How the league changed

Everyone gets a January

Holds upThe record backs this up, season after season.

This one is in the FanIQ library with the full rule, the reason it works, and every season we checked.

Held in 14 of 15 seasons, from 640 records measured.

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Every Franchise's TurnWorst-to-first happens almost every year, the five-year rebuild is the minority outcome, twelve-win seasons melt, and the most stationary teams in football are the ones stuck at .500.

FanIQ carries this one in full: the rule itself, why it works, the season-by-season record, and the related laws.