The Detroit Pistons are establishing themselves on a list that no sports team ever wants to be associated with.
Detroit has lost 27 games in a row, the longest losing streak in a single season in NBA history. The Pistons earned that claim with their loss to the Nets on Tuesday, falling 118-112 to make their mark on the NBA record book.
While the Pistons have already made some history, they still have a few losses to go before holding the record for the longest losing streak in the history of North American professional sports among the four major leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL). Let’s take a look at the longest losing streaks ever and see how the Pistons stack up.
1. Chicago Cardinals (NFL) — 29 games (1942-45)
The longest losing streak in NFL history happened well before the AFL-NFL merger. In fact, it happened more than a decade before the birth of the AFL.
The Chicago Cardinals (who now play in Arizona) began their losing streak with three losses to end the 1942 season before losing all 10 of their games in the 1943 season. Not even a merger with the Pittsburgh Steelers could salvage a win for the Cardinals in 1944. As several players left that season to serve in World War II, the teams merged for a year, but lost all 10 games again, causing them to earn the nickname “the carpets.”
After starting off the 1945 season 0-3, the Cardinals finally found themselves in the win column for the first time in three years when they defeated the cross-town rival Bears, 16-7. That was the only win of the Cardinals’ 1945 campaign, as they lost their final six games en route to a 1-9 season. But good times for the Cardinals came shortly after that season, winning the NFL Championship in 1947.
2. Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) — 28 games (losing streak carried over from 2014-15 season into 2015-16 season)
The Pistons might have broken the record for the longest losing streak in a single season on Tuesday, but they still have one more loss to match the longest losing streak in NBA…
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Publish date : 2023-12-28 00:43:29
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