Worst NFL Records Through 9 Games

Which NFL team has the worst record through 9 games?

There are 41 NFL teams which started the season with a 0-9 record. Based on point differential, the worst team through 9 games is the 1923 Oorang Indians, who had a -223 point differential through 9 games. Their average margin of defeat was 24.8 points in this stretch.

Worst NFL Start Through 9 Games

Team Year Record Point Differential Final Record Final Result
1 Oorang Indians  1923 0-9 -223 1-10 No Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 1966 0-9 -216 3-11 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Texans  1952 0-9 -197 1-11 Missed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Card-Pitt  1944 0-9 -178 0-10 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1961 0-9 -177 1-12-1 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1960 0-9 -173 0-11-1 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1942 0-9 -171 0-11 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 1975 0-9 -168 3-11 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1971 0-9 -161 1-13 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 2011 0-9 -155 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1984 0-9 -149 3-13 Missed Playoffs
New York Jets 2020 0-9 -147 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 0-9 -144 0-14 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 1991 0-9 -142 1-15 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 1986 0-9 -140 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1943 0-9 -132 0-10 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1968 0-9 -131 2-12 Missed Playoffs
New Orleans Saints 1980 0-9 -129 1-15 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1984 0-9 -128 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 2008 0-9 -126 0-16 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1993 0-9 -124 3-13 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1975 0-9 -124 2-12 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 2019 0-9 -122 2-14 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 1992 0-9 -122 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 1962 0-9 -120 1-13 Missed Playoffs *
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977 0-9 -113 2-12 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 2014 0-9 -106 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 2016 0-9 -105 1-15 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 1976 0-9 -105 3-11 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1940 0-9 -100 1-10 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 2017 0-9 -97 0-16 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 2001 0-9 -97 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Columbus Tigers  1925 0-9 -96 0-9 No Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 2017 0-9 -96 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1983 0-9 -94 2-14 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 2000 0-9 -91 1-15 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 1997 0-9 -89 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1985 0-9 -88 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1983 0-9 -86 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 2007 0-9 -81 1-15 Missed Playoffs
Brooklyn Tigers  1944 0-9 -63 0-10 Missed Playoffs
42 Chicago Cardinals 1953 0-8-1 -139 1-10-1 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1982 0-8-1 -123 0-8-1 Missed Playoffs
Pittsburgh Pirates 1939 0-8-1 -111 1-9-1 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 2021 0-8-1 -110 3-13-1 Missed Playoffs
46 Miami Dolphins 1967 1-8 -183 4-10 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts  1950 1-8 -178 1-11 Missed Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars 2013 1-8 -176 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Columbus Panhandles  1921 1-8 -175 1-8 No Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1964 1-8 -167 2-11-1 Missed Playoffs *
Cincinnati Bengals 1999 1-8 -162 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 1999 1-8 -155 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 1968 1-8 -154 2-12 Missed Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1973 1-8 -152 1-13 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1954 1-8 -150 3-9 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Rams 2009 1-8 -149 1-15 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 2009 1-8 -147 5-11 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 1980 1-8 -144 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1967 1-8 -143 3-11 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1981 1-8 -140 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1986 1-8 -138 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Houston Texans 2021 1-8 -130 4-13 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1991 1-8 -129 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1972 1-8 -129 1-13 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1998 1-8 -129 6-10 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 1990 1-8 -127 1-15 Missed Playoffs
Boston Patriots 1970 1-8 -126 2-12 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1974 1-8 -125 2-12 Missed Playoffs
Oakland Raiders 2018 1-8 -125 4-12 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 1947 0-7-2 -124 2-8-2 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1946 1-8 -123 1-10 Missed Playoffs
Houston Texans 2005 1-8 -123 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 1987 1-8 -123 4-11 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1965 1-8 -123 4-10 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1945 1-8 -122 1-9 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 2009 1-8 -121 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars 2012 1-8 -119 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1997 1-8 -118 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks 1992 1-8 -118 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1989 1-8 -116 1-15 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Rams 1937 1-8 -115 1-10 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1936 1-8 -115 1-11 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 1985 1-8 -113 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 2002 1-8 -112 2-14 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Rams 2007 1-8 -112 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 2010 1-8 -111 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 2008 1-8 -111 4-11-1 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 2019 1-8 -111 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars 2014 1-8 -110 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2012 1-8 -110 2-14 Missed Playoffs
New York Yanks  1951 0-7-2 -110 1-9-2 Missed Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1982 1-8 -109 1-8 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1939 1-8 -108 1-10 Missed Playoffs
New Orleans Saints 1967 1-8 -107 3-11 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1942 1-8 -105 2-9 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2014 1-8 -105 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Minneapolis Red Jackets  1929 1-8 -103 1-9 No Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers 1969 1-8 -101 1-13 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 1998 1-8 -99 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2009 1-8 -99 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs 2008 1-8 -98 2-14 Missed Playoffs
New York Jets 2014 1-8 -98 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1991 1-8 -98 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1950 1-8 -97 3-9 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 2016 1-8 -96 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1985 1-8 -95 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Arizona Cardinals 2023 1-8 -89 4-13 Missed Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 2023 1-8 -89 2-15 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 2004 1-8 -89 2-14 Missed Playoffs
New York Giants 2017 1-8 -88 3-13 Missed Playoffs
New York Jets 1996 1-8 -88 1-15 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 1993 1-8 -87 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 2001 1-8 -86 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 2001 1-8 -85 1-15 Missed Playoffs
Atlanta Falcons 1996 1-8 -84 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1996 1-8 -83 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 2010 1-8 -81 4-12 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals 1978 1-8 -81 6-10 Missed Playoffs
Arizona Cardinals 2006 1-8 -79 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1994 1-8 -79 3-13 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1989 1-8 -79 7-9 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1975 1-8 -77 4-10 Missed Playoffs
Boston Patriots 1969 1-8 -76 4-10 Missed Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars 2020 1-8 -72 1-15 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 1979 1-8 -71 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1979 1-8 -69 2-14 Missed Playoffs
New York Jets 2007 1-8 -69 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Boston Redskins 1935 1-8 -68 2-8-1 Missed Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1994 1-8 -68 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1938 1-8 -67 2-9 Missed Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 1978 1-8 -67 2-14 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1969 1-8 -66 1-13 Missed Playoffs
Duluth Eskimos  1927 1-8 -66 1-8 No Playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals 1978 1-8 -65 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Miami Dolphins 2004 1-8 -63 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2013 1-8 -63 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 1998 1-8 -59 4-12 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1986 1-8 -59 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1962 1-8 -57 1-12-1 Missed Playoffs
Houston Oilers 1986 1-8 -54 5-11 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1991 1-8 -53 4-12 Missed Playoffs
Cleveland Browns 1984 1-8 -50 5-11 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1933 1-8 -33 1-9-1 Missed Playoffs

Which NFL team had the worst start through 9 games but still made the playoffs?

The 2020 Washington Football Team started the season 2-7, but still managed to make the playoffs. The Football Team lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card Round.

Which NFL team had the worst start through 9 games and went on to win the super bowl?

A total of 3 different teams started the season 5-4 and managed to win the super bowl. The most recent example was the 2001 New England Patriots.

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

There are multiple recent teams on the list of all-time worst NFL starts through 9 games. The 2023 Arizona Cardinals and 2023 Carolina Panthers are all tied at 46th place with their 1-8 records.

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