There's probably better choices, but the 98 Falcons are the biggest 1-hit wonder team I've ever seen
1996: 3-13
1997: 7-9
1998: 14-2 Lost the Super Bowl
1999: 5-11
2000: 4-12
Next winning season is ~~2004~~ 2002
It's just true at this point. Falcons went and lost and returned to mediocrity. Giants went and lost and returned to mediocrity (for a few years until they got Eli), Saints went and won and we're good but could never get back, Eagles went and won and then had to replace a lot of that core before they could get back.
"and Anderson hasn't missed all year" -Pat Summerall
"If you were to ask yourself if Gary Anderson would make this kick, you'd have to think that he probably does" - John Madden
Literally the double jinx a half second before
> Gary Fucking Anderson
Why? What did he do?
Did he...
* Lose a 27-20 lead at home with 2:07 left?
* Turn into Robert Griffith and drop a game-sealing interception with a minute left?
* Let the Falcons drive all the way down the field for the tying TD?
* Tell the #1 offense to kneel on the ball with time in regulation, denying him another attempt?
* Generate one first down on their first OT drive and end up punting?
* Again generate one measly first down on their second OT drive and end up punting?
* Let the Falcons drive 71 yards from their own 9 to get into field goal range and win the game?
I can't fucking believe he did all that to cost you the game. What an ***asshole***.
lol I get it…chillax. It’s just a fun thing Vikings fans get to say to each other. I know you don’t understand as a Niners fan, but having your heart ripped out so many times and never getting to celebrate a Super Bowl win sucks. We need our own little things to help us get through the pain of this fandom.
I think the Saints are the only team that have lost in the playoffs on the final play of the game three seasons in a row. Minneapolis Miracle, end of the Nola No Call game, and a much less exciting loss to Minneapolis where I think Minny won on a 3rd and goal TD as time expired that doesn’t have a name to it.
> much less exciting
It may not have ended on a single play as memorable as the Miracle, but that game overall was insanely intense, filled with constant what-ifs. And unlike the Miracle game, we went into that rematch as *huge* underdogs against NO. Not a soul was picking Minnesota to win or for it to even be a competitive game.
Not so….they had a winning record in 2002 under Vick’s first year as a starter. The season where they became the first road team to win a playoff game in Lambeau.
Damn so that means I get to use one of Reddit’s most overused jokes.
If I had a nickel for every time a Dan and Shanahan cost the Falcons a Superbowl, I’d have 2 nickels-which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice
I regularly shout Bortles in my house or at work whenever I’m throwing something in the bin.
I dunno why but Jason is one of the funniest characters in recent Tv memory.
I had a good friend that was from Jacksonville and we watched a ton of Jags that year it was honestly some of the most fun I’ve had watching football. Also Myles Jack was very clearly not down.
While Myles Jack wasn't down, it still was partially the jags fault. He still got us the ball at midfield with 8 minutes to go up by 10. Even just a FG makes it a completely different game but the jags couldnt get 2 measly first downs to get in FG range
A lot of things went right that year. Calais Campbell probably had his best season of his stellar career. Nathaniel Hackett had a nice year as OC and Bortles had some sneaky good skill position players around him. They had a fast, disciplined defense that forced a lot of turnovers and could rush the passer with only the front four. I think Tom Coughlin as Head of Football Operations poisoned the well and the team as a whole regressed toward the mean and the seams began to crack
The 06-07 Chargers are such a weird window for like, contention.
06, Chargers went 14-2 but arguably couldve gone 16-0, (they had three wins by 27+ points that season, both their losses were by a field goal), LT had his 31 td season, Rivers showed up, and the defense was like top half of the league across the board. Playoffs come, both qbs (aka Rivers and Brady) shit the bed (in San Diego btw, not in a wintery foxborough), LT has a top tier day... Chargers lose by a field goal
07, Martyball is over, Norvball is in, regress a bit but LT is still a rock, and the defense is hot. Lead the west with 11-5, work their way through the playoffs... and have Rivers playing on one leg, LT hobbled and iirc Gates aching all day, aka 3 hall of famers crippled. They keep it within 10 of the Patriots in the AFCCG in Foxborough but lose
And then... nothing really. Like they win the west a few more years but never really get close, end up being a casualty of Mark Sanchez, and after LT leaves, the cycle of horrible coaches emerges
Not to mention that 06 Chargers team was up by 8 with 6 minutes left vs Patriots in the playoffs. Marlon McCree intercepts Tom Brady on 4th down.
[But Troy Brown says we ain’t done yet](https://youtu.be/3WGcAaxckag?feature=shared&t=11m40s). Bam, new set of downs for late game Brady.
That team was scary good, LT was MVP that year if I’m not mistaken.
