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Favored to win or lose every game?

On Monday and Tuesday, I looked at the teams that had the longest streaks as either a favorite or an underdog. In the comments, James asked if I could put together a list of teams that were favored to win or lose every game in a single season.

Six teams — the ’98 Broncos, ’95 Cowboys, ’94 49ers, ’91 Redskins, ’84 49ers, and ’79 Steelers — were favorites in every game and won the Super Bowl. The ’97 49ers have the distinction of being the only team to be favored in every game during the regular season and be an underdog in the playoffs: that happened in the NFC Championship Game against the Packers.

In the table below, I’ve listed every team that was favored to win every regular season game since 1978, along with the average points spread, the team’s actual record, and their ranks in points and points allowed.

TmYearAvg. SpreadWLPF RkPA Rk
NWE2007-13.516014
CHI1986-10.6142131
DAL1995-10.512433
STL2001-9.614217
DEN1998-9.614228
SFO1994-9.513316
JAX1999-9.114261
SFO1992-8.914213
STL2000-8.6106131
SFO1985-8.310652
SFO1997-813353
SFO1990-7.814282
WAS1991-7.714212
PIT1979-7.512415
SFO1984-7.415121
DAL1982-6.26353

What about the teams to be underdogs in every game since 1978?

TmYearAvg. SpreadWLPF RkPA Rk
CLE199910.72143129
BAL198210.1082826
CLE2000103133127
STL20099.91153231
IND19869.73132725
SFO20059.14123030
CIN19938.53132820
TAM20098.23133027
STL20088.22143031
DAL19898.11152824
JAX19957.84122728
ARI20037.24123232
PHI19997.15112522
NYG19807.14122627
BUF19856.82142820
SFO19796.82141627
NOR19816.64122824
CAR19956.679258
HOU19836.42142227

I’ll leave the comments to you guys today.

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