updated: 1/2/25

NFL Strength Wins/Pain of Losses

We thought the College strength of wins/pain of losses was so interesting we decided to do one for the NFL and see the results. How it’s devised is if you beat an opponent you get credit for all their wins over their opponents. If you lose you get all their losses.

Strength of Wins

In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. Detroit in the #1 spot. Detroit has wins over LA Rams, Arizona, Seattle, Dallas, Minnesota, Tennessee, Green Bay (twice), Houston, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Chicago and San Francisco and gives them a total of 101 Foe Wins.

Here is the Complete list of Strength of Wins with rank: Games Played thru 12/29/24

Pain of Losses

This next chart we will go over is the Pain of Losses. Here if you lose to an opponent you get credit for all their losses. At the top you will see New England. New England has foe losses vs Seattle, NY Jets, San Fran, Miami, Houston, Jacksonville, Tennessee, LA Rams, Miami, Indianapolis, Arizona, Buffalo and the LA Chargers for a total of 103 foe losses.

Here is your complete Pain of Losses Chart with rank: Games Played thru 12/29/24

Overall Wins and Losses

In this last chart below you can see the overall wins and losses. At the top you have Kansas City. At the bottom you have Jacksonville.

Here is the Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %: Games Played thru 12/29/24