Best NFL Regular Season Records Through 13 games

Q: Which NFL team has the best record through 13 games?<

There are 9 NFL teams which started the season with a 13-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 13 games is the 2007 New England Patriots, who had a +281 point differential through 13 games. Their average margin of victory was 21.6 points in this stretch.

Q: What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 13 games?

The 2015 Carolina Panthers were the most recent team to start the season with a 13-0 record. They finished the season with a 15-1 record.

Q: Which NFL team had the best start through 13 games but still missed the playoffs?

The 1967 Baltimore Colts started the season 11-0-2, but failed to make the playoffs. Since 2000, 5 separate teams started the season with a 9-4 record and didn't make the playoffs. The most recent example was the 2014 Philadelphia Eagles.

Q: How did the best NFL teams through 13 games perform in the playoffs?

Starting in 1920, of the 103 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 13 games, 99.0% of them went on to make the playoffs, and 28.2% of them won the Super Bowl. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 13 games and went on to win the Super Bowl are The 2017 Philadelphia Eagles, the 2016 New England Patriots, the 2014 New England Patriots, the 2013 Seattle Seahawks and the 2009 New Orleans Saints.

Which NFL team has the best record through 13 games?<

There are 9 NFL teams which started the season with a 13-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 13 games is the 2007 New England Patriots, who had a +281 point differential through 13 games. Their average margin of victory was 21.6 points in this stretch.

All-Time Best NFL Starts Through:

