List of National Football League teams that finished last before first

The following is a list of [[National Football League]] teams that finished in first place in their division the season following finishing last place in their division.

{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Team
!Division
!Record
!Prior Season
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[1967 NFL season|1967]] || [[Houston Oilers]] || [[American Football League|AFL]] Eastern || 9-4-1 || 3-11^a
|-
|[[1968 NFL season|1968]] || [[Minnesota Vikings]] || [[NFC Central|NFL Central]] || 8-6 || 3-8-3
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[1970 NFL season|1970]] || [[Cincinnati Bengals]] || [[AFC Central]] || 8-6 || 4-9-1
|-
|[[1970 NFL season|1970]] || [[San Francisco 49ers]] || [[NFC West]] || 10-3-1 || 4-8-2
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[1972 NFL season|1972]] || [[Green Bay Packers]] || [[NFC Central]] || 10-4 || 4-8-2
|-
|[[1975 NFL season|1975]] || [[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] || [[AFC East]] || 10-4 || 2-12
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[1979 NFL season|1979]] || [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] || [[NFC Central]] || 10-6 || 5-11
|-
|[[1981 NFL season|1981]] || [[Cincinnati Bengals]] || [[AFC Central]] || 12-4 || 6-10
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[1987 NFL season|1987]] || [[Indianapolis Colts]] || [[AFC East]] || 9-6 || 3-13
|-
|[[1988 NFL season|1988]] || [[Cincinnati Bengals]] || [[AFC Central]] || 12-4 || 4-11
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[1990 NFL season|1990]] || [[Cincinnati Bengals]] || [[AFC Central]] || 9-7 || 8-8
|-
|[[1991 NFL season|1991]] || [[Denver Broncos]] || [[AFC West]] || 12-4 || 5-11
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[1992 NFL season|1992]] || [[San Diego Chargers]] || [[AFC West]] || 11-5 || 4-12
|-
|[[1993 NFL season|1993]] || [[Detroit Lions]] || [[NFC Central]] || 10-6 || 5-11
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[1997 NFL season|1997]] || [[New York Giants]] || [[NFC East]] || 10-5-1 || 6-10
|-
|[[1999 NFL season|1999]] || [[Indianapolis Colts]] || [[AFC East]] || 13-3 || 3-13
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[1999 NFL season|1999]] || [[St. Louis Rams]] || [[NFC West]] || 13-3 || 4-12
|-
|[[2000 NFL season|2000]] || [[New Orleans Saints]] || [[NFC West]] || 10-6 || 3-13
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[2001 NFL season|2001]] || [[Chicago Bears]] || [[NFC Central]] || 13-3 || 5-11
|-
|[[2001 NFL season|2001]] || [[New England Patriots]] || [[AFC East]] || 11-5 || 5-11
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[Kansas City Chiefs]] || [[AFC West]] || 13-3 || 8-8^b
|-
|[[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[Carolina Panthers]] || [[NFC South]] || 11-5 || 7-9
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[Atlanta Falcons]] || [[NFC South]] || 11-5 || 5-11
|-
|[[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[San Diego Chargers]] || [[AFC West]] || 12-4 || 4-12^b
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[Chicago Bears]] || [[NFC North]] || 11-5 || 5-11
|-
|[[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] || [[NFC South]] || 11-5^c || 5-11
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
|[[2006 NFL season|2006]] || [[New Orleans Saints]] || [[NFC South]] || 10-6 || 3-13
|-
|[[2005 NFL season|2006]] || [[Philadelphia Eagles]] || [[NFC East]] || 10-6 || 6-10
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"}
:^a This was in the [[American Football League]].
:^b Tied for last place.
:^c Tied for first place.

==References==
*''2005 NFL Record and Fact Book'' (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)

[[Category:National Football League lists|Last to first]]
[[Category:National Football League lore|Last to first]]