What NFL Teams Have Went 16-0?
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The 1972 Miami Dolphins and the 2007 New England Patriots are the only NFL teams to have gone 16-0 in a season.
Introduction
In the history of the National Football League (NFL), only two teams have completed a perfect undefeated and untied regular season: the 1972 Miami Dolphins and the 2007 New England Patriots. Both teams had 14–2 records before winning their final two games to finish 16–0.
The Patriots became only the second team to accomplish this feat by defeating the Buffalo Bills 38–7 in Week 16 and clinching the AFC’s top seed for the playoffs. They then defeated the New York Giants 38-35 in Super Bowl XLII, finishing the season 18-1. The 1972 Dolphins went on to win Super Bowl VII to complete their perfect season.
The 1972 Miami Dolphins
The 1972 Miami Dolphins season was the perfect season. The only team to finish a season undefeated and untied, the Dolphins went 14–0 in the regular season and then won their first two playoff games, including Super Bowl VII, to finish 17–0. The team remains the only NFL team to have a perfect regular season and win the Super Bowl.
The 2007 New England Patriots
The 2007 New England Patriots became the first team to go undefeated in a 16-game regular season. They did it by winning all eight of their home games and all eight of their away games. The Patriots also became the first team to win three Super Bowls in four years.
The 2015 Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers went 16-0 in the 2015 season. This was the first time in NFL history that a team had gone undefeated in the regular season. The Panthers did this by winning all of their games by at least eight points.
Conclusion
Only one team has ever gone 16-0 in an NFL season: the 1972 Miami Dolphins. That season, the Dolphins went 14-0 in the regular season before winning their first two playoff games. They then won Super Bowl VII to finish the perfect season.
