who was the best nfl team in 1988

The Chicago Bears, the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals were tied for the best record in 1988, with a record of 12-4.

TEAM REC SEASON W% GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Bears
Bears
12-4
1988
.750
16
12
4
0
38
312
19.5
215
13.4
303
2 Bills
Bills
12-4
1988
.750
16
12
4
0
33
329
20.6
237
14.8
313
3 Bengals
Bengals
12-4
1988
.750
16
12
4
0
59
448
28.0
329
20.6
351
4 Vikings
Vikings
11-5
1988
.688
16
11
5
0
49
406
25.4
233
14.6
318
5 Giants
Giants
10-6
1988
.625
16
10
6
0
41
359
22.4
304
19.0
317
6 Eagles
Eagles
10-6
1988
.625
16
10
6
0
44
379
23.7
319
19.9
318
7 Rams
Rams
10-6
1988
.625
16
10
6
0
48
407
25.4
293
18.3
333
8 Browns
Browns
10-6
1988
.625
16
10
6
0
33
304
19.0
288
18.0
294
9 49ers
49ers
10-6
1988
.625
16
10
6
0
41
369
23.1
294
18.4
326
10 Oilers
Oilers
10-6
1988
.625
16
10
6
0
51
424
26.5
365
22.8
308
11 Saints
Saints
10-6
1988
.625
16
10
6
0
33
312
19.5
283
17.7
306
12 Colts
Colts
9-7
1988
.563
16
9
7
0
40
354
22.1
315
19.7
311
13 Patriots
Patriots
9-7
1988
.563
16
9
7
0
31
250
15.6
284
17.8
264
14 Seahawks
Seahawks
9-7
1988
.563
16
9
7
0
39
339
21.2
329
20.6
291
15 Jets
Jets
8-7-1
1988
.531
16
8
7
1
43
372
23.3
354
22.1
331
16 Broncos
Broncos
8-8
1988
.500
16
8
8
0
37
327
20.4
352
22.0
338
17 Cardinals
Cardinals
7-9
1988
.438
16
7
9
0
44
344
21.5
398
24.9
336
18 Redskins
Redskins
7-9
1988
.438
16
7
9
0
41
345
21.6
387
24.2
307
19 Raiders
Raiders
7-9
1988
.438
16
7
9
0
39
325
20.3
369
23.1
283
20 Chargers
Chargers
6-10
1988
.375
16
6
10
0
27
231
14.4
332
20.8
255
21 Dolphins
Dolphins
6-10
1988
.375
16
6
10
0
41
319
19.9
380
23.8
321
22 Steelers
Steelers
5-11
1988
.313
16
5
11
0
36
336
21.0
421
26.3
292
23 Falcons
Falcons
5-11
1988
.313
16
5
11
0
27
244
15.3
315
19.7
257
24 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
5-11
1988
.313
16
5
11
0
28
261
16.3
350
21.9
295
25 Chiefs
Chiefs
4-11-1
1988
.281
16
4
11
1
24
254
15.9
320
20.0
289

More Bears Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

25.3

11th

OPP PPG

29.3

28th

RUSH YDS/G

102.3

24th

PASS YDS/G

238.5

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
Vikings Vikings
3
2
0
.600
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CHI CHI
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
LV Raiders

1 - 3 - 0

24

Final

25

CHI Bears

2 - 2 - 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
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