Everyone loves a top-10 sports theme and I’ve got one here for you. To clear something up, all teams are in the Super Bowl Era, teams before that were usually bad so I didn’t get into that.
10. 2007 Miami Dolphins 1-15-0
I know what most people are thinking, but you have to admit watching them this year rivals the worst performances we’ve ever seen.
Nick Saban, after repeatedly denying the head coaching job for Alabama, somehow foresaw what was to become of the Dolphins and jumped ship after the 2006 season.
Four players were arrested and three were released.
After hiring Cam Cameron to become the seventh head coach in franchise history, Cam immediately fired seven of 11 coaches and terminated the contracts of anyone that was of value including Daunte Culpepper, Sammy Morris, Randy McMichael, Kelly Campbell, and many other worthless players.
The Dolphins finished with a record of one win and 15 losses. One win against the Baltimore Ravens in overtime ended the losing streak.
9. 2001 Carolina Panthers 1-15-0
It started with an overweight rookie quarterback drafted in the fourth round, Chris Weinke. It also relied heavily on fumble- and injury-prone Tim Biakabutuka (try saying that 6 times fast…) – until he suffered a broken foot.
But they won their opener as a 10-point underdog before impressively reeling off 15 consecutive losses.
"We have a long way to go, but this reminds me of '96 when we were the only ones who believed we were going to have a good year," Carolina tight end Wesley Walls was quoted by the Greensboro News & Record. "We're going to build on this."
8. 1990 New England Patriots 1-15-0
The Pats were a well-balanced team, stinking equally on both sides of the ball.
The defense ranked 27th in points and yards (out of 28 teams). The offense ranked 26th in yardage and 28th in points, scoring 47 fewer points than the next-to-worst scoring offense.
Sexual harassment charges were brought against three players by a female reporter. There was a bar room brawl between Irving Fryar and Hart Lee Dykes (their No. 1 pick a couple of years before) resulting in an eye injury that would eventually end Dykes' career.
The last game of the season was a home game against the Giants. Knowing no local fans would go to the game, the Patriots promoted the game in the New York-area instead.
It resulted in their best attendance figures of the year, but everyone was a Giants fan so it felt like an away game in Foxboro.
7. 2000 San Diego Chargers 1-15-0
Ryan Leaf who is infamous about his tantrums was the second-worst QB in the league at the time next to Akili Smith from Cincinnati. Throwing only 11 touchdowns and 18 picks, he led his team to the worst record in franchise history.
Jeramine Fazande led his team in rushing with only 358 rushing yards which is 28 yards a game. This team was not only horribly disfigured on offense but on defense as well.
Allowed 27.5 points per game and allowed 440 points in a season. Watching this team play was like watching a train wreck. Excitingly bad.
6. 1993 Cincinnati Bengals 3-13-0
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