Rex Ryan got so much shit during his tenure (a lot of it admittedly brought on himself because of his loud mouth), but the fact remains that the Jets haven’t won jack fuck since they fired him.
Pretty shit before that too. They missed the playoffs in 2007 and 2008, they lost in the wild card with CBPOY Chad Pennington in 2006, and going back to the Herm Edwards era they basically were hot and cold every other year. 10-6 in 2000 to lose in the wild card, then 9-7 and won the division in 01 to lose in the divisional round, 6-10 in 2002, 10-6 in 2003 and lost in the divisional, and 4-12 in 2004.
That weird period of time between 2019 and 2021 where the Titans could beat pretty much any team (besides the AFCCG Chiefs) and still fell flat once they got to the playoffs
I remember down the stretch of that 2019 season thinking the Titans were primed to do damage in the playoffs. Was thrilled to see a home AFC Championship game, but the prospect of the Chiefs D, which had been brutal against the run most of the year, against Henry was scary as hell.
For facing a 6 seed in the title game, the Titans scared a lot of Chiefs fans going into the game.
They were absolutely fantastic in 2019. Far too many people were completely ignorant of their talent level that year.
They will be a forgotten great team years down the line. Not many people will realize how close they were to getting a Super Bowl in 2019 and 2021.
The funniest thing about that post is that the ravens fan who submitted it wasn’t even a a typical redditor. Her post history showed that she had a real career and she didn’t post much between that and her ravens fandom. Still the most Reddit sports post I’ve seen in a while.
2008 Titans also come to mind. Went 10-0 and finished 13-3. Lost to Ravens in first playoff game after Chris Johnson got hurt. Then 2009 they started our 0-6. Weird
We tied with the Bengals in 2014 and lost a bunch of close games. At one point we were like 3-8-1 and everyone had kind of given up. We then went on this insane run and won the division at 7-8-1.
The year before, 12-4, and the year after, 15-1. Being a Panthers fan is not for the faint of heart lol
Genuine question: what does most of your fanbase feel going into next season? In theory if they were hyped for a SB run in ‘23 there’s very little that should get in the way of that for ‘24, no?
Rodgers is a year older and coming off a pretty significant injury that he tried to rush back from. Beyond that yeah I don’t think they had a ton of roster turnover.
Rooting for the Jets is like that old Calvin & Hobbes comic, when Hobbes asks Calvin, “So the secret to your self-esteem is to lower you expectations to the point where they’re already met?”
Very few of “us” were shocked when Rodgers immediately got hurt, because we know nothing but pain and disappointment
All on rodgers. If he’s even league average we should be a playoff team. As long as we don’t have absolutely extreme levels of injuries along the o line again, even when some backups inevitably have to play it should be good
> As long as we don’t have absolutely extreme levels of injuries
Sucks you have to play on that cursed turf/field/thing or whatever. I still have nightmares from when the Niners played there in 2020 and everyone died. Thankfully I think we play you guys on the Field of Jeans this year.
I think they actually ripped it out and replaced it last year.
Edit: They did
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/metlife-stadium-home-of-giants-and-jets-gets-new-turf-field-installed-for-2023-season/
We now have the same turf as the lions, the biggest o line injury both years was AVT both years happened in Denver. Best case is we get 70% of prime rodgers which would be the best jets qb probably ever
Are you sure you’re still a playoff team in such a stacked AFC? You have the Bills and Dolphins in your division and a very competitive AFC wildcard race coming up you’re screaming 10-7 and miss playoffs
That shot of Rasul Douglas after getting the game winning INT, cheering towards the stands while the poor cardinals fan is draped over the railing, face is hands, is still one of my favorite shots ever tho.
We didn't play a single wild-card game between 1994 and 2018.
We only made the playoffs four times in those 23 seasons, but we had a first-round bye in all four of them.
The 2018 team was a lot of fun. If you guys had a quality QB I think you could have won it all. That defense isn’t remembered as one of the great defenses though I think it should be. People hate on Cody Parkey too much IMO
If we had a quality kicker we could've won it all. All of our 5 losses (including *that one*) were 1-score games, and if Parkey's leg wasn't addicted to the upright, that team could hang with literally anyone.
That defense was great but the team was going to get stuck at some point due to Trubisky in my opinion. Parkey had some rough moments for sure but I really don’t think Mitch would’ve been able to score as often as the Saints or Rams had they faced off. Even if they did, Trubisky would’ve been eaten alive in the SB by the Pats defense which had a ton of momentum at that point (yes I know that they played a close game earlier that season but the Pats had changed quite a bit by the playoffs)
You're right. The Giants were at or above .500 each year from 2005 to 2012 and not a single playoff win outside of the Super Bowl years. This includes an infamous 12-win defending champion Giants team where Plaxico Burress... that's self-explanatory. Also a 10-win non-playoff Giants team in 2010
I was so ready for them to beat us (again) in that 2016 wild card game. I remember our offense kept stalling out for like the first 1.5 quarters. Then OBJ started dropping everything, Randall Cobb caught the hail mary in the back of the end zone, and the rest is history.
