Fun Facts while waiting for 2016 NFL Season

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1

The AFC west is the only Division to have all 4 teams with an above .500 record for their franchise history.



    Team             Win   Loss  Tie  %
Denver Broncos       456   386   10 .541
Oakland Raiders      444   397   11 .528
Kansas City Chiefs   435   405   12 .518
San Diego Chargers   421   420   11 .501

The NFC South is the only Division to have all 4 teams with a below .500 record for their franchise history.



    Team             Win   Loss  Tie  %    
Carolina Panthers    166   169   1  .496 
New Orleans Saints   331   418   5  .442 
Atlanta Falcons      330   432   6  .434 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 241   386   1  .385

Super Bowl 50 matched the team with the best winning record in the division where all teams had a franchise mark of .500 or better versus the team with the best winning record in the division where all teams had a franchise mark below .500.

Even though the Panthers have now won the NFC South three years in a row, they are still the only current professional NFL team to have never recorded back to back seasons with a greater than .500 winning percentage.

If the Panthers can manage at least a 9-6-1 record this year, they will make the previous three comments in this trivia list incorrect.

Go Panthers!

2

As an indication of how awful the Steelers were pre-merger, they are only 60 games over .500 all time. Conversely, the Browns have been so terrible since they returned to the league in 1999 that it’s hard to believe that they are 53 games over .500 all time.

3

The New England Patriots are 4-0 in the Super Bowl against teams that feature part of an animal on their helmet. (Rams, Panthers, Eagles, Seahawks.)
The Patriots are 0-4 in the Super Bowl against teams that have letter logos on their helmet. (Bears “C,” Packers “G,” Giants “ny.”)

4

The Cowboys have a winning record against all three NFC East opponents (Eagles, Giants and Redskins) at their stadiums - Lincoln Financial Field, Metlife Stadium, FedEx Field.
But the Cowboys have a losing record against the NFC East at their own home venue, AT&T Stadium.

5

Every single NFL division contains at least one team that has appeared in a Super Bowl but never won one.

AFC East = Bills
AFC North = Bengals
AFC South = Titans
AFC West = Chargers

NFC East = Eagles
NFC North = Vikings
NFC South = Panthers, Falcons
NFC West = Cardinals