4 Forgettable Seasons For Four NFL Teams During Four Decades

Is it worse to lose almost everything, or to win nearly everything? If you are a New England Patriots fan, it is extraordinarily likely that you cognize about the Pats' 2007 season. You probably cognize that they came within one game of playing a perfect season. Here is some news to hearten you up: the Patriots' worst regular season record ever, was 1-15. Some of the worst records ever in the history of the NFL include:

1. 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14)

The good news for the Bucs was that the NFL played a regular season of 14 games, instead of the current 16-game format. Granted, this was the Buccaneers' first season in the league. However, they got more than than their feelings ache on the field. The Bucs scored an norm of fewer than nine points per game, and scored a goose egg in five games during the season. Steve Spurrier, starting QB for the Bucs, tossed an norm of .5 touchdowns per game. Meanwhile, the defence of Tampa Bay would "outdo" the offense, losing each game by an norm of 20 points.

2. 1980 New Orleans Saints (1-15)

Saints fans referred to the squad as "Ants," and covered their caputs with paper bags, at the games. Those are definitely not positive signs. How bad was the season? Their best rusher, Jimmy Rogers, averaged fewer than 23 paces PER GAME! Meanwhile, the Saints' QB, Archie Manning, tried to overcompensate with passes-509 attempts, to be exact. The exclusive win of the season was A triumph over the New House Of York Jets-by a humongous ONE point (21-20).

3. 1990 New England Patriots (1-15)

You could state that the Pats' record added up-considering that they had the NFL's second-worst defense, and the worst offense. Here are some of the "highlights" (or low-lights) of the season:

• In five games, the Pats scored a touchdown or fewer points

• 24 was the most points they scored in a game (ironically, in a 27-24 loss)

• They won their lone game, by a mere two points (16-14 against the Colts)

• They drop behind the Redskins 9-0 before the Skins' ran one discourtesy play

4. 2001 Carolina Panthers (1-15)

Their season-opening win over the Vikings (24-13) would be the season's highlight. Afterwards, they dropped 15 consecutive games. In five games, the discourtesy racked up one touchdown or fewer, points. Meanwhile, opposing discourtesies scored 10 or more than points during each game. In defence of the Panthers, they lost six of their games by a border of three or fewer, points. However, that deed is certainly not deserving crow about. The Panthers actually lost two of those games in overtime. Furthermore, their losings broke an NFL record: the most back-to-back losses (15), in a single NFL season.

The aforesaid four NFL squads representing four decennaries turn out that a squad typically acquires worse-before it acquires better. So if your favourite NFL squad is having a unsmooth season, maintain cheering with NFL wares and retrieve that adjacent twelvemonth is another season!