Which team finished the 2008 season with an 0-16 record?

Which team finished the 2008 season with an 0–16 record? The answer is the Detroit Lions. Detroit lost all 16 of its regular-season games in 2008, becoming the first NFL team to finish a full 16-game season without a victory.

The Lions began the year with optimism after going 4–0 in the preseason, but the regular season quickly unraveled. They started 0–3, fired team president and general manager Matt Millen during the season, and never recovered. Head coach Rod Marinelli’s team was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention in Week 11.

Detroit’s final loss came on December 28, 2008, against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The 31–21 defeat completed the unprecedented 0–16 mark. The Lions also allowed 517 points, one of the league’s worst defensive totals at the time.

A common mix-up is the 2017 Cleveland Browns, who later matched the 0–16 record. The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 1982 Baltimore Colts also had winless seasons, but those seasons used different schedules or were shortened by a players’ strike.