NFL Kickoff ’09: Biggest Turnarounds
So Chiefs fan, you want to dream?
Can your team pull off one of the biggest turnarounds in NFL history? To make that happen, the Chiefs would have to go 13-3 this season, for a victory increase of plus-11.
That would top out what the Miami Dolphins did last year, going from 1-15 to 11-5. The Indianapolis Colts in the 1999 season went from 3-13 to 13-3. Those were the two biggest one season turnarounds over the 86-year history of the NFL. The odds are not good.
Here are the biggest improvements in league history in victories from one season to the next:
| Season | Team |
Record |
Previous Record |
Victory Increase |
Following Season |
| 2008 | Miami Dolphins |
11-5 |
1-15 |
+10 |
? |
| 1999 | Indianapolis Colts |
13-3 |
3-13 |
+10 |
10-6* |
| 1929 | New York Giants |
13-1-1 |
4-7-2 |
+9 |
13-4** |
| 1963 | Oakland Raiders |
10-4 |
1-13 |
+9 |
5-7-2 |
| 1999 | St. Louis Rams |
13-3 |
4-12 |
+9 |
10-6* |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
15-1 |
6-10 |
+9 |
11-5*** |
*-made playoffs, **-best NFL record, ***-won Super Bowl.
“Playoffs, don’t talk about playoffs. Are you kidding me?”
“I just hope we can win a game!”