what is the best record by an nfl team in a season since 1987 but before 1990 (including playoffs)

Between the 1987 and 1989 seasons, the San Francisco 49ers had the best record by a team in a combined regular-season and postseason, with a record of 17-2 in 1989.

TEAM REC SEASON W% GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 49ers
49ers
17-2
1989
.895
19
17
2
0
68
568
29.9
279
14.7
429
2 49ers
49ers
13-3
1987
.813
16
13
3
0
62
483
30.2
289
18.1
374
3 Redskins
Redskins
14-4
1987
.778
18
14
4
0
58
459
25.5
322
17.9
354
4 Saints
Saints
12-4
1987
.750
16
12
4
0
47
432
27.0
327
20.4
313
5 Bengals
Bengals
14-5
1988
.737
19
14
5
0
66
506
26.6
372
19.6
409
6 Bears
Bears
13-5
1988
.722
18
13
5
0
40
335
18.6
255
14.2
332
7 Bills
Bills
13-5
1988
.722
18
13
5
0
36
356
19.8
268
14.9
341
8 Giants
Giants
12-5
1989
.706
17
12
5
0
38
361
21.2
271
15.9
318
9 Broncos
Broncos
12-5-1
1987
.694
18
12
5
1
55
461
25.6
373
20.7
392
10 Bears
Bears
11-5
1987
.688
16
11
5
0
44
373
23.3
303
18.9
334
11 Rams
Rams
13-6
1989
.684
19
13
6
0
56
469
24.7
394
20.7
375
12 Broncos
Broncos
13-6
1989
.684
19
13
6
0
48
433
22.8
325
17.1
361
13 49ers
49ers
13-6
1988
.684
19
13
6
0
52
451
23.7
322
16.9
390
14 Vikings
Vikings
12-6
1988
.667
18
12
6
0
54
443
24.6
284
15.8
349
15 Eagles
Eagles
11-6
1989
.647
17
11
6
0
41
349
20.5
295
17.4
335
16 Browns
Browns
11-6
1987
.647
17
11
6
0
56
461
27.1
298
17.5
360
17 Packers
Packers
10-6
1989
.625
16
10
6
0
42
362
22.6
356
22.3
342
18 Redskins
Redskins
10-6
1989
.625
16
10
6
0
42
386
24.1
308
19.3
338
19 Giants
Giants
10-6
1988
.625
16
10
6
0
41
359
22.4
304
19.0
317
20 Saints
Saints
10-6
1988
.625
16
10
6
0
33
312
19.5
283
17.7
306
21 Oilers
Oilers
11-7
1988
.611
18
11
7
0
55
458
25.4
405
22.5
347
22 Vikings
Vikings
10-7
1989
.588
17
10
7
0
37
364
21.4
316
18.6
351
23 Eagles
Eagles
10-7
1988
.588
17
10
7
0
44
391
23.0
339
19.9
340
24 Rams
Rams
10-7
1988
.588
17
10
7
0
50
424
24.9
321
18.9
352
25 Browns
Browns
10-7
1988
.588
17
10
7
0
35
327
19.2
312
18.4
313

More 49ers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

21st

OPP PPG

19.6

6th

RUSH YDS/G

85.2

28th

PASS YDS/G

298.2

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Rams Rams
3
2
0
.600
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
2
3
0
.400
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
4:25 PM
Sun
10/19
ATL ATL
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Last Game
LAR Rams

3 - 2 - 0

23

Final

26

SF 49ers

4 - 1 - 0

Thu 2 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
2
0
.667
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
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
Chargers Chargers
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)
Sun
10/12
TEN TEN
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
CIN CIN
@
GB GB
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM