This is a list of the longest winning streaks in National Football League (NFL) history. The list includes streaks that started at the end of one season and carried over into the following season. There are two lists, streaks that consist entirely of regular-season games and streaks made up of playoff games only. The Indianapolis Colts hold the record for the longest regular season winning streak in NFL history. They won 9 straight games to finish the 2008 season and started the 2009 season with 14 straight wins, combining a total of 23 consecutive regular season wins. The New England Patriots hold the record for the longest postseason winning streak in NFL history, with 10 straight playoff wins between 2001 and 2005—although the team did miss the playoffs in 2002. New England Patriots also hold the consecutive wins record for regular and post season combined with 21 straight. It started week 5 of the 2003 season against the Tennessee Titans and ended week 8 of the 2004 season, against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
| ^ | Denotes streaks that contained perfect regular seasons | |
| Denotes streaks that are currently in progress | ||
| Denotes season in which team won championship |
This list contains only the top streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games.
This list contains only streaks consisting entirely of postseason games.
| Rank | Games | Team | Season(s) | Date | Score | Opponent | Date | Score | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning (first victory) | End (first defeat) | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 (3 + 3 + 3 + 1) | New England Patriots | 2001 | 16–13 | Oakland Raiders | 13–27 | Denver Broncos | |||
| 2 | 9 (1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | Green Bay Packers | 1961 | 37–0 | New York Giants | 3–16 | Washington Redskins | |||
| 3 | 7 (1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2) | Cleveland Browns^ | 1946 | 14–9 | New York Yankees | 17–24 | Los Angeles Rams | |||
| 3 | 7 (3 + 3 + 1) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1974 | 32–14 | Buffalo Bills | 7–24 | Oakland Raiders | |||
| 3 | 7 (3 + 3 + 1) | San Francisco 49ers | 1988 | 34–9 | Minnesota Vikings | 13–15 | New York Giants | |||
| 3 | 7 (3 + 3 + 1) | Dallas Cowboys | 1992 | 34–10 | Philadelphia Eagles | 28–38 | San Francisco 49ers | |||
| 3 | 7 (4 + 3) | Denver Broncos | 1997 | 42–17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3–21 | Baltimore Ravens | |||
| 3 | 7 (3 + 4) | Kansas City Chiefs | 2022 | 27–20 | Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| 9 | 6 (3 + 3) | Miami Dolphins^ | 1972 | 20–14 | Cleveland Browns | 26–28 | Oakland Raiders | |||
| 9 | 6 (3 + 3) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1978 | 33–10 | Denver Broncos | 28–31 | San Diego Chargers | |||
| 9 | 6 (4 + 2) | Washington Redskins | 1982 | 31–7 | Detroit Lions | 9–38 | Los Angeles Raiders | |||
This list contains streaks consisting of regular and post-season games.
| Rank | Games | Team | Season(s) | Date | Score | Opponent | Date | Score | Opponent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning (first victory) | End (first defeat) | |||||||||||
| 1 | 21 (15+6) | New England Patriots | 2003
| 38–30 | Tennessee Titans | 20-34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| 2 | 19 (6+13) | Green Bay Packers | 2010 | 45-17 | New York Giants | 14-19 | Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| 3 (tie) | 18 (5+13) | Chicago Bears^ | 1933 | 17-14 | 13-30 | New York Giants | ||||||
| 3 (tie) | 18 (7+11) | Chicago Bears^ | 1941 | 31-13 | 6-14 | Washington Redskins | ||||||
| 3 (tie) | 18 (15+3) | Miami Dolphins^ | 1972 | September 17, 1972 | 20-10 | Kansas City Chiefs | September 23, 1973 | 7-12 | Oakland Raiders | |||
| 3 (tie) | 18 (8+10) | San Francisco 49ers | 1989 | 34-24 | New York Giants | 17-28 | Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| 3 (tie) | 18 | New England Patriots^ | 2007 | September 9, 2007 | 38-14 | New York Jets | February 3, 2008 | 14-17 | New York Giants | |||
| 8 | 15 (6+9) | Kansas City Chiefs | 2023
| December 31, 2023 | 25-17 | November 17, 2024 | 21-30 | Buffalo Bills | ||||
| 9 | 13 (9+4) | Kansas City Chiefs^ | 2019 | November 18, 2019 | 24-17 | Los Angeles Chargers | October 11, 2020 | 32-40 | Las Vegas Raiders | |||