Winless teams go head-to-head in Vikings-Panthers, Broncos-Bears Week 4 matchups (2024)

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What NFL teams have had winless seasons? ›

Only the 2008 Detroit Lions and the 2017 Cleveland Browns have gone winless in a 16 game season. Three other teams were winless but in shorter seasons; the Dallas Cowboys were winless in 1960 (0–11–1), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 (0–14), and the Baltimore Colts in the strike shortened season of 1982 (0–8–1).

Minnesota won the teams' last matchup, a 34-28 overtime win on the road in 2021. Kickoff from Bank of America Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. The Vikings are listed as 5-point road favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 46.5 points in the latest Minnesota vs. Carolina odds via SportsLine consensus.

NFL teams: West, East

Since 1944, only five teams have had winless seasons in the NFL: the 1960 Dallas Cowboys (0–11–1), the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0–14), the 1982 Baltimore Colts (0–8–1) the 2008 Detroit Lions (0–16), and the 2017 Cleveland Browns (0–16).

The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers are tied for the most games against a team, with 206 games.

The '72 Dolphins have remained the only NFL team to complete an entire season undefeated. That season, the team ranked first in the NFL in total offense, total defense, scoring offense and scoring defense.

20, 2013. Since the National Football League began in 1920, only one team has played a perfect season (both regular season and playoffs): the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who won all fourteen of their regular season games and three postseason games, including Super Bowl VII, to finish the season 17–0–0.

Minnesota is a three-point favorite in the latest Bears vs. Vikings odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 43.5. Before you make any Vikings vs. Bears picks, you need to see the NFL predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's advanced computer model.

ESPN: Vikings are solid favorites to win at home

ESPN Analytics give the home team a 62% chance of beating their divisional rival.

Chicago Bears: Prediction, odds, picks. The Minnesota Vikings (6-5) and Chicago Bears (3-8) will play each other in a matchup of two division rivals. The Vikings are the favorites, expected to win by at least a field goal but less than a touchdown (currently -3).

Buffalo Bills four Super Bowl appearances

The Bills and Minnesota Vikings are the only two teams to make four appearances and not have a Super Bowl win.

What team is no longer in the NFL? ›

The Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the United States, and, along with the Chicago Bears, are the only NFL charter member franchises still in operation. In 1960, the team moved to St.

This matchup began in 1920 when two professional football teams called Illinois home. That's when the Chicago Bears, then known as the Decatur Staleys, faced the Racine Cardinals — named after Racine Avenue where their home venue was Normal Park and not for the city in Wisconsin — for the first time.

You cannot root for two teams at the same time. You cannot hedge your bets. You cannot unconditionally love two teams at the same time, when there's a remote chance that they might go head-to-head some day.

The league's other still-active charter member, the Arizona Cardinals, have recorded the most regular season losses (803), through the end of the 2023 season. The Dallas Cowboys hold the highest regular season win–loss percentage (. 576), with a 562–413–6 record through the end of the 2023 season.

The 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only team to go undefeated in the regular season and then remain perfect in the postseason to win the NFL Championship. That Dolphins team was 14–0 in the regular season and then won three playoff games, including Super Bowl VII, to complete a perfect season at 17–0.

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.

Are we witnessing the first team to go 16-0 and eventually hoist the Lombardi Trophy? The '72 Dolphins went undefeated on the way to winning their first Super Bowl in January of 1973.