what was the best record in a season for the independents

5 teams are tied for the best record in a season, with a record of 16-0. The first three are the New England Patriots in 2007, the Miami Dolphins in 1972 and the Chicago Bears in 1942 and in 1934.

TEAM REC SEASON W% GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Patriots
Patriots
16-0
2007
1.000
16
16
0
0
75
589
36.8
274
17.1
393
48.2
71.4
2 Dolphins
Dolphins
14-0
1972
1.000
14
14
0
0
45
385
27.5
171
12.2
291
3 Bears
Bears
11-0
1942
1.000
11
11
0
0
53
376
34.2
84
7.6
155
4 Bears
Bears
13-0
1934
1.000
13
13
0
0
37
286
22.0
86
6.6
5 Packers
Packers
12-0-1
1929
.962
13
12
0
1
29
198
15.2
22
1.7
6 Bulldogs
Bulldogs
11-0-1
1923
.958
12
11
0
1
32
246
20.5
19
1.6
7 Panthers
Panthers
15-1
2015
.938
16
15
1
0
59
500
31.3
308
19.3
357
42.4
60.0
8 Packers
Packers
15-1
2011
.938
16
15
1
0
70
560
35.0
359
22.4
353
48.1
50.0
9 Steelers
Steelers
15-1
2004
.938
16
15
1
0
41
372
23.3
251
15.7
310
42.9
58.3
10 Vikings
Vikings
15-1
1998
.938
16
15
1
0
64
556
34.8
296
18.5
335
51.4
100.0
11 Bears
Bears
15-1
1985
.938
16
15
1
0
51
456
28.5
198
12.4
343
12 49ers
49ers
15-1
1984
.938
16
15
1
0
57
475
29.7
227
14.2
356
13 Chiefs
Chiefs
14-1
2024
.933
15
14
1
0
38
356
23.7
278
18.5
325
51.0
71.4
14 Raiders
Raiders
13-1
1976
.929
14
13
1
0
47
350
25.0
237
16.9
303
15 Colts
Colts
13-1
1968
.929
14
13
1
0
50
402
28.7
144
10.3
258
16 Raiders
Raiders
13-1
1967
.929
14
13
1
0
58
468
33.4
233
16.6
250
17 Packers
Packers
13-1
1962
.929
14
13
1
0
53
415
29.6
148
10.6
281
18 Browns
Browns
11-1
1953
.917
12
11
1
0
40
348
29.0
162
13.5
213
19 Browns
Browns
11-1
1951
.917
12
11
1
0
43
331
27.6
152
12.7
203
20 Eagles
Eagles
11-1
1949
.917
12
11
1
0
48
364
30.3
134
11.2
243
21 Cardinals
Cardinals
11-1
1948
.917
12
11
1
0
53
395
32.9
226
18.8
233
22 Bulldogs
Bulldogs
10-0-2
1922
.917
12
10
0
2
26
184
15.3
15
1.3
23 Redskins
Redskins
10-1
1942
.909
11
10
1
0
31
227
20.6
102
9.3
149
24 Bears
Bears
10-1
1941
.909
11
10
1
0
56
396
36.0
147
13.4
181
25 Packers
Packers
10-1
1941
.909
11
10
1
0
33
258
23.5
120
10.9
166

More Patriots Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

17.0

31st

OPP PPG

24.1

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

119.3

14th

PASS YDS/G

194.7

32nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11
3
0
.786
Dolphins Dolphins
6
8
0
.429
Jets Jets
4
10
0
.286
Patriots Patriots
3
11
0
.214
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sat
12/28
LAC LAC
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Last Game
ARI Cardinals

7 - 7 - 0

30

Final

17

NE Patriots

3 - 11 - 0

Sun 15 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11
3
0
.786
Dolphins Dolphins
6
8
0
.429
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
5
0
.667
Ravens Ravens
10
5
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
9
6
0
.600
Colts Colts
6
8
0
.429
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
14
1
0
.933
Chargers Chargers
9
6
0
.600
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
12
2
0
.857
Commanders Commanders
9
5
0
.643
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
2
0
.857
Vikings Vikings
12
2
0
.857
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
8
6
0
.571
Falcons Falcons
7
7
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
Seahawks Seahawks
8
6
0
.571

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
12/20
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
17-34
Fri
12/20
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
19-27
Wed
12/18
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
27-34
Sun
12/15
ATL ATL
@
LV LV
15-9
Sun
12/15
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
12-30

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Mon
12/30
DET DET
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
12/29
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
12/29
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/29
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
4:05 PM