Streak Watch in NFL: Cincinnati Bengals at 3 and Counting

Streaks are the league's pulse. You can read the whole mood of NFL off who keeps stacking wins and who cannot find the exit, and this morning's board, counted straight from the results table, has some runs worth talking about.

As of this morning, seven different teams are riding runs of three or more in one direction or the other, a busy board by any standard.

The win-column crowd

Cincinnati Bengals have won three straight, the longest active run in the league. Winning streaks change how a club carries itself, every bounce feels earned, every close game feels like it belongs to them until somebody proves otherwise.

Buffalo Bills carry a 3-game winning run of their own.

And Los Angeles Rams make it a crowd with 3 consecutive wins.

Stuck in the barrel

The skid to watch belongs to Houston Texans, losers of three in a row. Runs like this always end eventually; the only question is how much damage gets done before they do.

Miami Dolphins are on a slide of their own at 3 straight losses.

Philadelphia Eagles round out the skid list at 3 in a row.

The board

Every active streak of three or more, in one place:

One more thing

A 3-game run is long enough that it stops being a footnote and starts being the lead, expect it to come up in every broadcast until it ends.

None of these runs are forever. Enjoy them as stories, count them honestly, and remember the results table starts blank again tomorrow.