Only three teams in the entire NFL are sitting pretty at a perfect 4-0 after four weeks, but here’s the kicker: two of them, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings, completely missed the playoffs last year. That’s not just a little weird, that’s a straight-up anomaly. You have to go all the way back to 2013 to find the last time multiple teams that failed to make the postseason the year before kicked off with 4-0 records. Back then, it was those same Chiefs and the Saints doing the surprising.
The Chiefs’ Wild Comeback After a Super Bowl Hangover
Let’s talk about the Chiefs for a second. We’re talking about a franchise that just rattled off *three straight Super Bowl appearances* before completely face-planting in 2025 with a 6-11 record. Six wins. After three straight trips to the biggest game in football. I mean, what even happened last season, right? Nobody saw that coming, and probably nobody expected them to flip the script and be one of the last undefeated teams standing a year later. It just goes to show you how wild the NFL can be, and how quickly fortunes can change in this league. Are they really back to their old form, or is this just an early-season flash? The league is definitely watching.
Minnesota’s Unstoppable Streak That Just Keeps Going
Then you’ve got the Minnesota Vikings, who ended last season strong despite missing the playoffs. They wrapped up 2025 with a 9-8 record, which is decent, but the real story there was their incredible finish: five straight wins to close out the year. And guess what? That momentum absolutely carried over. The Vikings haven’t lost a game since last season, piling up the current longest active winning streak in the entire NFL. They’re at nine wins in a row, which is just bonkers.
This Sunday, the Vikings are heading to New Orleans looking for their tenth consecutive win. If they pull it off, that’ll tie the second-longest winning streak in their franchise history. Think about that: they’d be up there with some serious Viking legends. The 1975 Vikings ripped off a 10-0 start, and the 1969 squad lost their first and last games but won *12 in a row* in between. Minnesota is absolutely on fire, and you can bet the Saints are going to have their hands full trying to stop this freight train. This game against New Orleans isn’t just another matchup, it’s a shot at history for the Vikings and a chance to cement themselves as a truly dominant force.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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