Best NFL Records Through 2 Games

Which NFL team has the best record through 2 games?<

There are 585 NFL teams which started the season with a 2-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 2 games is the 1920 Rock Island Independents, who had a +93 point differential through 2 games. Their average margin of victory was 46.5 points in this stretch.

Best NFL Start Through 2 Games

Team Year Record Point Differential Final Record Final Result
1 Rock Island Independents  1920 2-0 +93 6-2-2 No Playoffs
Canton Bulldogs  1920 2-0 +90 7-4-2 No Playoffs
Akron Pros  1920 2-0 +80 8-0-3 No Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 1967 2-0 +79 13-1 Lost SB
Buffalo All-Americans  1920 2-0 +77 9-1-1 No Playoffs
Rochester Jeffersons  1920 2-0 +76 6-3-2 No Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1970 2-0 +75 10-4 Lost Div
Washington Redskins 1975 2-0 +74 8-6 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 2019 2-0 +73 12-4 Lost WC
Houston Oilers 1966 2-0 +69 3-11 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 1968 2-0 +68 12-2 Lost CC
Dallas Cowboys 1968 2-0 +67 12-2 Lost Div
Cleveland Browns 1989 2-0 +65 9-6-1 Lost CC
Buffalo Bills 1981 2-0 +63 10-6 Lost Div
Chicago Cardinals 1923 2-0 +63 8-4 No Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1936 2-0 +62 8-4 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 2023 2-0 +60 12-5 Lost WC
San Diego Chargers 1961 2-0 +60 12-2 Lost AFL Championship *
San Diego Chargers 2006 2-0 +60 14-2 Lost Div
Detroit Lions 1962 2-0 +59 11-3 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 2001 2-0 +59 12-4 Lost Div
New England Patriots 1997 2-0 +59 10-6 Lost Div
Green Bay Packers 1996 2-0 +57 13-3 Won SB
Seattle Seahawks 1998 2-0 +57 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 1950 2-0 +56 10-2 Won NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1966 2-0 +56 10-3-1 Lost CC
Philadelphia Eagles 1980 2-0 +56 12-4 Lost SB
Akron Pros  1921 2-0 +55 8-3-1 No Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1960 2-0 +55 6-6 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Ravens 2019 2-0 +55 14-2 Lost Div
Buffalo All-Americans  1921 2-0 +55 9-1-2 No Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 2022 2-0 +55 13-3 Lost Div
Miami Dolphins 1995 2-0 +55 9-7 Lost WC
Seattle Seahawks 2003 2-0 +55 10-6 Lost WC
Canton Bulldogs  1923 2-0 +54 11-0-1 No Playoffs
Cleveland Indians  1921 2-0 +54 3-5 No Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 2018 2-0 +54 13-3 Lost SB
Chicago Bears 2006 2-0 +53 13-3 Lost SB
Houston Oilers 1991 2-0 +53 11-5 Lost Div
Minnesota Vikings 1968 2-0 +53 8-6 Lost Div
New England Patriots 2002 2-0 +53 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1943 2-0 +53 6-3-1 Lost NFLC
Buffalo Bills 2003 2-0 +52 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 2011 2-0 +52 10-6 Lost WC
Green Bay Packers 1931 2-0 +52 12-2 No Playoffs
New York Giants 1930 2-0 +52 13-4 No Playoffs
Detroit Wolverines  1928 2-0 +51 7-2-1 No Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1967 2-0 +50 11-1-2 Lost Div
Pittsburgh Steelers 2007 2-0 +50 10-6 Lost WC
San Francisco 49ers 1996 2-0 +50 12-4 Lost Div
Seattle Seahawks 1994 2-0 +50 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Ravens 2006 2-0 +49 13-3 Lost Div
Baltimore Ravens 2020 2-0 +49 11-5 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1948 2-0 +49 10-2 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1965 2-0 +49 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 1969 2-0 +49 11-3 Won SB
San Diego Chargers 2002 2-0 +49 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1947 2-0 +48 9-3 Won NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1978 2-0 +48 12-4 Lost SB
New England Patriots 2007 2-0 +48 16-0 Lost SB
Chicago Bears 1984 2-0 +47 10-6 Lost CC
Cleveland Browns 1953 2-0 +47 11-1 Lost NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1971 2-0 +47 11-3 Won SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 2005 2-0 +47 11-5 Won SB
Seattle Seahawks 1984 2-0 +47 12-4 Lost Div
Washington Redskins 1991 2-0 +47 14-2 Won SB
Frankford Yellow Jackets  1924 2-0 +46 11-2-1 No Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1945 2-0 +46 6-4 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1968 2-0 +46 10-3-1 Missed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers 1999 2-0 +46 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2000 2-0 +46 10-6 Lost WC
