NFL Streak Watch
Streak Watch in NFL: Cincinnati Bengals at 4 and Counting
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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.
There are eleven 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
The longest active run belongs to Cincinnati Bengals: four consecutive wins. Nobody stays hot forever, but while it lasts, every night has looked like a rerun of the same comfortable movie.
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.
It is not much prettier for Miami Dolphins, losers of 4 straight.
And Indianapolis Colts are quietly carrying a 3-game slide of their own.
At a glance
Every active streak of three or more, in one place:
| 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 |
Worth remembering
The longest run on the board sits at 4 games, and runs that size have a way of bending a whole week's storylines around them, every broadcast, every pregame note, every nervous manager quote.
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.