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It took them decades, but the New York Knicks finally won the NBA Finals again, ending a 53-year championship drought in the biggest sports market in America.
The Knicks didn’t enter the season as favorites. Sure, they were in the running as contenders after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals, but there was never an expectation that they would win it all until the NBA Finals began with the Knicks taking a commanding 2-0 series lead.
Still, after the Knicks ended a five-decade drought, it got me thinking, which NFL team can follow them? There are still 12 teams that have never even won a Super Bowl, so naturally, they’re included here too. Aside from that, we set a 30-year standard. In other words, you won’t see any team that’s won a Super Bowl in the last 29 or fewer years making this list. On we go.
As one of seven teams that have never won a Super Bowl to make this list, the Minnesota Vikings have a lot of work to do. Last year, they didn’t even reach the playoffs. However, the Vikings have won over 13 games in two of coach Kevin O’Connell’s seasons as head coach.
One of the Vikings’ biggest issues in their down years was not having a reliable quarterback, but that could change after signing two-time Pro Bowl QB Kyler Murray, who now has the best supporting cast of his career.
Retaining defensive coordinator Brian Flores was supremely important after ranking seventh in points allowed. While there are questions in the secondary. Minnesota believes they’ve made improvements on that side of the ball, too. Overall, the Vikings could be much improved, and the sky is the limit.
Related: Bleacher Report Says Minnesota Vikings’ Super Bowl Window is ‘Closed’
A lot went wrong for the Houston Texans last season. Yet, coach DeMeco Ryans still managed to lead the team to a 12-win season. Yet for the second consecutive season, the Texans lost in the Divisional Round Playoffs.
But the team believes they’ve taken strides on both sides of the ball. For one, they’re getting Tank Dell back from injury after he missed all of 2025. He’ll make life easier on C.J. Stroud, who now will be working behind a remade and likely improved offensive line.
Defensively, the Texans didn’t need to do much after allowing the second-fewest points in the NFL, yet they’ve reinforced the defensive interior while adding depth at every level. Ryans and Stroud haven’t missed the playoffs in their three seasons together; who’s to say they can’t take it up a few notches in Year 4? The Texans have never won a Super Bowl. Could that change soon?
It feels like the San Francisco 49ers are always on the doorstep. General manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan are some of the best at what they do. They’ve been to the Super Bowl twice together, but that competitive fire to win is...