Dallas Cowboys 1995 2-0 +45 12-4 Won SB
Detroit Lions 1943 2-0 +45 3-6-1 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1951 2-0 +45 7-4-1 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Rams 1999 2-0 +45 13-3 Won SB
Chicago Bears 1936 2-0 +44 9-3 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 2003 2-0 +44 10-6 Lost WC
Green Bay Packers 1962 2-0 +44 13-1 Won NFLC
Kansas City Chiefs 1966 2-0 +44 11-2-1 Lost SB
Los Angeles Rams 1949 2-0 +44 8-2-2 Lost NFLC
New England Patriots 1986 2-0 +44 11-5 Lost Div
New Orleans Saints 2009 2-0 +44 13-3 Won SB
New York Jets 1966 2-0 +44 6-6-2 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1966 2-0 +44 7-6-1 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 1959 2-0 +44 7-5 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1992 2-0 +44 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 2005 2-0 +43 11-5 Lost WC
Detroit Lions 1954 2-0 +43 9-2-1 Lost NFLC
Detroit Lions 1980 2-0 +43 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Minnesota Vikings 1970 2-0 +43 12-2 Lost Div
Brooklyn Dodgers  1942 2-0 +42 3-8 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 1996 2-0 +42 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Minnesota Vikings 1975 2-0 +42 12-2 Lost Div
New York Giants 1952 2-0 +42 7-5 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 1981 2-0 +41 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 1986 2-0 +41 7-8-1 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1950 2-0 +41 6-6 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1973 2-0 +41 12-2 Lost Div
Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 2-0 +41 10-4 Lost Div
San Francisco 49ers 1998 2-0 +41 12-4 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1946 2-0 +40 8-2-1 Won NFLC
Cleveland Browns 1963 2-0 +40 10-4 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1973 2-0 +40 10-4 Lost CC
Denver Broncos 2013 2-0 +40 13-3 Lost SB
Green Bay Packers 1941 2-0 +40 10-1 Lost Div
Houston Texans 2012 2-0 +40 12-4 Lost Div
Jacksonville Jaguars 1999 2-0 +40 14-2 Lost CC
Los Angeles Raiders 1987 2-0 +40 5-10 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1970 2-0 +40 9-4-1 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 2005 2-0 +40 11-5 Lost WC
Baltimore Colts 1967 2-0 +39 11-1-2 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 1984 2-0 +39 14-2 Lost SB
Cleveland Rams 1945 2-0 +38 9-1 Won NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1976 2-0 +38 11-3 Lost Div
Decatur Staleys 1920 2-0 +38 10-1-2 No Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 2001 2-0 +38 5-11 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 1965 2-0 +38 7-6-1 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 2019 2-0 +38 13-3 Lost SB
Arizona Cardinals 2015 2-0 +37 13-3 Lost CC
Buffalo Bills 1975 2-0 +37 8-6 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 2011 2-0 +37 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1997 2-0 +37 12-4 Won SB
Detroit Lions 1937 2-0 +37 7-4 Missed Playoffs
Houston Texans 2011 2-0 +37 10-6 Lost Div
Indianapolis Colts 2001 2-0 +37 6-10 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 2008 2-0 +37 12-4 Lost Div
Philadelphia Eagles 1954 2-0 +37 7-4-1 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1976 2-0 +37 6-8 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1979 2-0 +37 12-4 Lost Div
San Francisco 49ers 1952 2-0 +37 7-5 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 1967 2-0 +37 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1992 2-0 +36 11-5 Lost SB
Cleveland Browns 1958 2-0 +36 9-3 Lost Div
Kansas City Chiefs 1985 2-0 +36 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 2002 2-0 +36 9-7 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 2012 2-0 +36 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks 1986 2-0 +36 10-6 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1941 2-0 +35 10-1 Won NFLC
Chicago Bears 1990 2-0 +35 11-5 Lost Div
Denver Broncos 1996 2-0 +35 13-3 Lost Div
Evansville Crimson Giants  1921 2-0 +35 3-2 No Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1965 2-0 +35 10-3-1 Won NFLC
Oakland Raiders 2017 2-0 +35 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1946 2-0 +35 6-5 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1981 2-0 +35 10-6 Lost CC
