Best NFL Regular Season Records Through 14 games

Q: Which NFL team has the best record through 14 games?<

There are 4 NFL teams which started the season with a 14-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 14 games is the 2007 New England Patriots, who had a +291 point differential through 14 games. Their average margin of victory was 20.8 points in this stretch.

Q: What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 14 games?

The 2015 Carolina Panthers were the most recent team to start the season with a 14-0 record. They finished the season with a 15-1 record.

Q: Which NFL team had the best start through 14 games but still missed the playoffs?

The 1967 Baltimore Colts started the season 11-1-2, but failed to make the playoffs. Since 2000, 14 separate teams started the season with a 9-5 record and didn't make the playoffs. The most recent example was the 2020 Miami Dolphins.

Q: How did the best NFL teams through 14 games perform in the playoffs?

Starting in 1924, of the 90 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 14 games, 100% of them went on to make the playoffs, and 27.8% of them won the Super Bowl. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 14 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 2003 New England Patriots.

Which NFL team has the best record through 14 games?<

There are 4 NFL teams which started the season with a 14-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 14 games is the 2007 New England Patriots, who had a +291 point differential through 14 games. Their average margin of victory was 20.8 points in this stretch.

All-Time Best NFL Starts Through:

Best NFL Start Through 14 Games

	Team	Year	Record	Point Differential	Final Record	Final Result
1	New England Patriots	2007	14-0	+291	16-0	Lost SB
	Miami Dolphins	1972	14-0	+214	14-0	Won SB
	Carolina Panthers	2015	14-0	+171	15-1	Lost SB
	Indianapolis Colts	2009	14-0	+146	14-2	Lost SB
5	Green Bay Packers	1962	13-1	+267	13-1	Won NFLC
	Baltimore Colts	1968	13-1	+258	13-1	Lost SB
	Washington Redskins	1991	13-1	+246	14-2	Won SB
	Oakland Raiders	1967	13-1	+235	13-1	Lost SB
	Chicago Bears	1985	13-1	+225	15-1	Won SB
	Minnesota Vikings	1998	13-1	+210	15-1	Lost CC
	Indianapolis Colts	2005	13-1	+203	14-2	Lost Div
	San Francisco 49ers	1984	13-1	+201	15-1	Won SB
	Denver Broncos	1998	13-1	+195	14-2	Won SB
	Jacksonville Jaguars	1999	13-1	+189	14-2	Lost CC
	New Orleans Saints	2009	13-1	+185	13-3	Won SB
	Green Bay Packers	2011	13-1	+183	15-1	Lost Div
	Philadelphia Eagles	2004	13-1	+167	13-3	Lost SB
	Philadelphia Eagles	2022	13-1	+143	14-3	Lost SB
	Kansas City Chiefs	2020	13-1	+125	14-2	Lost SB
	San Francisco 49ers	1990	13-1	+114	14-2	Lost CC
	Oakland Raiders	1976	13-1	+113	13-1	Won SB
	Pittsburgh Steelers	2004	13-1	+103	15-1	Lost CC
23	New York Giants	1929	12-1-1	+221	13-1-1	No Playoffs
	Frankford Yellow Jackets	1926	12-1-1	+162	14-1-2	No Playoffs
	Oakland Raiders	1969	12-1-1	+135	12-1-1	Lost CC
26	St. Louis Rams	1999	12-2	+269	13-3	Won SB
	Minnesota Vikings	1969	12-2	+246	12-2	Lost SB
	Dallas Cowboys	1968	12-2	+245	12-2	Lost Div
