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Six NFL Teams Fall to 0-3 After Week 3, Face Longshot Playoff Odds

The modern odds of an 0-3 team reaching the postseason sit at just 2.4 percent.

Overview

  • Through three weeks, the Jets, Giants, Dolphins, Saints, Texans and Titans are winless at 0-3.
  • Only six teams in league history have climbed from 0-3 to the playoffs: the 1981 Jets, 1982 Buccaneers, 1992 Chargers, 1995 Lions, 1998 Bills and 2018 Texans.
  • Since 1990, just four of 165 teams that opened 0-3 made the postseason, a rate of about 2.4 percent.
  • Miami became the first 0-3 team of 2025 with a 31-21 loss to Buffalo to start Week 3.
  • Past 0-3 comebacks hinged on extended surges, including Houston’s nine straight wins in 2018 and late-season runs by the 1992 Chargers and 1995 Lions.