Has Any Nfl Team Gone 0 16?
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The NFL season is nearing its end, and there are still a few teams vying for the coveted 0-16 record. Here’s a look at the teams that have a shot at making history.
The Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team. They are members of the National Football League (NFL) and play their home games at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the American Football Conference (AFC) North division.
The 2017 season
The 2017 Cleveland Browns season was the franchise’s 69th season as a professional sports franchise and its 65th as a member of the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their 1–15 record from 2016 and finished the season 0–16, becoming only the second team in NFL history to lose all 16 games in a single season. The Browns’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 17 marked their 28th consecutive defeat, extending their NFL record for the longest single-season losing streak.
The 2016 season
The 2016 season was the Cleveland Browns’ 68th as a professional sports franchise and their 64th as a member of the National Football League. They failed to improve on their 3–13 record from 2015, and became only the second team in NFL history to finish a season with a record of 1–15, matching their record from the expansion year of 1999. In addition, they became the second team in NFL history to go 0–16, joining the 2008 Detroit Lions. Head coach Hue Jackson was fired on December 31, 2016, after posting a 1–15 record in his first year with the Browns.
The Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions have never gone 0-16 in a season.
The 2008 season
In 2008, the Detroit Lions became the first team in NFL history to finish a season 0–16. The previous worst record in an NFL season was 1–15, set by three teams. The Lions’ record placed them ahead of only the Kansas City Chiefs (who also finished at 0–16 that year) in terms of losses in a single season. The Miami Dolphins held the record for most losses in a season prior to 2008, with 17.
Conclusion
So, has any NFL team gone 0-16? The answer is no. In fact, out of the 32 teams that currently make up the league, only two teams have ever come close to going winless in a season — the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers who went 0-14 in their inaugural 1976 season, and the 2008 Detroit Lions who finished the season at 0-16.
