One of the five 0-4 teams entering Week 5 (the Buccaneers) has finally earned its first win of 2026. Four winless teams.
Two of them – the Chargers and the Texans – made the playoffs last year.
According to NBC Sports research, the last time two playoff teams started the following year 0-4 was in 1999. That year, both Super Bowl teams from the previous season (Broncos and Falcons) started 0-4.
Also, no pair of playoff teams have started 0-5 in the postseason. sometimes.
No playoff team has started 0-5 the following year since the 2017 Giants.
The most teams that have started the year 0-4 is five. The 2026 quintet matches five 0-4 teams in 2009, 1996, 1991, 1979 and 1962.
With the 0-4 Texans playing the 0-4 Titans, the most likely 0-5 teams this year will be three: Chargers, Dolphins and the loser of Texans-Titans.