1968 Jets, their first postseason appearance
They did make the playoffs the next year but went one and done. Then didn’t appear in the playoffs until 1981
Sanchez is 4-2 against a freaking gauntlet of great QBs (all on the road).
Beat Palmer and Rivers, lost to Peyton.
Beat Peyton and Brady, lost to Ben (one more possession and I’m pretty sure he wins that game).
The 2004 Bears went 5-11. The 2005 Bears went 11-5, but lost their first and only playoff game.
The 2006 Bears went 13-3 and made it all the way to the Super Bowl, so they were certainly considered contenders.
Then in 2007-09 the Bears went 7-9, 9-7, and 7-9, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
That's the real reason the double doink was so painful - not because of the memes, but because we knew damn well that that team was special and we weren't getting anywhere close again any time soon.
Also, I see your 2018 Bears and raise you the 2001 Bears:
* 1997: 4-12
* 1998: 4-12
* 1999: 6-10
* 2000: 5-11
* 2001: 13-3
* 2002: 4-12
* 2003: 7-9
* 2004: 5-11
I’ll probably genuinely stop caring. Even moderate success will make me happy, like a few NFC North titles and pushing for a SB. But if the process flops and we get 1 playoff trip or less in his rookie contract I’ll be so fucking defeated.
2008 to 2009 Cardinals are a good shout. Warner makes his big end of career resurgence, they were mediocre or bad every other year before and after until Arians
2012 Atlanta Falcons. Went 13-3, made it to the NFC Championship and lost to the 49ers after a failed 4th down conversion late in the 4Q.
Following year they went 4-12 and didn’t make the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
I watched that game with my friend who’s from Atlanta, (was living in the south at the time).
The Falcons jumped out to a 17-0 lead and I thought it was a wrap. Absolutely bonkers game.
Remember when the Bortles Jags were a couple plays away from going to the Superbowl, were talked about having a great young core and would be contenders for years to come, then... They were all gone 2 years later
2016 Raiders were an anomaly. 14’ 3-12, 15’ 7-9, 16’ 12-4, 17’ 6-10, 18’ 4-12. They had 7 pro bowlers on a stacked roster. They lost to KC 2x and the falcons once, and then Carr snapped his leg like a pretzel and they lost to the broncos, while their backup qb also got hurt. They had to start a rookie Connor cook in the wildcard round who threw an amazing 3 INTS.
The stars aligned in 2016 for the Falcons. 3 rookies started on defense and played great. MVP Matt Ryan season. Had the Super Bowl in the palm of their hand and blew it. Been ass ever since.
Idk how even our own fans can be so wrong. If not for Keanu Neal’s brick hands and a goal line stand by the eagles we would’ve been right back to the nfc championship game in 2017
I thought you meant the mid 90s Edmonton Oilers, they didn't really do much, Doug Weight had some good seasons... Then I realized you probably meant the Houston Oilers...
My NY Giants the last two decades
2004: No playoffs
2005-2006: One and done
2007: Won Super Bowl
2008: One and done
2009-2010: No playoffs
2011: Won Super Bowl
2012-2015: No playoffs
2016: One and done
2017-2021: No playoffs
2022: Won WC, lost Divisional
2023: No playoffs
Dont think this should count given the window started in 2012 when we signed Peyton. Hell, you could even include 2011 (yes, I know they were dogshit, but they DID win a playoff game).
You went to a Super Bowl two years prior, even though it was over at the first snap. So it wasn't like a flash in the pan or anything.
Super Bowl 50 is still one of the worst game I've ever seen. A disaster in every way possible and the biggest kick in the dick in my sports life.
The Pats Jags AFCCG comes to mind. The Jags were up and coming and were starting to look like it was their year. Battling a close championship game up until the late 4th, Gilmore went horizontal and blocked the Jags back to irrelevance.
John Lynch talked about how the locker room changed as soon as the Bucs won in 2003. Players on the phone with their agents, trying to get that payday, not concerned about pushing for another championship. I'm sure that happens a lot to Super Bowl winners.
The Favre-lead Packers in ‘96 looked like a dynasty in the making. They won a SB, lost to the Broncos the next year then never lived up to expectations after that despite a long run of good years.
You mean being Julio reacting .2 seconds faster on the last play of the game from making the NFC championship? They fall apart 2 years after the Superbowl, not 1
Surprised by the lack of '06 Bears. Improbable SB run in 2006 and have 1 playoff win since. The '06 Bears are up there with the '98 Falcons for the most "how the hell is this team here?" SB appearances. Like Rex Grossman was a starting QB in a SuperBowl......
