1990 Pats are Super Bowl-era futiilty men

0 Comments | USA TODAY, June, 2008 | by Sean Leahy

Worst of an era

And the winner (loser?) is ...

NFL futility has a champion: The 1990 New England Patriots.

The 1-15 team claimed the title after beating the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a winless expansion team, in the final of a week-long campaign at nfl.usatoday.com.

The 1990 Patriots stumbled through losses in their final 14 games and failed to score more than 10 points in 10 games -- including the final five.

The offense ranked 26th of 28 NFL teams; the defense came in at 27th of 28.

They also had trouble off the field. Following their lone victory in Week 2 -- a 16-14 win against the Indianapolis Colts -- tight end Zeke Mowatt verbally assaulted Boston Herald reporter Lisa Olson after a Monday practice. Olson...