NFL Streak Watch
NFL Streak Watch, Cincinnati Bengals's Run Hits 4
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Somebody is always rolling and somebody is always spiraling, that is what makes a league a league. Here is the current NFL streak board, longest runs first.
There are nine clubs carrying streaks of three games or longer at the moment, which tells you something about how streaky this stretch of the calendar has been.
The win-column crowd
Cincinnati Bengals have won four 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 4-game winning run of their own.
Baltimore Ravens join the party at 4 straight.
Stuck in the barrel
The skid to watch belongs to Houston Texans, losers of four in a row. Runs like this always end eventually; the only question is how much damage gets done before they do.
It is not much prettier for Indianapolis Colts, losers of 3 straight.
And Miami Dolphins are quietly carrying a 3-game slide of their own.
The board
Every active streak of three or more, in one place:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | won 4 straight |
| Houston Texans | lost 4 straight |
| Buffalo Bills | won 4 straight |
| Baltimore Ravens | won 4 straight |
| Detroit Lions | won 3 straight |
The fine print
A 4-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.
Streaks end, that is the one thing every single one of them does. They tell you where a team has been, loudly, and nothing at all about where the next game is going.