The Weirdest and Worst Playoff Teams in NFL History

without a doubt 2020 was a dark hour for humanity but like a guardian angel no matter who you are or what you experienced this year we were all gifted with one tiny shared blessing we were all able to watch the nfc east furiously attempt to have no one win its division for over half the nfl season [Music] and alas while the nfc leased eventually began playing more like professional football teams and less like whatever this is there was a moment of bliss where fans everywhere were left to contemplate the thought of what a five or even four win playoff team might look like truly uncharted territory in pro football history it won't happen this year unfortunately but i sincerely hope to live to the day it does so in the spirit of that fleeting moment one of my favorite bright spots in 2020 today i want to discuss what some of the worst and most bizarre 500 or worse playoff teams have looked like over the years i'm capping it at 8-8 or below because i mean there have been some pretty terrible 9-7 teams to inch into the playoff bracket but come on a majority of games ending in winds that's too rich for my blood however since the nfl apparently isn't too rich for my channel's blood i'd like to take a quick second to thank today's sponsor over at hellofresh for helping to make this video happen if you haven't heard of them before hellofresh is america's number one meal kit and they simplify the easily complicated process of cooking delicious meals right from home all the heavy lifting is already done for you food tailored to your preferences exact measurements of each ingredient to minimize food waste and time in the kitchen and when all is said and done you're able to get a home-cooked meal like this fried egg potato hash that i never would have thought to try on my own right on the table in just 30 minutes so if you're interested in checking out hellofresh and the wide variety of options they offer to you go to hellofresh.com and use my code 10ste to get 10 free meals across your first four hellofresh boxes and including free shipping on that first box once again that is code 10ste to get 10 free meals and free shipping on your first box so a huge thank you again to hellofresh and now let's just jump right into it the 2011 denver broncos were one of the most fascinating stories in recent nfl memory and the sole reason for their moment in the national spotlight was this guy you may or may not have heard of him denver began their year one and four an ugly stretch that came to a close with the benching of kyle orton in favor of the second year lefty tim tebow a player who was as dominant in college as his off-field presence was at dominating the media sphere but while tebow's open religious beliefs and non-existent throwing mechanics sparked debates across the nation the broncos would manage to play some of the most disgusting winning football america has ever seen tebow would complete just 46 and a half percent of his passes with an average of just over 10 completions and 144 passing yards a game by season's end the broncos were the 25th best scoring offense in the league and it's not like the other side of the ball was elite either as they ranked 24th in total defense but in spite of both sides of the ball ranking in the bottom 10 of the league statistically tebow would miraculously lead the broncos two wins in seven of their next eight games turning a team that looked like they would be contending for a high draft pick into an 8-8 playoff bound group of believers against all odds tebow stacked an insane six game-winning drives in either the fourth quarter or overtime in that stretch which just doesn't happen in pro football but the story that defined the nfl season in 2011 did not end there by the end of the regular season defenses had started to find a cure for tebowmania forcing him out of his comfort zone and forcing seven turnovers in the final three games all of which were losses for the broncos so despite clinching a playoff berth it looked like the end of the road for their magical season opening as eight point home underdogs in their wild card matchup with the steelers but of course as the story goes denver who managed to make the playoffs with a negative 81 point differential mind you would pull off the impossible with the help of an 80 yard touchdown in overtime on a line from tebow to demaryius thomas that would be the last of the miracle working though as the very next week tebow would meet a buzz saw in the form of the new england patriots taking five sacks and completing just nine of 26 passes in a 45 to 10 loss the 2011 broncos were really never a serious contender and even with the insane way their season played out they really only made it into the playoffs by luck anyways considering they still needed a three-way tiebreaker to win the division since they lost their last three games but i mean considering how iconic that wild card ending was i'm certainly glad that at least something was on their side alright that's enough hope let's talk about the new york jets in an era long before adam gase removed the jets wings to try and convert them into tanks that still can't even tank properly the 1991 new york jets were attempting to make a bad team less bad in their second year with bruce koslet at head coach the jets were rocking a declining ken o'brien at quarterback and a bend but don't break defense coordinated by oh i recognize that guy he'll be back later at any rate though this 91 jets team was about as exciting as they look and in an already weak afc they still struggled to keep their heads above water this included brutal losses to the indianapolis colts which was the cult's only win of the season and an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the hapless patriots with a score of three to six a streak of three losses in the last quarter of their season would place the team at seven and eight going into week 17 somehow a win