What NFL teams have gone 15 1?

Answer 1

The 1984 San Francisco 49'ers: 15-1

The 1985 Chicago Bears: 15-1

The 1998 Minnesota Vikings: 15-1

The 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers: 15-1

The 2007 New England Patriots: 16-0

(The 72' Dolphins went undefeated but was prior to 16 game schedule)

Answer 2

Since the National Football League moved to a sixteen-game regular season in 1978, five teams have finished with fifteen wins and one loss:

1. San Francisco 49ers in 1984
2. Chicago Bears in 1985
   • Both these teams won their three playoff games to finish 18-1.
   • Often both are regarded as superior to the 17-0 Miami Dolphins of 1972 because of their tougher schedule
   • the 1984 49ers' only loss was by three points to the Pittsburgh Steelers
   • the 1985 Bears began 12-0 before losing to the Miami Dolphins
3. Minnesota Vikings in 1998
   • they won their division game against the Arizona Cardinals before losing the NFC Championship to the Atlanta Falcons
   • played what is often described as a very weak schedule
4. Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004
   • first team to win fifteen consecutive in a season when beat New York Jets 20-17 in divisional playoffs
   • lost 27-41 to New England Patriots in AFC Championship. Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX.
5. Green Bay Packers in 2011-2012
   • lost to New York Giants who went on to win Super Bowl XLVI against New England Patriots
   • Packers first and only regular season loss was to the Kansas City Chiefs when 13-0 and looking like a "perfect regular season"