Which NFL team has the best record through 4 games?

There are 205 NFL teams which started the season with a 4-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 4 games is the 1921 Buffalo All-Americans, who had a +138 point differential through 4 games. Their average margin of victory was 34.5 points in this stretch.

What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 4 games?

The 2023 Philadelphia Eagles and 2023 San Francisco 49ers were the most recent teams to start the season with a 4-0 record.

Which NFL team had the best start through 4 games but still missed the playoffs?

A total of 36 different teams started the season 4-0 and failed to make the playoffs. The most recent example was the 2016 Denver Broncos.

How did the best NFL teams through 4 games perform in the playoffs?

Starting in 1920, of the 246 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 4 games, 74.0% of them went on to make the playoffs, and 15.0% of them won the Super Bowl. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 4 games and went on to win the Super Bowl are The 2019 Kansas City Chiefs, the 2015 Denver Broncos, the 2013 Seattle Seahawks, the 2010 Green Bay Packers and the 2009 New Orleans Saints.

Are any 2023 teams in the top 50 all-time best NFL starts through 4 games?

There are multiple recent teams on the list of all-time best NFL starts through 4 games. The 2023 San Francisco 49ers and 2023 Philadelphia Eagles are all tied at 1st place with their 4-0 records.

Best NFL Start Through 4 Games

Team Year Record Point Differential Final Record Final Result
1 Buffalo All-Americans  1921 4-0 +138 9-1-2 No Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1966 4-0 +138 10-3-1 Lost CC
Buffalo All-Americans  1920 4-0 +136 9-1-1 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1941 4-0 +130 10-1 Won NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1968 4-0 +116 12-2 Lost Div
Buffalo Bills 1992 4-0 +108 11-5 Lost SB
Oakland Raiders 1968 4-0 +108 12-2 Lost CC
Akron Pros  1920 4-0 +100 8-0-3 No Playoffs
New England Patriots 2007 4-0 +100 16-0 Lost SB
Akron Pros  1921 4-0 +98 8-3-1 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1948 4-0 +98 10-2 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1943 4-0 +97 6-3-1 Lost NFLC
Green Bay Packers 1962 4-0 +95 13-1 Won NFLC
New England Patriots 2019 4-0 +95 12-4 Lost WC
St. Louis Rams 1999 4-0 +95 13-3 Won SB
Baltimore Colts 1967 4-0 +94 11-1-2 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1923 4-0 +91 8-4 No Playoffs
Canton Bulldogs  1923 4-0 +90 11-0-1 No Playoffs
New England Patriots 1997 4-0 +90 10-6 Lost Div
San Francisco 49ers 1952 4-0 +89 7-5 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 2013 4-0 +88 13-3 Lost SB
Washington Redskins 1991 4-0 +88 14-2 Won SB
Chicago Bears 2006 4-0 +87 13-3 Lost SB
Cleveland Browns 1953 4-0 +87 11-1 Lost NFLC
Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 4-0 +87 10-4 Lost Div
San Diego Chargers 1966 4-0 +87 7-6-1 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1987 4-0 +84 11-4 Lost Div
Baltimore Colts 1968 4-0 +80 13-1 Lost SB
Miami Dolphins 1984 4-0 +80 14-2 Lost SB
Dallas Cowboys 2007 4-0 +79 13-3 Lost Div
Green Bay Packers 1931 4-0 +79 12-2 No Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1968 4-0 +78 10-3-1 Missed Playoffs
New Orleans Saints 2009 4-0 +78 13-3 Won SB
New York Giants 2008 4-0 +78 12-4 Lost Div
San Diego Chargers 1961 4-0 +78 12-2 Lost AFL Championship *
Chicago Bears 1942 4-0 +76 11-0 Lost NFLC
Denver Broncos 1997 4-0 +76 12-4 Won SB
Detroit Lions 1980 4-0 +76 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Minnesota Vikings 1975 4-0 +75 12-2 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1934 4-0 +74 13-0 Lost NFLC
New York Giants 1941 4-0 +74 8-3 Lost NFLC
St. Louis Rams 2001 4-0 +74 14-2 Lost SB
Indianapolis Colts 2003 4-0 +73 12-4 Lost CC
Los Angeles Rams 2018 4-0 +73 13-3 Lost SB
New England Patriots 2015 4-0 +73 12-4 Lost CC
Philadelphia Eagles 1992 4-0 +73 11-5 Lost Div
Oakland Raiders 2002 4-0 +72 11-5 Lost SB