San Diego Chargers 1996 2-0 +35 8-8 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals 1976 2-0 +35 10-4 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Ravens 2017 2-0 +34 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1964 2-0 +34 12-2 Won AFL Champ *
Chicago Bears 1989 2-0 +34 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 2010 2-0 +34 10-6 Won SB
Kansas City Chiefs 2003 2-0 +34 13-3 Lost Div
Los Angeles Rams 1988 2-0 +34 10-6 Lost WC
New York Jets 2015 2-0 +34 10-6 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 2016 2-0 +34 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Pirates 1937 2-0 +34 4-7 Missed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers 1979 2-0 +34 12-4 Won SB
Washington Redskins 1948 2-0 +34 7-5 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1971 2-0 +34 9-4-1 Lost Div
Indianapolis Colts 2007 2-0 +33 13-3 Lost Div
Kansas City Chiefs 1992 2-0 +33 10-6 Lost WC
Miami Dolphins 1981 2-0 +33 11-4-1 Lost Div
Oakland Raiders 1977 2-0 +33 11-3 Lost CC
San Francisco 49ers 1995 2-0 +33 11-5 Lost Div
Buffalo Bills 1965 2-0 +32 10-3-1 Won AFL Champ *
Chicago Bears 1934 2-0 +32 13-0 Lost NFLC
Chicago Bears 1987 2-0 +32 11-4 Lost Div
Cleveland Browns 1971 2-0 +32 9-5 Lost Div
Denver Broncos 2001 2-0 +32 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1929 2-0 +32 12-0-1 No Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2019 2-0 +32 12-4 Won SB
New York Jets 2011 2-0 +32 8-8 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1968 2-0 +32 9-5 Missed Playoffs
Arizona Cardinals 2008 2-0 +31 9-7 Lost SB
Baltimore Colts 1957 2-0 +31 7-5 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1988 2-0 +31 12-4 Lost CC
Cleveland Browns 1952 2-0 +31 8-4 Lost NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1972 2-0 +31 10-4 Lost CC
Los Angeles Raiders 1984 2-0 +31 11-5 Lost WC
Los Angeles Rams 1974 2-0 +31 10-4 Lost CC
Miami Dolphins 1972 2-0 +31 14-0 Won SB
Minnesota Vikings 1998 2-0 +31 15-1 Lost CC
New York Giants 1941 2-0 +31 8-3 Lost NFLC
Philadelphia Steagles  1943 2-0 +31 5-4-1 Missed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers 1954 2-0 +31 5-7 Missed Playoffs
Portsmouth Spartans 1933 2-0 +31 6-5 Missed Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks 2013 2-0 +31 13-3 Won SB
St. Louis Cardinals 1963 2-0 +31 9-5 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1986 2-0 +31 12-4 Lost CC
Baltimore Colts 1962 2-0 +30 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1942 2-0 +30 11-0 Lost NFLC
Cincinnati Bengals 2006 2-0 +30 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1969 2-0 +30 5-8-1 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 2020 2-0 +30 13-3 Lost CC
Houston Oilers 1976 2-0 +30 5-9 Missed Playoffs
Houston Texans 2007 2-0 +30 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Raiders 1982 2-0 +30 8-1 Lost Div
Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 2-0 +30 11-5 Lost CC
San Francisco 49ers 2023 2-0 +30 12-5 Lost SB
Boston Yanks  1945 2-0 +29 3-6-1 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1926 2-0 +29 5-6-1 No Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1972 2-0 +29 8-6 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1981 2-0 +29 12-4 Lost CC
Indianapolis Colts 2003 2-0 +29 12-4 Lost CC
Kansas City Chiefs 1967 2-0 +29 9-5 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 1963 2-0 +29 10-4 Missed Playoffs *
Philadelphia Eagles 1989 2-0 +29 11-5 Lost WC
Buffalo Bills 2008 2-0 +28 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1963 2-0 +28 11-1-2 Won NFLC
Cincinnati Bengals 1975 2-0 +28 11-3 Lost Div
Dallas Cowboys 1970 2-0 +28 10-4 Lost SB
Dallas Cowboys 2019 2-0 +28 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1989 2-0 +28 11-5 Lost SB
Denver Broncos 2008 2-0 +28 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 2017 2-0 +28 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1939 2-0 +28 6-5 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 2008 2-0 +28 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars 1997 2-0 +28 11-5 Lost WC
Minnesota Vikings 2009 2-0 +28 12-4 Lost CC
New England Patriots 2011 2-0 +28 13-3 Lost SB
New York Giants 1990 2-0 +28 13-3 Won SB
Seattle Seahawks 1988 2-0 +28 9-7 Lost Div
Buffalo Bills 1993 2-0 +27 12-4 Lost SB
Carolina Panthers 2002 2-0 +27 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1949 2-0 +27 9-3 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1986 2-0 +27 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 2007 2-0 +27 13-3 Lost Div