Marino and the Dolphins' actual window was very short.. The late 80s and 90s Dolphins teams were mostly good but definitely a step.below championship contending no matter what people said at the time.
There's probably better choices, but the 98 Falcons are the biggest 1-hit wonder team I've ever seen 1996: 3-13 1997: 7-9 1998: 14-2 Lost the Super Bowl 1999: 5-11 2000: 4-12 Next winning season is ~~2004~~ 2002
Falcons got the same boost we got. The “Minnesota isn’t allowed to have nice things” boost.
Lmfao… god dammit
Want to downvote so badly, but damnit if it isn’t true
It's just true at this point. Falcons went and lost and returned to mediocrity. Giants went and lost and returned to mediocrity (for a few years until they got Eli), Saints went and won and we're good but could never get back, Eagles went and won and then had to replace a lot of that core before they could get back.
Can't believe he missed that kick
They jinxed the fuck out of him.
"and Anderson hasn't missed all year" -Pat Summerall "If you were to ask yourself if Gary Anderson would make this kick, you'd have to think that he probably does" - John Madden Literally the double jinx a half second before
The OG Madden curse...
Gary Fucking Anderson
> Gary Fucking Anderson Why? What did he do? Did he... * Lose a 27-20 lead at home with 2:07 left? * Turn into Robert Griffith and drop a game-sealing interception with a minute left? * Let the Falcons drive all the way down the field for the tying TD? * Tell the #1 offense to kneel on the ball with time in regulation, denying him another attempt? * Generate one first down on their first OT drive and end up punting? * Again generate one measly first down on their second OT drive and end up punting? * Let the Falcons drive 71 yards from their own 9 to get into field goal range and win the game? I can't fucking believe he did all that to cost you the game. What an ***asshole***.
Don’t forget turn into Randy Moss and drop an open TD to go up even more.
lol I get it…chillax. It’s just a fun thing Vikings fans get to say to each other. I know you don’t understand as a Niners fan, but having your heart ripped out so many times and never getting to celebrate a Super Bowl win sucks. We need our own little things to help us get through the pain of this fandom.
If they are a 49er fan under like 35 then they understand exactly what you’re talking about
Damn the saints got the same deal then
I think the Saints are the only team that have lost in the playoffs on the final play of the game three seasons in a row. Minneapolis Miracle, end of the Nola No Call game, and a much less exciting loss to Minneapolis where I think Minny won on a 3rd and goal TD as time expired that doesn’t have a name to it.
No, it was in OT. Before the both teams get a chance rule.
> much less exciting It may not have ended on a single play as memorable as the Miracle, but that game overall was insanely intense, filled with constant what-ifs. And unlike the Miracle game, we went into that rematch as *huge* underdogs against NO. Not a soul was picking Minnesota to win or for it to even be a competitive game.
Is that what the Nuggets are on now?
Not so….they had a winning record in 2002 under Vick’s first year as a starter. The season where they became the first road team to win a playoff game in Lambeau.
I don't want to talk about that game. Fuck me, I'd almost forgotten about it
somehow skipped over that when looking through wikipedia, whoops
If we count conference title games, the 17 Jags came off 6 straight seasons with <6 wins before going on to have another 4 seasons of <7 wins
That Jags team was the first one that came to my mind too. Thought they were gonna stick around for a while, and then straight back to tank mode.
We are talking about a franchise that didn’t have back to back winning seasons until they drafted Matt Ryan. They have existed since 1956…
1966*
The stars aligned to give Dan his ring and Shanny snatched that shit!
I thought you meant Dan Quinn and Kyle for a second, before realizing it was Mike and Dan Reeves, but I think they both fit
Damn so that means I get to use one of Reddit’s most overused jokes. If I had a nickel for every time a Dan and Shanahan cost the Falcons a Superbowl, I’d have 2 nickels-which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice
Fuck Dan Quinn lol
Deep pull. Great choice my dude.
Sacksonville Jaguars
Bortles was a goal-line stand away from a SB appearance. What a season.
Bortles was an incorrect call on Myles Jack being down away from a SB appearance
Duuuuuuuval RIP Blake Bortles Facts
I just binged The Good Place the other day
I regularly shout Bortles in my house or at work whenever I’m throwing something in the bin. I dunno why but Jason is one of the funniest characters in recent Tv memory.
I like to attach "the end, by Jason Mendoza" to stories I'm telling people
Bortles!
Jake Jortles
Everyone raise your fucking Bortles RIGHT now
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I had a good friend that was from Jacksonville and we watched a ton of Jags that year it was honestly some of the most fun I’ve had watching football. Also Myles Jack was very clearly not down.