Cleveland Rams 1945 4-0 +71 9-1 Won NFLC
Miami Dolphins 1995 4-0 +71 9-7 Lost WC
Houston Texans 2012 4-0 +70 12-4 Lost Div
Los Angeles Rams 1949 4-0 +70 8-2-2 Lost NFLC
San Francisco 49ers 2019 4-0 +70 13-3 Lost SB
Denver Broncos 2003 4-0 +69 10-6 Lost WC
Green Bay Packers 1944 4-0 +69 8-2 Won NFLC
Kansas City Chiefs 2003 4-0 +69 13-3 Lost Div
Buffalo Bills 1975 4-0 +68 8-6 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1989 4-0 +68 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1985 4-0 +67 15-1 Won SB
New York Giants 1968 4-0 +67 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1954 4-0 +67 7-4-1 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 2023 4-0 +67 12-5 Lost SB
Chicago Bears 1936 4-0 +66 9-3 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 2005 4-0 +66 11-5 Lost WC
Cleveland Browns 1963 4-0 +66 10-4 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1973 4-0 +66 12-2 Lost Div
Dallas Cowboys 1995 4-0 +65 12-4 Won SB
Buffalo Bills 1964 4-0 +64 12-2 Won AFL Champ *
Denver Broncos 1998 4-0 +64 14-2 Won SB
San Diego Chargers 2002 4-0 +64 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1986 4-0 +63 14-2 Lost Div
Dallas Cowboys 1969 4-0 +63 11-2-1 Lost Div
New England Patriots 1974 4-0 +63 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks 2013 4-0 +62 13-3 Won SB
Green Bay Packers 1965 4-0 +61 10-3-1 Won NFLC
Kansas City Chiefs 2013 4-0 +61 11-5 Lost WC
San Diego Chargers 1980 4-0 +61 11-5 Lost CC
Cleveland Browns 1958 4-0 +60 9-3 Lost Div
Baltimore Colts 1958 4-0 +59 9-3 Won NFLC
Detroit Lions 2011 4-0 +59 10-6 Lost WC
New York Giants 1990 4-0 +59 13-3 Won SB
New York Giants 1989 4-0 +58 12-4 Lost Div
Oakland Raiders 1977 4-0 +58 11-3 Lost CC
St. Louis Cardinals 1974 4-0 +58 10-4 Lost Div
Washington Redskins 1940 4-0 +58 9-2 Lost NFLC
Indianapolis Colts 2007 4-0 +57 13-3 Lost Div
Minnesota Vikings 1998 4-0 +57 15-1 Lost CC
Dallas Cowboys 1976 4-0 +56 11-3 Lost Div
Pottsville Maroons  1926 4-0 +56 10-2-2 No Playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals 1966 4-0 +56 8-5-1 Missed Playoffs
Tennessee Titans 2008 4-0 +56 13-3 Lost Div
Arizona Cardinals 2021 4-0 +55 11-6 Lost WC
Chicago Cardinals 1926 4-0 +55 5-6-1 No Playoffs
Decatur Staleys 1920 4-0 +55 10-1-2 No Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1977 4-0 +54 12-2 Lost SB
Minnesota Vikings 2003 4-0 +54 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Ravens 2006 4-0 +53 13-3 Lost Div
Boston Patriots 1964 4-0 +53 10-3-1 Missed Playoffs *
Denver Broncos 2009 4-0 +53 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1988 4-0 +53 10-6 Lost WC
New Orleans Saints 1991 4-0 +53 11-5 Lost WC
New Orleans Saints 2013 4-0 +53 11-5 Lost Div
Philadelphia Eagles 1981 4-0 +53 10-6 Lost WC
Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 4-0 +53 14-2 Won SB
Chicago Cardinals 1956 4-0 +52 7-5 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 2005 4-0 +52 14-2 Lost Div
Los Angeles Raiders 1983 4-0 +52 12-4 Won SB
Philadelphia Eagles 2004 4-0 +52 13-3 Lost SB
Chicago Bears 1963 4-0 +51 11-1-2 Won NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1981 4-0 +51 12-4 Lost CC
Green Bay Packers 1929 4-0 +51 12-0-1 No Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 2011 4-0 +51 15-1 Lost Div
Green Bay Packers 2020 4-0 +51 13-3 Lost CC
Chicago Cardinals 1922 4-0 +50 8-3 No Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1939 4-0 +50 6-5 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1965 4-0 +49 10-3-1 Won AFL Champ *
Dallas Cowboys 1975 4-0 +49 10-4 Lost SB
Miami Dolphins 1992 4-0 +49 11-5 Lost CC
Atlanta Falcons 2012 4-0 +48 13-3 Lost CC
Dallas Cowboys 1977 4-0 +48 12-2 Won SB
Cincinnati Bengals 1975 4-0 +47 11-3 Lost Div
Denver Broncos 2016 4-0 +47 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2020 4-0 +47 14-2 Lost SB
Washington Redskins 1971 4-0 +47 9-4-1 Lost Div
Atlanta Falcons 1986 4-0 +46 7-8-1 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1980 4-0 +46 11-5 Lost Div
Buffalo Bills 2008 4-0 +46 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1937 4-0 +46 9-1-1 Lost NFLC