	Oakland Raiders	1968	12-2	+220	12-2	Lost CC
	Baltimore Ravens	2019	12-2	+215	14-2	Lost Div
	Pittsburgh Steelers	1975	12-2	+211	12-2	Won SB
	Los Angeles Rams	1973	12-2	+210	12-2	Lost Div
	Green Bay Packers	1931	12-2	+204	12-2	No Playoffs
	Baltimore Colts	1964	12-2	+203	12-2	Lost NFLC
	Los Angeles Rams	1967	11-1-2	+202	11-1-2	Lost Div
	Kansas City Chiefs	1968	12-2	+201	12-2	Lost Div
	Minnesota Vikings	1975	12-2	+197	12-2	Lost Div
	Baltimore Colts	1967	11-1-2	+196	11-1-2	Missed Playoffs
	Miami Dolphins	1973	12-2	+193	12-2	Won SB
	San Francisco 49ers	1994	12-2	+193	13-3	Won SB
	Minnesota Vikings	1970	12-2	+192	12-2	Lost Div
	Miami Dolphins	1984	12-2	+190	14-2	Lost SB
	St. Louis Rams	2001	12-2	+187	14-2	Lost SB
	Chicago Bears	2006	12-2	+186	13-3	Lost SB
	Seattle Seahawks	1984	12-2	+180	12-4	Lost Div
	San Diego Chargers	2006	12-2	+179	14-2	Lost Div
	Washington Redskins	1983	12-2	+179	14-2	Lost SB
	Los Angeles Rams	1975	12-2	+177	12-2	Lost CC
	San Diego Chargers	1961	12-2	+177	12-2	Lost AFL Championship *
	Arizona Cardinals	2015	12-2	+176	13-3	Lost CC
	Seattle Seahawks	2013	12-2	+175	13-3	Won SB
	Green Bay Packers	1966	12-2	+172	12-2	Won SB
	Seattle Seahawks	2005	12-2	+172	13-3	Lost SB
	Indianapolis Colts	2007	12-2	+171	13-3	Lost Div
	Buffalo Bills	1990	12-2	+170	13-3	Lost SB
	San Francisco 49ers	1992	12-2	+170	14-2	Lost CC
	New Orleans Saints	2018	12-2	+167	13-3	Lost CC
	New England Patriots	2015	12-2	+166	12-4	Lost CC
	Dallas Cowboys	1983	12-2	+165	12-4	Lost WC
	Philadelphia Eagles	2017	12-2	+159	13-3	Won SB
	Buffalo Bills	1964	12-2	+158	12-2	Won AFL Champ *
	San Francisco 49ers	1987	12-2	+158	13-2	Lost Div
	Chicago Bears	1963	11-1-2	+157	11-1-2	Won NFLC
	San Francisco 49ers	1989	12-2	+152	14-2	Won SB
	Chicago Bears	1926	11-1-2	+151	12-1-3	No Playoffs
	Green Bay Packers	2007	12-2	+151	13-3	Lost CC
	Kansas City Chiefs	2003	12-2	+149	13-3	Lost Div
	Chicago Bears	1986	12-2	+148	14-2	Lost Div
	New England Patriots	2004	12-2	+147	14-2	Won SB
	Tennessee Titans	2008	12-2	+147	13-3	Lost Div
	Dallas Cowboys	2007	12-2	+144	13-3	Lost Div
	New England Patriots	2010	12-2	+143	14-2	Lost Div
	Pittsburgh Steelers	1978	12-2	+135	14-2	Won SB
	Dallas Cowboys	1977	12-2	+133	12-2	Won SB
	New England Patriots	2016	12-2	+132	14-2	Won SB
	Minnesota Vikings	1973	12-2	+128	12-2	Lost SB
	Oakland Raiders	1974	12-2	+127	12-2	Lost CC
	Denver Broncos	1977	12-2	+126	12-2	Lost SB
	Atlanta Falcons	1998	12-2	+124	14-2	Lost SB
	Pittsburgh Steelers	2001	12-2	+122	13-3	Lost CC
	San Francisco 49ers	1997	12-2	+122	13-3	Lost CC
	Denver Broncos	1996	12-2	+117	13-3	Lost Div
	Buffalo Bills	1991	12-2	+115	13-3	Lost SB
	New York Giants	1962	12-2	+115	12-2	Lost NFLC
	Houston Texans	2012	12-2	+114	12-4	Lost Div
	Indianapolis Colts	1999	12-2	+114	13-3	Lost Div
	Atlanta Falcons	2012	12-2	+112	13-3	Lost CC
	Atlanta Falcons	2010	12-2	+108	13-3	Lost Div
	Dallas Cowboys	2016	12-2	+108	13-3	Lost Div
	New York Giants	1986	12-2	+84	14-2	Won SB
	New England Patriots	2003	12-2	+74	14-2	Won SB

What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 14 games?