List of all-time NFL win–loss records

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, which as of the end of its 2022 season, consists of 32 teams. These teams are divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC), and both conferences contain four divisions with four teams each. Since its formation in 1920, as the American Professional Football Association (APFA), NFL game results have been recorded. Games in the NFL can either end with a winner and a loser, or the two teams can tie. Ties are registered as a half-win and a half-loss when calculating the win–loss percentage.

Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys, who have recorded the highest overall win–loss record (.574) in NFL regular season history.

One of only two charter members of the NFL still in existence,[1] the Chicago Bears have played the most games (1,452) and recorded the most ties (42) in NFL regular season history.[2] Their NFC North divisional rivals, the Green Bay Packers have recorded the most wins (790) in NFL history. The league's other still-active charter member, the Arizona Cardinals, have recorded the most regular season losses (790), through the end of the 2022 season.[3] The Dallas Cowboys hold the highest regular season win–loss percentage (.574), with a 550–408–6 record through the end of the 2022 season.[4] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers maintain the lowest regular season win–loss percentage (.404), holding a 299–442–1 record through 2022.[5] Being the most-recently founded franchise in the NFL, the Houston Texans have recorded the fewest games played (338) and wins (142).[6] The Baltimore Ravens have recorded the fewest losses (190).[7] Through the end of the 2022 regular season, the Jacksonville Jaguars are the only team yet to record a tie.[8]

Following the regular season, teams that won their respective divisions, in addition to three wild card teams determined by a conference's next best three teams—regardless of division—qualify for the league's postseason, called the playoffs.[lower-alpha 1] 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. The Minnesota Vikings have recorded the most playoff losses (31), whereas the Detroit Lions have the lowest playoff win–loss percentage (.350), holding a 7–13 record. The Houston Texans have the fewest games played (10), wins (4), and losses (6) in NFL playoff history.

The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. However, the NFL does not officially count All-America Football Conference statistics, despite the 1950 NFL–AAFC merger.[9][lower-alpha 2]

Regular season

Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, who have recorded the most wins (790) in NFL history.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the lowest win–loss percentage (.404) in the NFL regular season.

The following is a listing of all 32 current National Football League (NFL) teams ranked by their regular season win–loss record percentage, accurate as of the end of week 18 of the 2021 NFL season.

Best win–loss record in division
RankTeamGPWonLostTiedPct.First NFL seasonDivision
1Dallas Cowboys9645504086.5741960NFC East
2Green Bay Packers1,41879059038.5711921NFC North
3Baltimore Ravens4342431901.5611996AFC North
4New England Patriots9665374209.5611960AFC East
5Chicago Bears1,45278662442.5561920NFC North
6Miami Dolphins8824853934.5521966AFC East
7Kansas City Chiefs97352743412.5481960AFC West
8Minnesota Vikings95951942911.5471961NFC North
9San Francisco 49ers[lower-alpha 2]1,08457449614.5361950NFC West
10Pittsburgh Steelers1,25466157122.5361933AFC North
11New York Giants1,38771563834.5281925NFC East
12Indianapolis Colts[lower-alpha 3]1,0485474938.5261953AFC South
13Denver Broncos96650045610.5231960AFC West
14Las Vegas Raiders96649745811.5201960AFC West
15Seattle Seahawks7423833581.5171976NFC West
16Los Angeles Rams1,21760459221.5051937NFC West
17Los Angeles Chargers96647847711.5011960AFC West
18Washington Commanders1,28462563029.4981932NFC East
19Philadelphia Eagles1,27061363027.4931933NFC East
20Tennessee Titans9664704906.4901960AFC South
21Cleveland Browns[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4]1,03650152411.4891950AFC North
22Buffalo Bills9654624958.4831960AFC East
23Carolina Panthers4502122371.4721995NFC South
24New Orleans Saints8684034605.4671967NFC South
25Cincinnati Bengals8533854635.4541968AFC North
26Detroit Lions1,31557970234.4531930NFC North
27New York Jets9664215378.4401960AFC East
28Atlanta Falcons8823834936.4381966NFC South
29Houston Texans3381421951.4342002AFC South
30Arizona Cardinals1,41258179041.4261920NFC West
31Jacksonville Jaguars4501892610.4201995AFC South
32Tampa Bay Buccaneers7422994421.4041976NFC South
Source: [10]

Playoffs

Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots (from 20002019), the team with the highest playoff win–loss percentage. Brady had a 30–11 postseason record as the Patriots' starting quarterback.

The following is a listing of all 32 current National Football League (NFL) teams ranked by their playoff win–loss percentage, accurate as of the end of the 2022–23 AFC and NFC Conference Championship Games.

Best win–loss record in division Team active in playoffs
RankTeamGPWonLostPct.Last playoff
appearance
Division
1New England Patriots593722.6272021AFC East
2San Francisco 49ers593623.6102022NFC West
3Green Bay Packers613625.5902021NFC North
4
(tied)
Baltimore Ravens281612.5712022AFC North
Pittsburgh Steelers633627.5712021AFC North
6Las Vegas Raiders452520.5562021AFC West
7Denver Broncos422319.5482015AFC West
8Dallas Cowboys663630.5452022NFC East
9Washington Commanders432320.5352020NFC East
10Carolina Panthers1798.5292017NFC South
11
(tied)
Philadelphia Eagles502525.5002022NFC East
Tampa Bay Buccaneers221111.5002022NFC South
Jacksonville Jaguars1688.5002022AFC South
14Los Angeles Rams532627.4912021NFC West
15New York Giants512526.4902022NFC East
16Kansas City Chiefs412021.4882022AFC West
17New York Jets251213.4802010AFC East
18Indianapolis Colts482325.4792020AFC South
19Miami Dolphins422022.4762022AFC East
20Buffalo Bills381820.4742022AFC East
21Seattle Seahawks361719.4722022NFC West
22Chicago Bears371720.4592020NFC North
23New Orleans Saints231013.4352020NFC South
24Tennessee Titans391723.4252021AFC South
25Atlanta Falcons241014.4172017NFC South
26Arizona Cardinals17710.4122021NFC West
27Minnesota Vikings522131.4042022NFC North
28Houston Texans1046.4002019AFC South
29Los Angeles Chargers311219.3872022AFC West
30Cincinnati Bengals261016.3852022AFC North
31Cleveland Browns331221.3642020AFC North
32Detroit Lions20713.3502016NFC North

Notes

  1. These parameters to qualify for the NFL playoffs have been in place since the 2020 NFL season.
  2. The exclusion of AAFC win–loss records affects the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers. Therefore, the Browns' regular season win–loss record does not include a 47–4–3 record compiled in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949, nor does their playoff record include the 5–0 record compiled during the same period. Likewise, the 49ers' AAFC regular season win–loss record of 38–14–2, nor their 1–1 AAFC playoff record are officially counted.
  3. The Indianapolis Colts' win–loss records include their time as the Baltimore Colts, but the original Baltimore Colts of the AAFC are considered as a separate franchise.
  4. The NFL considers the current Browns franchise as having been established in 1946, joining the NFL in 1950, suspending operations from 1996 through 1998, and then resuming play as an expansion team in 1999. The Cleveland Browns relocated to Baltimore and were rebranded as the Ravens in 1996; however, the Baltimore Ravens are officially considered a 1996 expansion franchise in terms of team history and records.

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