The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, which as of the end of its 2023 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.
One of only two charter members of the NFL still in existence, [1] the Chicago Bears have played the most games (1,469) 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 (799) in NFL history. 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. [3] 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. [4] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers maintain the lowest regular season win–loss percentage (.406), holding a 308–450–1 record through 2023. [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 2023 regular season, the Jacksonville Jaguars are the only team that has not yet recorded 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. [a] Ties cannot occur in the playoffs. The Cowboys have played in the most playoff games (67), through the end of 2023–24 NFL Conference Championship games. The Patriots have the highest playoff win–loss percentage (.627), with a 37–22 record, as of the end of the same round. The San Francisco 49ers have the most post-season victories (38) in NFL playoff history, while the Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings are tied for the most playoff losses (31). The Cleveland Browns have the lowest playoff win–loss percentage (.353), holding a 12–22 record. The Houston Texans have the fewest games played (12), wins (5), and losses (7) 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] [b]
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 2023 NFL season.
Best win–loss record in division |
Rank | Team | GP | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | First NFL season | Division |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dallas Cowboys | 981 | 562 | 413 | 6 | .576 | 1960 | NFC East |
2 | Green Bay Packers | 1,435 | 799 | 598 | 38 | .570 | 1921 | NFC North |
3 | Baltimore Ravens | 451 | 256 | 194 | 1 | .569 | 1996 | AFC North |
4 | New England Patriots | 983 | 541 | 433 | 9 | .555 | 1960 | AFC East |
5 | Chicago Bears | 1,469 | 793 | 634 | 42 | .554 | 1920 | NFC North |
6 | Miami Dolphins | 899 | 496 | 399 | 4 | .554 | 1966 | AFC East |
7 | Kansas City Chiefs | 983 | 532 | 439 | 12 | .547 | 1960 | AFC West |
8 | Minnesota Vikings | 969 | 523 | 435 | 11 | .545 | 1961 | NFC North |
9 | San Francisco 49ers [b] | 1,101 | 586 | 501 | 14 | .539 | 1950 | NFC West |
10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1,271 | 671 | 578 | 22 | .537 | 1933 | AFC North |
11 | Indianapolis Colts [c] | 1,065 | 556 | 501 | 8 | .526 | 1953 | AFC South |
12 | New York Giants | 1,404 | 721 | 649 | 34 | .526 | 1925 | NFC East |
13 | Denver Broncos | 983 | 508 | 465 | 10 | .522 | 1960 | AFC West |
14 | Las Vegas Raiders | 983 | 505 | 467 | 11 | .519 | 1960 | AFC West |
15 | Seattle Seahawks | 759 | 392 | 366 | 1 | .517 | 1976 | NFC West |
16 | Los Angeles Rams | 1,234 | 614 | 599 | 21 | .506 | 1937 | NFC West |
17 | Los Angeles Chargers | 983 | 483 | 489 | 11 | .497 | 1960 | AFC West |
18 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1,287 | 624 | 636 | 27 | .495 | 1933 | NFC East |
19 | Washington Commanders | 1,301 | 629 | 643 | 29 | .495 | 1932 | NFC East |
20 | Cleveland Browns [b] [d] | 1,053 | 512 | 530 | 11 | .491 | 1950 | AFC North |
21 | Tennessee Titans | 983 | 476 | 501 | 6 | .487 | 1960 | AFC South |
22 | Buffalo Bills | 982 | 473 | 501 | 8 | .486 | 1960 | AFC East |
23 | New Orleans Saints | 870 | 412 | 468 | 5 | .468 | 1967 | NFC South |
24 | Carolina Panthers | 467 | 214 | 252 | 1 | .459 | 1995 | NFC South |
25 | Detroit Lions | 1,332 | 591 | 707 | 34 | .456 | 1930 | NFC North |
26 | Cincinnati Bengals | 869 | 394 | 471 | 5 | .456 | 1968 | AFC North |
27 | New York Jets | 983 | 428 | 547 | 8 | .439 | 1960 | AFC East |
28 | Atlanta Falcons | 899 | 390 | 503 | 6 | .437 | 1966 | NFC South |
29 | Houston Texans | 355 | 152 | 202 | 1 | .430 | 2002 | AFC South |
30 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 467 | 198 | 269 | 0 | .424 | 1995 | AFC South |
31 | Arizona Cardinals | 1,429 | 585 | 803 | 41 | .424 | 1920 | NFC West |
32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 759 | 308 | 450 | 1 | .406 | 1976 | NFC South |
Source: [10] |
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 Conference Championship Round of the 2023–24 playoffs.
Best win–loss record in division | Team active in playoffs |
Rank | Team | GP | Won | Lost | Pct. | Last playoff appearance |
Division |
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1 | New England Patriots | 59 | 37 | 22 | .627 | 2021 | AFC East |
2 | San Francisco 49ers | 62 | 38 | 24 | .613 | 2023 | NFC West |
3 | Green Bay Packers | 63 | 37 | 26 | .587 | 2023 | NFC North |
4 | Baltimore Ravens | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2023 | AFC North |
5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 64 | 36 | 28 | .563 | 2023 | AFC North |
6 | Las Vegas Raiders | 45 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 2021 | AFC West |
7 | Denver Broncos | 42 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 2015 | AFC West |
8 | Dallas Cowboys | 67 | 36 | 31 | .537 | 2023 | NFC East |
9 | Washington Commanders | 43 | 23 | 20 | .535 | 2020 | NFC East |
10 | Kansas City Chiefs | 45 | 24 | 21 | .533 | 2023 | AFC West |
11 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2017 | NFC South |
12 (tied) |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 2023 | NFC South |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2022 | AFC South | |
14 (tied) |
Philadelphia Eagles | 51 | 25 | 26 | .490 | 2023 | NFC East |
New York Giants | 51 | 25 | 26 | .490 | 2022 | NFC East | |
16 | Los Angeles Rams | 54 | 26 | 28 | .481 | 2023 | NFC West |
17 | New York Jets | 25 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 2010 | AFC East |
18 | Indianapolis Colts | 48 | 23 | 25 | .479 | 2020 | AFC South |
19 | Buffalo Bills | 40 | 19 | 21 | .475 | 2023 | AFC East |
20 | Seattle Seahawks | 36 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 2022 | NFC West |
21 | Miami Dolphins | 43 | 20 | 23 | .465 | 2023 | AFC East |
22 | Chicago Bears | 37 | 17 | 20 | .459 | 2020 | NFC North |
23 | New Orleans Saints | 23 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 2020 | NFC South |
24 | Tennessee Titans | 39 | 17 | 23 | .425 | 2021 | AFC South |
25 (tied) |
Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 2017 | NFC South |
Houston Texans | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2023 | AFC South | |
27 | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 2021 | NFC West |
28 | Minnesota Vikings | 52 | 21 | 31 | .404 | 2022 | NFC North |
29 | Detroit Lions | 23 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 2023 | NFC North |
30 | Los Angeles Chargers | 31 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 2022 | AFC West |
31 | Cincinnati Bengals | 26 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 2022 | AFC North |
32 | Cleveland Browns | 34 | 12 | 22 | .353 | 2023 | AFC North |