Denver Broncos 1977 2-0 +27 12-2 Lost SB
Detroit Lions 1953 2-0 +27 10-2 Won NFLC
Frankford Yellow Jackets  1925 2-0 +27 13-7 No Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1998 2-0 +27 11-5 Lost WC
Houston Oilers 1965 2-0 +27 4-10 Missed Playoffs *
Houston Texans 2014 2-0 +27 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 1995 2-0 +27 13-3 Lost Div
Kansas City Chiefs 2013 2-0 +27 11-5 Lost WC
New York Jets 1972 2-0 +27 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 2002 2-0 +27 11-5 Lost SB
San Diego Chargers 1980 2-0 +27 11-5 Lost CC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2005 2-0 +27 11-5 Lost WC
Arizona Cardinals 2021 2-0 +26 11-6 Lost WC
Baltimore Colts 1958 2-0 +26 9-3 Won NFLC
Buffalo All-Americans  1922 2-0 +26 5-4-1 No Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 2017 2-0 +26 11-5 Lost WC
Dallas Cowboys 1977 2-0 +26 12-2 Won SB
Denver Broncos 2009 2-0 +26 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 2017 2-0 +26 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Frankford Yellow Jackets  1929 2-0 +26 10-4-5 No Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1977 2-0 +26 8-6 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2005 2-0 +26 10-6 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2022 2-0 +26 14-3 Won SB
Miami Dolphins 1990 2-0 +26 12-4 Lost Div
Philadelphia Eagles 1947 2-0 +26 8-4 Lost NFLC
Phoenix Cardinals 1991 2-0 +26 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2022 2-0 +26 8-9 Lost WC
Washington Redskins 1976 2-0 +26 10-4 Lost Div
Atlanta Falcons 2006 2-0 +25 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1968 2-0 +25 13-1 Lost SB
Baltimore Ravens 2008 2-0 +25 11-5 Lost CC
Carolina Panthers 1996 2-0 +25 12-4 Lost CC
Cincinnati Bengals 2015 2-0 +25 12-4 Lost WC
Cleveland Browns 1960 2-0 +25 8-3-1 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1969 2-0 +25 11-2-1 Lost Div
Denver Broncos 1998 2-0 +25 14-2 Won SB
Green Bay Packers 2007 2-0 +25 13-3 Lost CC
Houston Oilers 1960 2-0 +25 10-4 Won AFL Champ *
Jacksonville Jaguars 2001 2-0 +25 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 2004 2-0 +25 13-3 Lost SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 2008 2-0 +25 12-4 Won SB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2021 2-0 +25 13-4 Lost Div
Carolina Panthers 2021 2-0 +24 5-12 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Texans 1962 2-0 +24 11-3 Won AFL Champ *
Denver Broncos 2021 2-0 +24 7-10 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1955 2-0 +24 6-6 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1969 2-0 +24 8-6 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 2005 2-0 +24 14-2 Lost Div
Indianapolis Colts 2006 2-0 +24 12-4 Won SB
Los Angeles Raiders 1983 2-0 +24 12-4 Won SB
Los Angeles Rams 1989 2-0 +24 11-5 Lost CC
Minnesota Vikings 1997 2-0 +24 9-7 Lost Div
New York Jets 2009 2-0 +24 9-7 Lost CC
Philadelphia Eagles 1981 2-0 +24 10-6 Lost WC
Portsmouth Spartans 1931 2-0 +24 11-3 No Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1967 2-0 +24 8-5-1 Missed Playoffs
Tennessee Titans 2008 2-0 +24 13-3 Lost Div
Baltimore Colts 1977 2-0 +23 10-4 Lost Div
Carolina Panthers 2014 2-0 +23 7-8-1 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1985 2-0 +23 15-1 Won SB
Cleveland Browns 1993 2-0 +23 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1999 2-0 +23 8-8 Lost WC
Denver Broncos 1993 2-0 +23 9-7 Lost WC
Houston Oilers 1975 2-0 +23 10-4 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 2021 2-0 +23 12-5 Won SB
New York Giants 1960 2-0 +23 6-4-2 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 1968 2-0 +23 7-7 Missed Playoffs
New York Jets 1994 2-0 +23 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 2012 2-0 +22 13-3 Lost CC
Buffalo Bills 1991 2-0 +22 13-3 Lost SB
Buffalo Bills 2014 2-0 +22 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1979 2-0 +22 10-6 Lost WC
Cincinnati Bengals 2018 2-0 +22 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 2008 2-0 +22 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1965 2-0 +22 6-7-1 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1966 2-0 +22 12-2 Won SB
Kansas City Chiefs 2017 2-0 +22 10-6 Lost WC
Miami Dolphins 1983 2-0 +22 12-4 Lost Div
