List of all-time NFL win–loss records
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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, which as of the end of its 2021 season, consists of 32 teams. These teams are divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC), and both conferences contain four divisions with four teams each. Since its formation in 1920, as the American Professional Football Association (APFA), NFL game results have been recorded. Games in the NFL can either end with a winner and a loser, or the two teams can tie. Ties are registered as a half-win and a half-loss when calculating the win–loss percentage.
One of only two charter members of the NFL still in existence,[1] the Chicago Bears have played the most games (1,435) and recorded both the most wins (783) and ties (42) in NFL regular season history, as of the end of the 2021 NFL season.[2] Their NFC North divisional rival Green Bay Packers hold the highest regular season win–loss percentage (.572), with a 782–581–38 record through the end of the 2021 season.[3] The league's other still-active charter member, the Arizona Cardinals, have recorded the most regular season losses (777), through the end of the 2021 season.[4] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers maintain the lowest regular season win–loss percentage (.402), holding a 291–433–1 record, through 2021.[5] Being the most-recently founded franchise in the NFL, the Houston Texans have recorded the fewest games played (321), wins (139), and losses (182); together with the Jacksonville Jaguars, they are the only teams yet to record a tie, as of the end of the 2021 NFL season.[6][7]
Following the regular season, teams that won their respective divisions, in addition to three wild card teams determined by a conference's next best three teams—regardless of division—qualify for the league's postseason, called the playoffs.[b] Ties cannot occur in the playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys have played in the most playoff games (64), through the end of Conference Championship round of the 2021–22 NFL playoffs. The New England Patriots have the most playoff wins (37) and the highest playoff win–loss percentage (.627), with a 37–22 record, as of the end of the same Conference Championship round. The Minnesota Vikings have recorded the most playoff losses (30), whereas the Detroit Lions have the lowest playoff win–loss percentage (.350) with a 7–13 record. The Houston Texans have the fewest games played (10), wins (4), and losses (6) in NFL playoff history.
When combining regular season and playoff win–loss records, the Bears hold the distinction for most overall games played (1,455), whereas the Packers have recorded the most wins (805) and the highest winning percentage (.571), with a 805–601–38 record through the end of Super Bowl LV. The Cardinals have recorded the most losses (780), and the Buccaneers hold the lowest winning percentage (.401), with a 294–439–1 record through the end of Super Bowl LV, a game which they won.
The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. However, the NFL does not officially count All-America Football Conference statistics, despite the 1950 NFL–AAFC merger.[8][c]
Regular season[]
The following is a listing of all 32 current National Football League (NFL) teams ranked by their regular season win–loss record percentage, accurate as of the end of week 18 of the 2021 NFL season.
| Best win–loss record in division |
| Rank | Team | GP | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | First NFL season | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay Packers | 1,401 | 782 | 581 | 38 | .572 | 1921 | NFC North |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 947 | 538 | 403 | 6 | .571 | 1960 | NFC East |
| 3 | New England Patriots | 949 | 529 | 411 | 9 | .562 | 1960 | AFC East |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | 1,435 | 783 | 610 | 42 | .560 | 1920 | NFC North |
| 5 | Baltimore Ravens | 417 | 233 | 183 | 1 | .560 | 1996 | AFC North |
| 6 | Miami Dolphins | 865 | 476 | 385 | 4 | .553 | 1966 | AFC East |
| 7 | Minnesota Vikings | 935 | 503 | 421 | 11 | .544 | 1961 | NFC North |
| 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 950 | 507 | 431 | 12 | .540 | 1960 | AFC West |
| 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1,237 | 652 | 563 | 22 | .536 | 1933 | AFC North |
| 10 | San Francisco 49ers | 1,067 | 561 | 492 | 14 | .532 | 1950 | NFC West |
| 11 | Indianapolis Colts[d] | 1,031 | 543 | 481 | 7 | .530 | 1953 | AFC South |
| 12 | New York Giants | 1,370 | 706 | 631 | 33 | .527 | 1925 | NFC East |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | 949 | 495 | 444 | 10 | .527 | 1960 | AFC West |
