What is the lowest record team to make the NFL playoffs?

2010 Seattle Seahawks, 7-9
Aside from the 1982 season that was shortened due to the players' strike, this was the first time a team with a losing record made the playoffs.
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What is the lowest record to make the NFL Playoffs?

The worst teams to make the NFL playoffs
  • 1 of 25. 25. 1983 Denver Broncos. Focus on Sport/Getty Images. ...
  • 2 of 25. 2007 Tennessee Titans. Helen H. ...
  • 3 of 25. 1999 Detroit Lions. ...
  • 4 of 25. 1999 Miami Dolphins. ...
  • 5 of 25. 1980 Minnesota Vikings. ...
  • 6 of 25. 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers. ...
  • 7 of 25. 1985 Cleveland Browns. ...
  • 8 of 25. 1978 Atlanta Falcons.
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Has a 3 7 team ever made the playoffs?

2020 Washington Football Team

This is the only team to start 3-7 and make the playoffs.
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Has a 4 7 team ever made the playoffs?

From a 4-7 record, the Jaguars made it into the postseason, becoming only the second NFL team at the time (following the 1995 San Diego Chargers) to make that leap.
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Has a 7 9 team ever made the playoffs?

The Seahawks made history by becoming the first 7–9 team ever to make the playoffs and then did it again by becoming the first to win a playoff game, racking up 31 first downs and 474 yards, including a 67-yard touchdown run by Marshawn Lynch late in the fourth quarter.
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What's The Fewest Wins Needed To Make The NFL Playoffs?



Was there ever a 0 0 NFL game?

Yes, many NFL games have ended 0-0. Per Pro Football Reference, 73 games in pro football history have ended in a 0-0 tie. However, the last time it happened was almost 80 years ago, meaning there have been no scoreless ties in the Super Bowl era.
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Has a team went 16 0?

The 2007 New England Patriots were the first NFL team to achieve a perfect 16-0 regular season record, and seemed destined to go down as the greatest team ever until their stunning defeat in Super Bowl XLII.
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Has a 1-6 NFL team made the playoffs?

Only one team in NFL history has rebounded from a 1-6 start to make the postseason and that's the 1970 Bengals.
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Has a 1/7 NFL team ever made the playoffs?

No team that started 1-7 has ever made the NFL playoffs — although one came close. The 2004 Panthers were coming off an 11-5 season and a Super Bowl loss to the Patriots in Houston. The team followed a season opening loss to Green Bay at home with a road win at Kansas City.
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What is the biggest NFL team collapses?

But that's letting the Indianapolis Colts off the hook. The Vikings' 39-36 overtime victory at U.S. Bank Stadium Saturday afternoon was the largest collapse in NFL history.
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Who has the worst playoff record of all time?

The Minnesota Vikings have recorded the most playoff losses (31), whereas the Detroit Lions have the lowest playoff win–loss percentage (. 350), holding a 7–13 record. The Houston Texans have the fewest games played (10), wins (4), and losses (6) in NFL playoff history.
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Who has the longest playoff streak?

Most Consecutive Seasons With a Playoff Win (All Time)
  • New England Patriots, 8 (2011-18) The Patriots, understandably, are all over this list. ...
  • Dallas Cowboys, 6 (1991-96) This streak was kicked off by Jimmy Johnson's Cowboys teams, which made three consecutive postseasons and won two Super Bowls.
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Has a sub 500 team made NFL playoffs?

2010 Seattle Seahawks (7-9)

The 2010 Seattle Seahawks are the worst NFL playoff team of all-time, the first to win a division with a record below . 500 and edging the St. Louis Rams by division win percentage.
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Has an 0-4 team ever made the playoffs?

As for an 0–4 start, it was down to just the 1992 San Diego Chargers, the only team to traverse that deficit and make the playoffs.
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Has a 0 and 5 team made the playoffs?

No. To my knowledge only one team has ever started 0–4 and made the playoffs (the Chargers in 1992). No team has ever started 0–5 or worse and made it to the post season.
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Has an 1/4 team made the playoffs?

You've undoubtedly heard that only one team in NFL history has started a season 0-4 and made the playoffs. That team was the 1992 San Diego Chargers, who shocked the world by going 6-10 in 1990, 4-12 in 1991, and then making the playoffs in 1992 after an 0-4 start.
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Can an NFL team score 1?

A conversion safety by the defense is also possible, though highly unlikely; although this has never occurred, it is the only possible way a team could finish with a single point in an American football game.
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Has any NFL team went 17 0?

Since the National Football League began in 1920, only one team has played a perfect season (both regular season and playoffs): the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who won all fourteen of their regular season games and three postseason games, including Super Bowl VII, to finish the season 17–0–0.
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Has a 50 win team ever missed the playoffs?

A 50 win NBA team has never missed the playoffs.
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What was the biggest comeback in NFL history?

The record for the largest NFL comeback is held by the Minnesota Vikings, who overcame a third-quarter deficit of 33–0 to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 39–36 in overtime. The Colts have featured in three of the top six comebacks, having also won from 28 points behind and lost from 26 points ahead.
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Has a 2 and 6 team made the playoffs?

Before this season, 186 teams in the Super Bowl era started a season 2-6, with only Cincinnati in 1970 and Washington in 2020 making it to the postseason.
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Has any team never made it to the playoffs?

Every current NFL team has reached playoffs

And as it turns out, all 32 active NFL teams have qualified for and even won a game in the playoffs.
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Who is undefeated in NFL?

The 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only team that has ever achieved a perfect, undefeated season.
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Has there ever been a 100 point football game?

Played on December 22, 1963, the game took place in the American Football League (AFL), but it was absorbed into official NFL records after the NFL–AFL merger. The Oakland Raiders defeated the Houston Oilers 52–49, combining for a total of 101 points.
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What was the best NFL team ever?

Greatest NFL Teams of All Time
  • 8) 1999 St. Louis Rams.
  • 7) 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • 6) 1989 San Francisco 49ers.
  • 5) 1991 Washington.
  • 4) 2007 New England Patriots.
  • 3) 1984 San Francisco 49ers.
  • 2) 1985 Chicago Bears.
  • 1) 1972 Miami Dolphins.
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