Who has the longest playoff losing streak?
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The Detroit Lions hold the record for the longest postseason losing streak, dropping nine consecutive playoff games starting in 1991 – a streak which is still active.
The Chicago Cardinals own the NFL's longest losing streak at 29 games over four seasons. The Cardinals (who later became the St. Louis Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals and now, Arizona Cardinals) ended the 1942 season on a six-game losing streak before posting back-to-back 0-10 seasons in 1943 and 1944.
The Twins ended their 18-game playoff losing streak in 2023
When Minnesota beat Toronto in Game 1 of the 2023 AL Wild Card Series, it ended an MLB-record 18-game playoff losing streak that extended back to 2004.
The Cardinals are the oldest franchise (1920) that hasn't won a Super Bowl.
| TEAM | GP | OPP PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 52 | 22.9 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 66 | 19.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 63 | 22.1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 53 | 21.8 |
| AFC North | W | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravens | 13 |
| 2 | Browns | 11 |
| AFC East | W | |
| 1 | Dolphins | 11 |
The San Francisco 49ers hold the record for the longest winning streak in Super Bowl history, with five straight victories between 1982 and 1995. The team participated in five Super Bowls throughout the 1980s and 1990s, winning every championship game in which they competed.
The Jags have lost their last 20 games, going back to the start of the 2020 season under then-coach Doug Marrone. Lose six more, and they'll tie the modern NFL record of the formerly-hapless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who lost their first 26 games from the franchise's inception in 1976 until December 1977.
The 1916 New York Giants hold the record for Major League Baseball's longest win streak having won 26 straight games that season.
What is the longest losing streak in MLB history?
The 1889 Louisville Colonels hold the record for the longest losing streak in official MLB history at 26 games, though the 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics lost 31 consecutive games in the National Association, a number that is not considered official by MLB.
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Historically bad. Plug in whatever adjective you'd like, the Pistons are that bad. Detroit finally ended its historic losing streak Saturday at 28 games after beating the Toronto Raptors 129–127 at Little Caesars Arena.
Personal life. Originally listed at 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m), Altuve is now listed at his correct height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m), making him the shortest active player in Major League Baseball, and the shortest since Freddie Patek retired following the 1981 season.
The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first-ever Super Bowl.
The New England Patriots have appeared in the National Football League's annual championship game a record 11 times, winning the Super Bowl six times.
There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season.
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.
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.
- T-1. Washington Commanders, 25 (1946-70)
- Pittsburgh Steelers, 24 (1948-71)
- New Orleans Saints, 20 (1967-86)
- T-5. Cleveland Browns, 17 (2003-19)
- T-5. Buffalo Bills, 17 (2000-16)
- T-5. New York Giants, 17 (1964-80)
- T-5. Philadelphia Eagles, 17 (1961-77)
- T-5.
The biggest margin of victory in NFL history for a regular-season game is held by the Rochester Jeffersons, who beat Fort Porter, a non-league team, in 1920, winning 66-0. The largest margin of victory between two NFL teams occurred in 1934, when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Cincinnati Reds 64-0.
What was the worst NFL season ever?
In 2001, the Columbus Wardogs made history becoming the first American football team to finish a season 0–16.
| Rank | Coach | Career losses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Shula ^ | 156 |
| 2 | George Halas ^ | 148 |
| 3 | Bill Belichick * | 163 |
| 4 | Andy Reid * | 144 |
The Los Angeles Lakers have won the NBA title three years in a row. The New York Islanders were even good enough to capture the Stanley Cup four consecutive times. But no football team has ever been able to win the Super Bowl more than twice in a row. In fact, no one has really even come close.
The Patriots and Broncos are tied for the most Super Bowl losses (five). The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars are the four teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl, although the Browns and Lions both won NFL Championships before the Super Bowl era.
No team has ever won three straight Super Bowls.
