With the Cleveland Cavaliers winning their franchises’ first championship and becoming the first Cleveland team to win it all in 52 years, the pressure continues to mount on franchises across the spectrum of sports.
San Diego, Houston, Buffalo, and Nashville have never won a championship since their franchises moved into the NFL. The city of Milwaukee now holds the longest championship drought for a city that has won a championship, but the city doesn’t have its own NFL team and the Packers are an in-state franchise.
The cities that hold the longest playoff drought with an NFL team are Cincinnati (26 years), Minneapolis (25 years), Washington D.C. (24 years), and Atlanta (21 years).
Among the cities that are either among the championship-less or in the midst of a prolonged city-wide drought, which team is more likely to bring a title home?
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Erik Lambert said the Minnesota Vikings are the most likely to bring home a Super Bowl and break Minneapolis/St. Paul’s 25 year championship drought. The last championship in Minnesota was the Twins in 1991, and neither the Timberwolves, North Stars (Now in Dallas), or the Wild have championships.
Erik Lambert said of the Vikings “I feel they have the most complete roster.” With a young quarterback, a steady running game, and an up and coming defense, the Vikings a certainly on the right track with Mike Zimmer at the helm.
The Vikings franchise has not won a championship since 1969.
I agree that the Vikings are on the right path. I think the Bengals, who have never won a championship, could also bring a championship to Cincinnati. They’ll need to win a playoff game, something they have never done under long-time head coach Marvin Lewis. Not since the days of Pete Rose and the 1970’s Reds has the city of Cincinnati raised a championship trophy.
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