| 14 | Las Vegas Raiders | 949 | 491 | 447 | 11 | .523 | 1960 | AFC West |
| 15 | Seattle Seahawks | 725 | 374 | 350 | 1 | .517 | 1976 | NFC West |
| 16 | Los Angeles Rams | 1,200 | 599 | 580 | 21 | .508 | 1937 | NFC West |
| 17 | Los Angeles Chargers | 949 | 468 | 470 | 11 | .499 | 1960 | AFC West |
| 18 | Washington Commanders | 1,267 | 617 | 622 | 28 | .498 | 1932 | NFC East |
| 19 | Tennessee Titans | 949 | 463 | 480 | 6 | .491 | 1960 | AFC South |
| 20 | Cleveland Browns[e] | 1,019 | 494 | 514 | 11 | .490 | 1950 | AFC North |
| 21 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1,253 | 599 | 627 | 27 | .489 | 1933 | NFC East |
| 22 | Buffalo Bills | 949 | 449 | 492 | 8 | .477 | 1960 | AFC East |
| 23 | Carolina Panthers | 433 | 205 | 227 | 1 | .475 | 1995 | NFC South |
| 24 | New Orleans Saints | 851 | 396 | 450 | 5 | .468 | 1967 | NFC South |
| 25 | Detroit Lions | 1,298 | 570 | 694 | 34 | .452 | 1930 | NFC North |
| 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | 837 | 373 | 459 | 5 | .449 | 1968 | AFC North |
| 27 | New York Jets | 949 | 414 | 527 | 8 | .440 | 1960 | AFC East |
| 28 | Atlanta Falcons | 865 | 376 | 483 | 6 | .438 | 1966 | NFC South |
| 29 | Houston Texans | 321 | 139 | 182 | 0 | .433 | 2002 | AFC South |
| 30 | Arizona Cardinals | 1,395 | 577 | 777 | 41 | .428 | 1920 | NFC West |
| 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 433 | 180 | 253 | 0 | .416 | 1995 | AFC South |
| 32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 725 | 291 | 433 | 1 | .402 | 1976 | NFC South |
Playoffs[]
The following is a listing of all 32 current National Football League (NFL) teams ranked by their playoff win–loss percentage, accurate as of the end of the 2021 Conference Championship games.
| Best win–loss record in division | Team active in playoffs |
| Rank | Team | GP | Won | Lost | Pct. | Last playoff appearance |
Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | 59 | 37 | 22 | .627 | 2021 | AFC East |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | 56 | 34 | 22 | .607 | 2021 | NFC West |
| 3 | Baltimore Ravens | 27 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2020 | AFC North |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | 61 | 36 | 25 | .590 | 2021 | NFC North |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 63 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 2021 | AFC North |
| 6 | Las Vegas Raiders | 45 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 2021 | AFC West |
| 7 | Denver Broncos | 42 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 2015 | AFC West |
| 8 | Dallas Cowboys | 64 | 35 | 29 | .547 | 2021 | NFC East |
| 9 | Washington Commanders | 43 | 23 | 20 | .535 | 2020 | NFC East |
| 10 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2017 | NFC South |
| 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2021 | NFC South |
| 12 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2017 | AFC South |
| 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | 47 | 23 | 24 | .489 | 2021 | NFC East |
| 14 | New York Giants | 49 | 24 | 25 | .490 | 2016 | NFC East |
| 15 | Miami Dolphins | 41 | 20 | 21 | .488 | 2016 | AFC East |
| 16 | Seattle Seahawks | 35 | 17 | 18 | .486 | 2020 | NFC West |
| 17 | Los Angeles Rams | 52 | 25 | 27 | .481 | 2021 | NFC West |
| 18 | New York Jets | 25 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 2010 | AFC East |
| 19 | Indianapolis Colts | 48 | 23 | 25 | .479 | 2020 | AFC South |
| 20 | Buffalo Bills | 36 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 2021 | AFC East |
| 21 | Chicago Bears | 37 | 17 | 20 | .459 | 2020 | NFC North |
| 22 | Kansas City Chiefs | 38 | 17 | 21 | .447 | 2021 | AFC West |
| 23 | Tennessee Titans | 39 | 17 | 23 | .425 | 2021 | AFC South |
| 24 | New Orleans Saints | 23 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 2020 | NFC South |
| 25 | Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 2017 | NFC South |
| 26 (tie) |
Minnesota Vikings | 51 | 21 | 30 | .412 | 2019 | NFC North |
| Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 2021 | NFC West | |
| 28 (tie) |
Los Angeles Chargers | 30 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 2018 | AFC West |
| Houston Texans | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2019 | AFC South | |
| 30 (tie) |
Cleveland Browns | 33 | 12 | 21 | .364 | 2020 | AFC North |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 2021 | AFC North | |
| 32 | Detroit Lions | 20 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 2016 | NFC North |
Combined win–loss records[]
The following is a listing of all current 32 National Football League (NFL) teams ranked by their combined regular season and playoff win–loss record percentage, accurate through the end of week 18 of the 2021 NFL season.
