There are four NFL franchises that have never made it to the top of the event.Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

On February 12, the 57th edition of the superbowl which will have as protagonists Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. While those commanded by Patrick Mahomes have had five appearances in the NFL’s biggest game, on the other side those of Jalen Hurts have arrived 3 times, however there are four teams that have never been able to play it.

The Super Bowl has been played since 1967 when unification between the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL) to give way to the event that is known today, being one of the most important in the world. Since its creation, there are teams that have become recurring participants, this is the case of the New England Patriots with 12 appearances, although there are currently four franchises that have never been able to compete for the duel for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars These are the teams that did not make appearances in the NFL’s flagship event, although two teams were founded in the 90s, one in 1993 and the other in 1999. The Texans are the youngest team involved and although they have won the South Division championship six times, they have never been able to appear in the American Conference championship game, prelude to the Super Bowl.

Even some of them never qualified for their conference championship game, a prelude to the Super Bowl.Credit: Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports
Even some of them never qualified for their conference championship game, a prelude to the Super Bowl.Credit: Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports

The Jacksonville Jaguars are the other newly minted group that shares the South Division with the Texans, but they managed to appear three times in the championship gamelosing two to the New England Patriots and one to the TEnnesse Titans. The Cleveland Browns have come close to reaching the Super Bowl 3 times, while the Detroit Lions have made it once, being the times they appeared in their conference championship game.

In addition to the four teams that didn’t show up, there are others that made it to the Super Bowl but never got to win it. There are 8 teams that could not be crowned: Vikings, Bills, Bengals, Panters, Falcons, Chargers, Titans and Cardinals.

The Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills have the most appearances, with four; the Bills’ four were back-to-back from 1991-94. Los Angeles Rams per marker from 23 to 20.

The Buffalo Bills came close to winning the Vince Lombardi Trophy between 1991 and 1994;  being his last appearance.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The Buffalo Bills came close to winning the Vince Lombardi Trophy between 1991 and 1994; being his last appearance. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Vikings are the team with the most time without returning to the maximum event, being 1977 the last year he appeared, losing to the Oakland Raiders -Las Vegas Raiders today-, by 32 to 14.

The 57th edition of the Super Bowl will be played on Sunday, February 12 from State Farm Stadiumin Arizona, where the Kansas City Chiefs, commanded by Patrick Mahomesagainst the Philadelphia Eagles, from QB Jalen hurts. The halftime show will be in charge of the singer Rihanna.

It is one of the events with the greatest financial advantage in the world, between the cost of the tickets, the amount of money that is committed in the bets and, of course, the brands that promote their products during the events, through advertisements that oscillate between 6 and 7 million dollars for 30 seconds.

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