History · Nov 11, 2026 · 2 min read

Buffalo has never started better and Philadelphia has not started worse since 1999

Set against every season since 1999, three clubs are having their best start in more than ten years, and three others their worst in fifteen or more.

7-1
Buffalo's record, its best after eight games in any season since 1999: 0-8
the Chargers' record, last seen in 2000: 10
regular-season losses in a row for the Chargers, counting the end of last season

A record means more next to the ones that came before it. Each team page now carries every season the club has played since 1999, and the site checks each morning where this season stands among them. Before Week 10, seven clubs are somewhere they have not been for a long time.

Years since the team last had a record this good, or this bad, at the same stage

The four best starts first, then the three worst. Buffalo has no earlier season to count from, so its bar runs back to 1999.

Bills, 7-1best of all 28 seasons27
Bears, 7-2best since 201214
Bengals, 6-2best since 201511
49ers, 7-1best since 20197
Eagles, 2-7worst since 199927
Chargers, 0-8worst since 200026
Colts, 2-7worst since 201115

The best starts

Buffalo is 7-1. It has not been better after eight games in any season since 1999. The Bills have also scored 256 points, their most at this stage in those 28 seasons.
Chicago is 7-2. The last time the Bears were this good after nine games was 2012, when they were also 7-2.
Cincinnati is 6-2, its best record after eight games since 2015, when it was 8-0. The Bengals have scored 240 points, also their most at this stage since 1999.
San Francisco is 7-1, its best after eight games since 2019, when it was 8-0.

The worst starts

Philadelphia is 2-7. The last time the Eagles were this low after nine games was 1999, when they were also 2-7. They have lost seven in a row, a run they last had in 2012.
The Los Angeles Chargers are 0-8, as they were in 2000. Their ten straight regular-season losses are also their longest run since that year. Their 121 points are the fewest they have scored at this stage since 1999.
Indianapolis is 2-7, its worst record after nine games since 2011, when it was 0-9.

Two defenses at opposite ends

Minnesota has allowed 116 points in eight games, the fewest at this stage in its 28 seasons since 1999. Baltimore has allowed 236 in nine, its most.

Figures come from the depth charts and snap counts on this site, as of Nov 12.