List of NFL longest winning streaks
This is a list of the longest winning streaks in National Football League (NFL) history. The list includes streaks that started at the end of one season and carried over into the following season. There are two lists, streaks that consist entirely of regular-season games and streaks made up of playoff games only. The Indianapolis Colts hold the record for the longest regular season winning streak in NFL history. They won 9 straight games to finish the 2008 season and started the 2009 season with 14 straight wins, combining a total of 23 consecutive regular season wins. The New England Patriots hold the record for the longest postseason winning streak in NFL history, with 10 straight playoff wins between 2001 and 2005—although the team did miss the playoffs in 2002. New England Patriots also hold the consecutive wins record for regular and post season combined with 21 straight. It started week 5 of the 2003 season against the Tennessee Titans and ended week 8 of the 2004 season, against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Key
[edit]| ^ | Denotes streaks that contained perfect regular seasons | |
| Denotes streaks that are currently in progress | ||
| * | Denotes season in which team won championship | |
Streaks
[edit]Regular season
[edit]This list contains only the top streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games.
| Rank | Games | Team | Season(s) | Season record(s) |
Date | Score | Opponent | Date | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning (first victory) | End (first defeat or tie) | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 (9 + 14) |
Indianapolis Colts | 2008 2009 |
12–4 14–2 |
November 2, 2008 | 18–15 | New England Patriots | December 27, 2009 | 15–29 | New York Jets |
| 2 | 21 (3 + 16 + 2) |
New England Patriots^ | 2006 2007 2008 |
12–4 16–0 11–5 |
December 17, 2006 | 40–7 | Houston Texans | September 21, 2008 | 13–38 | Miami Dolphins |
| 3 (tie) | 18 (12 + 6) |
New England Patriots | 2003* 2004* |
14–2 14–2 |
October 5, 2003 | 38–30 | Tennessee Titans | October 31, 2004 | 20–34 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 (tie) | 18 (4 + 14) |
Carolina Panthers | 2014 2015 |
7–8–1 15–1 |
December 7, 2014 | 41–10 | New Orleans Saints | December 27, 2015 | 13–20 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 5 (tie) | 17 (4 + 13) |
Chicago Bears^ | 1933* 1934 |
10–2–1 13–0 |
November 26, 1933 | 17–14 | Portsmouth Spartans | September 22, 1935 | 0–7 | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 (tie) | 17 (11 + 6) |
Denver Broncos | 2012 2013 |
13–3 13–3 |
October 15, 2012 | 35–24 | San Diego Chargers | October 20, 2013 | 33–39 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 7 (tie) | 16 (5 + 11) |
Chicago Bears^ | 1941* 1942 |
10–1 11–0 |
November 9, 1941 | 31–13 | Cleveland Rams | September 26, 1943 | 21–21 | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 (tie) | 16 (1 + 14 + 1) |
Miami Dolphins^ | 1971 1972* 1973* |
10–3–1 14–0 12–2 |
December 19, 1971 | 27–6 | Green Bay Packers | September 23, 1973 | 7–12 | Oakland Raiders |
| 7 (tie) | 16 (5 + 11) |
Miami Dolphins | 1983 1984 |
12–4 14–2 |
November 20, 1983 | 37–0 | Baltimore Colts | November 18, 1984 | 28–34 | San Diego Chargers |
| 7 (tie) | 16 (14 + 2) |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 2004 2005* |
15–1 11–5 |
September 26, 2004 | 13–3 | Miami Dolphins | September 25, 2005 | 20–23 | New England Patriots |
Playoffs
[edit]This list contains only streaks consisting entirely of postseason games.
