This article contains two lists: The longest losing streaks in the regular season in NFL history The longest losing streaks in the postseason in NFL history

The Chicago Cardinals have the longest regular season losing streak, losing 29 consecutive games from 1942 through 1945. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the longest losing streak since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, losing the first 26 games in franchise history in 1976 and 1977. The Detroit Lions hold the record for the longest postseason losing streak, dropping nine consecutive playoff games between 1991 and 2016.

Key ^Denotes streaks that occurred before the AFL–NFL merger (1970 season)Denotes streaks that are currently in progress

Streaks

Regular season Rank Games Team Season(s) Seasonrecord(s) Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first defeat) End (first victory or tie)129 (6+10+10+3)Chicago Cardinals^19421943194419453–80–100–101–9October 25, 19423–7Cleveland RamsOctober 14, 194516–7Chicago Bears226 (14+12)Tampa Bay Buccaneers197619770–142–12September 12, 19760–20Houston OilersDecember 11, 197733–14New Orleans Saints320 (15+5)Jacksonville Jaguars202020211–153–14September 20, 202030–33Tennessee TitansOctober 17, 202123–20Miami Dolphins4 (tie)19 (6+13)Oakland Raiders^196119622–121–13November 11, 196112–23New York TitansDecember 16, 196220–0Boston Patriots4 (tie)19 (1+16+2)Detroit Lions2007200820097–90–162–14December 30, 200713–34Green Bay PackersSeptember 27, 200919–14Washington Redskins618 (11+7)Houston Oilers197219731–131–13October 9, 19720–34Oakland RaidersNovember 4, 197331–27Baltimore Colts7 (tie)17 (4+7+6)Dayton Triangles^1927192819291–6–10–70–6October 9, 19270–7Chicago Cardinals team folded after 1929 season7 (tie)17 (8+9)Washington Redskins^196019611–9–21–12–1October 30, 196010–31Cleveland BrownsNovember 19, 196128–28Dallas Cowboys7 (tie)17 (7+10)Houston Oilers198219831–82–14November 21, 198210–24Pittsburgh SteelersNovember 13, 198327–17Detroit Lions7 (tie)17 (10+7)St. Louis Rams200820092–141–15October 26, 200816–23New England PatriotsNovember 1, 200917–10Detroit Lions7 (tie)17 (3+14)Cleveland Browns201520163–131–15December 20, 201513–30Seattle SeahawksDecember 24, 201620–17San Diego Chargers7 (tie)17 (1+16)Cleveland Browns201620171–150–16January 1, 201724–27Pittsburgh SteelersSeptember 9, 201821–21Pittsburgh Steelers13 (tie)16 (4+4+7+1)Rochester Jeffersons^19221923192419250–4–10–40–70–6–1October 15, 19220–7Chicago BearsOctober 4, 19250–0Buffalo Bisons13 (tie)16 (13+3)Pittsburgh Steelers^196919701–135–9September 28, 196927–41Philadelphia EaglesOctober 11, 197023–10Buffalo Bills13 (tie)16 (3+13)Miami Dolphins200620076–101–15December 17, 20060–21Buffalo BillsDecember 16, 200722–16Baltimore Ravens13 (tie)16 (6+10)Oakland Raiders201320144–123–13November 24, 201319–23Tennessee TitansNovember 20, 201424–20Kansas City Chiefs17 (tie)15 (10+5)Buffalo Bills197019713–10–11–13November 22, 197013–31Chicago BearsNovember 28, 197127–20New England Patriots17 (tie)15Carolina Panthers20011–15September 23, 200116–24Atlanta FalconsSeptember 8, 200210–7Baltimore Ravens19 (tie)14 (11+3)Philadelphia Eagles^193619371–112–8–1September 20, 19363–26Boston RedskinsSeptember 26, 19376–6Chicago Cardinals19 (tie)14 (1+10+3)Pittsburgh Steelers^1943194419455–4–10–102–8December 5, 194328–38Green Bay PackersOctober 21, 194521–7New York Giants19 (tie)14 (10+4)Buffalo Bills197619772–123–11October 10, 197614–17New York JetsOctober 16, 19773–0Atlanta Falcons19 (tie)14New Orleans Saints19801–15September 7, 198023–26San Francisco 49ersDecember 14, 198021–20New York Jets19 (tie)14Baltimore Colts19812–14September 13, 19813–35Buffalo BillsDecember 20, 198123–21New England Patriots19 (tie)14New England Patriots19901–15September 23, 19907–41Cincinnati BengalsSeptember 1, 199116–7Indianapolis Colts19 (tie)14Houston Texans20132–14September 22, 20139–30Baltimore RavensSeptember 7, 201417–6Washington Redskins19 (tie)14 (10+4)Chicago Bears202220233–147–10October 30, 202229–49Dallas CowboysOctober 5, 202340–20Washington Commanders