Minnesota Vikings 1985 2-0 +22 7-9 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 1926 2-0 +22 8-4-1 No Playoffs
New York Giants 1984 2-0 +22 9-7 Lost Div
New York Giants 1993 2-0 +22 11-5 Lost Div
New York Jets 1987 2-0 +22 6-9 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 1995 2-0 +22 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 2-0 +22 14-2 Won SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 1992 2-0 +22 11-5 Lost Div
Baltimore Colts 1955 2-0 +21 5-6-1 Missed Playoffs
Brooklyn Dodgers  1932 2-0 +21 3-9 No Playoffs
Canton Bulldogs  1925 2-0 +21 4-4 No Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1992 2-0 +21 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 2014 2-0 +21 10-5-1 Lost WC
Dallas Cowboys 1967 2-0 +21 9-5 Lost CC
Detroit Lions 1956 2-0 +21 9-3 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1930 2-0 +21 10-3-1 No Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1944 2-0 +21 8-2 Won NFLC
Green Bay Packers 1959 2-0 +21 7-5 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 1996 2-0 +21 9-7 Lost WC
Los Angeles Raiders 1993 2-0 +21 10-6 Lost Div
Los Angeles Rams 2019 2-0 +21 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 2020 2-0 +21 10-6 Lost Div
Miami Dolphins 1982 2-0 +21 7-2 Lost SB
New Orleans Saints 2002 2-0 +21 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 1975 2-0 +21 11-3 Lost CC
Pottsville Maroons  1926 2-0 +21 10-2-2 No Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1940 2-0 +21 9-2 Lost NFLC
Atlanta Falcons 2009 2-0 +20 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1980 2-0 +20 11-5 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1962 2-0 +20 9-5 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1942 2-0 +20 3-8 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1969 2-0 +20 4-9-1 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 1978 2-0 +20 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1994 2-0 +20 12-4 Lost CC
Detroit Lions 1993 2-0 +20 10-6 Lost WC
Green Bay Packers 1982 2-0 +20 5-3-1 Lost Div
Kansas City Chiefs 1994 2-0 +20 9-7 Lost WC
Miami Dolphins 1992 2-0 +20 11-5 Lost CC
Miami Dolphins 1999 2-0 +20 9-7 Lost Div
Minnesota Vikings 1987 2-0 +20 8-7 Lost CC
New York Giants 1946 2-0 +20 7-3-1 Lost NFLC
New York Giants 2000 2-0 +20 12-4 Lost SB
Philadelphia Eagles 2014 2-0 +20 10-6 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 2022 2-0 +20 14-3 Lost SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 1995 2-0 +20 11-5 Lost SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 2017 2-0 +20 13-3 Lost Div
San Diego Chargers 1994 2-0 +20 11-5 Lost SB
Arizona Cardinals 2020 2-0 +19 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 2004 2-0 +19 11-5 Lost CC
Baltimore Ravens 2000 2-0 +19 12-4 Won SB
Baltimore Ravens 2009 2-0 +19 9-7 Lost Div
Baltimore Ravens 2023 2-0 +19 13-4 Lost CC
Chicago Bears 1937 2-0 +19 9-1-1 Lost NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1992 2-0 +19 13-3 Won SB
Dayton Triangles  1924 2-0 +19 2-6 No Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1927 2-0 +19 7-2-1 No Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1966 2-0 +19 8-6 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 1944 2-0 +19 8-1-1 Lost NFLC
Philadelphia Eagles 1992 2-0 +19 11-5 Lost Div
Portsmouth Spartans 1930 2-0 +19 5-6-3 No Playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals 1966 2-0 +19 8-5-1 Missed Playoffs
Brooklyn Dodgers  1941 2-0 +18 7-4 Missed Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 2015 2-0 +18 15-1 Lost SB
Dallas Cowboys 1983 2-0 +18 12-4 Lost WC
Denver Broncos 1970 2-0 +18 5-8-1 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 2007 2-0 +18 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1925 2-0 +18 8-5 No Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 2015 2-0 +18 10-6 Lost Div
New England Patriots 1974 2-0 +18 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks 1985 2-0 +18 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks 2004 2-0 +18 9-7 Lost WC
Seattle Seahawks 2020 2-0 +18 12-4 Lost WC
St. Louis Cardinals 1973 2-0 +18 4-9-1 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1979 2-0 +18 10-6 Lost CC
Tennessee Titans 1999 2-0 +18 13-3 Lost SB
Atlanta Falcons 2017 2-0 +17 10-6 Lost Div
Cincinnati Bengals 2001 2-0 +17 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1961 2-0 +17 4-9-1 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1975 2-0 +17 10-4 Lost SB
