List of National Football League longest losing streaks - wikipedia List of National Football League longest losing streaks This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions. ( February 2015 ) The 1976 -- 77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the longest losing streak since the National Football League ( NFL ) merger in 1970 with 26 consecutive losses. The Chicago Cardinals hold the record for the longest losing streak before the merger with a losing streak of 29 games from 1942 to 1945. Contents 1 Key 2 Streaks 2.1 Regular season 2.2 Playoffs 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References Key Denotes streaks that occurred before the NFL merger ( 1970 season ) Denotes streaks that are currently in progress Streaks Regular season Rank Games Team Season ( s ) Season record ( s ) Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning ( first defeat ) End ( first victory or tie ) 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 29 Chicago Cardinals ^ 1942 1943 1944 1945 3 -- 8 0 -- 10 0 -- 10 1 -- 9 October 25, 1942 3 -- 7 Cleveland Rams October 14, 1945 16 -- 7 Chicago Bears 7000100000000000000 ♠ 2 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 1977 0 -- 14 2 -- 12 September 12, 1976 0 -- 20 Houston Oilers December 11, 1977 33 -- 14 New Orleans Saints 7000200000000000000 ♠ T3 19 Oakland Raiders ^ 1961 1962 2 -- 12 1 -- 13 November 11, 1961 12 -- 23 New York Titans December 16, 1962 20 -- 0 Boston Patriots 7000200000000000000 ♠ T3 19 Detroit Lions 2007 2008 2009 7 -- 9 0 -- 16 2 -- 14 December 30, 2007 13 -- 34 Green Bay Packers September 27, 2009 19 -- 14 Washington Redskins 7000300000000000000 ♠ 5 18 Houston Oilers 1972 1973 1 -- 13 1 -- 13 October 9, 1972 0 -- 34 Oakland Raiders November 4, 1973 31 -- 27 Baltimore Colts 7000400000000000000 ♠ T6 17 Dayton Triangles ^ 1927 1928 1929 1 -- 6 -- 1 0 -- 7 0 -- 6 October 9, 1927 0 -- 7 Chicago Cardinals team folded after 1929 season 7000400000000000000 ♠ T6 17 Washington Redskins ^ 1960 1961 1 -- 9 -- 2 1 -- 12 -- 1 October 30, 1960 10 -- 31 Cleveland Browns November 19, 1961 28 -- 28 Dallas Cowboys 7000400000000000000 ♠ T6 17 Houston Oilers 1982 1 -- 8 2 -- 14 November 21, 1982 10 -- 24 Pittsburgh Steelers November 13, 1983 27 -- 17 Detroit Lions 7000500000000000000 ♠ T6 17 St. Louis Rams 2008 2009 2 -- 14 1 -- 15 October 26, 2008 16 -- 23 New England Patriots November 1, 2009 17 -- 10 Detroit Lions 7000700000000000000 ♠ T6 17 Cleveland Browns 2015 2016 3 -- 13 1 -- 15 December 20, 2015 13 -- 30 Seattle Seahawks December 24, 2016 20 -- 17 San Diego Chargers 7000700000000000000 ♠ T6 17 Cleveland Browns 2016 2017 1 -- 15 0 -- 16 January 1, 2017 24 -- 27 Pittsburgh Steelers 7000600000000000000 ♠ T12 16 Rochester Jeffersons ^ 1922 1923 1924 1925 0 -- 4 -- 1 0 -- 4 0 -- 7 0 -- 6 -- 1 October 15, 1922 0 -- 7 Chicago Bears October 4, 1925 0 -- 0 Buffalo Bisons 7000600000000000000 ♠ T12 16 Pittsburgh Steelers ^ 1969 1970 1 -- 13 5 -- 9 September 28, 1969 27 -- 41 Philadelphia Eagles October 11, 1970 23 -- 10 Buffalo Bills 7000600000000000000 ♠ T12 16 Miami Dolphins 2006 2007 6 -- 10 1 -- 15 December 17, 2006 0 -- 21 Buffalo Bills December 16, 2007 22 -- 16 Baltimore Ravens 7000700000000000000 ♠ T12 16 Oakland Raiders 2013 2014 4 -- 12 3 -- 13 November 24, 2013 19 -- 23 Houston Texans November 20, 2014 24 -- 20 Kansas City Chiefs 7000700000000000000 ♠ T16 15 Buffalo Bills 1970 1971 3 -- 10 -- 1 1 -- 13 November 22, 1970 13 -- 31 Chicago Bears November 28, 1971 27 -- 20 New England Patriots 7000700000000000000 ♠ T16 15 Carolina Panthers 2001 1 -- 15 September 23, 2001 16 -- 24 Atlanta Falcons September 8, 2002 10 -- 7 Baltimore Ravens 7000700000000000000 ♠ T18 14 Philadelphia Eagles ^ 1936 1937 1 -- 11 2 -- 8 -- 1 September 20, 1936 3 -- 26 Boston Redskins September 26, 1937 6 -- 6 Chicago Cardinals 7000700000000000000 ♠ T18 14 Buffalo Bills 1976 1977 2 -- 12 3 -- 11 October 10, 1976 14 -- 17 New York Jets October 16, 1977 3 -- 0 Philadelphia Eagles 7000700000000000000 ♠ T18 14 New Orleans Saints 1980 1 -- 15 September 7, 1980 23 -- 26 San Francisco 49ers December 14, 1980 21 -- 20 New York Jets 7000700000000000000 ♠ T18 14 Baltimore Colts 1981 2 -- 14 September 13, 1981 3 -- 35 Buffalo Bills December 20, 1981 23 -- 21 New England Patriots 7000700000000000000 ♠ T18 14 New England Patriots 1990 1 -- 15 September 23, 1990 7 -- 41 Cincinnati Bengals September 1, 1991 16 -- 7 Indianapolis Colts 7000700000000000000 ♠ T18 14 Houston Texans 2013 2 -- 14 September 22, 2013 9 -- 30 Baltimore Ravens September 7, 2014 17 -- 6 Washington Redskins 7000700000000000000 ♠ T24 13 Buffalo Bills 1984 8 -- 8 2 -- 14 December 11, 1983 10 -- 23 San Francisco 49ers November 18, 1984 14 -- 3 Dallas Cowboys 7000700000000000000 ♠ T24 13 Indianapolis Colts 1986 3 -- 13 September 7, 1986 3 -- 33 New England Patriots December 7, 1986 28 -- 13 Atlanta Falcons 7000700000000000000 ♠ T24 13 Detroit Lions 2000 2001 9 -- 7 2 -- 14 December 24, 2000 20 -- 23 Chicago Bears December 16, 2001 27 -- 24 Minnesota Vikings 7000700000000000000 ♠ T24 13 Indianapolis Colts 2011 2 -- 14 September 11, 2011 7 -- 34 Houston Texans December 18, 2011 27 -- 13 Tennessee Titans 7000700000000000000 ♠ T24 13 Jacksonville Jaguars 2012 2013 2 -- 14 4 -- 12 December 2, 2012 18 -- 34 Buffalo Bills November 10, 2013 29 -- 27 Tennessee Titans 7000700000000000000 ♠ T24 13 San Francisco 49ers 2016 2 -- 14 September 18, 2016 27 -- 46 Carolina Panthers December 24, 2016 22 -- 21 Los Angeles Rams Jump up ^ In 1944, the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers combined rosters and competed as Card - Pitt due to the loss of players to World War II military service. Jump up ^ Record against NFL opponents. ^ Jump up to : Losing streak carried into next season, but team won first game. Playoffs Rank Games Team Seasons Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning ( first defeat ) End ( first victory ) 7000700000000000000 ♠ 1 9 Detroit Lions 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2011, 2014, 2016 January 12, 1992 10 -- 41 Washington Redskins 7000700000000000000 ♠ T2 8 Cincinnati Bengals 1990, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 January 13, 1991 10 -- 20 Los Angeles Raiders 7000700000000000000 ♠ T2 8 Kansas City Chiefs 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2013 January 23, 1994 13 -- 30 Buffalo Bills January 9, 2016 30 -- 0 Houston Texans 7000700000000000000 ♠ T4 6 New York Giants ^ 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1950 December 10, 1939 0 -- 27 Green Bay Packers December 30, 1956 47 -- 7 Chicago Bears 7000700000000000000 ♠ T4 6 Cleveland Browns 1969, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985 January 4, 1970 7 -- 27 Minnesota Vikings January 3, 1987 23 -- 20 New York Jets 7000700000000000000 ♠ T4 6 Seattle Seahawks 1984, 1987, 1988, 1999, 2003, 2004 December 29, 1984 10 -- 31 Miami Dolphins January 14, 2006 20 -- 10 Washington Redskins 7000700000000000000 ♠ T4 6 Minnesota Vikings 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 January 1, 1989 9 -- 34 San Francisco 49ers December 27, 1997 23 -- 22 New York Giants 7000700000000000000 ♠ T4 6 Dallas Cowboys 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007 January 5, 1997 17 -- 26 Carolina Panthers January 9, 2010 34 -- 14 Philadelphia Eagles 7000700000000000000 ♠ T9 5 Los Angeles Rams ^ 1952, 1955, 1967, 1969, 1973 December 21, 1952 21 -- 31 Detroit Lions December 22, 1974 19 -- 10 Washington Redskins 7000700000000000000 ♠ T9 5 New York Giants ^ 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963 December 28, 1958 17 -- 23 Baltimore Colts December 27, 1981 27 -- 21 Philadelphia Eagles 7000700000000000000 ♠ T9 5 Bal. / Ind. Colts 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1987 January 2, 1972 0 -- 21 Miami Dolphins December 31, 1995 35 -- 20 San Diego Chargers 7000700000000000000 ♠ T9 5 Denver Broncos 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984 January 15, 1978 10 -- 27 Dallas Cowboys January 4, 1987 22 -- 17 New England Patriots 7000700000000000000 ♠ T9 5 Philadelphia Eagles 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990 January 25, 1981 10 -- 27 Oakland Raiders January 3, 1993 36 -- 20 New Orleans Saints 7000700000000000000 ♠ T9 5 Indianapolis Colts 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002 January 14, 1996 16 -- 20 Pittsburgh Steelers January 4, 2004 41 -- 10 Denver Broncos 7000700000000000000 ♠ T9 5 Buffalo Bills 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2017 January 6, 1996 21 -- 40 Pittsburgh Steelers See also List of National Football League records ( team ) List of National Basketball Association longest losing streaks List of Major League Baseball longest losing streaks Losing streak Notes Jump up ^ Team Streak Finder References Pro-Football-Reference.com list of longest regular season losing streaks Pro-Football-Reference.com list of longest postseason losing streaks Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Football_League_longest_losing_streaks&oldid=833210316 '' Categories : National Football League lists Lists of worsts Hidden categories : Orphaned articles from February 2015 All orphaned articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 30 March 2018, at 07 : 59. 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