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 2020 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.

• 6 seasons: Kansas City Chiefs (LIV, LV)
• 4 seasons: New Orleans Saints
• 3 seasons: Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens
• 2 seasons: Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans
• 1 season: Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LV), Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Football Team

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 consecutive playoff seasons.

Updated through January 3, 2021.

Breakdown by division

Other current streaks of accomplishment

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

Updated through January 3, 2021

Current consecutive 7+ win seasons

Current consecutive 8+ win seasons

Current consecutive 9+ win seasons

Current consecutive 10+ win seasons

Current consecutive 11+ win seasons

Current consecutive 12+ win seasons

Current consecutive 13+ win seasons

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]

Most consecutive playoff appearances all time

• 11 seasons: New England Patriots 2009–19
• 9 seasons: Dallas Cowboys 1975–83, Indianapolis Colts 2002–10
• 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 1987–93
• 6 seasons: Cleveland Browns 1950–55, Oakland Raiders 1972–77, Minnesota Vikings 1973–78, Buffalo Bills 1988–93, Kansas City Chiefs (1990–95, 2015–20)
• 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, New Orleans Saints 2017–20
• 3 seasons: Detroit Lions (1952–54, 1993–95), Atlanta Falcons 2010–12, Carolina Panthers 2013–15
• 2 seasons: Arizona Cardinals (1947–48, 1974–75, 2008–09, 2014–15), New York Jets (1968–69, 1981–82, 1985–86, 2001–02, 2009–10), Houston Texans (2011–12, 2015–16, 2018–19)

Longest consecutive streak with a playoff win

Streaks can be verified at Pro Football Reference.com Team Franchise Pages^[1]

• 8 seasons: New England Patriots 2011–19
• 6 seasons: Dallas Cowboys 1991–96
• 5 seasons: Oakland Raiders 1973–77, Green Bay Packers 1993–97, Philadelphia Eagles 2000–04, Baltimore Ravens 2008–12, Seattle Seahawks 2012–16
• 4 seasons: Buffalo Bills 1990–93, Pittsburgh Steelers 1994–97, Minnesota Vikings 1997–2000
• 3 seasons: Miami Dolphins (1971–73, 1998–2000), Los Angeles Rams 1974–76, San Diego Chargers 1980–82, New York Giants 1984–86, San Francisco 49ers (1998–90, 1992–94, 1996–98, 2011–13), Washington Redskins 1990–92, Kansas City Chiefs 2018–20
• 2 seasons: Chicago Bears (1940–41, 1984–85), Detroit Lions 1952–53, Cleveland Browns (1954–55, 1986–87), Baltimore Colts (1958–59, 1970–71, 2003–04, 2013–14), Houston Oilers/ Tennessee Titans (1960–61, 1978–79, 1987–88, 2002–03), Denver Broncos (1986–87, 1997–98), Jacksonville Jaguars 1998–99, Arizona Cardinals 2008–09, New York Jets 2009–10, Houston Texans 2011–12, Carolina Panthers 2014–15, Atlanta Falcons 2016–17, New Orleans Saints 2017–18
• *Teams to not win a playoff game in consecutive seasons: Bengals, Buccaneers

Most consecutive 7+ win seasons

• 22 seasons: Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 1965–86^[2]
• 21 seasons: New England Patriots 2001–21^[3]
• 17 seasons: Cleveland Browns 1957–73,^[4] Dallas Cowboys 1965–81,^[5] Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004–20^[6]
• 16 seasons: San Francisco 49ers 1983–98,^[7]
• 15 seasons: Miami Dolphins 1989–03,^[8] New Orleans Saints 2006–20^[9]
• 14 seasons: Minnesota Vikings 1968–81^[10]
• 13 seasons: Green Bay Packers 1992–04^[11]
• 12 seasons: Washington Redskins 1981–92,^[12] Kansas City Chiefs 1989–2000,^[13]
• 11 seasons: Baltimore Colts 1961–71,^[14] San Diego Chargers 2004–14,^[15] Seattle Seahawks 2010–20,^[16]
• 10 seasons: Buffalo Bills 1987–96,^[17] Philadelphia Eagles 1987–96,^[18] Denver Broncos 2000–09,^[19]
• 9 seasons: Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 1995–2003,^[20] Chicago Bears 2005–13,^[21] New York Giants 2005–13^[22]
• 8 seasons: Los Angeles Rams 1973–80,^[23] Carolina Panthers 2002–09^[24]
• 7 seasons: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997–2003, Baltimore Ravens 2008–14
• 6 seasons: Cincinnati Bengals (1972–77, 1981–86), New York Jets 1997–2002
• 5 seasons: Detroit Lions (1934–38, 2013–17), Jacksonville Jaguars 1996–2000, Atlanta Falcons (2008–12, 2015–19), Arizona Cardinals 2013–17
• 3 seasons: Houston Texans (2007–09, 2014–16)