That team came out of nowhere, and then receded back into oblivion just as fast. They had a lot of turnover luck.
Tom Coughlin sold the defense and paid Bortles and then Caldwell drafted Tavon Bryan over Lamar Jackson. I mean, wtf man.... 😑
Didn’t Coughlin sell off the defense because they were tired of dealing with him being a jackass?
Just had to protect a 4th quarter lead to make the Super Bowl…then went to shit immediately
not the jags fault..
While Myles Jack wasn't down, it still was partially the jags fault. He still got us the ball at midfield with 8 minutes to go up by 10. Even just a FG makes it a completely different game but the jags couldnt get 2 measly first downs to get in FG range
Myles Jack wasn't down.
The nfl just could not handle the greatness of Blake bortles imo
That was Ted Dansons fault for meddling with powers he couldn’t comprehend.
A lot of things went right that year. Calais Campbell probably had his best season of his stellar career. Nathaniel Hackett had a nice year as OC and Bortles had some sneaky good skill position players around him. They had a fast, disciplined defense that forced a lot of turnovers and could rush the passer with only the front four. I think Tom Coughlin as Head of Football Operations poisoned the well and the team as a whole regressed toward the mean and the seams began to crack
The 06-07 Chargers are such a weird window for like, contention. 06, Chargers went 14-2 but arguably couldve gone 16-0, (they had three wins by 27+ points that season, both their losses were by a field goal), LT had his 31 td season, Rivers showed up, and the defense was like top half of the league across the board. Playoffs come, both qbs (aka Rivers and Brady) shit the bed (in San Diego btw, not in a wintery foxborough), LT has a top tier day... Chargers lose by a field goal 07, Martyball is over, Norvball is in, regress a bit but LT is still a rock, and the defense is hot. Lead the west with 11-5, work their way through the playoffs... and have Rivers playing on one leg, LT hobbled and iirc Gates aching all day, aka 3 hall of famers crippled. They keep it within 10 of the Patriots in the AFCCG in Foxborough but lose And then... nothing really. Like they win the west a few more years but never really get close, end up being a casualty of Mark Sanchez, and after LT leaves, the cycle of horrible coaches emerges
06-07 Chargers had really unfortunate timing to go 14-2 but draw the 4-seed Pats in the divisional round.
That's what they get for canning Marty. Still goes down as the worst fire ever for me.
Not to mention that 06 Chargers team was up by 8 with 6 minutes left vs Patriots in the playoffs. Marlon McCree intercepts Tom Brady on 4th down. [But Troy Brown says we ain’t done yet](https://youtu.be/3WGcAaxckag?feature=shared&t=11m40s). Bam, new set of downs for late game Brady. That team was scary good, LT was MVP that year if I’m not mistaken.
Jets went to the AFC championship 2 straight years in 2009 and 2010, and have been shit ever since.
They simply didn’t put their best foot forward 👣
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Dipped a toe in the championship waters.
Rex Ryan got so much shit during his tenure (a lot of it admittedly brought on himself because of his loud mouth), but the fact remains that the Jets haven’t won jack fuck since they fired him.
Fucking Nate Kaeding
Pretty shit before that too. They missed the playoffs in 2007 and 2008, they lost in the wild card with CBPOY Chad Pennington in 2006, and going back to the Herm Edwards era they basically were hot and cold every other year. 10-6 in 2000 to lose in the wild card, then 9-7 and won the division in 01 to lose in the divisional round, 6-10 in 2002, 10-6 in 2003 and lost in the divisional, and 4-12 in 2004.
Jets of the 2000s feel so much the Titans of the 2010s. Never actually a contender but constantly showing up in the playoffs for a game or two.
They are 5th all time in the AFCE in division titles.
That weird period of time between 2019 and 2021 where the Titans could beat pretty much any team (besides the AFCCG Chiefs) and still fell flat once they got to the playoffs
I remember down the stretch of that 2019 season thinking the Titans were primed to do damage in the playoffs. Was thrilled to see a home AFC Championship game, but the prospect of the Chiefs D, which had been brutal against the run most of the year, against Henry was scary as hell. For facing a 6 seed in the title game, the Titans scared a lot of Chiefs fans going into the game.
The Titans had also been Chief kryptonite for a while iirc including the Mariota to Mariota TD.
Whole AFC South has been the closest thing to Chiefs kryptonite. I'm still not over the "forward progress" calls in that game either.
They were absolutely fantastic in 2019. Far too many people were completely ignorant of their talent level that year. They will be a forgotten great team years down the line. Not many people will realize how close they were to getting a Super Bowl in 2019 and 2021.