Denver Broncos 1986 4-0 +46 11-5 Lost SB
St. Louis Rams 2000 4-0 +46 10-6 Lost WC
Kansas City Chiefs 2017 4-0 +45 10-6 Lost WC
Washington Redskins 1978 4-0 +45 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 2015 4-0 +44 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 2015 4-0 +44 12-4 Lost WC
Duluth Kelleys  1924 4-0 +44 5-1 No Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 2009 4-0 +44 14-2 Lost SB
Philadelphia Eagles 2022 4-0 +44 14-3 Lost SB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1979 4-0 +44 10-6 Lost CC
Baltimore Colts 1977 4-0 +43 10-4 Lost Div
Green Bay Packers 1930 4-0 +43 10-3-1 No Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 1972 4-0 +43 14-0 Won SB
New York Giants 2009 4-0 +43 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1966 4-0 +42 12-2 Won SB
Green Bay Packers 2015 4-0 +42 10-6 Lost Div
Los Angeles Rams 1969 4-0 +42 11-3 Lost Div
Miami Dolphins 1981 4-0 +42 11-4-1 Lost Div
New England Patriots 2004 4-0 +42 14-2 Won SB
Green Bay Packers 1998 4-0 +41 11-5 Lost WC
Kansas City Chiefs 2019 4-0 +41 12-4 Won SB
Miami Dolphins 1979 4-0 +41 10-6 Lost Div
Pittsburgh Steelers 1979 4-0 +41 12-4 Won SB
Los Angeles Raiders 1990 4-0 +40 12-4 Lost CC
Atlanta Falcons 2004 4-0 +39 11-5 Lost CC
Green Bay Packers 2007 4-0 +39 13-3 Lost CC
Minnesota Vikings 1973 4-0 +39 12-2 Lost SB
Washington Redskins 1986 4-0 +39 12-4 Lost CC
Kansas City Chiefs 1996 4-0 +38 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Minnesota Vikings 2009 4-0 +38 12-4 Lost CC
Minnesota Vikings 2016 4-0 +38 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Portsmouth Spartans 1931 4-0 +38 11-3 No Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997 4-0 +38 10-6 Lost Div
Carolina Panthers 2015 4-0 +37 15-1 Lost SB
Los Angeles Rams 1985 4-0 +37 11-5 Lost CC
Los Angeles Raiders 1984 4-0 +36 11-5 Lost WC
San Diego Chargers 1994 4-0 +36 11-5 Lost SB
Dallas Cowboys 1983 4-0 +34 12-4 Lost WC
Indianapolis Colts 2006 4-0 +34 12-4 Won SB
St. Louis Rams 1995 4-0 +34 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks 2020 4-0 +33 12-4 Lost WC
Buffalo Bills 1991 4-0 +32 13-3 Lost SB
New England Patriots 2013 4-0 +32 12-4 Lost CC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2005 4-0 +32 11-5 Lost WC
Tennessee Titans 2020 4-0 +32 11-5 Lost WC
Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 4-0 +31 12-4 Lost WC
San Francisco 49ers 1984 4-0 +31 15-1 Won SB
Arizona Cardinals 2012 4-0 +30 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 2003 4-0 +30 11-5 Lost SB
Kansas City Chiefs 2018 4-0 +30 12-4 Lost CC
Los Angeles Rams 1978 4-0 +29 12-4 Lost CC
New Orleans Saints 1993 4-0 +29 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 1979 4-0 +28 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 2015 4-0 +28 12-4 Won SB
Detroit Lions 1934 4-0 +28 10-3 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1989 4-0 +28 11-5 Lost CC
Philadelphia Eagles 2023 4-0 +28 11-6 Lost WC
Chicago Bears 1933 4-0 +27 10-2-1 Won NFLC
Detroit Lions 1956 4-0 +27 9-3 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 1996 4-0 +26 9-7 Lost WC
Chicago Staleys 1921 4-0 +25 9-1-1 No Playoffs
Duluth Kelleys  1923 4-0 +25 4-3 No Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars 1998 4-0 +25 11-5 Lost Div
Minnesota Vikings 1996 4-0 +25 9-7 Lost WC
Washington Redskins 1982 4-0 +25 8-1 Won SB
Chicago Bears 1922 4-0 +24 9-3 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1927 4-0 +24 9-3-2 No Playoffs
Minnesota Vikings 2000 4-0 +24 11-5 Lost CC
Buffalo Bills 2020 4-0 +23 13-3 Lost CC
Cincinnati Bengals 1988 4-0 +23 12-4 Lost SB
New York Jets 2004 4-0 +23 10-6 Lost Div
San Francisco 49ers 1990 4-0 +23 14-2 Lost CC
Minnesota Vikings 1974 4-0 +22 10-4 Lost SB
New York Jets 2000 4-0 +22 9-7 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 1999 4-0 +19 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1993 4-0 +17 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1988 4-0 +16 12-4 Lost CC
Chicago Bears 1991 4-0 +14 11-5 Lost WC

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