Useless stat of the day: over the last 23 seasons, the winner of the HoF Game has failed to win a postseason game in the same season, going 0-8 in that time.

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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/Kerbonaut2019 on 2025-07-31 13:16:02+00:00.

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The last team to win the HoF Game and a postseason game in the same year were the 2001 Rams, who lost in SB XXXVI to the Patriots.

Between 2002 and 2024, there were 20 HoF Games (cancelled in 2011, 2016, and 2020). Winners of the game in that time period finished the season with about a .500 record, and an awful 0-8 playoff record.

In that same period of time, the loser of the HoF Game has a 5-6 postseason record.

The question remains… could the Lions or Chargers be the ones to break this streak?