Top 10 Worst NFL Franchises

The Top Ten
Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference North division... read more

I have been a Packers fan my whole life. I always ask myself, "Ooh, the Bears might be good this year, I don't know about the Vikings." I don't even have to think about the Detroit Lions. Detroit is among the four teams that have never even been to a Super Bowl, along with #3, #5, and wait one sec... The Jaguars are all the way down at 12? God, this list is messed up. Anyway, the Lions aren't only bad, they have awful luck! Going 0-16 is like impossible! That's why Detroit is the worst.

Since their inception in 1995, the Jaguars have won seven playoff games and appeared in three conference championship games. In contrast, the Lions have only won one playoff game in the Super Bowl era and appeared in just one conference championship game since the Super Bowl began in 1966. Despite being often considered a poor franchise, the Jaguars have accomplished far more than the Lions have in over fifty years.

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League as a member team of the American Football Conference North division... read more

This team is now my least favorite team for two reasons. One: They suck and they are the worst. Two: Someone who treated me terribly has a dad who is a Browns fan, and that's why I hate the Browns so much. The Browns should burn. I hate this team. I wish the person, whose name shall not be spoken as it is the most evil name in the world, shall vanish and be wiped from people's minds. Their logo is ugly. It's just a stupid brown helmet. If the NFL folded one team, it should be the Browns.

Currently, the Browns' chances of winning this year's Super Bowl are abysmally low, at 1000/1 odds. This is notably worse than the second lowest, the Chicago Bears, with 500/1 odds. If they continue on this trajectory, including losing their preseason games, this could become the worst team in NFL history, potentially surpassing even the 2008 Lions.

Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are an American professional football franchise based in Jacksonville, Florida.

I can't blame the Jaguars, but they have rarely made the playoffs and have won zero or one playoff game. To truly be the worst, you must have no franchise titles, including pre-Super Bowl and NFL and AFL championship games from 66-69. Despite only existing in the Super Bowl era, the Jaguars have not had any titles. Thus, they are the worst.

When you think of the Jaguars, one thing comes to mind: laughable. Who even watches the Jaguars? The only time you watch them is when your team is playing against them. The only good thing about the Jaguars is that they let your team win.

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area.

How are the Jets not in the top five worst? Since Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez joined the team, it has been a complete circus. Their two AFC title games were solely due to an outstanding defense. The Tebow situation only added to the chaos. It's sad that Joe Namath remains the last true franchise quarterback for the Jets. Since his era, the Jets have been far from Super Bowl contenders. Get ready for Teddy Bridgewater or Johnny Manziel in 2014.

There's only room for one team in New York... literally. The Giants have all their banners hanging up, so the Jets don't even have one?

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area that competes in the National Football League. Buffalo Bills had the longest playoff drought of any team which came to an end in 2017.

This team is a total train wreck and is not improving. People tend to forget how bad they are. Even the franchise's name, which references Buffalo Bill Cody, is misleading since he has no connection to the city of Buffalo. Unlike the Browns, they failed to learn from the mistake of naming a team after an individual.

The Bills sucked at everything (except for the four Super Bowls). Here's the real question: how many did we win? They will always be that way.

Las Vegas Raiders The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football franchise based in Las Vegas. The Raiders began playing in 1960 as a member club of the American Football League; they have been a member club of the National Football League since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger... read more

The Raiders are arguably the worst team to ever play in the NFL, with few playoff appearances since the 80s. They only beat the Chiefs when luck is not on the Chiefs' side. Furthermore, they struggle with finding a permanent stadium and now have to settle for Las Vegas. Derek Carr, their quarterback, often appears unsportsmanlike, sometimes even avoiding handshakes after games. So, although I intended to say just one thing, explaining the Raiders' shortcomings takes more.

In my opinion, they are the worst team. They are the Broncos' rivals and only beat the Bengals to get Bo Jackson cursed by Boomer Esiason, according to Denver fans.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers currently compete in the National Football League as a member team of the National Football Conference South division.

The Buccaneers can't even win with a number one pick who's supposed to be great. Jameis Winston is a mediocre quarterback. Does he deserve to be a Pro Bowler? Maybe! But the team around him is awful.

With the exception of a five-year span from the late 90s to 2002, this franchise has always stunk since their first season.

Lovie Smith? Are you kidding me? Amongst the worst ever. He had the worst record in the league and still survived to coach another season.

