NFL Streak Watch
Streak Watch: Cincinnati Bengals Have Won 4 Straight (NFL)
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Every result in NFL feeds a streak somewhere, and a few of them have now grown big enough to deserve names. Everything below comes straight off the results; nothing fancier than counting.
Count them up and eleven teams are currently on streaks of at least three, so there is no shortage of momentum stories to argue about.
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 are building a case of their own at 4 straight.
Baltimore Ravens join the party at 4 straight.
Stuck in the barrel
On the other side of the ledger, Houston Texans have dropped four straight. Losing streaks carry their own gravity, the pressing starts, the bounces stop cooperating, and close games keep finding the same ending.
Miami Dolphins are on a slide of their own at 4 straight losses.
And Indianapolis Colts are quietly carrying a 3-game slide of their own.
At a glance
For the record, here is everything currently running at three-plus:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | won 4 straight |
| Houston Texans | lost 4 straight |
| Miami Dolphins | lost 4 straight |
| Buffalo Bills | won 4 straight |
| Baltimore Ravens | won 4 straight |
One more thing
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.
A streak is history with good posture: impressive to look at, honest about the past, silent about tonight. Markets know this, which is why streaking teams get funny prices.