In a league built on parity, winning once is never guaranteed. Winning again is harder. But every so often, an NFL team finds a rhythm that defies logic, stacking victories until the streak itself becomes part of the season’s identity.
The longest winning streaks ever recorded didn’t happen by accident. They were forged through dominance, timing, and resilience—moments when momentum outweighed matchup and the league was forced to keep count, week after week.
Some of them unfolded quietly, others under constant national spotlight. Regular-season runs bled into playoff pushes, while schedules, injuries and rivalries added pressure that made each consecutive win heavier than the last.
Which teams have the longest winning streaks in NFL?
Few teams in National Football League history have ever come close to redefining what “dominance” means the way the Indianapolis Colts did at the end of the 2008 season and the start of 2009.
Under quarterback Peyton Manning, they closed 2008 with nine straight wins before opening the next season with 14 more — a combined 23 consecutive regular-season victories that still stands as the longest streak in league history.
Peyton Manning in 2008 (Source: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
What makes this run extraordinary isn’t just the total, but the context: injuries, travel and the grind of a 16-game schedule make consistency elusive in the NFL. Yet for that stretch across two seasons, they played with an almost mechanical precision that left rivals searching for answers.
Before the Colts rewrote the record book, the New England Patriots raised the bar with their own historic run. Between 2006 and 2008, they won 21 straight regular-season games, a streak that came during the heart of the Belichick-Brady era.
Week after week, the Patriots blended strategic depth with veteran poise. Though that run didn’t culminate in an unbeaten season or a Super Bowl crown, its arc underscored how difficult it is to stay at the top in the modern league.
| Team | Games | Seasons |
| Indianapolis Colts | 23 | 2008 2009 |
| New England Patriots | 21 | 2006 2007 2008 |
| New England Patriots | 18 | 2003 2004 |
| Carolina Panthers | 18 | 2014 2015 |
| Chicago Bears | 17 | 1933 1934 |
| Denver Broncos | 17 | 2012 2013 |
| Chicago Bears | 16 | 1941 1942 |
| Cleveland Browns | 16 | 1947 1948 |
| Miami Dolphins | 16 | 1971 1972 1973 |
| Miami Dolphins | 16 | 1983 1984 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 2004 2005 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 2022 2023 |
| Green Bay Packers | 15 | 2010 2011 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 1989 1990 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 1960 1961 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 14 | 2019 2020 |
| Denver Broncos | 14 | 1997 1998 |
| Oakland Raiders | 14 | 1976 1977 |
| Oakland Raiders | 14 | 1967 1968 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 1967 1968 |
