NFL Streak Watch
Streak Watch in NFL: Cincinnati Bengals at 5 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.
Count them up and ten teams are currently on streaks of at least three, so there is no shortage of momentum stories to argue about.
The teams stacking wins
Cincinnati Bengals have won five 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.
Behind them, Buffalo Bills have quietly won 5 in a row.
Add San Francisco 49ers to the list too, 4 in a row.
Stuck in the barrel
Houston Texans cannot find the exit: five consecutive losses and counting. The schedule keeps coming regardless, which is either mercy or cruelty depending on the next opponent.
It is not much prettier for Miami Dolphins, losers of 5 straight.
Indianapolis Colts have lost 4 straight themselves, in case anyone at the cold end needed company.
The board
Every active streak of three or more, in one place:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | won 5 straight |
| Houston Texans | lost 5 straight |
| Miami Dolphins | lost 5 straight |
| Buffalo Bills | won 5 straight |
| Indianapolis Colts | lost 4 straight |
Worth remembering
The longest run on the board sits at 5 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.
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.
Next up on the slate: Cincinnati Bengals against Pittsburgh Steelers. Check back after that one goes final.