Friday, October 05, 2012

Consecutive Games at .500 or Below

After beating the Cardinals last night, the St. Louis Rams are now 3-2, marking the first time their record has stood above .500 since Week 8 of the 2006 season. This streak of 93 straight games with a record of .500 or worse was the 3rd-longest in NFL history.

Most consecutive games at .500 or below:

StreakTeamStartEndNotes
101Oakland Raiders2004 - W42010 - W8The sub-.500 streak started the week after 
Rich Gannon's career-ending neck injury.
97New Orleans Saints1971 - W21977 - end
93Philadelphia Eagles1967 - W81974 - W2
93St. Louis Rams2006 - W92012 - W4
83Buffalo Bills1967 - W31972 - end
74San Diego Chargers1988 - W11992 - W11The 1992 Chargers started 0-4,
but won 11 of their last 12.
67New Orleans Saints1993 - W161997 - end
66Los Angeles Rams1959 - W11963 - end
65St. Louis Cardinals1977 - W141981 - end
64Los Angeles Rams1990 - W11993 - end
64Tampa Bay Buccaneers1983 - W11986 - end
63Cincinnati Bengals1997 - W22000 - end

The Carolina Panthers are the current streak holder at 52 games, dating back to the start of 2009.

Coincidentally, the longest streak of games at .500 or above ended two weeks ago.

Most consecutive games at .500 or above:

StreakTeamStartEndNotes
144New England Patriots2003 - W22012 - W2"Let me say this clearly: They hate their coach."
115Dallas Cowboys1965 - W141974 - W2The 1974 Cowboys lost four straight 
games after winning the opener ...
113Dallas Cowboys1974 - W81981 - end... but won their next four to start this streak.
97Miami Dolphins1996 - W162002 - end
96Buffalo Bills1988 - W11993 - end
93Kansas City Chiefs1991 - W41996 - end
92Chicago Bears1983 - W161989 - W12
85San Francisco 49ers1991 - W131996 - end
84Washington Redskins1971 - W11976 - end
77Miami Dolphins1991 - W131996 - W9
75Denver Broncos2000 - W62004 - end
71Green Bay Packers1995 - W11999 - W9
70Dallas Cowboys1982 - W21986 - W14Immediately followed the 113-game 
streak after a loss in the 1982 opener.

The Baltimore Ravens are the current streak holder at 63 games, dating back to Week 7 of 2008.