All Time Longest NFL Losing Streaks

Which NFL team has the longest regular season losing streak?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the longest losing streak of regular season games in NFL history at 26 straight games. During this streak they lost to their opponents by an average of 16.8 points. The streak spanned between the 1976 and 1977 seasons.

Longest NFL Losing Streaks

	Team	Year(s)	Losing Streak	Streak Breaker
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1976 - 1977	26	@ New Orleans Saints Saints 33-14
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	2020 - 2021	20	vs Miami Dolphins Dolphins 23-20
3	Chicago Cardinals	1942 - 1945	19	@ Chicago Bears Bears 16-7
	Detroit Lions	2007 - 2009	19	vs Washington Redskins Redskins 19-14
	Oakland Raiders	1961 - 1962	19	vs Boston Patriots Patriots 20-0
6	Houston Oilers	1972 - 1973	18	@ Baltimore Colts Colts 31-27
7	Dayton Triangles	1927 -	17	–
	Cleveland Browns	2017	17	vs Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers 21-21
	Cleveland Browns	2015 - 2016	17	vs San Diego Chargers Chargers 20-17
	Houston Oilers	1982 - 1983	17	vs Detroit Lions Lions 27-17
	St. Louis Rams	2008 - 2009	17	@ Detroit Lions Lions 17-10
	Washington Redskins	1960 - 1961	17	@ Dallas Cowboys Cowboys 28-28
13	Miami Dolphins	2006 - 2007	16	vs Baltimore Ravens Ravens 22-16
	Oakland Raiders	2013 - 2014	16	vs Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs 24-20
	Pittsburgh Steelers	1969 - 1970	16	vs Buffalo Bills Bills 23-10
	Rochester Jeffersons	1922 - 1925	16	@ Buffalo Bisons Bisons 0-0
17	Buffalo Bills	1970 - 1971	15	vs New England Patriots Patriots 27-20
	Carolina Panthers	2001 - 2002	15	vs Baltimore Ravens Ravens 10-7
19	Baltimore Colts	1981	14	vs New England Patriots Patriots 23-21
	Buffalo Bills	1976 - 1977	14	vs Atlanta Falcons Falcons 3-0
	Chicago Bears	2022 - 2023	14	@ Washington Commanders Commanders 40-20
	Houston Texans	2013	14	vs Washington Redskins Redskins 17-6
	New England Patriots	1990	14	@ Indianapolis Colts Colts 16-7
	New Orleans Saints	1980	14	@ New York Jets Jets 21-20
	Philadelphia Eagles	1936 - 1937	14	vs Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 6-6
26	Buffalo Bills	1983 - 1984	13	vs Dallas Cowboys Cowboys 14-3
	Cincinnati Bengals	2018 - 2019	13	vs New York Jets Jets 22-6
	Detroit Lions	2000 - 2001	13	vs Minnesota Vikings Vikings 27-24
	Indianapolis Colts	2011	13	vs Tennessee Titans Titans 27-13
	Indianapolis Colts	1986	13	@ Atlanta Falcons Falcons 28-23
	Jacksonville Jaguars	2012 - 2013	13	@ Tennessee Titans Titans 29-27
	New York Jets	2020	13	@ Los Angeles Rams Rams 23-20
	San Francisco 49ers	2016	13	@ Los Angeles Rams Rams 22-21
34	Brooklyn Dodgers	1943 -	12	–
	Boston Yanks	1945 - 1946	12	@ New York Giants Giants 28-28
	Brooklyn Dodgers	1942 - 1943	12	vs Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 7-0
	Cleveland Rams	1937 - 1938	12	vs Detroit Lions Lions 21-17
	Detroit Lions	2020 - 2021	12	@ Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers 16-16
	Kansas City Chiefs	2007 - 2008	12	vs Denver Broncos Broncos 33-19
	Los Angeles Rams	1959 - 1960	12	vs Chicago Bears Bears 24-24
	New York Jets	1995 - 1996	12	@ Arizona Cardinals Cardinals 31-21
	Pittsburgh Pirates	1938 - 1939	12	@ Cleveland Rams Rams 14-14
	St. Louis Cardinals	1977 - 1978	12	@ Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 16-10
44	Atlanta Falcons	1967 - 1968	11	vs New York Giants Giants 24-21
	Cincinnati Bengals	1992 - 1993	11	vs Los Angeles Raiders Raiders 16-10
	Cleveland Browns	2011 - 2012	11	vs Cincinnati Bengals Bengals 34-24
	Cleveland Browns	1974 - 1975	11	vs Cincinnati Bengals Bengals 35-23
	Columbus Tigers	1924 - 1926	11	@ Canton Bulldogs Bulldogs 14-2
	Denver Broncos	1963 - 1964	11	vs Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs 33-27
	Detroit Lions	2019 - 2020	11	@ Arizona Cardinals Cardinals 26-23
	Detroit Lions	1942	11	vs Chicago Cardinals Cardinals 35-17
	Houston Oilers	1994	11	vs New York Jets Jets 24-10
	Houston Oilers	1983 - 1984	11	@ Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs 17-16
	Indianapolis Colts	1996 - 1997	11	vs Green Bay Packers Packers 41-38
	Los Angeles Rams	1991 - 1992	11	vs New England Patriots Patriots 14-0
	Oakland Raiders	2006 - 2007	11	vs Cleveland Browns Browns 26-24
	Oakland Raiders	2005 - 2006	11	vs Arizona Cardinals Cardinals 22-9
	Philadelphia Eagles	1969 - 1970	11	vs Miami Dolphins Dolphins 24-17
	Philadelphia Eagles	1968	11	@ Detroit Lions Lions 12-0
	Philadelphia Eagles	1939 - 1940	11	vs Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers 7-0
	Phoenix Cardinals	1991 - 1992	11	vs Washington Redskins Redskins 27-24
	San Diego Chargers	2000	11	vs Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs 17-16
	San Diego Chargers	1975	11	@ Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs 28-20
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2008 - 2009	11	vs Green Bay Packers Packers 38-28

Which NFL team has the longest active regular season losing streak?

The Washington Commanders have the longest active losing streak of regular season games at 9 straight games. The streak started in the 2023 season with a loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Nov 12, 2023. Their most recent loss was to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sep 8, 2024.

Which NFL team has the most losing streaks in the all-time top 50?

The Detroit Lions have 5 different losing streaks in the all time top 50, which is the most of any NFL franchise. The most recent qualifying losing streak by the Lions was the 12 game losing streak which started on Dec 13, 2020 and ended on Nov 14, 2021.