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The Detroit Lions finished the 2008 NFL regular season at 0-16 (7-9 ATS). Does that make them the worst team on our Top 10 list of the league’s worst-ever? (Wikimedia Images)

1. 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14): This expansion team started life at 0-26.
2. 2008 Detroit Lions (0-16): At least they outscored five other teams this year.
3. 1942 Detroit Lions (0-11): Lost by a combined score of 263-38.
4. 1934 Cincinnati Reds (0-8): Were suspended for the last three games of the season for not paying league dues.
5. 1943 Chicago Cardinals (0-10): One of 10 straight losing seasons.
6. 1925 Columbus Tigers (0-9): One of several “traveling teams” from the old NFL.
7. 1928 Dayton Triangles (0-7): Won just five of 51 games between 1923-1929.
8. 1922 Columbus Panhandles (0-8): Formed in 1901 by a railroad company.
9. 1944 Chicago Cardinals/Pittsburgh Steelers (0-10): The “Carpets” merged for one season during World War II.
10. 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (0-10): Merged with the Boston Yanks the following season.

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