NFL Rivalries With the Most Lead Changes

The series where the all-time lead has changed hands the most times. Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles have traded the lead 8 times.

Team

#	Series	Lead changes	Record	Games
1	Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles61-58-5 in 124 games	8	61-58-5	124
2	Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers33-32 in 65 games	8	33-32	65
3	New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills69-44 in 113 games	7	69-44	113
4	Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Rams20-18 in 38 games	7	20-18	38
5	Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings67-62-3 in 132 games	6	67-62-3	132
6	Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers62-51 in 113 games	6	62-51	113
7	Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets62-49 in 111 games	6	62-49	111
8	Las Vegas Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks30-26 in 56 games	6	30-26	56
9	San Francisco 49ers vs Dallas Cowboys21-19-1 in 41 games	6	21-19-1	41
10	New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks10-9 in 19 games	6	10-9	19
11	New England Patriots vs New York Jets71-44 in 115 games	5	71-44	115
12	Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns56-49 in 105 games	5	56-49	105
13	Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions46-43-1 in 90 games	5	46-43-1	90
14	Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts39-33-1 in 73 games	5	39-33-1	73
15	San Francisco 49ers vs Detroit Lions40-29-1 in 70 games	5	40-29-1	70
16	New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers34-29 in 63 games	5	34-29	63
17	Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings17-15 in 32 games	5	17-15	32
18	Buffalo Bills vs Jacksonville Jaguars11-10 in 21 games	5	11-10	21
19	New Orleans Saints vs Pittsburgh Steelers9-9 in 18 games	5	9-9	18
20	Las Vegas Raiders vs Denver Broncos58-54-1 in 113 games	4	58-54-1	113
21	Green Bay Packers vs Los Angeles Rams51-47-2 in 100 games	4	51-47-2	100
22	Indianapolis Colts vs Tennessee Titans41-23 in 64 games	4	41-23	64
23	Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers25-25-1 in 51 games	4	25-25-1	51
24	Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons21-16-1 in 38 games	4	21-16-1	38
25	Kansas City Chiefs vs Cleveland Browns16-11-2 in 29 games	4	16-11-2	29
26	New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions14-14-1 in 29 games	4	14-14-1	29
27	New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals16-11 in 27 games	4	16-11	27
28	Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals12-11 in 23 games	4	12-11	23
29	New England Patriots vs Las Vegas Raiders13-10 in 23 games	4	13-10	23
30	Seattle Seahawks vs Pittsburgh Steelers11-11 in 22 games	4	11-11	22
31	Los Angeles Chargers vs New York Jets12-9 in 21 games	4	12-9	21
32	Denver Broncos vs Chicago Bears9-8 in 17 games	4	9-8	17
33	San Francisco 49ers vs Denver Broncos9-8 in 17 games	4	9-8	17
34	Green Bay Packers vs Cincinnati Bengals8-7 in 15 games	4	8-7	15
35	New York Giants vs New York Jets8-7 in 15 games	4	8-7	15
36	Philadelphia Eagles vs Kansas City Chiefs7-6 in 13 games	4	7-6	13
37	Kansas City Chiefs vs New Orleans Saints8-5 in 13 games	4	8-5	13
38	Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears110-97-6 in 213 games	3	110-97-6	213
39	San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams80-72-3 in 155 games	3	80-72-3	155
40	Kansas City Chiefs vs Las Vegas Raiders66-45-2 in 113 games	3	66-45-2	113
41	Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals55-42-2 in 99 games	3	55-42-2	99
42	San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears37-33-1 in 71 games	3	37-33-1	71
43	New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers41-28 in 69 games	3	41-28	69
44	Green Bay Packers vs New York Giants35-28-2 in 65 games	3	35-28-2	65
45	Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals33-29 in 62 games	3	33-29	62
46	Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers33-25 in 58 games	3	33-25	58
47	Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals32-22-1 in 55 games	3	32-22-1	55
48	Cleveland Browns vs New York Giants28-23-2 in 53 games	3	28-23-2	53
49	Seattle Seahawks vs Los Angeles Chargers28-25 in 53 games	3	28-25	53
50	Philadelphia Eagles vs Los Angeles Rams26-21-1 in 48 games	3	26-21-1	48
