Longest NFL winning streaks
The Carolina Panthers defeated the New York Giants 38-35 in Week 14 improve to 14-0 for the first time in franchise history. Only four teams in NFL history have started the season 14-0, including the 1972 Miami Dolphins, 2007 New England Patriots and the 2009 Indianapolis Colts.
Longest Streaks
Here’s a look at the longest overall winning streaks (including regular season and the playoffs) in NFL history.
The Cleveland Browns, who began in the rival All-America Football Conference, recorded an 18-game winning streak in the late 1940s prior to joining the NFL.
Pro Football's Longest Winning Streaks (Regular & Postseason Combined)
21 Games
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New England Patriots, 2003-04
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| Win | Date | Opponent, Score |
| 1 | Oct. 5 | Tennessee Titans, 38-30 |
| 2 | Oct. 12 | New York Giants, 17-6 |
| 3 | Oct. 19 | at Miami Dolphins, 19-13 (OT) |
| 4 | Oct. 26 | Cleveland Browns, 9-3 |
| 5 | Nov. 3 | at Denver Broncos, 30-26 |
| 6 | Nov. 16 | Dallas Cowboys, 12-0 |
| 7 | Nov. 23 | at Houston Texans, 23-20 (OT) |
| 8 | Nov. 30 | at Indianapolis Colts, 38-34 |
| 9 | Dec. 7 | Miami Dolphins, 12-0 |
| 10 | Dec. 14 | Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-13 |
| 11 | Dec. 20 | at New York Jets, 21-16 |
| 12 | Dec. 27 | Buffalo Bills, 31-0 |
| 13 | Jan. 10 * | Tennessee Titans, 17-14 |
| 14 | Jan. 18 ** | Indianapolis Colts, 24-14 |
| 15 | Feb. 1 ** | Carolina Panthers, 32-29 |
| 16 | Sept. 9 | Indianapolis Colts, 27-24 |
| 17 | Sept. 19 | at Arizona Cardinals, 23-12 |
| 18 | Oct. 3 | at Buffalo, 31-17 |
| 19 | Oct. 10 | Miami Dolphins, 24-10 |
| 20 | Oct. 17 | Seattle Seahawks, 30-20 |
| 21 | Oct. 24 | New York Jets, 13-7 |
| Streak Ended | Oct. 31 | at Pittsburgh Steelers, 20-34 |
19 Games
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Green Bay Packers, 2010-11
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| Win | Date | Opponent, Score |
| 1 | Dec. 26 | New York Giants, 45-17 |
| 2 | Jan. 2 | Chicago Bears, 10-3 |
| 3 | Jan. 9 * | at Philadelphia Eagles, 21-16 |
| 4 | Jan. 15 * | at Atlanta Falcons, 48-21 |
| 5 | Jan. 23 ** | at Chicago Bears, 21-14 |
| 6 | Feb. 6 ** | Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25 |
| 7 | Sept. 9 | New Orleans Saints, 42-34 |
| 8 | Sept. 18 | at Carolina Panthers, 30-23 |
| 9 | Sept. 25 | at Chicago Bears, 27-17 |
| 10 | Oct. 2 | Denver Broncos, 49-23 |
| 11 | Oct. 9 | at Atlanta Falcons, 25-14 |
| 12 | Oct. 16 | St. Louis Rams, 24-3 |
| 13 | Oct. 23 | at Minnesota Vikings, 33-27 |
| 14 | Nov. 6 | at San Diego Chargers, 45-38 |
| 15 | Nov. 14 | Minnesota Vikings, 45-7 |
| 16 | Nov. 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 35-26 |
| 17 | Nov. 24 | at Detroit Lions, 27-15 |
| 18 | Dec. 4 | at New York Giants, 38-35 |
| 19 | Dec. 11 | Oakland Raiders, 46-16 |
| Streak Ended | Dec. 18 | at Kansas City, 14-19 |
18 Games
| Chicago Bears, 1933-34 | ||
| Win | Date | Opponent, Score |
| 1 | Nov. 26 | Portsmouth Spartans, 17-14 |
| 2 | Nov. 30 | Chicago Cardinals, 22-6 |
| 3 | Dec. 3 | at Portsmouth Spartans, 17-7 |
| 4 | Dec. 10 | Green Bay Packers, 7-6 |
| 5 | Dec. 17 ** | New York Giants, 23-21 |
| 6 | Sept. 23 | at Green Bay Packers, 24-10 |
| 7 | Sept. 30 | at Cincinnati Reds, 21-3 |
| 8 | Oct. 7 | at Brooklyn Dodgers, 21-7 |
| 9 | Oct. 10 | at Pittsburgh Pirates, 28-0 |
| 10 | Oct. 14 | Chicago Cardinals, 20-0 |
