NFL Titles

Counting only Super Bowl trophies as a way of tallying titles is what most in the media and nearly all fans do these days. They naively skip over the 46 NFL titles that came before the first Super Bowl. That's just lazy. It's as if the league started with that first Super Bowl even though the first Super Bowl wasn't even called the Super Bowl when it was played. Neither was the second. But that's beside the point. All titles count. Despite what comedian Bill Burr seems to think, the NFL does count all titles. The teams that won titles before the Super Bowl was even a thought sure count them. You can bet that the Arizona Cardinals count the two titles that they won while they in Chicago. Here's the tally of which team has won each of the 106 NFL titles.

1.   Green Bay Packers: 13: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966(I),
       1967(II), 1996(XXXI), 2010(XLV)
2.   Chicago Bears: 9: 1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963, 1985(XX)
3.   New York Giants: 8: 1927, 1934. 1938, 1956, 1986(XXI), 1990(XXV), 2007(XXXII),  
       2011(XLVI)
4.   New England Patriots: 6: 2001(XXXVI), 2003(XXXVIII), 2004(XXXIX), 2014(XLIX),
       2016(LI), 2018(LIII).
4.   Pittsburgh Steelers: 6: 1974(IX), 1975(X), 1978(XIII), 1979(XIV), 2005(XL), 2008(XLIII)

6.   Philadelphia Eagles: 5: 1948, 1939, 1960, 2017(LII), 2024(LIX)
6.   Washington Redskins: 5: 1937, 1942, 1982(XVII), 1987(XXII), 1991(XXVI)
6.   Dallas Cowboys: 5: 1971(VI), 1977(XII), 1992(XXVII), 1993(XXVIII), 1995(XXX)
6.   San Francisco 49ers: 5: 1981(XVI), 1984(XIX), 1988(XXIII), 1989(XXIV), 1994(XXIX)

10. Cleveland/LA/St. Louis Rams: 4: 1945, 1951, 1999(XXXIV), 2021(LVI)

10. Kansas City Chiefs: 4: 1969(IV), 2019(LIV), 2022(LVII), 2023(LVIII)

10. Detroit Lions: 4: 1935, 1952, 1953, 1957
10. Cleveland Browns: 4: 1950. 1954, 1955, 1964
10. Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts: 4: 1958, 1959, 1970(V), 2006(XXXI)
15. Oakland/LA Raiders: 3: 1976(XI), 1980(XV), 1983(XVIII)
15. Denver Broncos: 3: 1997(XXXII), 1998(XXXIII), 2015(L)

15. Seattle Seahawks: 2: 2013(XLVIII), 2025(LX)

18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2: 2002(XXXVII), 2020(LV)

18. Canton Bulldogs: 2: 1922, 1923
18. Chicago/St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals: 2: 1925, 1947
18. Miami Dolphins: 2: 1972(VII), 1973(VIII)
18. Baltimore Ravens: 2: 2000(XXXV), 2012(XLVII)
23. Akron Pros: 1: 1920
23. Cleveland Bulldogs: 1: 1924
23. Frankford Yellow Jackets: 1: 1926
23. Providence Steam Roller: 1: 1928
23. New York Jets: 1: 1968(III)
23. New Orleans Saints: 1: 2009(XLIV)

Other Leagues:

All-America Football Conference
1. Cleveland Browns: 4: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949

American Football League
1. Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs: 3: 1962, 1966, 1969
2. Houston Oilers: 2: 1960, 1961
2. Buffalo Bills: 2: 1964, 1965
4. San Diego Chargers: 1: 1963
4. Oakland Raiders: 1: 1967
4. New York Jets: 1: 1968

Technically, the Minnesota Vikings have won an NFL title (1969) but they went on to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV. So, it doesn't really count for much and it's easily forgotten. Although, they will forever have claim to the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy. It’s a trophy they won but never held because the Green Bay Packers had lost the damn thing. 

As the Vikings did in 1969, the Colts won an NFL title in 1968 but went on to lose to the Jets in Super Bowl III.