51	Indianapolis Colts vs Green Bay Packers23-22-1 in 46 games	3	23-22-1	46
52	San Francisco 49ers vs New York Giants23-21 in 44 games	3	23-21	44
53	Indianapolis Colts vs Detroit Lions22-20-2 in 44 games	3	22-20-2	44
54	Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs20-18 in 38 games	3	20-18	38
55	Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints20-16 in 36 games	3	20-16	36
56	Los Angeles Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals21-14 in 35 games	3	21-14	35
57	Cleveland Browns vs Indianapolis Colts18-17 in 35 games	3	18-17	35
58	Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers18-16 in 34 games	3	18-16	34
59	Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions19-14 in 33 games	3	19-14	33
60	Indianapolis Colts vs Denver Broncos16-15 in 31 games	3	16-15	31
61	Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans15-13 in 28 games	3	15-13	28
62	New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals17-10 in 27 games	3	17-10	27
63	Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos13-13 in 26 games	3	13-13	26
64	Buffalo Bills vs Las Vegas Raiders14-12 in 26 games	3	14-12	26
65	Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles13-12 in 25 games	3	13-12	25
66	Miami Dolphins vs Cleveland Browns13-10 in 23 games	3	13-10	23
67	Seattle Seahawks vs New England Patriots13-9 in 22 games	3	13-9	22
68	Seattle Seahawks vs Tennessee Titans12-8 in 20 games	3	12-8	20
69	Jacksonville Jaguars vs New York Jets10-9 in 19 games	3	10-9	19
70	Kansas City Chiefs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers8-8 in 16 games	3	8-8	16
71	Philadelphia Eagles vs Buffalo Bills10-6 in 16 games	3	10-6	16
72	San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Chargers8-8 in 16 games	3	8-8	16
73	Philadelphia Eagles vs Las Vegas Raiders8-7 in 15 games	3	8-7	15
74	Tennessee Titans vs Green Bay Packers8-7 in 15 games	3	8-7	15
75	Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants8-7 in 15 games	3	8-7	15
76	Denver Broncos vs New York Giants8-7 in 15 games	3	8-7	15
77	New England Patriots vs New York Giants8-7 in 15 games	3	8-7	15
78	Atlanta Falcons vs Buffalo Bills8-6 in 14 games	3	8-6	14
79	Chicago Bears vs Tennessee Titans7-7 in 14 games	3	7-7	14
80	New England Patriots vs Carolina Panthers5-4 in 9 games	3	5-4	9
81	Carolina Panthers vs Las Vegas Raiders4-4 in 8 games	3	4-4	8
82	Washington Commanders vs Philadelphia Eagles91-89-6 in 186 games	2	91-89-6	186
83	Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears70-59-2 in 131 games	2	70-59-2	131
84	Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals73-41 in 114 games	2	73-41	114
85	Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs58-55 in 113 games	2	58-55	113
86	Philadelphia Eagles vs Pittsburgh Steelers50-29-3 in 82 games	2	50-29-3	82
87	Tennessee Titans vs Cincinnati Bengals40-38 in 78 games	2	40-38	78
88	Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets45-31 in 76 games	2	45-31	76
89	Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers39-34-1 in 74 games	2	39-34-1	74
90	Chicago Bears vs New York Giants37-25-2 in 64 games	2	37-25-2	64
91	Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers34-30 in 64 games	2	34-30	64
92	Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers37-26 in 63 games	2	37-26	63
93	Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars35-28 in 63 games	2	35-28	63
94	Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals35-24-3 in 62 games	2	35-24-3	62
95	Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers35-24-1 in 60 games	2	35-24-1	60
96	Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars33-16 in 49 games	2	33-16	49
97	Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys23-17-1 in 41 games	2	23-17-1	41
98	Miami Dolphins vs Las Vegas Raiders21-17 in 38 games	2	21-17	38
99	Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts28-8 in 36 games	2	28-8	36
100	Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans18-15 in 33 games	2	18-15	33

How this list works

A lead change is the other team moving ahead in the all-time series, counted game by game from the first meeting. Drawing level and then going back ahead does not count, and series whose lead never changed sides are left out.

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Records include games through Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.