Undefeated Regular Seasons and "perfect Seasons" in Professional Football
| Perfect Season† |
| League | Season | Franchise | Regular Season | Post Season Result(s) | Recognition | ||||
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| Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Finish | |||||
| NFL | 1920 | Akron Pros* | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1st NFL | No Post-Season - Championship by league vote. | NFL: No HOF: No |
| 1922 | Canton Bulldogs* | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1st NFL | No Post-Season - Championship by standings | NFL: No HOF: No |
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| 1923 | Canton Bulldogs* | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1st NFL | No Post-Season - Championship by standings | NFL: No HOF: No |
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| 1929 | Green Bay Packers* | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1st NFL | No Post-Season - Championship by standings | NFL: No HOF: No |
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| 1934 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st NFL West | Lost NFL Championship (Giants) (13-30) | NFL: Yes HOF: Yes |
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| 1942 | Chicago Bears | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st NFL West | Lost NFL Championship (Redskins) (6-14) | NFL: Yes HOF: Yes |
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| AAFC | 1948† | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st AAFC West | Won AAFC championship (Bills) (49-7) | NFL: No HOF: Yes |
| NFL | 1972† | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st AFC East | Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) (20-14) Won Conference Championship (Steelers) (21-17) Won Super Bowl VII (Redskins) (14-7) |
NFL: Yes HOF: Yes |
| NFL | 2007 | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st AFC East | Won Divisional Playoffs (Jaguars) (31-20) Won Conference Championship (Chargers) (21-12) Lost Super Bowl XLII (New York Giants) (17-14) |
NFL: Yes HOF: Yes |
(*) Because the NFL did not count tied games in league standings until 1972 (when ties were added to past standings retroactively), these seasons were considered to be "perfect" at the time they finished. Because the rules existing at the times of those championships did not give the teams involved any incentive to avoid tie games in order to maintain a "perfect" season, the accuracy of calling these seasons "imperfect" is still disputed.
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