what is the worst playoff record for an nfl team since 1997

Since 1997, the Detroit Lions have the worst record by a team in the playoffs, with a record of 2-7.

TEAMRECW%GPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG1DWN3DWN%4DWN%
1Lions
Lions
2-7
.222
9
2
7
0
24
194
21.6
267
29.7
193
35.2
42.1
2Browns
Browns
1-3
.250
4
1
3
0
14
112
28.0
140
35.0
80
45.8
42.9
3Cowboys
Cowboys
4-12
.250
16
4
12
0
38
315
19.7
402
25.1
332
40.5
50.0
4Dolphins
Dolphins
3-9
.250
12
3
9
0
14
142
11.8
332
27.7
187
30.7
32.1
5Bears
Bears
3-6
.333
9
3
6
0
23
196
21.8
211
23.4
149
30.0
54.5
6Bengals
Bengals
5-9
.357
14
5
9
0
25
253
18.1
308
22.0
267
40.9
40.0
7Chargers
Chargers
5-9
.357
14
5
9
0
33
293
20.9
319
22.8
256
39.0
75.0
8Commanders
Commanders
4-7
.364
11
4
7
0
26
227
20.6
288
26.2
203
36.7
45.2
9Vikings
Vikings
8-13
.381
21
8
13
0
54
456
21.7
532
25.3
407
42.3
40.0
10Texans
Texans
6-8
.429
14
6
8
0
31
295
21.1
336
24.0
255
36.2
36.4
11Bills
Bills
7-9
.438
16
7
9
0
46
392
24.5
368
23.0
358
45.1
75.0
12Raiders
Raiders
4-5
.444
9
4
5
0
22
206
22.9
191
21.2
164
35.9
60.0
13Titans
Titans
8-10
.444
18
8
10
0
40
345
19.2
384
21.3
342
41.3
41.2
14Jaguars
Jaguars
6-7
.462
13
6
7
0
38
322
24.8
340
26.2
240
36.2
45.0
15Colts
Colts
13-15
.464
28
13
15
0
67
616
22.0
641
22.9
606
43.0
40.6
16Falcons
Falcons
8-9
.471
17
8
9
0
46
404
23.8
411
24.2
348
42.6
45.0
17Packers
Packers
17-19
.472
36
17
19
0
112
925
25.7
909
25.3
763
44.5
63.3
18Seahawks
Seahawks
14-15
.483
29
14
15
0
80
702
24.2
664
22.9
533
37.9
47.2
19Cardinals
Cardinals
6-6
.500
12
6
6
0
36
292
24.3
357
29.8
225
36.2
70.0
20Jets
Jets
7-7
.500
14
7
7
0
34
294
21.0
308
22.0
271
39.8
64.3
21Steelers
Steelers
16-15
.516
31
16
15
0
89
757
24.4
773
24.9
645
43.8
53.1
22Buccaneers
Buccaneers
11-10
.524
21
11
10
0
52
459
21.9
402
19.1
401
41.5
32.0
23Saints
Saints
10-9
.526
19
10
9
0
60
508
26.7
496
26.1
437
42.7
50.0
24Panthers
Panthers
8-7
.533
15
8
7
0
39
350
23.3
320
21.3
291
41.9
25.0
25Ravens
Ravens
18-14
.563
32
18
14
0
78
683
21.3
551
17.2
556
39.1
48.4

More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

3rd

OPP PPG

21.6

11th

RUSH YDS/G

133.7

7th

PASS YDS/G

233.4

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
Bears Bears
4
3
0
.571
Vikings Vikings
3
4
0
.429
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Last Game
TB Buccaneers

5 - 2 - 0

9

Final

24

DET Lions

5 - 2 - 0

Mon 20 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM