Which NFL team has the best record through 9 games?

There are 31 NFL teams which started the season with a 9-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 9 games is the 1942 Chicago Bears, who had a +231 point differential through 9 games. Their average margin of victory was 25.7 points in this stretch.

What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 9 games?

The 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers were the most recent team to start the season with a 9-0 record. They finished the season with a 12-4 record.

Which NFL team had the best start through 9 games but still missed the playoffs?

The 1934 Detroit Lions started the season 9-0, but failed to make the playoffs. Since 2000, 4 separate teams started the season with a 7-2 record and didn't make the playoffs. The most recent example was the 2014 Philadelphia Eagles.

How did the best NFL teams through 9 games perform in the playoffs?

Starting in 1920, of the 142 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 9 games, 88.7% of them went on to make the playoffs, and 26.1% of them won the Super Bowl. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 9 games and went on to win the Super Bowl are The 2017 Philadelphia Eagles, the 2009 New Orleans Saints, the 2006 Indianapolis Colts, the 2004 New England Patriots and the 1998 Denver Broncos.

Are any 2023 teams in the top 50 all-time best NFL starts through 9 games?

The 2023 Philadelphia Eagles are tied for 38th on the all-time best NFL starts through 9 games with their 8-1 record.

Best NFL Start Through 9 Games

Team Year Record Point Differential Final Record Final Result
1 Chicago Bears 1942 9-0 +231 11-0 Lost NFLC
Green Bay Packers 1962 9-0 +231 13-1 Won NFLC
New England Patriots 2007 9-0 +208 16-0 Lost SB
San Diego Chargers 1961 9-0 +207 12-2 Lost AFL Championship *
Chicago Bears 1934 9-0 +182 13-0 Lost NFLC
Miami Dolphins 1984 9-0 +181 14-2 Lost SB
Green Bay Packers 1931 9-0 +171 12-2 No Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1991 9-0 +156 14-2 Won SB
Detroit Lions 1934 9-0 +155 10-3 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 1972 9-0 +147 14-0 Won SB
Minnesota Vikings 1975 9-0 +147 12-2 Lost Div
Buffalo Bills 1964 9-0 +145 12-2 Won AFL Champ *
Indianapolis Colts 2005 9-0 +145 14-2 Lost Div
Cleveland Browns 1953 9-0 +142 11-1 Lost NFLC
Kansas City Chiefs 2003 9-0 +137 13-3 Lost Div
Green Bay Packers 2011 9-0 +134 15-1 Lost Div
New England Patriots 2015 9-0 +134 12-4 Lost CC
New Orleans Saints 2009 9-0 +134 13-3 Won SB
Chicago Bears 1985 9-0 +131 15-1 Won SB
Denver Broncos 1998 9-0 +131 14-2 Won SB
New York Giants 1990 9-0 +116 13-3 Won SB
Green Bay Packers 1929 9-0 +112 12-0-1 No Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 2009 9-0 +110 14-2 Lost SB
Los Angeles Rams 1969 9-0 +106 11-3 Lost Div
Kansas City Chiefs 2013 9-0 +104 11-5 Lost WC
Tennessee Titans 2008 9-0 +103 13-3 Lost Div
Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 9-0 +100 12-4 Lost WC