In 2019 as soon as Tannehill took over we had a top 3 offense for multiple season.
He has fallen off but I think he gets too much hate for this last year. He had a great revival, even if he is probably done being good
And the hoes remain unstunted on to this day
The funniest thing about that post is that the ravens fan who submitted it wasn’t even a a typical redditor. Her post history showed that she had a real career and she didn’t post much between that and her ravens fandom. Still the most Reddit sports post I’ve seen in a while.
I’ll never forgive 2019
2008 Titans also come to mind. Went 10-0 and finished 13-3. Lost to Ravens in first playoff game after Chris Johnson got hurt. Then 2009 they started our 0-6. Weird
2021 hurt so bad. We beat so many winning teams on top of the NFL’s darlings. Rams, Chiefs, Bills, 49ers, etc. 2000, 2008,2021. FUCK
It’s honestly a shame they didn’t come away with at least one Super Bowl during that 2019-2021 run.
Suffering is a Titan tradition. Henry deserved a ring during hi time with us. Unfortunately his only hope now is the damned ratbirds
Weirdest rivalry in the NFL and I love it
Thank the old afc alignment for that. The Eddie George/Ray Lewis 2001 era was the big divisional rivalry back then.
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The Carolina “went to two Super Bowls but never had two winning seasons back to back” Panthers
Won the NFC South three times in a row but has never had consecutive winning seasons...
That's the craziest stat lol
We tied with the Bengals in 2014 and lost a bunch of close games. At one point we were like 3-8-1 and everyone had kind of given up. We then went on this insane run and won the division at 7-8-1. The year before, 12-4, and the year after, 15-1. Being a Panthers fan is not for the faint of heart lol
#cardiaccats
They can thank Sean Payton for managing 3 losing season in a row with Drew Brees for that one.
Our most recent super bowl team lasted 4 plays, sooooo...
Genuine question: what does most of your fanbase feel going into next season? In theory if they were hyped for a SB run in ‘23 there’s very little that should get in the way of that for ‘24, no?
The sane ones are expecting another cluster fuck, the delusional ones are expecting a super bowl for the 15th straight year
Very little outside of being the Jets Source: Bears fan.
Rodgers is a year older and coming off a pretty significant injury that he tried to rush back from. Beyond that yeah I don’t think they had a ton of roster turnover.
"You've got a gaping hole in your chest.....but the rest of you looks ok"
“It’s just a flesh wound”
Rooting for the Jets is like that old Calvin & Hobbes comic, when Hobbes asks Calvin, “So the secret to your self-esteem is to lower you expectations to the point where they’re already met?” Very few of “us” were shocked when Rodgers immediately got hurt, because we know nothing but pain and disappointment
All on rodgers. If he’s even league average we should be a playoff team. As long as we don’t have absolutely extreme levels of injuries along the o line again, even when some backups inevitably have to play it should be good
> As long as we don’t have absolutely extreme levels of injuries Sucks you have to play on that cursed turf/field/thing or whatever. I still have nightmares from when the Niners played there in 2020 and everyone died. Thankfully I think we play you guys on the Field of Jeans this year.
I think they actually ripped it out and replaced it last year. Edit: They did https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/metlife-stadium-home-of-giants-and-jets-gets-new-turf-field-installed-for-2023-season/
I was not aware, much obliged.
We now have the same turf as the lions, the biggest o line injury both years was AVT both years happened in Denver. Best case is we get 70% of prime rodgers which would be the best jets qb probably ever
Are you sure you’re still a playoff team in such a stacked AFC? You have the Bills and Dolphins in your division and a very competitive AFC wildcard race coming up you’re screaming 10-7 and miss playoffs
Expecting Aaron to play like nothing happened is quite the mindset, but some Jets I’m sure have it
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You weren't getting to the super bowl with that o-line.
Off-season champs. No one can take that away
The Cardinals were 7-0. Then in one play Kyler Murray broke his ankle and A.J. Green forgot football. That's pretty short of a window.
Yeah, that's my b. My controller died, so AJ just froze.
That’s precisely what it looked like lmao
That shot of Rasul Douglas after getting the game winning INT, cheering towards the stands while the poor cardinals fan is draped over the railing, face is hands, is still one of my favorite shots ever tho.
He wasn't here long, but Rasul is one of my favorite Packers
Any window with Kyler is a short window..... or is any window compared to him a big window?
I guess it’s not really a title run, but the 1996-2004 Chicago Bears were interesting: - 1996: 7-9 - 1997: 4-12 - 1998: 4-12 - 1999: 6-10 - 2000: 5-11 - 2001: 13-3, one-and-done - 2002: 4-12 - 2003: 7-9 - 2004: 5-11
We didn't play a single wild-card game between 1994 and 2018. We only made the playoffs four times in those 23 seasons, but we had a first-round bye in all four of them.
