Here Are The Worst And Most Completely Embarrassing NFL Teams Ever
What are the worst NFL teams of all time?
Does terrible football angers you as much as losing winnable games angered late former Cardinals head coach Dennis Green? Then avert your eyes to the banner and pick out a different headline. But if football teams that thoroughly and unfailingly embarrass themselves delight you as much as going 7-9 delights Jeff Fisher, or if your team is so terrible that you came in search of a hefty dose of schadenfreude, you’re in the right place. We’ll be breaking down the worst NFL teams since the league merged with the AFL in 1970. So fasten that chinstrap and prepare yourself to remember the quarterbacks you otherwise would have forgotten forever.21. 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars
The recipe for disaster? Six starts for Chad Henne and 10 for Blaine Gabbert. The 2-14 Jags rushed for just five touchdowns all year and surrendered 19 on the ground, the second-most in the NFL.
But they were better than they appeared, beating the 11-5 Colts and losing in overtime three times.
20. 2001 Detroit Lions
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This squad featured three different starting quarterbacks — Charlie Batch (pictured), Ty Detmer, and Mike McMahon — and it showed.
They were shut out twice, and appeared doomed to finish the season without a win before a 2-2 finish landed them at 2-14. No Lion rushed for more than three touchdowns.
19. 2011 Indianapolis Colts
Opposing quarterbacks sure felt comfortable against the 2011 Colts, completing a ridiculous 71.2 percent of their passes and tossing 25 touchdowns to just eight interceptions. The 2-14 team’s quarterback situation, however, was messy.
Neck surgery knocked Peyton Manning out for the season, leaving the task to Curtis Painter (pictured, with Manning), Dan Orlovsky, and Kerry Collins.
18. 2008 Kansas City Chiefs
Seven players, including Tyler Thigpen (pictured) and three non-quarterbacks, ended up throwing passes for this anemic offense, averaging fewer than 200 yards through the air per game.
The defense of this 2-14 squad was somehow worse, surrendering 6,291 yards, the second-highest mark in the league.