Best NFL Start Through 13 Games

	Team	Year	Record	Point Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	New England Patriots	2007	13-0	+281	16-0	Lost SB
	Indianapolis Colts	2005	13-0	+212	14-2	Lost Div
	Chicago Bears	1934	13-0	+200	13-0	Lost NFLC
	Denver Broncos	1998	13-0	+199	14-2	Won SB
	Miami Dolphins	1972	13-0	+198	14-0	Won SB
	New Orleans Saints	2009	13-0	+192	13-3	Won SB
	Green Bay Packers	2011	13-0	+188	15-1	Lost Div
	Carolina Panthers	2015	13-0	+168	15-1	Lost SB
	Indianapolis Colts	2009	13-0	+142	14-2	Lost SB
10	Green Bay Packers	1929	12-0-1	+176	12-0-1	No Playoffs
11	Green Bay Packers	1962	12-1	+264	13-1	Won NFLC
	Baltimore Colts	1968	12-1	+254	13-1	Lost SB
	Minnesota Vikings	1969	12-1	+253	12-2	Lost SB
	Washington Redskins	1991	12-1	+240	14-2	Won SB
	Oakland Raiders	1967	12-1	+228	13-1	Lost SB
	Baltimore Colts	1967	11-0-2	+220	11-1-2	Missed Playoffs
	Chicago Bears	1985	12-1	+218	15-1	Won SB
	Pittsburgh Steelers	1975	12-1	+218	12-2	Won SB
	San Diego Chargers	1961	12-1	+218	12-2	Lost AFL Championship *
	Green Bay Packers	1931	12-1	+205	12-2	No Playoffs
	Miami Dolphins	1984	12-1	+201	14-2	Lost SB
	Minnesota Vikings	1998	12-1	+200	15-1	Lost CC
	San Francisco 49ers	1984	12-1	+183	15-1	Won SB
	Jacksonville Jaguars	1999	12-1	+179	14-2	Lost CC
	Philadelphia Eagles	2004	12-1	+162	13-3	Lost SB
	Chicago Bears	1926	11-0-2	+152	12-1-3	No Playoffs
	Denver Broncos	1996	12-1	+152	13-3	Lost Div
	Dallas Cowboys	2007	12-1	+148	13-3	Lost Div
	New England Patriots	2004	12-1	+148	14-2	Won SB
	Tennessee Titans	2008	12-1	+148	13-3	Lost Div
	Philadelphia Eagles	2022	12-1	+138	14-3	Lost SB
	Denver Broncos	1977	12-1	+134	12-2	Lost SB
	Kansas City Chiefs	2020	12-1	+122	14-2	Lost SB
	Pittsburgh Steelers	2004	12-1	+100	15-1	Lost CC
	San Francisco 49ers	1990	12-1	+98	14-2	Lost CC
	Oakland Raiders	1976	12-1	+89	13-1	Won SB
37	New York Giants	1929	11-1-1	+190	13-1-1	No Playoffs
	New York Giants	1927	11-1-1	+177	11-1-1	No Playoffs
	Frankford Yellow Jackets	1926	11-1-1	+161	14-1-2	No Playoffs
	Oakland Raiders	1969	11-1-1	+131	12-1-1	Lost CC
41	St. Louis Rams	1999	11-2	+248	13-3	Won SB
	Dallas Cowboys	1968	11-2	+227	12-2	Lost Div
	Oakland Raiders	1968	11-2	+213	12-2	Lost CC
	Los Angeles Rams	1973	11-2	+197	12-2	Lost Div
	Baltimore Ravens	2019	11-2	+194	14-2	Lost Div
	New York Giants	1930	11-2	+191	13-4	No Playoffs
	Kansas City Chiefs	1969	11-2	+186	11-3	Won SB
	Chicago Bears	2006	11-2	+183	13-3	Lost SB
	St. Louis Rams	2001	11-2	+181	14-2	Lost SB
	Denver Broncos	1997	11-2	+178	12-4	Won SB
	Kansas City Chiefs	1968	11-2	+178	12-2	Lost Div
	Los Angeles Rams	1967	10-1-2	+178	11-1-2	Lost Div
	Baltimore Colts	1964	11-2	+175	12-2	Lost NFLC
	Minnesota Vikings	1975	11-2	+175	12-2	Lost Div
	Denver Broncos	2013	11-2	+170	13-3	Lost SB
	Los Angeles Rams	1975	11-2	+170	12-2	Lost CC
	San Francisco 49ers	1994	11-2	+170	13-3	Won SB
	Dallas Cowboys	1994	11-2	+168	12-4	Lost CC
	Green Bay Packers	1966	11-2	+168	12-2	Won SB
	San Diego Chargers	2006	11-2	+168	14-2	Lost Div
	San Francisco 49ers	2019	11-2	+168	13-3	Lost SB
	Seattle Seahawks	2005	11-2	+168	13-3	Lost SB
	San Francisco 49ers	1992	11-2	+167	14-2	Lost CC
	Buffalo Bills	1990	11-2	+166	13-3	Lost SB
	Miami Dolphins	1973	11-2	+166	12-2	Won SB
	Indianapolis Colts	2007	11-2	+164	13-3	Lost Div
	New Orleans Saints	2018	11-2	+164	13-3	Lost CC
	Washington Redskins	1983	11-2	+163	14-2	Lost SB
	Minnesota Vikings	1970	11-2	+162	12-2	Lost Div
	Philadelphia Eagles	1980	11-2	+159	12-4	Lost SB
	Seattle Seahawks	1984	11-2	+159	12-4	Lost Div
	Philadelphia Eagles	2017	11-2	+154	13-3	Won SB
	Arizona Cardinals	2015	11-2	+153	13-3	Lost CC
	Seattle Seahawks	2013	11-2	+152	13-3	Won SB
	New England Patriots	2015	11-2	+149	12-4	Lost CC
	San Francisco 49ers	1989	11-2	+149	14-2	Won SB
	Buffalo Bills	1964	11-2	+148	12-2	Won AFL Champ *
	Chicago Bears	1963	10-1-2	+147	11-1-2	Won NFLC
	Minnesota Vikings	2009	11-2	+146	12-4	Lost CC
	Decatur Staleys	1920	10-1-2	+143	10-1-2	No Playoffs
	Detroit Lions	1962	11-2	+141	11-3	Missed Playoffs
	Dallas Cowboys	1983	11-2	+140	12-4	Lost WC
	New York Giants	2008	11-2	+140	12-4	Lost Div
	New England Patriots	2010	11-2	+139	14-2	Lost Div
	Dallas Cowboys	1992	11-2	+132	13-3	Won SB
	Green Bay Packers	2007	11-2	+132	13-3	Lost CC
	San Francisco 49ers	1987	11-2	+130	13-2	Lost Div
	Dallas Cowboys	1977	11-2	+125	12-2	Won SB
	Pittsburgh Steelers	1978	11-2	+125	14-2	Won SB
	Washington Redskins	1972	11-2	+125	11-3	Lost SB
	Oakland Raiders	1974	11-2	+123	12-2	Lost CC
	New York Giants	1990	11-2	+122	13-3	Won SB
	Kansas City Chiefs	2003	11-2	+121	13-3	Lost Div
	Kansas City Chiefs	2018	11-2	+120	12-4	Lost CC
	New England Patriots	2016	11-2	+119	14-2	Won SB
	Chicago Bears	1988	11-2	+117	12-4	Lost CC
	Dallas Cowboys	1976	11-2	+115	11-3	Lost Div
	Atlanta Falcons	1998	11-2	+114	14-2	Lost SB
	Chicago Bears	1986	11-2	+114	14-2	Lost Div
	Buffalo Bills	1991	11-2	+112	13-3	Lost SB
	Los Angeles Rams	2018	11-2	+112	13-3	Lost SB
	Pittsburgh Steelers	2020	11-2	+112	12-4	Lost WC
	Indianapolis Colts	1999	11-2	+111	13-3	Lost Div
	San Francisco 49ers	1997	11-2	+111	13-3	Lost CC
	New York Giants	1962	11-2	+105	12-2	Lost NFLC
	Minnesota Vikings	1973	11-2	+104	12-2	Lost SB
	Dallas Cowboys	2016	11-2	+102	13-3	Lost Div
	Houston Texans	2012	11-2	+102	12-4	Lost Div
	Kansas City Chiefs	1995	11-2	+98	13-3	Lost Div
	Denver Broncos	1984	11-2	+95	13-3	Lost Div
	Atlanta Falcons	2010	11-2	+92	13-3	Lost Div
	Pittsburgh Steelers	2001	11-2	+89	13-3	Lost CC
	Buffalo Bills	1988	11-2	+84	12-4	Lost CC
	Los Angeles Rams	1969	11-2	+83	11-3	Lost Div
	Atlanta Falcons	2012	11-2	+78	13-3	Lost CC
	Washington Redskins	1986	11-2	+76	12-4	Lost CC
	New York Giants	1986	11-2	+74	14-2	Won SB
	Pittsburgh Steelers	2017	11-2	+69	13-3	Lost Div
	Minnesota Vikings	2000	11-2	+63	11-5	Lost CC
	New England Patriots	2003	11-2	+60	14-2	Won SB

What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 13 games?