| 11 | Oct. 21 | Cincinnati Reds, 41-7 |
| 12 | Oct. 28 | Green Bay Packers, 27-14 |
| 13 | Nov. 4 | New York Giants, 27-7 |
| 14 | Nov. 11 | at Boston Redskins, 21-0 |
| 15 | Nov. 18 | at New York Giants, 10-9 |
| 16 | Nov. 25 | Chicago Cardinals, 17-6 |
| 17 | Nov. 29 | at Detroit Lions, 19-16 |
| 18 | Dec. 2 | Detroit Lions, 10-7 |
| Streak Ended | Dec. 9 ** | at New York Giants, 13-30 |
| Chicago Bears, 1941-42 | ||
| Win | Date | Opponent, Score |
| 1 | Nov. 9 | Cleveland Rams, 31-13 |
| 2 | Nov. 16 | Washington Redskins, 35-21 |
| 3 | Nov. 23 | at Detroit Lions, 24-7 |
| 4 | Nov. 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles, 49-14 |
| 5 | Dec. 7 | at Chicago Cardinals, 34-24 |
| 6 | Dec. 14 * | Green Bay Packers, 33-14 |
| 7 | Dec. 21 ** | New York Giants, 37-9 |
| 8 | Sept. 27 | at Green Bay Packers, 44-28 |
| 9 | Oct. 4 | at Cleveland Rams, 21-7 |
| 10 | Oct. 11 | Chicago Cardinals, 41-14 |
| 11 | Oct. 18 | New York Giants, 26-7 |
| 12 | Oct. 25 | Philadelphia Eagles, 45-14 |
| 13 | Nov. 1 | Detroit Lions, 16-0 |
| 14 | Nov. 8 | at Brooklyn Dodgers, 35-0 |
| 15 | Nov. 15 | Green Bay Packers, 38-7 |
| 16 | Nov. 22 | at Detroit Lions, 42-0 |
| 17 | Nov. 29 | Cleveland Rams, 47-0 |
| 18 | Dec. 6 | at Chicago Cardinals, 21-7 |
| Streak Ended | Dec. 13 ** | at Washington Redskins, 6-14 |
| Cleveland Browns (AAFC), 1947-48 | ||
| Win | Date | Opponent, Score |
| 1 | Nov. 27 | at Los Angeles Dons, 27-17 |
| 2 | Dec. 7 | at Baltimore Colts, 42-0 |
| 3 | Dec. 14 ** | at New York Yankees, 14-3 |
| 4 | Sept. 3 | Los Angeles Dons, 19-14 |
| 5 | Sept. 12 | at Buffalo Bills, 42-13 |
| 6 | Sept. 17 | at Chicago Rockets, 28-7 |
| 7 | Sept. 26 | Chicago Rockets, 21-10 |
| 8 | Oct. 5 | at Baltimore Colts, 14-10 |
| 9 | Oct. 10 | Brooklyn Dodgers, 30-17 |
| 10 | Oct. 17 | Buffalo Bills, 31-14 |
| 11 | Oct. 24 | New York Yankees, 35-7 |
| 12 | Nov. 7 | Baltimore Colts, 28-7 |
| 13 | Nov. 14 | San Francisco 49ers, 14-7 |
| 14 | Nov. 21 | at New York Yankees, 34-21 |
| 15 | Nov. 25 | at Los Angeles Dons, 31-14 |
| 16 | Nov. 28 | at San Francisco 49ers, 31-28 |
| 17 | Dec. 5 | at Brooklyn Dodger, 31-21 |
| 18 | Dec. 19 ** | Buffalo Bills, 49-7 |
| Streak Ended | Sept. 5, 1949 | at Buffalo Bills, 28-28 (tie) |
| Miami Dolphins, 1972-73 | ||
| Win | Date | Opponent, Score |
| 1 | Sept. 17 | at Kansas City Chiefs, 20-10 |
| 2 | Sept. 24 | Houston Oilers, 34-13 |
| 3 | Oct. 1 | at Minnesota Vikings, 16-14 |
| 4 | Oct. 8 | at New York Jets 27-17 |
| 5 | Oct. 15 | San Diego Chargers, 24-10 |
| 6 | Oct. 22 | Buffalo Bills, 24-23 |
| 7 | Oct. 29 | at Baltimore Colts, 23-0 |
| 8 | Nov. 5 | at Buffalo Bills, 30-16 |
| 9 | Nov. 12 | New England Patriots, 52-0 |
| 10 | Nov. 19 | New York Jets, 28-24 |
| 11 | Nov. 27 | St. Louis Cardinals, 31-10 |
| 12 | Dec. 3 | at New England Patriots, 37-21 |
| 13 | Dec. 10 | at New York Giants, 23-13 |
| 14 | Dec. 16 | Baltimore Colts, 16-0 |
| 15 | Dec, 24 * | Cleveland Browns, 20-14 |
| 16 | Dec. 31 * | at Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-17 |
| 17 | Jan. 14 ** | Washington Redskins, 14-7 |
| 18 | Sept. 16 | San Francisco 49ers, 21-13 |
| Streak Ended | Sept. 23 | at Oakland Raiders, 7-12 |
| San Fransisco 49ers, 1989-1990 | ||
| Win | Date | Opponent, Score |
| 1 | Nov. 27 | New York Giants, 34-24 |
| 2 | Dec. 3 | at Atlanta Falcons, 23-10 |
| 3 | Dec. 11 | at Los Angeles Rams, 30-27 |
| 4 | Dec. 17 | Buffalo Bills, 21-10 |
| 5 | Dec. 24 | Chicago Bears, 26-0 |
| 6 | Jan. 6 * | Minnesota Vikings, 41-13 |
| 7 | Jan. 14 * | Los Angeles Rams, 30-3 |
| 8 | Jan. 28 ** | Denver Broncos, 55-10 |
| 9 | Sept. 10 | at New Orleans Saints, 13-12 |
| 10 | Sept. 16 | Washington Redskins, 26-13 |
| 11 | Sept. 23 | Atlanta Falcons, 19-13 |
| 12 | Oct. 7 | at Houston Oilers, 24-21 |
| 13 | Oct. 14 | at Atlanta Falcons, 45-35 |
| 14 | Oct. 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-7 |
| 15 | Oct. 28 | Cleveland Browns, 20-17 |
| 16 | Nov. 4 | at Green Bay Packers, 24-20 |
| 17 | Nov. 11 | at Dallas Cowboys, 24-6 |
| 18 | Nov. 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-7 |
| Streak Ended | Nov. 25 | Los Angeles Rams, 17-28 |
| Denver Broncos, 1997-98 | ||
| Win | Date | Opponent, Score |
| 1 | Dec. 21 | San Diego Chargers, 38-3 |
| 2 | Dec. 27 * | Jacksonville Jaguars, 42-17 |
| 3 | Jan. 4 * | at Kansas City Chiefs, 14-10 |
| 4 | Jan. 11 * | at Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-21 |
| 5 | Jan. 25 ** | Green Bay Packers, 31-24 |
| 6 | Sept. 7 | New England Patriots, 27-21 |
| 7 | Sept. 13 | Dallas Cowboys, 42-23 |
| 8 | Sept. 20 | at Oakland Raiders, 34-17 |
| 9 | Sept. 27 | at Washington Redskins, 38-16 |
| 10 | Oct. 4 | Philadelphia Eagles, 41-16 |
| 11 | Oct. 11 | at Seattle Seahawks, 21-16 |
| 12 | Oct. 25 | Jacksonville Jaguars, 37-24 |
| 13 | Nov. 1 | at Cincinnati Bengals, 33-26 |
| 14 | Nov. 8 | San Diego Chargers, 27-10 |
| 15 | Nov. 16 | at Kansas City Chiefs, 30-7 |
| 16 | Nov. 22 | Oakland Raiders, 40-14 |
| 17 | Nov. 29 | at San Diego Chargers, 31-16 |
| 18 | Dec. 6 | Kansas City Chiefs, 35-31 |
| Streak Ended | Dec. 13 | at New York Giants, 16-20 |
| New England Patriots, 2007-08 | ||
| Win | Date | Opponent, Score |
| 1 | Sept. 9 | at New York Jets, 38-14 |
| 2 | Sept. 16 | San Diego Chargers, 38-14 |
| 3 | Sept. 23 | Buffalo Bills, 38-7 |
| 4 | Oct. 1 | at Cincinnati Bengals, 34-13 |
| 5 | Oct. 7 | Cleveland Browns, 34-17 |
| 6 | Oct. 14 | at Dallas Cowboys, 48-27 |
| 7 | Oct. 21 | at Miami Dolphins, 49-27 |
| 8 | Oct. 28 | Washington Redskins, 52-7 |
| 9 | Nov. 4 | at Indianapolis Colts, 24-20 |
| 10 | Nov. 18 | at Buffalo Bills, 56-10 |
| 11 | Nov. 25 | Philadelphia Eagles, 31-28 |
| 12 | Dec. 3 | at Baltimore Ravens, 27-24 |
| 13 | Dec. 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-13 |
| 14 | Dec. 16 | New York Jets, 20-10 |
| 15 | Dec. 23 | Miami Dolphins, 28-7 |
| 16 | Dec. 29 | at New York Giants, 38-35 |
| 17 | Jan. 12* | Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-10 |
| 18 | Jan. 20* | San Diego Chargers, 21-12 |
| Streak Ended | Feb. 3** | New York Giants, 14-17 |
* Wild Card, Divisional, or Conference playoff game; ** NFL, AAFC Championship Game or Super Bowl
Regular Season Only Winning Streaks
Most Consecutive Games Won - 23 - Indianapolis Colts, 2008-09
Most Consecutive Games Without a Defeat - 25 - Canton Bulldogs, 1921-23 (won 22, tied 3)
Most Games Won, Season - 16 - New England Patriots, 2007
Most Consecutive Games Won, Season - 16 - New England Patriots, 2007
Most Consecutive Home Games Won - 27 - Miami Dolphins, 1971-74
Most Consecutive Home Games Without a Defeat - 29 - Green Bay Packers, 1928-1933
Most Consecutive Road Games Won - 18 - San Francisco 49ers, 1988-1990
Postseason Only Winning Streak
Most Consecutive Games Won - 10 - New England Patriots, 2001, 2003-05
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