What does 20-0 mean in football?
It means a perfect season — winning every game, playoffs included. In the modern NFL a full unbeaten run is 17-0 in the regular season and then three more wins through the playoffs, so a champion who never lost finishes 20-0. No NFL team has ever gone 20-0 under the 17-game format.
What is the difference between 17-0 and 20-0?
17-0 is a perfect regular season — the modern NFL plays 17 regular-season games. 20-0 adds the three playoff rounds a champion has to win, so it is a perfect season and a title with no losses anywhere. 17-0 gets you the undefeated regular season; 20-0 is the whole thing.
Has any NFL team ever gone 20-0 or undefeated?
One team has finished a season unbeaten: the 1972 Miami Dolphins went 17-0 — a 14-game regular season plus three playoff wins — the only perfect season in NFL history. The 2007 New England Patriots reached 16-0 before losing the Super Bowl to finish 18-1. Nobody has gone 20-0 in the current 17-game era.
What is the 20-0 challenge?
Draft an all-time football team — each round spins a real franchise era and you pick one player from it — then a full season simulates. 20-0 means winning all 17 regular-season games and all 3 playoff rounds. Most boards fall short.
Is 20-0 possible?
No real team has ever gone 20-0. In the game it is possible but rare — every seat contributes to the position-weighted team score, and one loss ends the perfect run.
What does a perfect season mean in other sports?
The idea travels. A perfect NBA run is written 82-0, and no team has come close; in baseball it is 162-0; in college football the current full path is 16-0; an unbeaten Premier League season is 38-0-0, which Arsenal's “Invincibles” made famous. Every sport has its own perfect number.
Can I play against friends?
Yes — finish a board and send the challenge link: your friend drafts the exact same board and the records settle it.