

Steve DeBerg started at quarterback for the first two games of the season, throwing seven interceptions in the opener. They proceeded to lose five straight games by 20-plus points, but it at least initially looked like they would be better than the 2-14 records they had posted in 19. The Buccaneers started out 2-7 with two overtime losses and three other losses decided by fewer than 14 points. Tampa Bay wasn't terrible until later in the season. (Dis)Honorable Mentions: 1949 Green Bay Packers, 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1980 New Orleans Saints, 1987 Atlanta Falcons, 1989 Dallas Cowboys, 2010 Carolina Panthers But for ranking purposes, we tried to focus solely on the single season in question. Those situations will be addressed within. In most of these cases, the team went through a multiseason stretch of terrible play. In other words, it's possible for a team that won one or two of its games to be regarded as worse than one that went winless. While winning percentage was the primary factor in choosing the proper candidates, we ranked these 10 all-time worst teams in order of perceived awfulness in the context of their respective seasons. The Browns, Lions and Buccaneers each had multiple viable candidates, but we opted to only include the worst season for each team. Each franchise was represented only once in the top 10.Both current and defunct franchises were eligible, provided they existed for more than five years.You're welcome, 1960 Dallas Cowboys, 1961-62 Oakland Raiders, 1967 Atlanta Falcons and 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It's only fair to give new teams a chance to get their affairs in order before we rake them over the coals. The first three seasons of each franchise's history were not eligible.Here, we've laid out the worst of the worst. Associated Pressįor every NFL team like the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the 1985 Chicago Bears and the 2007 New England Patriots that made compelling cases for all-time greatness, a few others barely even tried to win during seasons that were downright atrocious. Louis Rams were one of the worst NFL teams ever.
