Top 10 Most Cursed Sports Teams

These teams have not had much success in the past, whether it be countless playoff heartbreak or just being plain bad.

The Top Ten

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

As much as I hate the Cleveland Browns (I'm a Steelers fan), I do feel bad for them since they have had little to no bright moments since the '64 NFL Championship win over the Baltimore Colts.
I would say that I wish they could get better, but I can't because it would be a disgrace to wish your rival was better. But apart from that, I do feel bad for Cleveland.

They've had a lot of bad luck over the years, but something tells me Baker will be different. He may finally give that team something to celebrate besides just a win.
Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League Central division. They play their home games at Wrigley Field, one of the oldest stadiums in Major League Baseball.

The Cubs hadn't won a World Series since 1909. It's been a 107-year streak of not winning a World Series. Then finally, the Cubs won the World Series, beating the Cleveland Indians.

Yeah, they broke the curse, but it still doesn't mean it didn't happen. 108 years is a long time.
Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often simply referred to as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was... read more

Like the Browns, once a model franchise. But they haven't won the cup since 1967, and since then, have been a doormat of the NHL.
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

This one speaks for itself. Went to four straight Super Bowls, lost them all. The only sports team that hasn't been to the playoffs in this century.

I chose this team because they hadn't made the playoffs in the last 16 years until it finally broke in 2016.

I see nothing wrong with this being here considering that they have lost the most Super Bowls in consecutive appearances as well as having the most Super Bowls lost along with Minnesota.
I would like to see Josh Allen bring a championship to Buffalo in 2022, hopefully, or at least some point in my life. This great dual-threat guy will be the one to do it and make Buffalo proud, breaking the curse once and for all.
GO BILLS! (These are words coming from a Steelers fan. I only want the Bills to win one because I would like to see more teams have their chance, unless it is AFC North rivals, New England, or for the moment, Tampa Bay).
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.

Being a Vikings fan myself, it was very painful to put them on the list. They're probably the "best" team to be on the list, but they have been ripping fans' hearts out for years and years.

Not a Vikings fan, but the 2017 postseason was a perfect example. They had a Minneapolis miracle against New Orleans, and then they followed that game with an absolute meltdown against Philadelphia, who won the Super Bowl.

Probably the 4th, maybe 3rd, most cursed team in the league after Detroit, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. I mean cursed when it comes to playoff games. The Minnesota Vikings have 30 playoff losses, which is the most ever in NFL history.
They lost 4 Super Bowls in an 8-season span. First, they were upset by Kansas City in 1969, then run over by Larry Csonka and Miami in 1973, ripped and torn apart by the Steel Curtain in 1974, and beaten by both the offense and defense of Oakland in 1976.
Since then, every time they have gone to the NFC Championship, everything has gone wrong for them in the end. First, Gary Anderson missed the field goal in 1998, then Brett Favre threw the ball when he should not have, and finally succumbed to an underdog No. 1-seeded Philadelphia Eagles team led by a backup quarterback.
No matter what happens in the regular season, everything just goes wrong for them in the postseason.
Los Angeles Clippers

The Los Angeles Clippers, often abbreviated as the LA Clippers, are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The team shares Crypto.com Arena with the Los Angeles... read more

Recently became good, but that doesn't erase their early years of being a doormat. They are one of three teams that have yet to make it to the Conference Finals.
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

In the past few years, sure, we made two playoff appearances only to lose. Go figure, it's the Lions. Anyways, since then we have lost major pieces of our team like Ndamukong Suh, Calvin Johnson, and Stephen Tulloch in a way.
Now entering this new season, I am approaching it with an open mind, as if I know what will happen. No need to overreact. The result will be the same to me. I hope for the best for this team.
If I'm correct in the future, if Stafford incredibly underperforms to his expectations this year combined with terrible coaching, then they should be considered top 5, if not top 3. I have suffered with this team for quite a long time of losing seasons and typical results over and over.
Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas. The team is part of the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex and competes in Major League Baseball as a member of the American League West division. The Rangers won their first World Series championship in 2023.

A lot of you guys will be against me, but I decided the Rangers are haunted enough to deserve a spot on the list. They made it to two straight World Series but lost them both, the latter in agonizing fashion.
Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference East division. They were established in 1933 and have won five NFL Championships, including... read more

I still can't believe they made it to the NFC Championship game four straight years in a row, yet made the Super Bowl only once, losing to New England. Their fans will tell you that as successful as they have been in the regular season, they are almost guaranteed to choke in the playoffs.
San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League. The team was founded in 1991 and plays its home games at the SAP Center at San Jose, often referred to as the Shark Tank... read more

I'll admit it, I had a tough time deciding who should have taken #10, but the Sharks are one of those teams that will do really well in the regular season, only to choke in the playoffs.

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Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They compete in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League. The team has a rich history, including multiple Stanley Cup victories during the 1980s with Wayne Gretzky.

The Contenders

Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was established in 1970 and has made multiple playoff appearances.

The perfect team to be cursed. Here are a few reasons: the Broad Street Bullies beat the Sabres in Buffalo in the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals, "No Goal" in the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals, the breakup of the French Connection, and the tragic death of Tim Horton.
Also, the 1992-93 Canadiens in a 7-game heartbreak loss, the Non-Goal that counted in the Flyers eliminating the Sabres in the 2000 playoffs, 6 head coaches since 2013, and the firing of Ted Nolan despite being named the NHL Coach of the Year.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, commonly referred to as the Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division. The team was established in 1946 and is one... read more

Yes, they've been good and at times great, but since 1973, they've never won the NBA Championship. Among the key curses were signing Spencer Haywood, Bob McAdoo (even though he still had good seasons in New York), and Marvin Webster.
The injury of scoring sensation Bernard King in 1985, the Bulls of the late 1980s into 1993, Larry Brown as head coach, and even Lenny Wilkens as head coach. John Starks' awful 1994 NBA Finals Game 7 performance and finally Phil Jackson as General Manager.
Its Joeysworld
Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was originally established as the New Orleans Jazz in 1974 before relocating to... read more
Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan. They compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Eastern Conference's Central Division. The Pistons have won three NBA championships, in 1989, 1990, and 2004.
Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals, commonly known as the Caps, are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. The team is owned by Monumental Sports and Entertainment, led by Ted Leonsis.... read more

Washington Capitals--Sharks joined the NHL in '91, Caps have been breaking their fans' hearts since '74.
Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League Central division. The team was known as the Cleveland Indians until 2021, when it changed its name to Guardians to move away from Native American... read more

The Cleveland Baseball Club should win it all, but they ditched their good players. They should rename the team The Cleveland Naps next year because we'll be sleeping throughout their games until 2068!

They blew the World Series to the Cubs a few years ago. And being in Cleveland doesn't help.
Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football franchise based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They are part of the National Football League's NFC West division. The Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States, founded in 1898.

They haven't won any championships since 1947.
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.

After witnessing them blow a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl, I'd say it must have been a curse.
Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a member of the Western Conference Northwest Division in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was founded in 1989 and plays its home games at the Target Center.
Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. They compete in the NBA as a member of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division... read more
Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association as part of the Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 1968, the Suns have reached the NBA Finals three times but have not yet won a championship.
Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They compete in the NBA as part of the Western Conference's Northwest Division. Originally established as the Denver Larks in 1967, the team changed its name to the Nuggets before joining the American Basketball... read more
Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. They were established in 1989 and have reached the NBA Finals twice, in 1995 and 2009.
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