What’s more heartbreaking for an NFL fan… seeing their team get blown out, or seeing their team lose a close game that maybe they could of (and/or should of) won? What’s more heartbreaking for an NFL team’s players, coaches and executives?

Over the past five NFL regular seasons (2010-14), there have been 287 games that were decided by three points or less (not counting tie games). That accounted for about 22.5 percent of the losses in that five-year period. The Miami Dolphins have lost the most games by three points or less since 2010 with 16, while the Baltimore Ravens have lost the highest  percentage of three points or less lost games. The Ravens have lost 28 games since 2010 with 11 of them being by three points of less, 39.3 percent.

Following are the percentage of lost games that each NFL team lost by three points or less from 2010-14.

Team, Losses by 3 points or less/Total Losses, Pct. of losses by 3 points or less

Baltimore                            11/28     39.3%
Pittsburgh                           11/29     37.9%
San Francisco                     11/29     37.9%
Dallas                                   14/38     36.8%
Miami                                  16/44     36.4%
Detroit                                 14/42     33.3%
Green Bay                            7/23       30.4%

New England                       5/17      29.4%
Arizona                                 11/41     26.8%
San Diego                            10/38     26.3%
New Orleans                        8/31      25.8%
Buffalo                                 12/49     24.5%
Houston                               10/41     24.4%
Atlanta                                  8/34      23.5%
Seattle                                   7/30      23.3%
Washington                        12/52     23.1%
Cincinnati                            8/35      22.9%
Tampa Bay                          12/53     22.6%
Cleveland                            12/55     21.8%
Tennessee                          10/50     20.0%

Kansas City                         8/41      19.5%
Minnesota                           9/48      18.8%
Carolina                               8/45      17.8%
Indianapolis                       6/35      17.1%
New York Jets                    7/43      16.3%
Chicago                                6/38      15.8%
Philadelphia                       6/38      15.8%
New York Giants               6/39      15.4%
St. Louis                               7/50      14.0%
Denver                                 4/30      13.3%
Oakland                               7/53      13.2%

Jacksonville                        4/58      6.9%

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