NFL opening day standings
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The following are the standings of current National Football League teams' games taking place on their opening days. The standings shown here date back to 1933. Since 1933, there have been a total of 1,563 opening day games played.
Standings are current as of the final day of the 2006 NFL season's opening weekend, September 11, 2006.
[edit] Standings
| Team | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win Pct. | Longest win streak | Longest loss streak | Current streak | Notes |
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| Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 3 | .750 | 6 | 2 | Won 3 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 15 | 1 | .660 | 17 | 5 | Lost 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | 29 | 17 | 1 | .617 | 4 | 4 | Lost 2 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 27 | 20 | .574 | 6 | 6 | Won 1 | Los Angeles Chargers (1960) | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 26 | 19 | 1 | .565 | 5 | 3 | Won 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 23 | 17 | 1 | .561 | 11 | 5 | Lost 1 | |
| New York Giants | 41 | 29 | 4 | .554 | 4 | 3 | Lost 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 41 | 32 | 1 | .554 | 9 | 6 | Won 1 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 26 | 21 | .553 | 7 | 4 | Lost 1 | Dallas Texans (1960–1962) | |
| St. Louis Rams | 38 | 31 | .551 | 5 | 6 | Won 1 | Cleveland Rams (1937–1942, 1944–1945), Los Angeles Rams (1946–1995) |
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| Atlanta Falcons | 22 | 19 | .537 | 5 | 3 | Won 4 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 38 | 33 | 3 | .514 | 5 | 6 | Lost 2 | |
| Detroit Lions | 38 | 34 | 2 | .514 | 7 | 4 | Lost 1 | Portsmouth Spartans (1933) |
| Oakland Raiders | 24 | 23 | .511 | 5 | 5 | Lost 4 | Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1994) | |
| Tennessee Titans | 24 | 23 | .511 | 4 | 3 | Lost 2 | Houston Oilers (1960–1996), Tennessee Oilers (1997–1998) |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 29 | 27 | 1 | .509 | 5 | 3 | Lost 1 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 32 | 30 | 1 | .508 | 8 | 8 | Won 2 | Baltimore Colts (1953–1983) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 32 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 3 | Won 4 | Phil-Pitt (1943), Card-Pitt (1944) |
| Cleveland Browns | 27 | 27 | .500 | 5 | 5 | Lost 2 | Franchise inactive (1996–1998) | |
| New England Patriots | 23 | 24 | .489 | 6 | 3 | Won 3 | ||
| Washington Redskins | 36 | 34 | 4 | .486 | 6 | 5 | Lost 1 | Boston Redskins (1933–1936) |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 18 | 21 | .462 | 4 | 4 | Won 2 | ||
| New York Jets | 20 | 27 | .426 | 3 | 5 | Won 1 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 18 | .419 | 3 | 5 | Lost 1 | New York Titans (1960–1962) | |
| Buffalo Bills | 19 | 28 | .404 | 6 | 5 | Lost 1 | ||
| Houston Texans | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 3 | Lost 3 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 29 | 43 | 1 | .397 | 5 | 9 | Won 1 | Phil-Pitt (1943) |
| Arizona Cardinals | 28 | 44 | 1 | .384 | 6 | 7 | Won 1 | Chicago Cardinals (1933–1959), St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987), Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) |
| Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 4 | Won 1 | ||
| Carolina Panthers | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 4 | Lost 3 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 13 | 27 | .325 | 2 | 6 | Won 2 | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 23 | .258 | 3 | 8 | Lost 2 | ||
| Total of all teams' opening day games | 778 | 759 | 28 | .498 | 17 (DAL) | 8 (IND/NO) |
[edit] References
- 2003 National Football League Record and Fact Book (ISBN 0-7611-3148-5) (for information through 2002)
- 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 NFL opening weekend results at ESPN.com (for information after 2002))
- NFL Holland Trivia Topic
