Tuesday, September 18, 2007

2-0 vs 0-2

Since 1990 only 18 teams have started 0-2 and made the playoffs (~1 per year) – this group includes the ‘93 Cowboys and 2001 Patriots who both went on to win the Super Bowl after an 0-2 start

0-2 Teams – AFC
  1. Buffalo – No Divisional Losses Yet
  2. Miami – No Divisional Losses Yet
  3. KC – No Divisional Losses Yet
  4. Oakland
  5. NY Jets

0-2 Teams – NFC

  1. New Orleans
  2. St Louis
  3. Philly
  4. NY Giants
  5. Atlanta


Since the playoffs were expanded in 1990 to include 12 teams, 65.7% of clubs starting 2-0 made the playoffs.

2-0 Teams – AFC

  1. New England
  2. Indy
  3. Pittsburgh
  4. Denver
  5. Houston – No Divisional Wins Yet

2-0 Teams – NFC (16 teams)

  1. SF 49ers – 2-0 in the Division
  2. Dallas
  3. Washington
  4. Detroit
  5. Green Bay – No Divisional Wins Yet