Denver Broncos 2002 2-0 +17 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1975 2-0 +17 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1978 2-0 +17 8-7-1 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 1996 2-0 +17 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2020 2-0 +17 14-2 Lost SB
Los Angeles Rams 1969 2-0 +17 11-3 Lost Div
Miami Dolphins 1977 2-0 +17 10-4 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 2013 2-0 +17 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 2022 2-0 +17 9-8 Lost WC
Minnesota Vikings 1973 2-0 +17 12-2 Lost SB
New York Giants 1950 2-0 +17 10-2 Lost Div
New York Jets 1968 2-0 +17 11-3 Won SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 1980 2-0 +17 9-7 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 2009 2-0 +17 8-8 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals 1985 2-0 +17 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1972 2-0 +17 11-3 Lost SB
Brooklyn Dodgers  1939 2-0 +16 4-6-1 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1950 2-0 +16 9-3 Lost Div
Chicago Cardinals 1922 2-0 +16 8-3 No Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1999 2-0 +16 8-8 Lost WC
Detroit Lions 2004 2-0 +16 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Frankford Yellow Jackets  1928 2-0 +16 11-3-2 No Playoffs
Houston Texans 2016 2-0 +16 9-7 Lost Div
Jacksonville Jaguars 2006 2-0 +16 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars 2018 2-0 +16 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Minnesota Vikings 1974 2-0 +16 10-4 Lost SB
Minnesota Vikings 2003 2-0 +16 9-7 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 2008 2-0 +16 11-5 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 2012 2-0 +16 11-4-1 Lost SB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2010 2-0 +16 10-6 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 2023 2-0 +15 7-10 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1976 2-0 +15 11-3 Lost Div
Buffalo Bills 2019 2-0 +15 10-6 Lost WC
Denver Broncos 2016 2-0 +15 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1934 2-0 +15 10-3 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 2011 2-0 +15 15-1 Lost Div
Kansas City Chiefs 1984 2-0 +15 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2018 2-0 +15 12-4 Lost CC
Las Vegas Raiders 2021 2-0 +15 10-7 Lost WC
Los Angeles Rams 1985 2-0 +15 11-5 Lost CC
Miami Dolphins 1998 2-0 +15 10-6 Lost Div
Miami Dolphins 2018 2-0 +15 7-9 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 2015 2-0 +15 12-4 Lost CC
New Orleans Saints 1993 2-0 +15 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1949 2-0 +15 11-1 Won NFLC
Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 2-0 +15 12-4 Lost WC
Washington Redskins 2011 2-0 +15 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Akron Pros  1925 2-0 +14 4-2-2 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1933 2-0 +14 10-2-1 Won NFLC
Chicago Bears 1976 2-0 +14 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 1957 2-0 +14 9-2-1 Lost NFLC
Cleveland Rams 1944 2-0 +14 4-6 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1975 2-0 +14 6-8 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 2014 2-0 +14 12-4 Lost Div
Las Vegas Raiders 2020 2-0 +14 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 1994 2-0 +14 10-6 Lost Div
New England Patriots 2004 2-0 +14 14-2 Won SB
New York Jets 1978 2-0 +14 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1961 2-0 +14 10-4 Missed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Pirates 1936 2-0 +14 6-6 Missed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers 1982 2-0 +14 6-3 Lost WC
Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 2-0 +14 12-4 Lost SB
San Diego Chargers 1965 2-0 +14 9-2-3 Lost AFL Championship *
San Francisco 49ers 1990 2-0 +14 14-2 Lost CC
San Francisco 49ers 2021 2-0 +14 10-7 Lost CC
Seattle Seahawks 2006 2-0 +14 9-7 Lost Div
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997 2-0 +14 10-6 Lost Div
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2018 2-0 +14 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 2020 2-0 +13 13-3 Lost CC
Chicago Bears 1986 2-0 +13 14-2 Lost Div
Chicago Cardinals 1924 2-0 +13 5-4-1 No Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 1977 2-0 +13 6-8 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1986 2-0 +13 11-5 Lost SB
