lowest win percent nfl 1978 to 2020

Between the 1978 and 2020 seasons, the Detroit Lions had the lowest winning percentage by a team, winning 39.6 percent of the time.

TEAM W% GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Lions
Lions
.396
680
268
410
2
1,540
13,785
20.3
15,663
23.0
12,404
2 Browns
Browns
.399
632
251
379
2
1,315
11,666
18.5
13,720
21.7
11,193
3 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
.407
680
276
403
1
1,457
12,863
18.9
14,712
21.6
12,104
4 Cardinals
Cardinals
.409
680
276
400
4
1,500
13,102
19.3
15,764
23.2
12,574
5 Jaguars
Jaguars
.425
416
177
239
0
928
8,352
20.1
9,119
21.9
7,777
38.0
48.3
6 Bengals
Bengals
.429
680
290
386
4
1,621
14,082
20.7
15,420
22.7
12,978
7 Texans
Texans
.444
304
135
169
0
708
6,392
21.0
6,996
23.0
5,845
38.0
52.1
8 Jets
Jets
.449
680
304
374
2
1,511
13,497
19.8
14,586
21.5
12,522
9 Falcons
Falcons
.460
680
312
366
2
1,642
14,514
21.3
15,617
23.0
12,998
10 Rams
Rams
.470
680
319
360
1
1,652
14,446
21.2
15,249
22.4
12,711
11 Raiders
Raiders
.474
680
322
358
0
1,603
14,050
20.7
15,226
22.4
12,463
12 Panthers
Panthers
.482
416
200
215
1
978
8,798
21.1
8,970
21.6
7,736
38.0
47.6
13 Washington Football Team
Washington Football Team
.491
680
333
345
2
1,608
14,227
20.9
14,379
21.1
12,828
14 Bills
Bills
.491
680
334
346
0
1,570
13,818
20.3
14,213
20.9
12,636
15 Chargers
Chargers
.494
680
336
344
0
1,779
15,371
22.6
14,766
21.7
13,546
16 Colts
Colts
.498
680
338
341
1
1,648
14,476
21.3
15,377
22.6
13,196
17 Giants
Giants
.501
680
340
338
2
1,544
13,770
20.3
13,988
20.6
12,578
18 Titans
Titans
.503
680
342
338
0
1,636
14,387
21.2
14,843
21.8
12,655
19 Bears
Bears
.510
680
347
333
0
1,525
13,509
19.9
13,370
19.7
12,276
20 Saints
Saints
.512
680
348
332
0
1,775
15,340
22.6
14,971
22.0
13,283
21 Chiefs
Chiefs
.529
680
359
319
2
1,693
14,896
21.9
14,014
20.6
12,978
22 Vikings
Vikings
.530
680
359
318
3
1,755
15,176
22.3
14,526
21.4
13,242
23 Seahawks
Seahawks
.530
680
360
319
1
1,706
14,788
21.7
14,078
20.7
12,799
24 Dolphins
Dolphins
.543
680
369
310
1
1,667
14,533
21.4
13,998
20.6
12,910
25 Eagles
Eagles
.548
680
370
305
5
1,696
14,806
21.8
13,560
19.9
13,049

More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

34.3

1st

OPP PPG

22.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

139.0

6th

PASS YDS/G

232.3

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Vikings Vikings
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

3 - 1 - 0

34

Final

10

CLE Browns

1 - 3 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM