Quote:Yes, but the Jags and Texans have only been around for a few years.  Keep in mind that several teams haven't been to a Super Bowl since Jacksonville played it's inaugural season. 

 

Cleveland and Detroit are the ONLY TWO other teams that haven't made it.

 

How long it took each team to reach a Super Bowl from their start: (Only counting the Super Bowl Era)

 

Detroit Lions: 48th+ season

Cleveland Browns: 45th+ season

Arizona Cardinals: 43rd season

New Orleans Saints: 40th season

Tennessee Titans: 34th season

Atlanta Falcons: 33rd season

Seattle Seahawks: 30th season

San Diego Chargers: 29th season

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 27th season

Buffalo Bills: 25th season

New York Giants: 21st season

Chicago Bears: 20th season

New England Patriots: 20th season

Jacksonville Jaguars: 19th+ season

San Francisco 49ers: 16th season

Philadelphia Eagles: 15th season

St. Louis Rams: 14th season

Cincinnati Bengals: 14th season

Houston Texans: 12th+ season

Denver Broncos: 12th season

Pittsburgh Steelers: 9th season

Carolina Panthers: 9th season

Washington Redskins: 7th season

Miami Dolphins: 6th season

Baltimore Ravens: 5th season

Dallas Cowboys: 5th season

Minnesota Vikings: 4th season

New York Jets: 3rd season

Indianapolis Colts: 3rd season

Oakland Raiders: 2nd season

Kansas City Chiefs: 1st season

Green Bay Packers: 1st season

The average is 16 seasons.  But the early winners set off the average a bit.  Remove the first three super bowls, and you get an average of 19 seasons.  Which sadly we can't beat -- but there are still teams we can make a super bowl earlier than.  

 

Several teams however still haven't won one.  

 

Well, I see your point and agree to an extent, but that's not necessarily an accurate gauge, either.

 

The NFL existed before the Super Bowl, and teams were competing/not competing for championships prior to the 1966 season.

 

If you factor THAT into the equation, Detroit and Cleveland have been to championship games-the then equivalent to the Super Bowl.

 

If you factor in only Super Bowl appearances but not from the start of Super Bowls (in other words, if you add in years pre Super Bowl), that pushes the average up.

 

The thing is, there have been teams that have least competed in Super Bowls prior to their 19th year of existence.  Even Carolina-who came into the league the same year we did-has been to a Super Bowl (in one of the lowest points of my life as a Jaguars fan).  Even using your standard of measure, the "lowly" Bengals made it to a Super Bowl before we did...and they are ahead of our pace.

 

Bottom line is we have no room to talk about anyone being lowly right now...and we need some Super Bowl trophies badly.

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