NFL Franchise Momentum
Recent trajectory ranked by 5-year momentum — the swing in win% from the prior 5 seasons to the last 5. Decade sparkline shows the full historical arc.
Rising
- 1List of San Francisco 49ers seasonsrecent: 62% · all-time: 55%+24pp★ 1986–1990 (78%)↓ 1975–1979 (30%)
- 2List of Cincinnati Bengals seasonsrecent: 55% · all-time: 46%+22pp★ 2011–2015 (66%)↓ 1998–2002 (24%)
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- 4List of Philadelphia Eagles seasonsrecent: 69% · all-time: 51%+16pp★ 2000–2004 (74%)↓ 1936–1940 (20%)
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- 6List of Jacksonville Jaguars seasonsrecent: 45% · all-time: 43%+14pp★ 1996–2000 (65%)↓ 2012–2016 (21%)
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- 8List of Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasonsrecent: 56% · all-time: 41%+10pp★ 1998–2002 (63%)↓ 1983–1987 (20%)
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- 10List of Los Angeles Chargers seasonsrecent: 54% · all-time: 51%+7pp★ 2005–2009 (69%)↓ 1997–2001 (29%)
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- 13List of Washington Commanders seasonsrecent: 43% · all-time: 50%+2pp★ 1938–1942 (76%)↓ 1959–1963 (24%)
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- 28List of Pittsburgh Steelers seasonsrecent: 57% · all-time: 54%-10pp★ 1974–1978 (78%)↓ 1965–1969 (23%)
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- 31List of New England Patriots seasonsrecent: 47% · all-time: 56%-24pp★ 2003–2007 (83%)↓ 1989–1993 (24%)
- 32List of New Orleans Saints seasonsrecent: 42% · all-time: 46%-28pp★ 2017–2021 (72%)↓ 1972–1976 (27%)