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 2019 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.
- 11 seasons: New England Patriots
- 5 seasons: Kansas City Chiefs
- 3 seasons: Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints
- 2 seasons: Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, Seattle Seahawks
- 1 season: San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans
Current playoff appearance streaks
In the tables below:
- Bold italics including longest streak indicates that the streak is also the team's longest-ever streak for that many consecutive playoff seasons.
Breakdown by division
| Division | AFC | Seasons | NFC | Seasons |
| East | New England Patriots Buffalo Bills | 11 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 |
| North | Baltimore Ravens | 2 | Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings | 1 1 |
| South | Houston Texans Tennessee Titans | 2 1 | New Orleans Saints | 3 |
| West | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | Seattle Seahawks San Francisco 49ers | 2 1 |
- All eleven appearances in this streak are by virtue of having won their division, an NFL record.
Other current streaks of accomplishment
Updated through December 29, 2019.
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
Current consecutive 14+ 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.
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 1987–1993
- 6 seasons: Cleveland Browns 1950–55*, Oakland Raiders 1972–77, Minnesota Vikings 1973–78, Buffalo Bills 1988–93, Kansas City Chiefs 1990–95
- 5 seasons: Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears 1984–88, Philadelphia Eagles 2000–04, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens 2008–12, Cincinnati Bengals 2011–15, Denver Broncos 2011–15
- 4 seasons: Washington Redskins 1971–75, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars 1996–99, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1999–2002, New York Giants 2005–08
- 3 seasons: Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons 2010-12, Carolina Panthers 2013-15
- 2 seasons: Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, Houston Texans
- *
Most consecutive 7+ win seasons
- 22 seasons: Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 1965–86
- 19 seasons: New England Patriots 2001–19
- 17 seasons: Cleveland Browns 1957–73, Dallas Cowboys 1965–81,
- 16 seasons: San Francisco 49ers 1983–98,, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2004–19
- 15 seasons: Miami Dolphins 1989–2003
- 14 seasons: Minnesota Vikings 1968–81, New Orleans Saints 2006–19
- 13 seasons: Green Bay Packers 1992–2004
- 12 seasons: Washington Redskins 1981–92, Kansas City Chiefs 1989–2000,
- 11 seasons: Baltimore Colts 1961–71, San Diego Chargers 2004–14
- 10 seasons: Buffalo Bills 1987–96, Philadelphia Eagles 1987–96, Denver Broncos 2000–09,, Seattle Seahawks,
- 9 seasons: Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 1995–2003, Chicago Bears 2005–13, New York Giants 2005–13
- 8 seasons: Los Angeles Rams 1973–80, Carolina Panthers 2002–09
- 7 seasons: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997–2003, Baltimore Ravens 2008–14
- 6 seasons: Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets 1997–2002
- 5 seasons: Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars 1996–2000, Atlanta Falcons 2008–12, Arizona Cardinals 2013-17
- 3 seasons: Houston Texans
Most consecutive 8+ win seasons
- 19 seasons: New England Patriots
- 16 seasons: Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers
- 15 seasons: Miami Dolphins
- 13 seasons: Green Bay Packers
- 10 seasons: Minnesota Vikings
- 9 seasons: Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs
- 8 seasons: Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks
- 7 seasons: Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens
- 6 seasons: Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
- 5 seasons: Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals
- 4 seasons: Jacksonville Jaguars
Most consecutive 9+ win seasons
- 19 seasons: New England Patriots 2001–19
- 16 seasons: San Francisco 49ers
- 9 seasons: Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts
- 8 seasons: Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks 2012-19
- 7 seasons: Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins
- 6 seasons: Buffalo Bills
- 5 seasons: Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals
- 4 seasons: San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 3 seasons: Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans 2014-16
Most consecutive 10+ win seasons
- 17 seasons: New England Patriots
- 16 seasons: San Francisco 49ers
- 9 seasons: Indianapolis Colts
- 7 seasons: Dallas Cowboys
- 6 seasons: Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams
- 5 seasons: Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs
- 4 seasons: Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals
- 3 seasons: Houston Oilers, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens
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
- 3 seasons: Minnesota Vikings 1969–71, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars 1997–99, Denver Broncos 1997-99, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks 2012–14
- 2 seasons: Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens 2010–11, Arizona Cardinals 2014–15, Los Angeles Rams 2017-18
Most consecutive 12+ win seasons
- 8 seasons: New England Patriots
- 7 seasons: Indianapolis Colts
- 4 seasons: Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos
- 3 seasons: Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos Philadelphia Eagles
- 2 seasons: New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints , Kansas City Chiefs
Most consecutive 13+ win seasons
- 2 seasons: New York Giants, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints
Most consecutive 14+ win seasons
- 2 seasons: Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots