Seven NFL teams are still winless after two weeks of the 2026 season: the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans and Washington Commanders, all 0-2 (ESPN, read September 25, 2026). No team has gone through a season without a win since the 2017 Cleveland Browns, who went 0-16.
The DraftKings futures board on ESPN has no market on a team going winless in 2026, so this page names no price. It follows the 0-2 teams week by week and keeps the history as the record.
The winless teams and their next games
Houston and Indianapolis play each other on Sunday, so at least one of the seven will lose its place on this list unless the game ends in a tie.
| Game (Sunday, September 27) | Kickoff (ET) | Our prediction |
|---|---|---|
| Chargers at Bills | 1:00 p.m. | Chargers at Bills |
| Texans at Colts | 1:00 p.m. | Texans at Colts |
| Chiefs at Dolphins | 1:00 p.m. | Chiefs at Dolphins |
| Titans at Giants | 1:00 p.m. | Titans at Giants |
| Seahawks at Commanders | 1:00 p.m. | Seahawks at Commanders |
| Vikings at Buccaneers | 4:05 p.m. | Vikings at Buccaneers |
Each prediction carries its own pick and price. Every other game of the week is on the NFL predictions hub.
How rare a winless season is
The Detroit Lions went 0-16 in 2008 and the Cleveland Browns went 0-16 in 2017. In the eight seasons since, every team has won at least once, and the closest was the 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars at 1-15. The regular season is now 17 games, so a winless team would have to lose one more game than the Lions or the Browns did.
Starting 0-2 is common by comparison: seven of 32 teams are there now. In 2024, every team had won at least once by Week 5.
What this page called in 2024
The 2024 version of this page made two calls on the Carolina Panthers, quoted as published:
| Bet | Result |
|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers to go winless (+2500) | Lost: Carolina’s first win came in Week 3, on September 22, 2024, and it finished 5-12 |
| Carolina Panthers to be the last team to win (+800) | Lost: the Jacksonville Jaguars were last, with their first win in Week 5 on October 6, 2024 |
A +2500 price implied 3.8% and +800 implied 11.1%. The Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals were the other late starters in 2024, both winning for the first time in Week 4.
How a winless market is priced
When a book posts a winless market, it is a long-odds yes-or-no bet on each team. A price of +2500 implies 3.8%, and +5000 implies 2.0%. Between 2018 and 2025 no team went winless, so a bet on one needs a team that loses all 17 games, from September to January.
Markets on the last team to win, or on a team’s win total, are the more practical way to bet a bad start. They settle sooner and give an 0-2 team more ways to cash.