RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 9, 2011 I thought this would be interesting, since there is a lot of talk about the greatest team to ever win a Super Bowl, greatest team to never win one, but nothing about the lovable losers of the league. So I decided to create a system where we could find out the worst team in the league. From teams post merger years, I found their worst seasons, either by record or point differential. For some teams it was incredibly easy because they have one really bad season amidst a sea of good ones (Dallas, Green Bay), other were incredibly difficult because they had a few bad ones to choose from (Indianapolis, Buffalo, Cincy), or they had so many good seasons that their worst seasons don't look too too bad (Jacksonville, Baltimore, Pittsburgh). But anyway, with some searching I think I have a good list. 1990 New England Patriots (1-15) 1971 Buffalo Bills (1-13) 1996 New York Jets (1-15) 2007 Dolphins (1-15) 1999 Cleveland Browns (2-14) 2002 Cincinnati Bengals (2-14) 2007 Baltimore Ravens (5-11) 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers (5-11) 1991 Indianapolis Colts (1-15) 1973 Houston Oilers/Titans (1-13) 2005 Houston Texans (2-14) 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12) 2000 San Diego Chargers (1-15) 2006 Oakland Raiders (2-14) 2008 Kansas City Chiefs (2-14) 2010 Denver Broncos (4-12) 1998 Philadelphia Eagles (3-13) 1989 Dallas Cowboys (1-15) 1980 New York Giants (4-12) 1994 Washington Redskins (3-13) 2008 Detroit Lions (0-16) 1984 Minnesota Vikings (3-13) 1975 Chicago Bears (4-10) 1986 Green Bay Packers (4-12) 1976 Tampa Bay Bucs (0-14) 1980 New Orleans Saints (1-15) 2010 Carolina Panthers (2-14) 1987 Atlanta Falcons (3-12) 2000 Arizona Cardinals (3-13) 1992 Seattle Seahawks (2-14) 2009 St. Louis Rams (1-15) 2004 San Francisco 49ers (2-14) I'll be going through the 2011 regular season schedule using whatifsports to simulate the matches. After every regular season game is done the playoffs start. From there, the teams with the worst records move on, naturally. Tiebreakers will follow the NFL standard, with the worse team technically winning the tiebreaker. I'll start simming week 1 now. http://www.nfl.com/schedules Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badgers 380 Posted July 9, 2011 I'm sorry I don't quite understand. You're trying to find the overall worst franchise in history? Wouldn't you have to simulate like 20 more seasons or something to get an accurate result? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Durant4MVP Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) I'm sorry I don't quite understand. You're trying to find the overall worst franchise in history? Wouldn't you have to simulate like 20 more seasons or something to get an accurate result? Yes Edited July 9, 2011 by Durant4MVP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 9, 2011 to Badgers: I'm trying to find the worst team. By season, people talk about the winless 76 Bucs and 08 Lions, but they might not be the worst teams ever. It's not worst franchise, because that's obviously the Cardinals. Thursday September 8th New Orleans at Green Bay 34-28 1986 Packers Sunday September 11th Atlanta at Chicago 24-21 1987 Falcons Indianapolis at Houston 28-14 1991 Colts Buffalo at Kansas City 31-23 1971 Bills Tennessee at Jacksonville 28-9 1973 Titans Cincinnati at Cleveland 30-13 2002 Bengals Philadelphia at St. Louis 27-24 1998 Eagles Piitsburgh at Baltimore 37-23 2007 Ravens Detroit at Tampa Bay 28-9 1976 Bucs Minnesota at San Diego 17-14 1984 Vikings New York Giants at Washington 26-20 1994 Redskins Carolina at Arizona 30-26 2010 Panthers Seattle at San Francisco 14-8 2004 49ers Dallas at New York Jets 24-14 1989 Cowboys Monday September 12th New England at Miami 31-24 2007 Dolphins Oakland at Denver 24-22 2010 Broncos 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badgers 380 Posted July 9, 2011 Oh, now I understand. You're pitting the worst teams in each respective