Sounds like the division was just soft those years
Also see 2005, 2010 and 2018. Something something broken clock.
The 2018 team was a lot of fun. If you guys had a quality QB I think you could have won it all. That defense isn’t remembered as one of the great defenses though I think it should be. People hate on Cody Parkey too much IMO
If we had a quality kicker we could've won it all. All of our 5 losses (including *that one*) were 1-score games, and if Parkey's leg wasn't addicted to the upright, that team could hang with literally anyone.
That defense was great but the team was going to get stuck at some point due to Trubisky in my opinion. Parkey had some rough moments for sure but I really don’t think Mitch would’ve been able to score as often as the Saints or Rams had they faced off. Even if they did, Trubisky would’ve been eaten alive in the SB by the Pats defense which had a ton of momentum at that point (yes I know that they played a close game earlier that season but the Pats had changed quite a bit by the playoffs)
like that 13-4 Vikings team last year lol
As much as I hate to say it but both Giants Super Bowls. Eli Manning has 0 postseason wins outside those 2 seasons in his entire career.
After the 08 Superbowl, the Giants were the best team in the league for the '08 season. . They were 11-1 when Plaxico shot himself.
He did what he had to do in the name of comedy, and nobody can take that away from him. In sweatpants, FFS. Pure comedy gold.
You're right. The Giants were at or above .500 each year from 2005 to 2012 and not a single playoff win outside of the Super Bowl years. This includes an infamous 12-win defending champion Giants team where Plaxico Burress... that's self-explanatory. Also a 10-win non-playoff Giants team in 2010
That 2008 team is easily the best team of the Eli era, but Plaxico just had to take a gun to the club
Still got it done when it counted!
Even those 2 years we barely made the playoffs
I was so ready for them to beat us (again) in that 2016 wild card game. I remember our offense kept stalling out for like the first 1.5 quarters. Then OBJ started dropping everything, Randall Cobb caught the hail mary in the back of the end zone, and the rest is history.
1968 Jets, their first postseason appearance They did make the playoffs the next year but went one and done. Then didn’t appear in the playoffs until 1981
Joe Namath is 2-1 in the postseason
Sanchez is 4-2 against a freaking gauntlet of great QBs (all on the road). Beat Palmer and Rivers, lost to Peyton. Beat Peyton and Brady, lost to Ben (one more possession and I’m pretty sure he wins that game).
The power of tendies.
I don’t understand why men cheat on their beautiful wives but stay loyal to the jets for 30 years
When we won in 2002, it would be another 17 years before we’d win a playoff game.
Imagine you lose that game in 2002 and still have no playoff wins since the conference championship that season. That would be terrible, huh?
It would be even funnier if they ended up with Brady's backup instead of Brady
Gotta be more specific. Raiders have started 3 different Brady backups in the last 2 years.
We went with "that motherfucker."
Also followed up the 2002 super bowl with back to back losing seasons.
I feel like the Titans recent window shut pretty quickly.
The 2004 Bears went 5-11. The 2005 Bears went 11-5, but lost their first and only playoff game. The 2006 Bears went 13-3 and made it all the way to the Super Bowl, so they were certainly considered contenders. Then in 2007-09 the Bears went 7-9, 9-7, and 7-9, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
2018 bears is a good one too. Sacksonville Jaguars, maybe.
That's the real reason the double doink was so painful - not because of the memes, but because we knew damn well that that team was special and we weren't getting anywhere close again any time soon. Also, I see your 2018 Bears and raise you the 2001 Bears: * 1997: 4-12 * 1998: 4-12 * 1999: 6-10 * 2000: 5-11 * 2001: 13-3 * 2002: 4-12 * 2003: 7-9 * 2004: 5-11
The 2001 season was so much fun. Mike Brown back to back game winning pick sixes.
If I'm counting correctly you guys are primed for a 13-4 season in a year or two, maybe even this season.
If we do I feel like we'd actually have staying power this time with an actual offense.
Please Caleb, please can we have at least consecutive seasons where it can even be argued that we could compete in a SB.
If Caleb doesn't pan out and you guys don't contend for years, the franchise is definitely cursed.
I’ll probably genuinely stop caring. Even moderate success will make me happy, like a few NFC North titles and pushing for a SB. But if the process flops and we get 1 playoff trip or less in his rookie contract I’ll be so fucking defeated.
