in the AFC.
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Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League as a member team of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division.
The Browns are one of the four NFL teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl... read more
Despite the QB carousel last season, Cleveland still made the playoffs thanks to what was, at the time, the best defense in the league. Now, they have a healthy Deshaun Watson back, who has yet to really prove he was worth every penny of the contract he got from the Browns following his trade from the Texans. But that's the big mystery for this Browns team, along with playing in arguably the best division in football with the Bengals, Ravens, and Steelers.
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Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960 and first took the field for the 1961 season. They have made four Super Bowl appearances but have not yet secured a championship.
The Minnesota Vikings have moved on from Kirk Cousins and now begin an era with J.J. McCarthy of the national champion Michigan Wolverines. He will have Justin Jefferson as a weapon on the receiving side. The downside is that they will be in a tight division with the Lions, Packers, and Bears (Oh, my!).
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Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference South division. The team was established in 1965 and has appeared in two Super Bowls.
Kirk Cousins brings some excitement to Atlanta, who look to bolster their chances of winning the NFC South.
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Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division. Originally founded as the Houston Oilers in 1960, the team relocated to Tennessee in 1997... read more
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Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the National Football League. They are part of the NFC South division and began play in 1995 as an expansion team. The Panthers have appeared in two Super Bowls, in 2003 and 2015.