and get in matchup against the miami dolphins and dan marino who fun fact was the quarterback picked three picks after ken o'brien in the 1983 draft please never change jets but that day it was o'brien who had the last laugh who with the help of his kicker clutched out a 23-20 overtime win to make the playoffs but that mirage of achievement disappeared in the first round when they immediately bowed out to the houston oilers 17 to 10 in a game so sloppy the oilers defensive coordinator buddy ryan punched his head coach in the face so while a win in that game would have brought legitimacy to a franchise in desperate need of some instead it would mark the only playoff appearance within a 12 year span for the jets the team returned to 4 and 12 the following season and right back into the poverty cycle they remain trapped in to this day but of course with each complete dumpster fire you can at least have the hope of it one day being extinguished to put the jets fans out there out of their misery let's talk about a team that was more successful with fewer wins the 2014 carolina panthers 2013 in carolina had seen their rising star qb and cam newton lead the team to a 12-4 record and turn the team around into conversation as a legitimate contender a 3-2 start to the 2014 season in which they overcame injury woes and roster turnover seemed to indicate that carolina would be able to adapt to the hand they were dealt but then a different type of turnaround happened see the panthers just stopped winning games in fact they didn't win a single matchup across their next seven a streak that spanned from mid-october all the way into december a full 83 days without a victory they were even outscored 174 to 87 over their six straight losses to which any reasonable person says okay let's try again next year but despite the fact that carolina went into the final month of the season with an anemic three eight and one record that was enough to keep them in contention in a division that was underperforming even the lowest of expectations but to add injury to insult right at the most important moment of their season cam newton would fracture his back in a serious car crash forcing derrick anderson into the starting lineup for a must-win match-up but you know in hindsight maybe that was just the spark they needed because not only did the panthers win that game but with newton returning the following week they would win out to finish seven eight and one not a winning record but winning enough to take first in the abysmal nfc south for as awesome as going into hibernation in the middle of the nfl season is the chaos doesn't end there because in the first round of the playoffs this panthers team would get to play an arizona cardinal squad that was missing not just its first string quarterback but also its second string quarterback catapulting the slightly overmatched ryan lindley into the outstretched arms of the carolina defense that day the panthers defense held the entire cardinals offense to a postseason record low 78 total yards of offense in a 27-16 game that can really only be described as completely unwatchable but in total fairness that was kind of a central theme for the 2014 panthers who would be humbled in the next round by the seahawks 31-17 and finally laid to rest with a resume that not many can claim as their own losing record division champ playoff winner with that said though they're not the only ones there is one other team to keep them company without a doubt the 2010 seattle seahawks are the best case of a team being able to shed any memory of past failure with a single play you know the one it's where tracy porter gets baptized and then an earthquake happens but let's not forget everything that came before that moment because make no mistake this was a very bad seahawks team remember this guy well by 2010 he upgraded from jets coordinator to head coach of the seattle seahawks and like many first-year coaches in the nfl his team had quite a few flaws a rotating quarterback duo of matt hasselbeck and clipboard jesus charlie whitehurst isn't exactly what one would call intimidating and with the legion of boom not yet a thought for the defense these pre-neon green seahawks could barely beat teams in their own horrible division ranking 27th in total offense and 28th in total defense is usually a good indicator that your team is not going to make the playoffs and in all honesty the seahawks should not have despite playing the fifth easiest strength of schedule in the league they racked up nine losses through 16 games and every single one of them was by at least two scores all adding up in the end to a negative 97 point differential the absolute worst in nfl history for a playoff team for perspective this season with one game left to play the mighty last place four ten and one cincy bengals have a point differential of negative 78 just some food for thumb but sometimes all you need to do is be the shiniest piece of trash at the top of the can and with a final week 17 victory over the sam bradford-led rams the hawks clinched their division and secured a home playoff game against the defending champion saints who came into that game as 10 point favorites it was an underdog matchup of massive proportions and while i could talk about how it was a great game overall or how i said not to overlook the incredible army crawl seattle did to get to that point let's be real everything in my and your head is going to be erased as soon as i play this clip so you know what that's how i'll close out this video before i do though i would like to say thank you all for watching throughout this entire year and you know what here's to some better days ahead crowd silent now as opposed to when the saints have the ball oh look at this run what a run marshawn lynch still on his feet has blockers now he's dancing his way for the touchdown [Music] do [Music] you

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Published: Fri Jan 01 2021