New Era of NFL Playoff Win Droughts

Hop in a time machine to the 2015 NFL Season. This was the reality. 

There were 5 teams with 20+ year playoff win droughts. 

Bengals, Lions, Chiefs, Browns, Bills.  

These were the dregs of the league. 

Since then, they've all won a playoff game. 

Browns: 1

Lions: 2

Bengals: 5

Bills: 5

Chiefs: 16

Some more than others. 

But now there's a new era of droughts. Look at the chart above from 2000-2009. 

Three teams have yet to win a playoff game: Dolphins, Raiders, Commanders.

It's now been 24 years for the Dolphins, 22 for the Raiders, 19 for the Commanders. 

After that, it's been 14 years for the Jets and Bears. 

Those are the five teams with a 10+ year drought. 

When that chart above was made, the Jets and Bears were on the right side of history. But time marches on. 

Not only are the Dolphins, Raiders and Commanders holding on to winless droughts, but they also carry the weight of 3-game, 5-game, 6-game playoff losing streaks. 

For the Dolphins and Raiders, not much I can say. 

But the Commanders have a chance to break this drought this weekend. Eyeball emoji eyeball emoji.