franchise's history against others in the 2011 schedule to see who is worst all time, right? Gotcha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Week 2! Sunday September 18th Seattle at Pittsburgh 27-17 1988 Steelers Baltimore at Tennessee 31-0 2007 Ravens Jacksonville at New York Jets 31-10 1996 Jets Arizona at Washington 28-9 2000 Cardinals Oakland at Buffalo 14-3 1971 Bills Tampa Bay at Minnesota 24-22 1976 Bucs Chicago at New Orelans 20-17 1975 Bears Cleveland at Indianapolis 24-14 1999 Browns Kansas City at Detroit 35-33 2008 Chiefs Dallas at San Francisco 17-13 2004 49ers Cincinnati at Denver 20-7 2002 Bengals Houston at Miami 23-17 2005 Texans San Diego at New England 13-12 2000 Chargers Philadelphia at Atlanta 17-12 1987 Falcons Green Bay at Carolina 28-14 1986 Packers Monday September 19th St. Louis at New York Giants 21-17 1980 Giants Edited July 9, 2011 by RazorStar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted July 9, 2011 The 2004 are 2-0 so far! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 9, 2011 Sunday September 25th Jacksonville at Carolina 34-7 1995 Jaguars New York Giants vs. Philadelphia 17-16 1980 Giants Denver vs. Tennessee 24-14 2010 Broncos Miami vs. Cleveland 31-28 2007 Dolphins Detroit vs. Minnesota 29-26 1984 Vikings San Francisco vs. Cincinnati 34-10 2004 49ers New England vs. Buffalo 35-17 1971 Bills Houston vs. New Orleans 28-21 1980 Saints New York Jets vs. Oakland 17-14 1996 Jets Baltimore vs. St. Louis 28-10 2007 Ravens Kansas City vs. San Diego 15-13 2008 Chiefs Green Bay vs. Chicago 42-21 1975 Bears Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay 30-16 1987 Falcons Arizona vs. Seattle 12-0 2000 Cardinals Pittsburgh vs. Indianapolis 37-13 1988 Steelers Monday September 26th Washington vs. Dallas 10-10 Tie Game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 10, 2011 So the still winless teams after 3 weeks are: 1990 Patriots 2006 Raiders 2008 Lions 1992 Seahawks 2009 Rams and the undefeated teams are... 1971 Bills 2007 Ravens 1987 Falcons 2004 49ers Some really cool surprises here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllYouNeedIsLovie 377 Posted July 10, 2011 76 Bucs are 2-1. Already 2 more wins than we had that season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 10, 2011 Sunday October 2nd Buffalo @ Cincinnati 23-20 1971 Bills Washington @ St. Louis 17-9 1994 Redskins Minnesota @ Kansas City 35-26 2008 Chiefs New Orleans @ Jacksonville 33-21 1995 Jags Carolina @ Chicago 24-21 2010 Panthers Pittsburgh @ Houston 22-21 1988 Steelers Detroit @ Dallas 34-3 1989 Cowboys San Fran @ Philly 37-10 1998 Eagles Tennessee @ Cleveland 28-7 1973 Titans New York Giants @ Arizona 31-10 1980 Giants Atlanta @ Seattle 27-7 1992 Seahawks Denver @ Green bay 45-34 1986 Packers Miami @ San Diego 23-17 2007 Dolphins New England @ Oakland 38-6 2006 Raiders New York jets @ Baltimore 20-10 2007 Ravens Monday October 3rd Indianapolis @ Tampa Bay 37-7 1991 Colts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted July 10, 2011 Can't believe the Packers are actually winning games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 10, 2011 Playoff Race ATM AFC 1. New England Patriots 0-4 2. Cleveland Browns 1-3 3. Houston Texans 1-3 4. San Diego Chargers 1-3 5. Oakland Raiders 1-3 6. Denver Broncos 2-2 --- 7. Tennessee Titans 2-2 8. Jacksonville Jaguars 2-2 9. Cincinnati Bengals 2-2 10. New York Jets 2-2 11. Indianapolis Colts 2-2 12. Kansas City Chiefs 3-1 13. Miami Dolphins 3-1 14. Pittsburgh Steelers 3-1 15. Buffalo Bills 4-0 16. Baltimore Ravens 4-0 NFC 1. Detroit Lions 0-4 2. St. Louis Rams 0-4 3. New Orleans Saints 1-3 4. Philadelphia Eagles 2-2 5. Seattle Seahawks 1-3 6. Carolina Panthers 2-2 --- 7. Tampa Bay Bucs 2-2 8. Minnesota Vikings 2-2 9. Arizona Cardinals 2-2 10. Chicago Bears 2-2 11. Washington Redskins 2-1-1 12. Dallas Cowboys 2-1-1 13. Atlanta Falcons 3-1 14. San Francisco 49ers 3-1 15. Green Bay Packers 3-1 16. New York Giants 3-1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Socal 