Playoffs Rank Games Team Seasons Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first defeat) End (first victory)19Detroit Lions1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2011, 2014, 2016January 12, 199210–41Washington RedskinsJanuary 14, 202424–23Los Angeles Rams2 (tie)8Cincinnati Bengals1990, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015January 13, 199110–20Los Angeles RaidersJanuary 15, 202226–19Las Vegas Raiders2 (tie)8Kansas City Chiefs1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2013January 23, 199413–30Buffalo BillsJanuary 9, 201630–0Houston Texans47Pittsburgh Steelers2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025January 22, 201717–36New England Patriots5 (tie)6New York Giants^1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1950December 10, 19390–27Green Bay PackersDecember 30, 195647–7Chicago Bears5 (tie)6Cleveland Browns, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985January 4, 19707–27Minnesota VikingsJanuary 3, 198723–20New York Jets5 (tie)6Seattle Seahawks1984, 1987, 1988, 1999, 2003, 2004December 29, 198410–31Miami DolphinsJanuary 14, 200620–10Washington Redskins5 (tie)6Minnesota Vikings1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996January 1, 19899–34San Francisco 49ersDecember 27, 199723–22New York Giants5 (tie)6Buffalo Bills 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2017, 2019January 6, 199621–40Pittsburgh SteelersJanuary 9, 202127–24Indianapolis Colts5 (tie)6Dallas Cowboys1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007January 5, 199717–26Carolina PanthersJanuary 9, 201034–14Philadelphia Eagles5 (tie)6Miami Dolphins2000, 2001, 2008, 2016, 2022, 2023January 6, 20010–27Oakland Raiders12 (tie)5Los Angeles Rams^1952, 1955, 1967, 1969, December 21, 195221–31Detroit LionsDecember 22, 197419–10Washington Redskins12 (tie)5New York Giants^1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963December 28, 195817–23Baltimore ColtsDecember 27, 198127–21Philadelphia Eagles12 (tie)5Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1987January 2, 19720–21Miami DolphinsDecember 31, 199535–20San Diego Chargers12 (tie)5Denver Broncos1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984January 15, 197810–27Dallas CowboysJanuary 4, 198722–17New England Patriots12 (tie)5Philadelphia Eagles1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990January 25, 198110–27Oakland RaidersJanuary 3, 199336–20New Orleans Saints12 (tie)5Indianapolis Colts1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002January 14, 199616–20Pittsburgh SteelersJanuary 4, 200441–10Denver Broncos12 (tie)5Washington Redskins/Football Team/Commanders2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2020January 14, 200610–20Seattle SeahawksJanuary 12, 202523–20Tampa Bay Buccaneers

See also List of National Football League records (team) List of National Basketball Association longest losing streaks List of Major League Baseball longest losing streaks Losing streak

References

Pro-Football-Reference.com list of longest regular season losing streaks Pro-Football-Reference.com list of longest postseason losing streaks