The biggest upsets in the NFL and college football this year

Everyone loves a good upset.

Cheering for the underdog is fun, and you don't see them winning too often. But this got us thinking— what were the biggest upsets in the NFL and college football seasons this year?

Did any double-digit underdogs win this year? Is it more common for underdogs to win in college football than in the NFL? If you're asking these questions, we've got you covered. 

FOX Sports Research took a dive into the data and broke down the top five biggest upsets in each sport, based off point spread. Did your team make the list?

Let's take a look:

The biggest upset of the season when looking at it from a point spread perspective came from the Cowboys in Week 12, taking down the Commanders as 10.5-point underdogs on the road. Cooper Rush finished 24-of-32 with 247 passing yards and two passing scores with no interceptions to upset Washington— who just clinched a playoff berth last week. Since 2022, underdogs of 10+ points are 9-55 straight up (SU) in that span— and just 1-14 in the 2024 season. Through 17 weeks of play, the Cowboys are the only team to have won as a double-digit underdog. 

Baltimore had a slow start to the season, dropping their opening game to the Chiefs and then losing as nine-point favorites to the Raiders in the following week. While you might think upsets are more common earlier in the season, underdogs of nine-or-more points in Week 2 are actually 2-16 since 2015 and 3-36 since 2004. When looking at the Raiders specifically, they are 6-29 SU as underdogs of nine-or-more points in regular season games since the 2010 season. 

Week 1 started off with a big upset, as the Patriots were the favorites to finish with the worst record in the NFL entering the season. Vegas wasn't wrong, as