Since 1967, when the NFL went to a multiple division format (as opposed to only two divisions) there has never been a division that has had all its member teams have a winning percentage greater than .500.
Between 1933-1966, when the NFL had only two divisions, East and West, this mathematical oddity happened only once. In 1935 the NFL West had all its teams achieve a better than .500 win percent. Please note prior to 1950 ties did not count in NFL win percent calculations. The NFL West records in 1935 were:
1935 NFL West
Detroit Lions 7-3-2 .700
Green Bay Packers 8-4 .667
Chicago Bears 6-4-2 .600
Chicago Cardinals 6-4-2 .600
Prior to 1933 the NFL had only one division and all the teams in the league were part of it.
While no modern era division has not had all teams achieve a greater than .500 win percent, there have been five instances where all teams in a division have been .500 or better. These were:
2007 AFC South
Indianapolis Colts 13-3 .813
Jacksonville Jaguars 11-5 .688
Tennessee Titans 10-6 .625
Houston Texans 8-8 .500
2007 NFC East
Dallas Cowboys 13-3 .813
New York Giants 10-6 .625
Washington Redskins 9-7 .563
Philadelphia Eagles 8-8 .500
2002 AFC East
New York Jets 9-7 .563
Miami Dolphins 9-7 .563
New England Patriots 9-7 .563
Buffalo Bills 8-8 .500
2002 AFC West
Oakland Raiders 11-5 .688
Denver Broncos 9-7 .563
Kansas City Chiefs 8-8 .500
San Diego Chargers 8-8 .500
1995 AFC West
Kansas City Chiefs 13-3 .813
San Diego Chargers 9-7 .563
Oakland Raiders 8-8 .500
Denver Broncos 8-8 .500
Seattle Seahawks 8-8 .500
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