No matter how great an organization may be, no team can escape losing. Whether it's due to injury, free agency or just ineffective playmaking or playcalling, every franchise experiences a down season from time to time. Here's a look at the worst season(s) in the history of all 32 NFL franchises:
Arizona Cardinals: 0-10 in 1943 and 1944 (the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers merged to form "Card-Pitt" during the 1944 season due to both teams losing so many players to World War II military service)
Atlanta Falcons: 1-12-1 in 1967
Baltimore Ravens: 4-12 in 1996
Buffalo Bills: 1-13 in 1971
Carolina Panthers: 1-15 in 2001
Chicago Bears: 1-13 in 1969
Cincinnati Bengals: 2-14 in 2002 and 2019
Cleveland Browns: 0-16 in 2017
Dallas Cowboys: 0-11-1 in 1960
Denver Broncos: 2-11-1 in 1963 and 1964; 2-7 in 1982
Detroit Lions: 0-11 in 1942; 0-16 in 2008
Green Bay Packers: 1-10-1 in 1958
Houston Texans: 2-14 in 2005 and 2013
Indianapolis Colts: 0-8-1 in 1982
Jacksonville Jaguars: 1-15 in 2020
Kansas City Chiefs: 2-12 in 1977; 2-14 in 2008 and 2012
Las Vegas Raiders: 1-13 in 1962
Los Angeles Chargers: 1-15 in 2000
Los Angeles Rams: 1-10 in 1937; 1-12-1 in 1962; 1-15 in 2009
Miami Dolphins: 1-15 in 2007
Minnesota Vikings: 2-11-1 in 1962
New England Patriots: 1-15 in 1990
New Orleans Saints: 1-15 in 1980
New York Giants: 1-12-1 in 1966
New York Jets: 1-15 in 1996
Philadelphia Eagles: 1-11 in 1936; 1-10 in 1940
Pittsburgh Steelers: 0-10 in 1944 (the Steelers and Chicago Cardinals merged to form "Card-Pitt" during the 1944 season due to both teams losing so many players to World War II military service)
San Francisco 49ers: 2-12 in 1963; 2-14 in 1978, 1979, 2004 and 2016
Seattle Seahawks: 2-12 in 1976; 2-14 in 1992
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 0-14 in 1976
Tennessee Titans: 1-13 in 1972 and 1973; 1-8 in 1982
Washington Commanders: 1-12-1 in 1961
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