What percent of 4-0 teams make the playoffs?
A 4-0 start doesn't guarantee a playoff berth, but it gives them a huge margin for error. Dating back to 1990, 83.7% of teams that start the season 4-0 have made the playoffs.
Of the 103 teams to start 0-4, a single club made the postseason. Only the 1992 San Diego Chargers began 0-4 and made the playoffs, finishing 11-5 and losing in the Divisional Round.
Since 1992, a total of 29 teams have gone 4-0 SU and ATS.
The NFL's new format ensures that 43.75 percent of the league's teams are involved in postseason play.
Dating back to 1970, 155 teams have started the season with a 3-0 record. Of that group, 115 teams made the playoffs (74%), 42 reached the Super Bowl, and 21 won the Super Bowl.
Biggest reason for turnaround: The '92 Chargers hold the distinction of being the only team to make the playoffs after starting 0-4.
While a team that started 1-5 has never won a Super Bowl, three of those clubs have made the playoffs. The seventh game is the dividing line between a minuscule shot and zero historical chance. Of the 163 instances of a club being 2-5 after seven games since 1990, 10 have made the postseason (6.1%).
The 1972 Miami Dolphins finished 17-0 and won Super Bowl VII over the Washington Redskins.
There are no more unbeatens left in the 2023 NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers went 5-0 to start the year after facing off in last season's NFC Championship Game, but they both lost to backup quarterbacks on the road in Week 6.
The 1972 Miami Dolphins and 2007 New England Patriots are safe for another year. Since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, those two teams were the only ones ever to go undefeated during the regular season.
Who is #1 seed in NFC?
The San Francisco 49ers have clinched the NFC's No. 1 seed after securing a 27-10 win over the Washington Commanders and the Arizona Cardinals 35-31 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles.
1. Ravens (13-3): Clinched the AFC No. 1 seed. 2. Dolphins (11-5): Clinched a playoff berth, will win the AFC East if they beat the Bills next week.
Chicago's lone victory leaves Carolina as the last team in the NFL without a win in the 2023 season. The Panthers have lost all four of their games this year in unenthusiastic fashion with an inept offense that ranks 24th in scoring and outside of the top 20 in virtually every offensive category.
From 1990-2022, 265 teams started 0-2. Thirty of those teams he made the playoffs, or about 11%. The Cincinnati Bengals pulled it off last season. Jeff Kerr, CBS Sports NFL Writer, has researched this very topic.
| State | Number of NFL Teams |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 |
| Wyoming | 0 |
| United States | 32 |
Finally, a team that started with a 2-7 record will make the playoffs. That has never happened since the first Super Bowl season in 1966-67. In all those years, the worst starting record for a playoff team was 3-6. It happened for the first time in 1970 with the Cincinnati Bengals.
While this can be classified as a rally by default, this Washington team (7-9) did make some history by winning a putrid NFC East. This is the only team to start 3-7 and make the playoffs.
Only two teams in NFL history have made the playoffs after starting 4-8 or worse through 12 games -- the 2008 Chargers and 2014 Panthers.
The Patriots suffered a similar fate in 2008 when they finished 11-5 and missed the playoffs while the 8-8 San Diego Chargers won the AFC West.
Ties cannot occur in the playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys have played in the most playoff games (65), through the end of 2022–23 NFL Wild Card round. The New England Patriots have the most playoff wins (37) and the highest playoff win–loss percentage (. 627), with a 37–22 record, as of the end of the same Wild Card round.
Who was QB for 72 Dolphins?
1972 Dolphins roster, surviving players
15, 2022, 28 members of the 1972 Dolphins are alive, including quarterback Bob Griese and running backs Csonka and Mercury Morris.
- Arizona Cardinals.
- Atlanta Falcons.
- Buffalo Bills.
- Carolina Panthers.
- Cincinnati Bengals.
- Cleveland Browns.
- Detroit Lions.
- Houston Texans.
For the third time in franchise history, the Panthers have the worst record in the NFL. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
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.