524 Posted July 10, 2011 MORE MORE, CANT WAIT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 10, 2011 The People have spoken! Sunday October 9th New Orleans @ Carolina 22-17 1980 Saints Philadelphia @ Buffalo 28-14 1971 Bills Seattle @ New York Giants 27-0 1992 Seahawks Cincinnati @ Jacksonville 20-12 2002 Bengals Kansas City @ Indianapolis 34-13 1991 Colts Tennessee @ Pittsburgh 22-6 1988 Steelers Arizona @ Minnesota 42-27 2000 Cardinals Oakland @ Houston 20-3 2006 Raiders Tampa Bay @ San Fran 27-3 2004 49ers New York Jets @ New England 28-13 1996 Jets San Diego @ Denver 27-14 2000 Chargers Green Bay @ Atlanta 27-16 1987 Falcons Monday October 10th Chicago @ Detroit 34-14 1975 Bears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted July 10, 2011 1988 Steelers are whooping ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted July 10, 2011 Damn, the 1998 Eagles had some great players on it. Not surprising at all why the demolished the '04 49ers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 10, 2011 Yeah the 88 Steelers are probably the 'best' worst team on here. 5-11 year, Rod Woodson, Hardy Nickerson were there, Greg Lloyd and Dirt Dawson were rookies, Mike Webster was at the end of his career, and career backup Bubby Brister was the starter at QB for some reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 10, 2011 Week 6! Sunday October 16th Buffalo @ New York G 29-21 1980 Giants Indy @ Cincy 31-28 1991 Colts Jacksonville @ Pittsburgh 45-17 1988 Steelers Philly @ Washington 22-6 1998 Eagles San Fran @ Detroit 47-21 2004 49ers St. Louis @ Green Bay 23-17 2009 Rams Carolina @ Atlanta 20-17 2010 Panthers Cleveland @ Oakland 17-3 1999 Browns Houston @ Baltimore 20-15 2005 Texans New Orleans @ Tampa 47-14 1980 Saints Dallas @ New England 26-20 1989 Cowboys Minnesota @ Chicago 17-13 1984 Vikings Monday October 17th Miami @ New York J 26-23 1996 Jets Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteVo+ 3,702 Posted July 10, 2011 What do the standings look like after week 6, Razor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 10, 2011 Just finished sorting that out, from worst to best, standard seeding procedure and point differential as the tiebreaker. AFC 1. Patriots 0-6 2. Jaguars 2-4 3. Raiders 2-4 4. Browns 2-3 5. Texans 2-4 6. Broncos 2-3 --- 7. Titans 2-3 8. Chargers 2-3 9. Bengals 3-3 10. Chiefs 3-2 11. Dolphins 3-2 12. Jets 4-2 13. Colts 4-2 14. Ravens 4-1 15. Bills 5-1 16. Steelers 5-1 NFC 1. Lions 0-6 2. Rams 1-4 3. Bucs 2-4 4. Redskins 2-2-1 5. Seahawks 2-3 6. Panthers 3-3 --- 7. Vikings 3-3 8. Packers 3-3 9. Saints 3-3 10. Eagles 3-3 11. Bears 3-3 12. Cardinals 3-2 13. Falcons 4-2 14. Giants 4-2 15. Cowboys 3-1-1 16. 49ers 5-1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 10, 2011 Sunday October 23rd Denver @ Miami 27-14 2007 Dolphins San Diego @ New York J 26-9 2000 Chargers Houston @ Tennessee 23-10 2005 Texans Atlanta @ Detroit 31-9 1987 Falcons Washington @ Carolina 20-3 1994 Redskins Chicago @ Tampa Bay 23-6 1976 Bucs Seattle @ Cleveland 21-13 1992 Seahawks Pittsburgh @ Arizona 34-10 1988 Steelers Kansas City @ Oakland 30-16 2008 Chiefs Green Bay @ Minnesota 31-24 1986 Packers St. Louis @ Dallas 20-10 1989 Cowboys Indianapolis @ New Orleans 25-11 1980 Saints Monday October 24th Baltimore @ Jacksonville 26-16 2007 Ravens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted July 10, 2011 WEEK 8 Sunday October 30th New Orleans @ St. Louis 34-19 2009 Rams Miami @ New York G 24-17 2007 Dolphins Arizona @ Baltimore 28-17 2007 Ravens Minny @ Carolina 30-27 2010 Panthers Indy @ Tennessee 20-14 1991 Colts Jacksonville @ Houston 17-14 2005 Texans Detroit @ Denver 39-26 2010 Broncos Washington @ Buffalo 37-13 1994 Redskins Cincy @ Seattle 23-0 2002 Bengals Cleveland @ San Fran 34-7 2004 49ers New England @ Pittsburgh 27-23 1988 Steelers Dallas @ Philly 23-17 1989 Cowboys Monday October 31st San Diego @ Kansas City 28-21 2000 Chargers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
