In this video, we’ll be re-living the last 30 years of the NFL through the lens of each team. All teams, of course, have their ups and downs, but some are much more unpredictable than others. I’ve ranked them all from least to most volatile — in other words, how wildly they fluctuate from year to year in the win-loss columns.
Chart Party: The history of the NFL, 1987-2016
Some NFL teams are kind of predictable. Others win and lose in ways that defy explanation. This is a scroll through nearly a thousand years of combined NFL history.
This is a highly experimental episode of Chart Party: it’s a video that thinks it’s an article. You might hate it a lot! If you do, let me know. And in case a ten-minute scroll isn’t really your deal, but you still want to see the charts, I’ve put them all right here.
NFL TEAMS, RANKED FROM LEAST TO MOST VOLATILE
32. Seattle Seahawks
31. Philadelphia Eagles
30. Oakland Raiders
29. Buffalo Bills
28. Arizona Cardinals
27. Miami Dolphins
26. Cleveland Browns
24 (tie). Pittsburgh Steelers
24 (tie). New Orleans Saints
23. Jacksonville Jaguars
22. New England Patriots
20 (tie). Green Bay Packers
20 (tie). Denver Broncos
18 (tie). Washington
18 (tie). New York Giants
16 (tie). Tennessee Titans
16 (tie). Minnesota Vikings
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13 (tie). Dallas Cowboys
13 (tie). Cincinnati Bengals
12. Houston Texans
11. San Francisco 49ers
8 (tie). San Diego Chargers (now Los Angeles Chargers)
8 (tie). Indianapolis Colts
8 (tie). Baltimore Ravens
5 (tie). Los Angeles Rams
5 (tie). Chicago Bears
5 (tie). Kansas City Chiefs
4. Detroit Lions
3. New York Jets
2. Atlanta Falcons
And the most volatile team: Carolina Panthers
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