Minnesota Vikings 1973 9-0 +95 12-2 Lost SB
Carolina Panthers 2015 9-0 +80 15-1 Lost SB
San Francisco 49ers 1990 9-0 +78 14-2 Lost CC
Indianapolis Colts 2006 9-0 +60 12-4 Won SB
32 Canton Bulldogs  1923 8-0-1 +175 11-0-1 No Playoffs
New York Giants 1929 8-0-1 +175 13-1-1 No Playoffs
Akron Pros  1920 8-0-1 +144 8-0-3 No Playoffs
Decatur Staleys 1920 8-0-1 +128 10-1-2 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1926 8-0-1 +108 12-1-3 No Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1932 8-0-1 +98 10-3-1 No Playoffs
38 Buffalo All-Americans  1920 8-1 +222 9-1-1 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1941 8-1 +204 10-1 Won NFLC
Baltimore Colts 1958 8-1 +181 9-3 Won NFLC
Minnesota Vikings 1969 8-1 +178 12-2 Lost SB
Philadelphia Eagles 1949 8-1 +178 11-1 Won NFLC
New York Giants 1930 8-1 +177 13-4 No Playoffs
New England Patriots 2019 8-1 +172 12-4 Lost WC
Oakland Raiders 1967 8-1 +165 13-1 Lost SB
Buffalo All-Americans  1921 7-0-2 +164 9-1-2 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1948 8-1 +164 10-2 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1964 8-1 +161 12-2 Lost NFLC
Baltimore Colts 1968 8-1 +158 13-1 Lost SB
Kansas City Chiefs 1969 8-1 +154 11-3 Won SB
Chicago Bears 2006 8-1 +152 13-3 Lost SB
Green Bay Packers 1996 8-1 +151 13-3 Won SB
Miami Dolphins 1973 8-1 +151 12-2 Won SB
Detroit Lions 1954 8-1 +148 9-2-1 Lost NFLC
Pittsburgh Steelers 1975 8-1 +147 12-2 Won SB
Baltimore Colts 1967 7-0-2 +143 11-1-2 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1963 8-1 +143 11-2-1 Missed Playoffs
Minnesota Vikings 1970 8-1 +141 12-2 Lost Div
Jacksonville Jaguars 1999 8-1 +137 14-2 Lost CC
Denver Broncos 2013 8-1 +133 13-3 Lost SB
St. Louis Rams 2001 8-1 +133 14-2 Lost SB
San Francisco 49ers 2019 8-1 +130 13-3 Lost SB
Baltimore Colts 1976 8-1 +129 11-3 Lost Div
Minnesota Vikings 1998 8-1 +129 15-1 Lost CC
Dallas Cowboys 1994 8-1 +128 12-4 Lost CC
Buffalo Bills 1990 8-1 +124 13-3 Lost SB
Arizona Cardinals 2021 8-1 +122 11-6 Lost WC
Dallas Cowboys 1995 8-1 +122 12-4 Won SB
Baltimore Colts 1965 8-1 +120 10-3-1 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1936 8-1 +120 9-3 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1980 8-1 +120 12-4 Lost SB
San Francisco 49ers 1997 8-1 +119 13-3 Lost CC
Chicago Cardinals 1948 8-1 +117 11-1 Lost NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1969 8-1 +117 11-2-1 Lost Div
Dallas Cowboys 1977 8-1 +116 12-2 Won SB
Cleveland Browns 1951 8-1 +115 11-1 Lost NFLC
Pottsville Maroons  1926 8-1 +113 10-2-2 No Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1940 8-1 +110 9-2 Lost NFLC
Green Bay Packers 1936 8-1 +109 10-1-1 Won NFLC
Chicago Bears 1963 8-1 +108 11-1-2 Won NFLC
Denver Broncos 1997 8-1 +108 12-4 Won SB
Houston Texans 2012 8-1 +107 12-4 Lost Div
Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 8-1 +107 10-4 Lost Div
Philadelphia Eagles 2017 8-1 +104 13-3 Won SB
Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 8-1 +104 14-2 Won SB