Denver Broncos 2015 2-0 +13 12-4 Won SB
Duluth Kelleys  1923 2-0 +13 4-3 No Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1981 2-0 +13 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Houston Texans 2010 2-0 +13 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 1981 2-0 +13 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1983 2-0 +13 9-7 Lost Div
New York Giants 1989 2-0 +13 12-4 Lost Div
New York Jets 2004 2-0 +13 10-6 Lost Div
Phoenix Cardinals 1989 2-0 +13 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2023 2-0 +13 9-8 Lost Div
Arizona Cardinals 2014 2-0 +12 11-5 Lost WC
Buffalo Bills 2000 2-0 +12 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1970 2-0 +12 6-8 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 2010 2-0 +12 11-5 Lost CC
Denver Broncos 1962 2-0 +12 7-7 Missed Playoffs *
Denver Broncos 1992 2-0 +12 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1982 2-0 +12 4-5 Lost WC
Green Bay Packers 1947 2-0 +12 6-5-1 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 2019 2-0 +12 13-3 Lost CC
Los Angeles Rams 1978 2-0 +12 12-4 Lost CC
Minnesota Vikings 2016 2-0 +12 8-8 Missed Playoffs
New Orleans Saints 1998 2-0 +12 6-10 Missed Playoffs
New Orleans Saints 2006 2-0 +12 10-6 Lost CC
New York Giants 1928 2-0 +12 4-7-2 No Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers 1998 2-0 +12 7-9 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 1970 2-0 +12 10-3-1 Lost CC
Baltimore Ravens 2016 2-0 +11 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1988 2-0 +11 12-4 Lost SB
Cleveland Browns 1969 2-0 +11 10-3-1 Lost CC
Dallas Cowboys 2015 2-0 +11 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1983 2-0 +11 9-7 Lost WC
Frankford Yellow Jackets  1930 2-0 +11 4-13-1 No Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 1979 2-0 +11 10-6 Lost Div
Miami Dolphins 2001 2-0 +11 11-5 Lost WC
Philadelphia Eagles 2023 2-0 +11 11-6 Lost WC
San Francisco 49ers 1953 2-0 +11 9-3 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals 1974 2-0 +11 10-4 Lost Div
Washington Redskins 1955 2-0 +11 8-4 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1982 2-0 +11 8-1 Won SB
Washington Redskins 2007 2-0 +11 9-7 Lost WC
Atlanta Falcons 1979 2-0 +10 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 1998 2-0 +10 14-2 Lost SB
Buffalo Bills 1996 2-0 +10 10-6 Lost WC
Chicago Bears 1922 2-0 +10 9-3 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1927 2-0 +10 9-3-2 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1978 2-0 +10 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1956 2-0 +10 7-5 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1990 2-0 +10 9-7 Lost Div
Cincinnati Bengals 1995 2-0 +10 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1955 2-0 +10 8-3-1 Lost NFLC
Minnesota Vikings 1996 2-0 +10 9-7 Lost WC
New Orleans Saints 1991 2-0 +10 11-5 Lost WC
Oakland Raiders 2000 2-0 +10 12-4 Lost CC
Philadelphia Eagles 1951 2-0 +10 4-8 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 1974 2-0 +10 6-8 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 1989 2-0 +10 14-2 Won SB
Dallas Cowboys 1979 2-0 +9 11-5 Lost Div
Denver Broncos 1960 2-0 +9 4-9-1 Missed Playoffs *
Detroit Lions 2000 2-0 +9 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1939 2-0 +9 9-2 Won NFLC
Houston Texans 2013 2-0 +9 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2010 2-0 +9 10-6 Lost WC
Los Angeles Raiders 1990 2-0 +9 12-4 Lost CC
Los Angeles Rams 1986 2-0 +9 10-6 Lost WC
Miami Dolphins 1997 2-0 +9 9-7 Lost WC
Miami Dolphins 2010 2-0 +9 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 2023 2-0 +9 11-6 Lost WC
Minnesota Vikings 2000 2-0 +9 11-5 Lost CC
New England Patriots 2006 2-0 +9 12-4 Lost CC
New England Patriots 2016 2-0 +9 14-2 Won SB
New York Yankees  1927 2-0 +9 7-8-1 No Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1993 2-0 +9 8-8 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 1984 2-0 +9 15-1 Won SB
Boston Patriots 1964 2-0 +8 10-3-1 Missed Playoffs *
Chicago Bears 2020 2-0 +8 8-8 Lost WC
New Orleans Saints 2010 2-0 +8 11-5 Lost WC
New Orleans Saints 2013 2-0 +8 11-5 Lost Div
New York Giants 1994 2-0 +8 9-7 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 2009 2-0 +8 8-8 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1963 2-0 +8 11-3 Won AFL Champ *
San Diego Chargers 1998 2-0 +8 5-11 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Rams 2000 2-0 +8 10-6 Lost WC
