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NFL’s top 10 streaks and droughts

By Andrew Hammond

Aug 18, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; The NFL logo on goalpost padding prior to the game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 20-12. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 18, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; The NFL logo on goalpost padding prior to the game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 20-12. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NFL has some wild streaks that are either ongoing or finally came to end. Which are the 10 craziest? Let’s take a look.

Bills break losing streak vs. Miami Dolphins

Imagine being completely dominated on national television for a decade. That’s exactly happened with the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills from 1970-1979. Yes, for an entire decade the Miami Dolphins beat the Buffalo Bills.

In all fairness, the Dolphins decade of the 1970s was one of the most dominant in NFL History. I mean, this is what they did in just the first half of the decade….

  • First franchise to reach three straight Super Bowls
  • Super Bowl Champs in ’72/’73
  • Undefeated season of 1972

Meanwhile for the Bills there was, well nothing.

All of that changed on September 8, 1980 when the Bills finally got one over on the Dolphins, beating Miami 17-7. The fans rushed the field after the game. Yes, fans in an NFL game rushed the field. Shut up and let them be happy.

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Oct 20, 2013; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Detail shot of a Buffalo Bills helmet and gatorade towel in the second quarter of a game at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports /

Kansas City Chiefs finally clinch a divisional title 

In the long, storied history of the Kansas City Chiefs, the franchise had seen success in the 1960s and early 70s but all of that went away starting in 1971. For 22 years, the Chiefs only saw one playoff appearance but no division titles.

In 1993, that streak ended when Joe Montana and Marty Schottenheimer fought off the Raiders and Broncos to clinch the AFC West. That run in ’93 set off a decade of success for the Chiefs as they won three division titles in the 90s.

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