Most consecutive 8+ win seasons

• 19 seasons: New England Patriots 2001–19
• 17 seasons: Pittsburgh Steelers 2004–20
• 16 seasons: Oakland Raiders 1965–80, Dallas Cowboys 1966–81, San Francisco 49ers 1983–98
• 15 seasons: Miami Dolphins 1989–2003
• 13 seasons: Green Bay Packers 1992–2004
• 10 seasons: Minnesota Vikings 1991–2000
• 9 seasons: Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts (1963–71, 2002–10), Washington Redskins 1971–79, Kansas City Chiefs 1989–97, Seattle Seahawks 2012–20
• 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,^[21] Buffalo Bills 1988–93, Philadelphia Eagles (1988–93, 2006–11), New York Jets 1997–2002,^[25] Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997–2002^[26]
• 5 seasons: Atlanta Falcons 2008–12, Cincinnati Bengals 2011–15
• 4 seasons: Jacksonville Jaguars 1996–99

Most consecutive 9+ win seasons

• 19 seasons: New England Patriots 2001–19
• 16 seasons: San Francisco 49ers 1983–98
• 9 seasons: Oakland Raiders 1972–80, Pittsburgh Steelers 1972–80, Indianapolis Colts 2002–10, Seattle Seahawks 2012–20
• 8 seasons: Dallas Cowboys 1966–73, Los Angeles Rams 1973–80, Kansas City Chiefs (1990–97, 2013–20)
• 7 seasons: Cleveland Browns 1963–69, Houston Oilers 1987–93, Green Bay Packers 1992–98, Miami Dolphins 1997–2003
• 6 seasons: Buffalo Bills 1988–93
• 5 seasons: Minnesota Vikings 1973–77, Washington Redskins 1983–87, Denver Broncos (1983–87, 2002–06, 2012–16), Chicago Bears 1984–88, Philadelphia Eagles (1988–92, 2000–04), Atlanta Falcons 2008–12,^[27] Baltimore Ravens 2008–12,^[28] Cincinnati Bengals 2011–15
• 4 seasons: San Diego Chargers (1978–81, 2004–07), Jacksonville Jaguars 1996–99,^[29] Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1999–2002, New Orleans Saints 2017–20
• 3 seasons: Detroit Lions (1952–54, 1993–95), New York Giants (1961–63, 1984–86, 1988–90, 2010–12), Arizona Cardinals (1974–76, 2013–15), Houston Texans 2014–16

Most consecutive 10+ win seasons

• 17 seasons: New England Patriots 2003–19
• 16 seasons: San Francisco 49ers 1983–98
• 9 seasons: Indianapolis Colts 2002–10
• 7 seasons: Dallas Cowboys 1975–81
• 6 seasons: Miami Dolphins 1970–75, Los Angeles Rams 1973–78, Kansas City Chiefs 2015–20
• 5 seasons: Pittsburgh Steelers 1972–76, Washington Redskins 1983–87, Chicago Bears 1984–88, Philadelphia Eagles (1988–92, 2000–04), Seattle Seahawks 2012–16
• 4 seasons: Minnesota Vikings 1973–76, Oakland Raiders 1974–77, Denver Broncos (1984–87, 2012–15), Buffalo Bills 1990–93, Green Bay Packers (1929–32, 1995–98, 2001–04, 2009–12), Cincinnati Bengals 2012–15, New Orleans Saints 2017–20
• 3 seasons: Houston Oilers (1960–62, 1978–80, 1991–93), New York Giants (1961–63, 1988–90), Cleveland Browns (1963–65, 1986–88), St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals (1974–76, 2013–15),^[30] San Diego Chargers 1979–81, Jacksonville Jaguars 1997–99, Atlanta Falcons 2010–12, Baltimore Ravens 2010–12

Most consecutive 11+ win seasons

• 10 seasons: New England Patriots 2010–19
• 7 seasons: Indianapolis Colts 2003–09
• 6 seasons: Dallas Cowboys 1976–81
• 5 seasons: San Francisco 49ers 1994–98, Philadelphia Eagles 2000–04
• 4 seasons: Oakland Raiders 1974–77, Chicago Bears 1985–88, Buffalo Bills 1990–93, Green Bay Packers 1995–98, Denver Broncos 2012–15, New Orleans Saints 2017–20
• 3 seasons: Minnesota Vikings 1969–71, Miami Dolphins (1972–74, 1983–85), Jacksonville Jaguars 1997–99, Denver Broncos 1997–99, Seattle Seahawks 2012–14, Kansas City Chiefs 2018–20
• 2 seasons: San Diego Chargers (1979–80, 2006–07), Washington Redskins (1983–84, 1986–87), New York Giants (1929–30, 1962–63, 1989–90), Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–79, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2016–17), Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans (1979–80, 1999–2000, 2002–03), Baltimore Ravens 2010–11, Arizona Cardinals 2014–15, Los Angeles Rams 2017–18

Most consecutive 12+ win seasons

• 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, Kansas City Chiefs 2018–20, New Orleans Saints 2018–20
• 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, 2019–20), Tennessee Titans 1999–2000, Baltimore Ravens 2010–11, Seattle Seahawks 2013–14

Most consecutive 13+ win seasons

• 2 seasons: New York Giants 1929–30, Chicago Bears 1985–86, San Francisco 49ers 1989–90, Buffalo Bills 1990–91, Green Bay Packers (1996–97, 2019–20, Tennessee Titans 1999–2000, New England Patriots (2003–04, 2010–11, 2016–17), Denver Broncos 2012–13, New Orleans Saints 2018–19

Most consecutive 14+ win seasons

• 2 seasons: Chicago Bears 1985–86, San Francisco 49ers 1989–90, New England Patriots 2003–04