There are 10 NFL teams which started the season with a 12-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 12 games is the 2007 New England Patriots, who had a +260 point differential through 12 games. Their average margin of victory was 21.7 points in this stretch.
The 1967 Baltimore Colts started the season 10-0-2, but failed to make the playoffs. Since 2000, the best start to the season which still missed the playoffs is shared by the 2014 Philadelphia Eagles and 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who started the season 9-3, but didn't make the playoffs.
Starting in 1920, of the 132 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 12 games, 97.7% of them went on to make the playoffs, and 26.5% of them won the Super Bowl. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 12 games and went on to win the Super Bowl are The 2017 Philadelphia Eagles, the 2014 New England Patriots, the 2013 Seattle Seahawks, the 2009 New Orleans Saints and the 2006 Indianapolis Colts.
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All NFL stats, streaks, droughts and records are updated based on games played on or before Feb 11, 2024.
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