Historical Drive For Five
March 30th, 2025
So Joe has referenced many times how stunning it is that the Bucs have won four consecutive division titles following a Super Bowl win.
The team is in very rare company.
Now, the Bucs are gunning for a fifth consecutive division title and are a clear favorite to get it. So how uncommon is five consecutive division titles? (Forget about them coming immediately after a Super Bowl and the challenge that brings.)
The Bills are currently riding a streak of five in a row. The Colts’ division streak with Peyton Manning (2003 – 2007) stopped at five. That also happened to the Cowboys of the Jimmy Johnson/Barry Switzer era (1992 – 1996).
In ancient NFL times, the Browns, Vikings and Steelers all put together six-year runs of division crowns. Until the mid-2010s, those streaks tied for the second-longest in NFL history.
The Rams’ seven-year streak of division titles (1973-1979) stood as the NFL’s gold standard until the Patriots got there in 2014.
New England’s run of 11 consecutive AFC East crowns (2009-2019) is tops in NFL history. The Chiefs are currently on a nine-season run.
So Joe thinks all provides a lot of perspective on how special the Bucs’ current run would be if they could up it to five straight years of NFC titles.
Fun fact: Neither Pete Carroll, Mike Tomlin nor John Harbaugh has won more than two consecutive division titles.
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