| Rank | Games | Team | Season(s) | Date | Score | Opponent | Date | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning (first victory) | End (first defeat) | ||||||||
| 1 | 10 (3 + 3 + 3 + 1) |
New England Patriots | 2001* 2003* 2004* 2005 |
January 19, 2002 | 16–13 | Oakland Raiders | January 14, 2006 | 13–27 | Denver Broncos |
| 2 | 9 (1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
Green Bay Packers | 1961* 1962* 1965* 1966* 1967* |
December 31, 1961 | 37–0 | New York Giants | December 24, 1972 | 3–16 | Washington Redskins |
| 3 (tie) | 7 (1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2) |
Cleveland Browns^ | 1946* 1947* 1948* 1949* 1950* |
December 22, 1946 | 14–9 | New York Yankees | December 23, 1951 | 17–24 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 3 (tie) | 7 (3 + 3 + 1) |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 1974* 1975* 1976 |
December 22, 1974 | 32–14 | Buffalo Bills | December 26, 1976 | 7–24 | Oakland Raiders |
| 3 (tie) | 7 (3 + 3 + 1) |
San Francisco 49ers | 1988* 1989* 1990 |
January 1, 1989 | 34–9 | Minnesota Vikings | January 20, 1991 | 13–15 | New York Giants |
| 3 (tie) | 7 (3 + 3 + 1) |
Dallas Cowboys | 1992* 1993* 1994 |
January 10, 1993 | 34–10 | Philadelphia Eagles | January 15, 1995 | 28–38 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 3 (tie) | 7 (4 + 3) |
Denver Broncos | 1997* 1998* |
December 27, 1997 | 42–17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | December 27, 2000 | 3–21 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 3 (tie) | 7 (3 + 4) |
Kansas City Chiefs | 2022* 2023* |
January 21, 2023 | 27–20 | Jacksonville Jaguars | |||
| 9 (tie) | 6 (3 + 3) |
Miami Dolphins^ | 1972* 1973* |
December 24, 1972 | 20–14 | Cleveland Browns | December 21, 1974 | 26–28 | Oakland Raiders |
| 9 (tie) | 6 (3 + 3) |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 1978* 1979* |
December 30, 1978 | 33–10 | Denver Broncos | January 9, 1983 | 28–31 | San Diego Chargers |
| 9 (tie) | 6 (4 + 2) |
Washington Redskins | 1982* 1983 |
January 8, 1983 | 31–7 | Detroit Lions | January 22, 1984 | 9–38 | Los Angeles Raiders |
Total - Regular Season and Playoffs
[edit]This list contains streaks consisting of regular and post-season games.
| Rank | Games | Team | Season(s) | Date | Score | Opponent | Date | Score | Opponent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning (first victory) | End (first defeat) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 21 (15+6) |
New England Patriots | 2003* 2004* |
October 5, 2003 | 38–30 | Tennessee Titans | October 31, 2004 | 20-34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 2 | 19 (6+13) |
Green Bay Packers | 2010* 2011 |
December 26, 2010 | 45-17 | New York Giants | December 18, 2011 | 14-19 | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| 3 (tie) | 18 (5+13) |
Chicago Bears^ | 1933* 1934 |
November 26, 1933 | 17-14 | Portsmouth Spartans | December 9, 1934 | 13-30 | New York Giants | ||
| 3 (tie) | 18 (7+11) |
Chicago Bears^ | 1941* 1942 |
November 9, 1941 | 31-13 | Cleveland Rams | December 13, 1942 | 6-14 | Washington Redskins | ||
| 3 (tie) | 18 (15+3) |
Miami Dolphins^ | 1972* 1973* |
September 17, 1972 | 20-10 | Kansas City Chiefs | September 23, 1973 | 7-12 | Oakland Raiders | ||
| 3 (tie) | 18 (8+10) |
San Francisco 49ers | 1989* 1990 |
November 27, 1989 | 34-24 | New York Giants | November 25, 1990 | 17-28 | Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 3 (tie) | 18 | New England Patriots^ | 2007 | September 9, 2007 | 38-14 | New York Jets | February 3, 2008 | 14-17 | New York Giants | ||
| 8 | 15 (6+9) |
Kansas City Chiefs | 2023* 2024* |
December 31, 2023 | 25-17 | Cincinnati Bengals | November 17, 2024 | 21-30 | Buffalo Bills | ||
| 9 | 13 (9+4) |
Kansas City Chiefs^ | 2019* 2020* |
November 18, 2019 | 24-17 | Los Angeles Chargers | October 11, 2020 | 32-40 | Las Vegas Raiders | ||
See also
[edit]- List of National Football League longest losing streaks
- List of NFL franchise post-season streaks
- List of National Football League records (team)