San Francisco 49ers 1984 8-1 +104 15-1 Won SB
Chicago Bears 1990 8-1 +103 11-5 Lost Div
Green Bay Packers 1930 8-1 +103 10-3-1 No Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2020 8-1 +103 14-2 Lost SB
Oakland Raiders 1974 8-1 +103 12-2 Lost CC
Washington Redskins 1972 8-1 +103 11-3 Lost SB
Canton Bulldogs  1922 7-0-2 +102 10-0-2 No Playoffs
New York Giants 2008 8-1 +102 12-4 Lost Div
Dallas Cowboys 2007 8-1 +101 13-3 Lost Div
Kansas City Chiefs 2018 8-1 +101 12-4 Lost CC
New Orleans Saints 1991 8-1 +101 11-5 Lost WC
Chicago Cardinals 1925 8-1 +100 11-2-1 No Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1992 8-1 +99 13-3 Won SB
Los Angeles Rams 2018 8-1 +99 13-3 Lost SB
New Orleans Saints 2018 8-1 +98 13-3 Lost CC
Dallas Cowboys 1983 8-1 +96 12-4 Lost WC
Miami Dolphins 1990 8-1 +96 12-4 Lost Div
Cleveland Rams 1945 8-1 +95 9-1 Won NFLC
Denver Broncos 1977 8-1 +95 12-2 Lost SB
San Francisco 49ers 2011 8-1 +95 13-3 Lost CC
Washington Redskins 1942 8-1 +93 10-1 Won NFLC
Dallas Cowboys 1976 8-1 +91 11-3 Lost Div
Denver Broncos 1996 8-1 +90 13-3 Lost Div
Green Bay Packers 2002 8-1 +89 12-4 Lost WC
Portsmouth Spartans 1931 8-1 +89 11-3 No Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 2016 8-1 +88 13-3 Lost Div
Oakland Raiders 1977 8-1 +88 11-3 Lost CC
San Francisco 49ers 1989 8-1 +88 14-2 Won SB
Minnesota Vikings 2009 8-1 +87 12-4 Lost CC
Green Bay Packers 1941 8-1 +86 10-1 Lost Div
Green Bay Packers 2007 8-1 +86 13-3 Lost CC
Los Angeles Rams 1968 8-1 +86 10-3-1 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 2004 8-1 +86 13-3 Lost SB
New England Patriots 2004 8-1 +85 14-2 Won SB
Denver Broncos 1986 8-1 +84 11-5 Lost SB
Oakland Raiders 2000 8-1 +84 12-4 Lost CC
Cincinnati Bengals 2015 8-1 +83 12-4 Lost WC
New York Giants 1989 8-1 +83 12-4 Lost Div
Seattle Seahawks 2013 8-1 +83 13-3 Won SB
Kansas City Chiefs 1995 8-1 +82 13-3 Lost Div
Buffalo Bills 1991 8-1 +80 13-3 Lost SB
Philadelphia Eagles 2022 8-1 +79 14-3 Lost SB
Frankford Yellow Jackets  1925 8-1 +76 13-7 No Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1977 8-1 +75 10-4 Lost Div
Pittsburgh Steelers 2004 8-1 +74 15-1 Lost CC
Atlanta Falcons 2012 8-1 +73 13-3 Lost CC
Chicago Bears 1922 8-1 +72 9-3 No Playoffs
New York Jets 1986 8-1 +71 10-6 Lost Div
Denver Broncos 1984 8-1 +67 13-3 Lost Div
Chicago Staleys 1921 8-1 +65 9-1-1 No Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1985 8-1 +64 11-5 Lost CC
Cincinnati Bengals 1975 8-1 +62 11-3 Lost Div
Washington Redskins 1982 8-1 +62 8-1 Won SB
Buffalo Bills 1988 8-1 +60 12-4 Lost CC
Los Angeles Raiders 1982 8-1 +60 8-1 Lost Div
Philadelphia Eagles 1960 8-1 +57 10-2 Won NFLC
Philadelphia Eagles 2023 8-1 +57 11-6 Lost WC
Tennessee Titans 2000 8-1 +56 13-3 Lost Div
Arizona Cardinals 2014 8-1 +53 11-5 Lost WC
San Diego Chargers 1987 8-1 +37 8-7 Missed Playoffs
Minnesota Vikings 2022 8-1 +35 13-4 Lost WC
Oakland Raiders 1976 8-1 +11 13-1 Won SB

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