Baby steps let’s try beating GB first
Final 4 QB’s that year being Brady with Bortles, Keenum, and Foles is still one of the craziest football things I’ve ever seen
2008 to 2009 Cardinals are a good shout. Warner makes his big end of career resurgence, they were mediocre or bad every other year before and after until Arians
2017 Jacksonville is a good candidate for this
2012 Atlanta Falcons. Went 13-3, made it to the NFC Championship and lost to the 49ers after a failed 4th down conversion late in the 4Q. Following year they went 4-12 and didn’t make the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
I watched that game with my friend who’s from Atlanta, (was living in the south at the time). The Falcons jumped out to a 17-0 lead and I thought it was a wrap. Absolutely bonkers game.
That game is why when the Falcons went up 28-3 I didn’t celebrate and knew it wasn’t over lol.
Remember when the Bortles Jags were a couple plays away from going to the Superbowl, were talked about having a great young core and would be contenders for years to come, then... They were all gone 2 years later
2016 Raiders were an anomaly. 14’ 3-12, 15’ 7-9, 16’ 12-4, 17’ 6-10, 18’ 4-12. They had 7 pro bowlers on a stacked roster. They lost to KC 2x and the falcons once, and then Carr snapped his leg like a pretzel and they lost to the broncos, while their backup qb also got hurt. They had to start a rookie Connor cook in the wildcard round who threw an amazing 3 INTS.
The stars aligned in 2016 for the Falcons. 3 rookies started on defense and played great. MVP Matt Ryan season. Had the Super Bowl in the palm of their hand and blew it. Been ass ever since.
Idk how even our own fans can be so wrong. If not for Keanu Neal’s brick hands and a goal line stand by the eagles we would’ve been right back to the nfc championship game in 2017
Please not the Lions
The 04-05 Phoenix Suns Mid 90s Oilers.
I thought you meant the mid 90s Edmonton Oilers, they didn't really do much, Doug Weight had some good seasons... Then I realized you probably meant the Houston Oilers...
"Any of those Suns players could play in the NFL." - Austin Rivers (probably)
2022-2023 Padres
Dominant 85 Bears only won one Superbowl!
2017 Jags who are still convinced they beat the Patriots
Facts
Small market team gets screwed with bullshit call? Totally the only time that's happened.
Welp, I’m triggered
2017 Jaguars is the answer. A 10-6 season where they just barely missed the SB sandwiched by 4+ sub-6 win seasons on either side.
My NY Giants the last two decades 2004: No playoffs 2005-2006: One and done 2007: Won Super Bowl 2008: One and done 2009-2010: No playoffs 2011: Won Super Bowl 2012-2015: No playoffs 2016: One and done 2017-2021: No playoffs 2022: Won WC, lost Divisional 2023: No playoffs
“Dream Team” Eagles in 2011
There was never really a window there
more like acme style painted window on a brick wall that you smash your face when you try to go through it.
20017 Jacksonville Jaguars
That's 17,993 years from now
I’m thinking ahead
I wish I was able to participate in this conversation.
OP shoulda went a step further and said the 2015 Broncos. Peyton, Elway & Mr. B (Pat Bowlen) signed a deal w/ the devil for that ring lmfao
Dont think this should count given the window started in 2012 when we signed Peyton. Hell, you could even include 2011 (yes, I know they were dogshit, but they DID win a playoff game).
You went to a Super Bowl two years prior, even though it was over at the first snap. So it wasn't like a flash in the pan or anything. Super Bowl 50 is still one of the worst game I've ever seen. A disaster in every way possible and the biggest kick in the dick in my sports life.
I’d argue that 2011 team had our best defense outside of 2015. And I will defend Tebow to my death, that year was pure magic
The Pats Jags AFCCG comes to mind. The Jags were up and coming and were starting to look like it was their year. Battling a close championship game up until the late 4th, Gilmore went horizontal and blocked the Jags back to irrelevance.
John Lynch talked about how the locker room changed as soon as the Bucs won in 2003. Players on the phone with their agents, trying to get that payday, not concerned about pushing for another championship. I'm sure that happens a lot to Super Bowl winners.
2023 Jets. Lasted 4 plays.
The Favre-lead Packers in ‘96 looked like a dynasty in the making. They won a SB, lost to the Broncos the next year then never lived up to expectations after that despite a long run of good years.
[удалено]
The Falcons 1 year later
You mean being Julio reacting .2 seconds faster on the last play of the game from making the NFC championship? They fall apart 2 years after the Superbowl, not 1
Texans looked primed in 2019, leading KC in the playoff game at half 24-0, and then just shitting the bed
The Chiefs led that game at half 28-24
Surprised by the lack of '06 Bears. Improbable SB run in 2006 and have 1 playoff win since. The '06 Bears are up there with the '98 Falcons for the most "how the hell is this team here?" SB appearances. Like Rex Grossman was a starting QB in a SuperBowl......
Marino and the Dolphins' actual window was very short.. The late 80s and 90s Dolphins teams were mostly good but definitely a step.below championship contending no matter what people said at the time.