| Best win–loss record in division |
| Rank | Team | GP | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | First NFL season | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay Packers | 1,461 | 818 | 605 | 38 | .573 | 1921 | NFC North |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 1,010 | 573 | 431 | 6 | .570 | 1960 | NFC East |
| 3 | New England Patriots | 1,007 | 566 | 432 | 9 | .567 | 1960 | AFC East |
| 4 | Baltimore Ravens | 444 | 249 | 194 | 1 | .562 | 1996 | AFC North |
| 5 | Chicago Bears | 1,472 | 800 | 630 | 42 | .558 | 1920 | NFC North |
| 6 | Miami Dolphins | 906 | 496 | 406 | 4 | .550 | 1966 | AFC East |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1,299 | 688 | 589 | 22 | .538 | 1933 | AFC North |
| 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 983 | 522 | 449 | 12 | .537 | 1960 | AFC West |
| 9 | Minnesota Vikings | 986 | 524 | 451 | 11 | .537 | 1961 | NFC North |
| 10 | San Francisco 49ers | 1,119 | 593 | 512 | 14 | .536 | 1950 | NFC West |
| 11 | Indianapolis Colts | 1,079 | 566 | 506 | 7 | .528 | 1953 | AFC South |
| 12 | Denver Broncos | 991 | 518 | 463 | 10 | .528 | 1960 | AFC West |
| 13 | New York Giants | 1,419 | 730 | 656 | 33 | .526 | 1925 | NFC East |
| 14 | Las Vegas Raiders | 993 | 516 | 466 | 11 | .525 | 1960 | AFC West |
| 15 | Seattle Seahawks | 760 | 391 | 368 | 1 | .515 | 1976 | NFC West |
| 16 | Los Angeles Rams | 1,249 | 621 | 607 | 21 | .506 | 1937 | NFC West |
| 17 | Washington Commanders | 1,310 | 640 | 642 | 28 | .499 | 1932 | NFC East |
| 18 | Los Angeles Chargers | 979 | 480 | 488 | 11 | .496 | 1960 | AFC West |
| 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1,299 | 622 | 650 | 27 | .489 | 1933 | NFC East |
| 20 | Tennessee Titans | 988 | 480 | 502 | 6 | .489 | 1960 | AFC South |
| 21 | Cleveland Browns | 1,052 | 506 | 534 | 11 | .487 | 1950 | AFC North |
| 22 | Buffalo Bills | 983 | 465 | 510 | 8 | .477 | 1960 | AFC East |
| 23 | Carolina Panthers | 450 | 214 | 235 | 1 | .477 | 1995 | NFC South |
| 24 | New Orleans Saints | 874 | 406 | 463 | 5 | .467 | 1967 | NFC South |
| 25 | Detroit Lions | 1,318 | 577 | 707 | 34 | .451 | 1930 | NFC North |
| 26 | New York Jets | 974 | 426 | 540 | 8 | .441 | 1960 | AFC East |
| 27 | Cincinnati Bengals | 856 | 378 | 473 | 5 | .445 | 1968 | AFC North |
| 28 | Atlanta Falcons | 889 | 386 | 497 | 6 | .438 | 1966 | NFC South |
| 29 | Houston Texans | 331 | 143 | 188 | 0 | .432 | 2002 | AFC South |
| 30 | Arizona Cardinals | 1,411 | 584 | 786 | 41 | .426 | 1920 | NFC West |
| 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 447 | 187 | 260 | 0 | .418 | 1995 | AFC South |
| 32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 744 | 301 | 442 | 1 | .405 | 1976 | NFC South |
Notes[]
- ^ This .571 figure encompasses both regular season and playoff win–loss records.
- ^ These parameters to qualify for the NFL playoffs have been in place since the 2020 NFL season.
- ^ This exclusion of AAFC win–loss records affects the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers. Therefore, the Browns' regular season win–loss record does not include a 47–4–3 record compiled in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949, nor does their playoff record include the 5–0 record compiled during the same period. Likewise, the 49ers' AAFC regular season win–loss record of 38–14–2, nor their 1–1 AAFC playoff record are officially counted.
- ^ The Indianapolis Colts' win–loss records include their time as the Baltimore Colts, but the original Baltimore Colts of the AAFC are considered as a separate franchise.
- ^ The NFL considers the current Browns franchise as having been established in 1946, joining the NFL in 1950, suspending operations from 1996 through 1998, and then resuming play as an expansion team in 1999. The Cleveland Browns relocated to Baltimore and were rebranded as the Ravens in 1996; however, the Baltimore Ravens are officially considered a 1996 expansion franchise in terms of team history and records.
References[]
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- ^ "Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Houston Texans Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Daniel; Emmons, Mark (November 8, 2011). "49ers great Joe Perry and the stats that don't count". San Jose Mercury Times. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
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