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title: "All-Time Teams — Held Out"
description: "The best NFL team-seasons since 1999 by RICE, and how the league has moved."
url: "https://heldout.org/teams/historical"
---

# RICE Team Rankings

Every NFL team since 1999, rated week by week. [How it works](/methodology/rice)

### The Best Team-Seasons

Season In Progress

| Season | Team                                          | RICE     | Exp. margin | O-RICE | D-RICE | Record |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------- | ------ | ------ | ------ |
| 2007   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2007) | **98.2** | +13.1       | +10.8  | +2.3   | 16–0   |
| 1999   | [St. Louis Rams](/teams/search/LA/1999)       | **94.7** | +11.1       | +7.3   | +3.7   | 13–3   |
| 2007   | [Indianapolis Colts](/teams/search/IND/2007)  | **94.4** | +10.9       | +9.0   | +1.9   | 13–3   |
| 2011   | [New Orleans Saints](/teams/search/NO/2011)   | **94.4** | +10.9       | +10.8  | +0.1   | 13–3   |
| 2004   | [Indianapolis Colts](/teams/search/IND/2004)  | **93.3** | +10.3       | +11.3  | -1.0   | 12–4   |
| 2011   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2011) | **93.0** | +10.1       | +10.9  | -0.8   | 13–3   |
| 2012   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2012) | **92.8** | +10.0       | +9.9   | +0.1   | 12–4   |
| 2016   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2016) | **92.8** | +9.9        | +7.5   | +2.5   | 14–2   |
| 2010   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2010) | **92.4** | +9.7        | +9.6   | +0.1   | 14–2   |
| 2022   | [Kansas City Chiefs](/teams/search/KC/2022)   | **91.9** | +9.4        | +9.7   | -0.3   | 14–3   |
| 2001   | [St. Louis Rams](/teams/search/LA/2001)       | **91.8** | +9.3        | +6.8   | +2.5   | 14–2   |
| 2013   | [Seattle Seahawks](/teams/search/SEA/2013)    | **91.7** | +9.3        | +4.2   | +5.1   | 13–3   |
| 2004   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2004) | **91.7** | +9.3        | +5.7   | +3.6   | 14–2   |
| 2026   | [Buffalo Bills](/teams/search/BUF/2026)       | **91.6** | +9.3        | +9.1   | +0.2   | 2–0    |
| 2017   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2017) | **91.5** | +9.2        | +8.6   | +0.5   | 13–3   |
| 2014   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2014) | **91.3** | +9.1        | +7.3   | +1.7   | 12–4   |
| 2013   | [Denver Broncos](/teams/search/DEN/2013)      | **91.0** | +8.9        | +8.8   | +0.1   | 13–3   |
| 2026   | [San Francisco 49ers](/teams/search/SF/2026)  | **90.9** | +8.8        | +7.2   | +1.6   | 2–0    |
| 2024   | [Baltimore Ravens](/teams/search/BAL/2024)    | **90.8** | +8.8        | +7.7   | +1.1   | 12–5   |
| 2010   | [Green Bay Packers](/teams/search/GB/2010)    | **90.7** | +8.7        | +5.8   | +2.9   | 10–6   |
| 2011   | [Green Bay Packers](/teams/search/GB/2011)    | **90.3** | +8.5        | +8.4   | +0.1   | 15–1   |
| 2005   | [Indianapolis Colts](/teams/search/IND/2005)  | **90.2** | +8.4        | +7.8   | +0.6   | 14–2   |
| 2021   | [Buffalo Bills](/teams/search/BUF/2021)       | **90.2** | +8.4        | +5.5   | +2.9   | 11–6   |
| 2009   | [New Orleans Saints](/teams/search/NO/2009)   | **89.9** | +8.3        | +7.2   | +1.0   | 13–3   |
| 2006   | [Indianapolis Colts](/teams/search/IND/2006)  | **89.7** | +8.1        | +8.8   | -0.7   | 12–4   |
| 2009   | [Indianapolis Colts](/teams/search/IND/2009)  | **89.5** | +8.0        | +8.3   | -0.2   | 14–2   |
| 2021   | [Kansas City Chiefs](/teams/search/KC/2021)   | **89.4** | +8.0        | +9.2   | -1.2   | 12–5   |
| 2009   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2009) | **89.3** | +7.9        | +7.3   | +0.6   | 10–6   |
| 2009   | [Minnesota Vikings](/teams/search/MIN/2009)   | **89.2** | +7.8        | +5.1   | +2.7   | 12–4   |
| 2008   | [Indianapolis Colts](/teams/search/IND/2008)  | **89.1** | +7.8        | +7.9   | -0.1   | 12–4   |
| 2012   | [Seattle Seahawks](/teams/search/SEA/2012)    | **89.0** | +7.7        | +5.4   | +2.3   | 11–5   |
| 2018   | [New England Patriots](/teams/search/NE/2018) | **88.9** | +7.7        | +6.9   | +0.7   | 11–5   |
| 2023   | [San Francisco 49ers](/teams/search/SF/2023)  | **88.9** | +7.7        | +6.0   | +1.7   | 12–5   |
| 2012   | [Denver Broncos](/teams/search/DEN/2012)      | **88.9** | +7.6        | +5.5   | +2.2   | 13–3   |
| 2018   | [Kansas City Chiefs](/teams/search/KC/2018)   | **88.5** | +7.4        | +8.6   | -1.2   | 12–4   |
| 2012   | [Green Bay Packers](/teams/search/GB/2012)    | **88.3** | +7.3        | +7.0   | +0.3   | 11–5   |
| 2005   | [Pittsburgh Steelers](/teams/search/PIT/2005) | **88.3** | +7.3        | +4.8   | +2.5   | 11–5   |
| 2023   | [Dallas Cowboys](/teams/search/DAL/2023)      | **88.3** | +7.3        | +4.7   | +2.6   | 12–5   |
| 2015   | [Seattle Seahawks](/teams/search/SEA/2015)    | **88.2** | +7.3        | +4.1   | +3.1   | 10–6   |
| 2023   | [Buffalo Bills](/teams/search/BUF/2023)       | **88.1** | +7.2        | +6.0   | +1.2   | 11–6   |

### How the league has moved

RICE by season

Hollow points are seasons still being played.

## Data

- [leaders/history.json](/data/leaders/history.json)
- [leaders/team-seasons.json](/data/leaders/team-seasons.json)

Last Updated: Sep 26, 2026, 3:56 PM PDT © 2026, Aditya Kishore. All Rights Reserved. Club marks are the clubs’ own trademarks. Past marks courtesy of [SportsLogoHistory.com](https://sportslogohistory.com/nfl-primary-logo/) and data courtesy of [nflverse](https://nflverse.nflverse.com/).