The NFL Belt · era belt
The belt since the first Super Bowl season
The first Super Bowl season, 1966: the belt starts with the first game of the year that ended in Super Bowl I. Oakland Raiders won that game against Miami Dolphins, 23–14 on September 2, 1966.
431Reigns since 1966
431Title changes
32Franchises that held it
GiantsHolder today
Start the NFL belt with Oakland Raiders’ win on September 2, 1966 and it takes a different path for 13 reigns: on September 15, 1968 the new line and the original line land in the same hands, and from that day on they never differ again. Every reign since is the same reign on both belts, so this page is the era's record book rather than a second history.
Where the two lines differed
| # | Holder | From | To | Def. | How |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Raiders | Sep 2, 1966 | Sep 10, 1966 | 0 | first game |
| 2 | Houston Oilers | Sep 10, 1966 | Sep 18, 1966 | 0 | beat Raiders 31–0 |
| 3 | New York Jets | Sep 18, 1966 | Oct 16, 1966 | 3 | beat Titans 52–13 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Oct 16, 1966 | Oct 23, 1966 | 0 | beat Jets 24–0 |
| 5 | Miami Dolphins | Oct 23, 1966 | Nov 6, 1966 | 0 | beat Titans 20–13 |
| 6 | Buffalo Bills | Nov 6, 1966 | Dec 4, 1966 | 3 | beat Dolphins 29–0 |
| 7 | Boston Patriots | Dec 4, 1966 | Dec 17, 1966 | 1 | beat Bills 14–3 |
| 8 | New York Jets | Dec 17, 1966 | Sep 10, 1967 | 0 | beat Patriots 38–28 |
| 9 | Buffalo Bills | Sep 10, 1967 | Sep 17, 1967 | 0 | beat Jets 20–17 |
| 10 | Houston Oilers | Sep 17, 1967 | Sep 24, 1967 | 0 | beat Bills 20–3 |
| 11 | San Diego Chargers | Sep 24, 1967 | Oct 29, 1967 | 4 | beat Titans 13–3 |
| 12 | Oakland Raiders | Oct 29, 1967 | Jan 14, 1968 | 8 | beat Chargers 51–10 |
| 13 | Green Bay Packers | Jan 14, 1968 | Sep 22, 1968 | 1 | beat Raiders 33–14 |
The era's record book
Most days held since 1966
| 1 | New England Patriots | 2,025 |
| 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1,598 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1,356 |
| 4 | New York Giants | 1,171 |
| 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 1,137 |
| 6 | Washington Commanders | 1,109 |
| 7 | San Francisco 49ers | 1,057 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Chargers | 1,019 |
| 9 | Atlanta Falcons | 973 |
| 10 | Seattle Seahawks | 952 |
Most reigns since 1966
Most defenses since 1966
Longest reigns of the era
| # | Reign | Defenses | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosJan 25, 1998 – Dec 13, 1998 | 13 | 322 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersFeb 6, 2011 – Dec 18, 2011 | 13 | 315 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsJan 21, 2024 – Nov 17, 2024 | 11 | 301 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsDec 2, 2001 – Sep 29, 2002 | 10 | 301 |
| 5 | New England PatriotsFeb 1, 2015 – Nov 29, 2015 | 10 | 301 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh SteelersOct 31, 2004 – Jan 23, 2005 | 10 | 84 |
| 7 | New England PatriotsNov 4, 2007 – Feb 3, 2008 | 9 | 91 |
| 8 | Green Bay PackersDec 4, 1966 – Oct 15, 1967 | 8 | 315 |
| 9 | New England PatriotsFeb 3, 2019 – Nov 3, 2019 | 8 | 273 |
| 10 | New York GiantsSep 16, 1990 – Nov 25, 1990 | 8 | 70 |