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football franchise based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The Cardinals play well in the regular season except against the Seahawks but are simply mediocre in the playoffs.

Arizona is #1 because Detroit actually has a good football history. The Cards do not!

Most unsuccessful team of all time. Look it up.

Los Angeles Chargers The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in Los Angeles. The Chargers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference West division.

The Los Angeles Chargers have never won anything in the post-merger NFL. Number one draft picks do not want to go there (remember Eli Manning). San Diego doesn't want them. Los Angeles doesn't want them. Even London does not want them. They can't win and won't win ever. It is a developmental team for the NFL. They never pay their players, with examples including Seau, Tomlinson, Brees, Sproles, and Rodney Harrison, among others.

As far as the playoffs go, they choked every time they made it. The Jets beat them twice in the playoffs in San Diego.

As a Raiders fan, I must also admit that it's true: the Chargers are terrible.

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region. New England Patriots are one of the few teams to have 5+ wins in the Super Bowl.

I wouldn't rank them this low, but if you consider all the times they've been caught cheating, it adds up. They have been implicated in multiple cheating scandals, and there are accusations of game rigging by the NFL, mostly in favor of the Patriots.

The team sucks, the fans suck, Tom Brady sucks. The Patriots are like the stereotypical spoiled brat that keeps whining to their dad (the NFL) until they get what they want (the Super Bowl).

I really liked the Patriots until the Deflategate occurred. I think Tom Brady, while he is a good player, is the biggest hypocrite in the NFL. This team deserves no respect, in my opinion.

The Newcomers

? New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area.

They are going to go 11-5 and will lose the division to the Eagles, and will lose in the playoffs to the Eagles. Let's go Eagles.

True, this team beat the Patriots twice, but other than those two lucky years, they have nothing to show for it.

Their record was 10-6. How are they not in the playoffs?

? Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference North division.

I look forward to the post-Cutler era. The defense needs tremendous work since defense wins championships! Jay Cutler is not a good enough quarterback to bring the team back from 3+ touchdown deficits. It's asking a lot, but it would be very cool if the Bears could be a kick-ass team for their centennial season in 2020.

I really think Jay Cutler is doing better than usual, but every year he does it where he gets us all believing we can do it! Then he shows us not to keep our hopes up.

The team that no one really remembers because they don't have fun games other than being owned by Aaron Rodgers.

The Contenders
Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals currently compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference North division.

Awful. Fewer playoff wins in their entire franchise history than Ben Roethlisberger. That's one player in their division that has had more success than their whole team.

In the late 1960s, an ownership group led by Paul Brown set out to create a new football team in the image of the Cleveland Browns. Unfortunately, they succeeded, and thus, the Bengals were created.

Why are we ranked this low? As a Bengals fan, I admit that we are terrible. 27th worst, though? That's 6th best! Zero Super Bowl wins, the worst management in the NFL, and the longest playoff win drought. We've never won a playoff game under the ownership of Mike Brown. We are wasting talents like AJ Green and Joe Mixon. We suck and, apparently, are proud of it!

Washington Commanders The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

In 2020, Washington after 87 years got rid of the Redskins trademark due to it being labeled racist to native culture. It was named the Washington Football Team until February... read more

I love these guys, but we haven't made it to the semifinal since the 90s. We might not be as bad as the Browns, Jaguars, Buccaneers, or Jets, but we suck.

The Re-Skins have a terrible field, and ownership cares more about money than winning.

The most inept team since 1990. Dan Snyder is the worst owner in sports. Total mess.

Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division.

I generally do not watch football, but I am not a bandwagon fan. I support my home team! It's so annoying seeing a Tennessean Patriots fan. Yes, the Titans haven't been good for almost 15 years, but I still enjoy watching them play and shrugging off all the upsets. It's just a sport.

They are the poster child of a bad franchise. They were the number one seed a few years ago, but they lost their first playoff game. Now, they just completely suck. This team is bad when it's bad and bad when it's good.

The Titans had their only chance at a Super Bowl win when they played the Rams. This means that yard cost them their history because they will NEVER go to another Super Bowl ever again.

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference East division.

I am predisposed to dislike the Cowboys and the Patriots. I usually direct my hate toward the Cowboys if the team I was rooting for does not win the Super Bowl. I think they are an okay team, but I will still despise Jones and Romo.

