nfl team most losses in a season 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints were tied for losing the most games in a season, with 15 losses.

TEAM L SEASON GP W T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Cowboys
Cowboys
15
1989
16
1
0
25
204
12.8
393
24.6
246
2 Saints
Saints
15
1980
16
1
0
37
291
18.2
487
30.4
285
3 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
14
1986
16
2
0
27
239
14.9
473
29.6
273
4 Bills
Bills
14
1985
16
2
0
23
200
12.5
381
23.8
256
5 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
14
1985
16
2
0
33
294
18.4
448
28.0
291
6 Bills
Bills
14
1984
16
2
0
31
250
15.6
454
28.4
263
7 Oilers
Oilers
14
1983
16
2
0
34
288
18.0
460
28.8
295
8 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
14
1983
16
2
0
31
241
15.1
380
23.8
249
9 Colts
Colts
14
1981
16
2
0
33
259
16.2
533
33.3
274
10 Patriots
Patriots
14
1981
16
2
0
40
322
20.1
370
23.1
306
11 Falcons
Falcons
13
1989
16
3
0
30
279
17.4
437
27.3
261
12 Cowboys
Cowboys
13
1988
16
3
0
32
265
16.6
381
23.8
311
13 Colts
Colts
13
1986
16
3
0
27
229
14.3
400
25.0
278
14 Oilers
Oilers
13
1984
16
3
0
28
240
15.0
437
27.3
284
15 Vikings
Vikings
13
1984
16
3
0
31
276
17.3
484
30.3
289
16 Jets
Jets
12
1989
16
4
0
30
253
15.8
411
25.7
292
17 Packers
Packers
12
1988
16
4
0
29
240
15.0
315
19.7
280
18 Lions
Lions
12
1988
16
4
0
23
220
13.8
313
19.6
226
19 Falcons
Falcons
12
1987
15
3
0
24
205
13.7
436
29.1
230
20 Packers
Packers
12
1986
16
4
0
29
254
15.9
418
26.1
286
21 Bills
Bills
12
1986
16
4
0
34
287
17.9
348
21.8
291
22 Chargers
Chargers
12
1986
16
4
0
41
335
20.9
396
24.8
334
23 Falcons
Falcons
12
1985
16
4
0
30
282
17.6
452
28.3
296
24 Colts
Colts
12
1984
16
4
0
28
239
14.9
414
25.9
254
25 Falcons
Falcons
12
1984
16
4
0
31
281
17.6
382
23.9
292

More Cowboys Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

30.2

4th

OPP PPG

30.8

29th

RUSH YDS/G

134.4

8th

PASS YDS/G

279.4

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
Cowboys Cowboys
2
2
1
.500
Giants Giants
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Mon
11/17
DAL DAL
@
LV LV
8:15 PM
Last Game
NYJ Jets

0 - 5 - 0

22

Final

37

DAL Cowboys

2 - 2 - 1

Sun 5 Oct 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
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

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
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM