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Which team has the best chance to go from worst to first in NFL in 2025?

A team going from worst to first in the division is nearly an annual occurrence in the NFL.

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Which team has the best chance to go from worst to first in NFL in 2025?

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones (10) throws a pass between quarterbacks Brock Purdy (13) and Tanner Mordecai (14) during practice at the team’s NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)


A team going from worst to first in the division is nearly an annual occurrence in the NFL.

With last-place teams getting advantages like favorable schedules and higher draft picks, there have been 25 teams since the 2002 realignment that followed up a last-place finish with a division title the following year.

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