The Cowboys have ruined football forever with their mainstream attention and America's Team gimmick. They care more about putting on a circus than winning. I hate all of them: the players, coaches, owner, and fans. Please, go away!

They think just because they won their last "Super Bowl" in the '90s, they can go every year. It's not going to happen until you get rid of Tony Romo. Go Texans!

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference North division.

I like Edgar Allan Poe, but I hate the Ravens. Even though the Browns are worse than this team, the rivalry ruined our lives.

The stupid rival of the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals. Thanks to Baltimore for beating Denver last year.

The Ravens are not going to make it to the playoffs. They are not so good. You should say that too.

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference East division.

Philadelphia has sports icons like Joe Frazier, Mike Schmidt, Chuck Bednarik, and Dr. J, yet the city chose to erect a statue of the fictional character Rocky Balboa. This choice symbolizes why the Eagles will struggle to win a Super Bowl. Moreover, despite their vocal fanbase, the Eagles have yet to achieve the success of their division rivals. The Redskins won three Super Bowls, the Giants four, and the Cowboys five.

I'm an Eagles fan and I still have to admit they are a bad team. After Murray left, we declined. The Eagles team is on a downward trajectory. I personally think they could make the playoffs.

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

San Francisco Forty-Whiners! You guys should entertain me with another story of one of those ancient Super Bowl rings you got and also the one you stole from the Seahawks.

The 49ers are garbage. They are a 5-11 team and got smashed by the worst team, the 3-13 Browns, and lost twice to the weak Seahawks.

Well, now they suck since they have Kaepernick. But, yeah, they are going to suck this season.

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference West division.

As a Broncos fan, I hate the Seahawks. To me, they're the luckiest team in the NFL. They were down 16-0 at halftime against Green Bay and should have lost by a large margin, but they didn't. Similarly, against the Vikings, they were down 9-0 and only won because the Vikings missed a crucial field goal.

The Seahawks do suck. I mean, without Jimmy Fat Guy, Russell Curly Head, and Richard Smack Flack, they would suck even more. Even the Denver Broncos could beat them anytime, anywhere.

Los Angeles Rams The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

I'm only cheering for them to win the Super Bowl because the Patriots suck. Overall, their team isn't all that bad this year. But once again, they could go back to being 2-14 like in 2009 all over again.

They can't make it up to first place. They don't have a good QB, and they lost two Super Bowls. Must I say more?

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are an American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference West division.

Nothing but a media team! This team has many ignorant fans. So what, they beat the Panthers in Super Bowl 50, beat the pathetic Falcons, and beat the Packers by the skin of their teeth. Overall, this team sucks with five Super Bowl losses, which were all blowouts, after having "good" seasons.

The Broncos have never been an outstanding team. Yes, they've won some Super Bowls and had two really good quarterbacks, but you have to look at the numerous times they've failed in key games when Peyton was not the quarterback.

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference West division.

The Chiefs deserve to be the #1 worst team next year.

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that competes in the National Football League. Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowls with 6 which currently stands today.

The Steelers are real stealers because they cheat. I could bet that the next Super Bowl they go to, they will try to win by spying like the Patriots or do something else dishonest.

The Steelers cheat a lot. They are the biggest cheaters in NFL history.

They cheated on the so-called immaculate reception!

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference North division. The Packers have won 4 Super Bowls and 13 NFL championships.

Their success over the last 50 years is all luck, no skill. There must be magic in that snow because their teams suck.

The Packers are decent. They get lucky like the Seahawks, but deep down, you know that the Pack really stinks.

Ever meet a Packers fan? If so, you must notice they need a doctor to prescribe them something to help them stop spewing nonsense.

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints currently compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference South division.

The Saints are like smoke and mirrors. Their success in 2017-2018 isn't real. Their defense is possibly the worst in the NFC.

Drew Brees has really gone downhill lately.

They got in trouble in 2011, and both Jonathan Vilma and Sean Payton were suspended.

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the National Football League.

I despise the Panthers and all their bandwagon fans. They will always be the worst team in the NFL.

And Scam is nothing more than an egotistical, self-absorbed douche.

Worst team ever, including:
- Bears
- Browns
- Jaguars
- Eagles

Those ugly Panthers falling down can't even win one silly ring! On their next try, they'll get wrecked by the Patriots and Gostkowski! You'll never win a Super Bowl, Cam Newton, and all the other cruddy players! Go Pats!

Dabbing - the only notable thing this team will ever be known for.

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