Chicago Staleys 1921 2-0 +7 9-1-1 No Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1981 2-0 +7 12-4 Lost SB
Cleveland Rams 1941 2-0 +7 2-9 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 1969 2-0 +7 12-1-1 Lost CC
St. Louis Rams 1995 2-0 +7 7-9 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Rams 2001 2-0 +7 14-2 Lost SB
Washington Redskins 1978 2-0 +7 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Arizona Cardinals 2012 2-0 +6 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 2015 2-0 +6 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1982 2-0 +6 4-5 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1988 2-0 +6 12-4 Lost CC
Cleveland Browns 1979 2-0 +6 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1985 2-0 +6 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Duluth Kelleys  1924 2-0 +6 5-1 No Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1988 2-0 +6 10-6 Lost Div
Indianapolis Colts 2009 2-0 +6 14-2 Lost SB
Jacksonville Jaguars 1998 2-0 +6 11-5 Lost Div
Minnesota Vikings 2006 2-0 +6 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 1976 2-0 +6 13-1 Won SB
San Francisco 49ers 1980 2-0 +6 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1980 2-0 +6 5-10-1 Missed Playoffs
Washington Commanders 2023 2-0 +6 4-13 Missed Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 2008 2-0 +5 12-4 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1938 2-0 +5 6-5 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1971 2-0 +5 6-8 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1991 2-0 +5 11-5 Lost WC
Chicago Bears 2002 2-0 +5 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1961 2-0 +5 8-5-1 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 1999 2-0 +5 8-8 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 2013 2-0 +5 12-4 Lost CC
New York Jets 2000 2-0 +5 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Tennessee Titans 2020 2-0 +5 11-5 Lost WC
Washington Redskins 2003 2-0 +5 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 2003 2-0 +4 11-5 Lost SB
Chicago Bears 2013 2-0 +4 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 2007 2-0 +4 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 2018 2-0 +4 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars 2004 2-0 +4 9-7 Missed Playoffs
New Orleans Saints 2023 2-0 +4 9-8 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 2016 2-0 +4 11-5 Lost WC
New York Giants 2022 2-0 +4 9-7-1 Lost Div
San Francisco 49ers 1988 2-0 +4 10-6 Won SB
San Francisco 49ers 2007 2-0 +4 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks 2019 2-0 +3 11-5 Lost Div
Washington Redskins 2005 2-0 +3 10-6 Lost Div
Philadelphia Eagles 2012 2-0 +2 4-12 Missed Playoffs

What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 2 games?

The 2023 Atlanta Falcons, the 2023 Baltimore Ravens, the 2023 Dallas Cowboys, the 2023 Miami Dolphins, the 2023 New Orleans Saints, the 2023 Philadelphia Eagles, the 2023 San Francisco 49ers, the 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers the 2023 Washington Commanders were the most recent teams to start the season with a 2-0 record.

Which NFL team had the best start through 2 games but still missed the playoffs?

A total of 218 different teams started the season 2-0 and failed to make the playoffs. The most recent example was the 2023 Atlanta Falcons.

How did the best NFL teams through 2 games perform in the playoffs?

Starting in 1920, of the 532 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 2 games, 58.8% of them went on to make the playoffs, and 9.6% of them won the Super Bowl. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 2 games and went on to win the Super Bowl are The 2022 Kansas City Chiefs, the 2021 Los Angeles Rams, the 2019 Kansas City Chiefs, the 2016 New England Patriots and the 2015 Denver Broncos.

Are any 2023 teams in the top 50 all-time best NFL starts through 2 games?

There are multiple recent teams on the list of all-time best NFL starts through 2 games. The 2023 Dallas Cowboys, 2023 San Francisco 49ers, 2023 Baltimore Ravens, 2023 Atlanta Falcons, 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2023 Philadelphia Eagles, 2023 Miami Dolphins, 2023 Washington Commanders and 2023 New Orleans Saints are all tied at 1st place with their 2-0 records.

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