Is there a worst to first team lurking in the NFL?

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Is a recent NFL trend about to end?

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0:00.0	It's a trend that gives a lot of us hope.
0:02.6	And that is, since the NFL realigned to the Ford Division format back in 2022,
0:09.3	25 teams have gone from worst to first in their division in a single season.
0:15.1	It is common for teams to have bad years and then follow it up by making the postseason.
0:21.5	And so I look at this year's NFL season, which begins tonight.
0:25.1	In fact, I give you an exact stat.
0:26.7	In 21 of the last 24 seasons, a last place team would follow it up by making the postseason.
0:34.4	So it is almost likely that one of the teams I'm about to mention will be a playoff team based on the track record of teams going not from worse to first, but from worse to good enough. Right. Would be the way I'd phrase it. So here are the teams that finished in the last place last year, and you tell me who jumps out at you as a playoff team. Are you ready? Go ahead.
0:55.2	The New England Patriots.
0:57.7	Maybe with Rabel.
0:59.4	B.S. They're so overrated.
1:01.7	Probably. Five and 12.
1:04.3	The Cleveland Browns.
1:07.2	No. The Tennessee Titans.
1:07.7	Potentially.
1:10.3	The Las Vegas Raiders.
1:12.9	No. The San Francisco 49ers? Yes.
1:14.7	They're probably the favorite in the clubhouse.
1:16.1	100%. The Nalins Saints.
1:18.9	No, I was spent in Rattler.
1:20.6	Yeah. How long is he going to remain the starting quarterback?
1:22.7	I don't know. I'm surprised he won the starting quarterback job.
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