What is the only NFL team to go undefeated?

50 years on, the 1972 Miami Dolphins' undefeated season remains undefeated. It's been 50 years since the 1972 Miami Dolphins became the first (and, so far, only) team in NFL history to win every game in a season.
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Did any NFL team go undefeated?

The most famous undefeated team in NFL history is the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who remain the only team ever to finish the regular season with a perfect record and win the Super Bowl.
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Has any NFL team gone undefeated and won the Super Bowl?

In 1971 Miami won the conference championship but lost the Super Bowl. The Dolphins in the 1972 season became the first team to go undefeated through their entire schedule and the playoffs, culminating with a win in the Super Bowl. The team won a second Super Bowl the following season.
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Did any NFL team go 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 there ever been a 1/0 NFL game?

The lowest possible score is 0-0 and has been achieved 73 times, though the most recent scoreless tie came on Nov. 7, 1943. The most points any team has scored in an NFL game is 73.
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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 NFL team never lost a game?

Apart from the 1972 Dolphins, three NFL teams have completed undefeated and untied regular seasons: the 1934 Chicago Bears, the 1942 Chicago Bears, and the 2007 New England Patriots.
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What was the biggest blowout in NFL history?

The Jacksonville Jaguars' 65-7 win over the Miami Dolphins in January 2000 is the biggest blowout in NFL playoff history. In more than two decades since Fred Taylor and the Jaguars obliterated Dan Marino and the Dolphins, no team has come close to matching the 58-point blowout.
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What is the oldest NFL team?

Only two founding members, the Decatur Staleys (now the Chicago Bears) are still in the league. The Chicago Cardinals founded in 1898(joined the NFL in 1920), now the Arizona Cardinals) is the oldest NFL franchise.
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Has any NFL team ever had a perfect season?

50 years on, the 1972 Miami Dolphins' undefeated season remains undefeated. It's been 50 years since the 1972 Miami Dolphins became the first (and, so far, only) team in NFL history to win every game in a season.
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Who was the last NFL team 7 0?

The Eagles last held that distinction in 2004 when they started 7-0.
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What is the NFL biggest rivalry?

Green Bay Packers vs.

Chicago Bears is the biggest rivalry in the NFL. Both teams are among the best teams historically in the league. They've been battling against each other since 1921 and the rivalry is extremely close. In fact, the Packers only overtook the Bears in overall head-to-head in 2017.
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Who were the original 5 NFL teams?

The league began play in 1920 and comprised five teams from Ohio (Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Tigers, Columbus Panhandlers, and Dayton Triangles), four teams from Illinois (Chicago Tigers, Decatur Staleys, Racine Cardinals [the Cardinals were based in Chicago but took the name of a local street], and Rock ...
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Who was the 1st football team?

1896. The Allegheny Athletic Association team fielded the first completely professional team for its abbreviated two-game season.
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What was the biggest NFL game ever?

The 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants was the first ever NFL playoff game to go into sudden-death overtime and is widely known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played."
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Who hits the hardest in NFL history?

Jack Tatum

In total, he won 1 Super Bowl and received 8 Pro Bowls, and was nicknamed 'The Assassin. ' He is known as one of the hardest hitters due to his tackle on Darryl Stingley in 1978, which left him paralyzed from the chest down for the rest of his life.
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Has any NFL team scored 100 points?

No, an NFL team has never scored 100 points in a game.

The Raiders beat the Oilers 52-49 on Sunday to clinch their first division title in 25 years. They were led by quarterback Derek Carr who threw for 447 yards and five touchdowns.
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What is the most forgettable NFL team?

The worst NFL teams from the past 50 years
  1. 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Focus on Sport-Getty Images.
  2. 1990 New England Patriots. Focus on Sport-Getty Images. ...
  3. 2008 Detroit Lions. Allen Fredrickson-Icon Sportswire. ...
  4. 2000 Cleveland Browns. ...
  5. 1999 Cleveland Browns. ...
  6. 2017 Cleveland Browns. ...
  7. 1981 Baltimore Colts. ...
  8. 1991 Indianapolis Colts. ...
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What NFL team lost their name?

The Washington Commanders unveiled their new name on February 2, 2022, after being known simply as the Washington Football Team since July of 2020. But before that, they were (in)famously known as the Washington Redskins, a name they'd had since the 1930s.
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What NFL has not won a game?

1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14)

The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the first NFL team to go winless, and probably the worst team to ever do it. In their first-ever season as an expansion franchise, the Buccaneers only scored 8.9 points per game and gave up 29.4 points per game.
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Has anyone ever scored 1 point in the NFL?

It is one of the oddities of American football that a team can score 2, 3, 4, 5 or even 222 points in a game, but never 1.
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Can you ever score 1 point in football?

Conversion safeties (one-point safeties)

In American football, if a team attempting an extra point or two-point conversion (officially known in the rulebooks as a try) scores what would normally be a safety, that attempting team is awarded one point. This is commonly known as a conversion safety or one-point safety.
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Can you get 1 point football?

The only time a 1 point safety can occur is when the offense on an extra point or two-point conversion attempt gets tackled in their own end zone. This is commonly known as conversion safety or one-point safety.
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What is the biggest NFL stadium?

MetLife Stadium is the largest NFL stadium with a standard capacity of 82,500. Soldier Field is the smallest NFL stadium with a standard capacity of 61,500.
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  • There are 30 stadiums in the NFL.
  • Three stadiums have a base capacity of at least 80,000.
  • Soldier Field is the smallest NFL stadium.
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