Poeticlaw Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 I found this : "Minnesota Vikings* (8-7) at Washington Redskins (5-10) 1 p.m. Last season, the Vikings started the season 6-0 but failed to make the playoffs after losing 7 of their last 10 games. This year has been similar. Minnesota started 5-1 but has lost six of its last nine games and needs a victory this week to make the playoffs. They also could get in with a loss and either a St. Louis or Carolina loss. Minnesota could have won their division with a victory over the Packers last week, but they failed to get it done. " In 2003 Min started 6-0 and finshed 9-7 missing the playoffs in 2004 they started of 5-1 and finshed 8-8 fortunate enough for them the rest of the NFC sucked and they got into the playoffs or they would have missed them Has their been anyone else. Becuase just like the Bills The Vikings lost 3 straight SB and the 4th one a year later so I dont like the vikings being the only comparison
SDS Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 I found this :"Minnesota Vikings* (8-7) at Washington Redskins (5-10) 1 p.m. Last season, the Vikings started the season 6-0 but failed to make the playoffs after losing 7 of their last 10 games. This year has been similar. Minnesota started 5-1 but has lost six of its last nine games and needs a victory this week to make the playoffs. They also could get in with a loss and either a St. Louis or Carolina loss. Minnesota could have won their division with a victory over the Packers last week, but they failed to get it done. " In 2003 Min started 6-0 and finshed 9-7 missing the playoffs in 2004 they started of 5-1 and finshed 8-8 fortunate enough for them the rest of the NFC sucked and they got into the playoffs or they would have missed them Has their been anyone else. Becuase just like the Bills The Vikings lost 3 straight SB and the 4th one a year later so I dont like the vikings being the only comparison Redskins under Norv. 7-1 that ended up 8-8.
Ramius Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Offhand, 2007 Lions started 6-3 and finished 7-9 2002 Chargers started 6-1 and finished 8-8 2001 Chargers started 5-2 and finished 5-11
Arkady Renko Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Wow... I thought the Bills collapse was more unprecedented than it appears. I remember the Vikings now.
DrFishfinder Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Redskins under Norv. 7-1 that ended up 8-8. The Curse of Norv. He could drive off in a brand new Rolls Royce and the wheels would fall off after 16 miles.
Picnic Table F'er Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 2001 Chargers started 5-2 and finished 5-11 That is impressive.
KOKBILLS Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 2001 Chargers started 5-2 and finished 5-11 Beat THAT Jauron!
SuperKillerRobots Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Beat THAT Jauron! No chance DJ beats that - he can't win anything.
Picnic Table F'er Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 LOL..I agree. Heh, I just looked. You'll never guess who one of the Chargers 5 wins was against that year. http://www.databasefootball.com/boxscores/...=SDG&lg=NFL
Sisyphean Bills Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Redskins under Norv. 7-1 that ended up 8-8. The 96 Skins ended up 9-7 (which is a winning season, though disappointing). That was also Turner's 3rd season and just enough of a tease to keep him around Washington for 3+ more seasons until he was fired in the middle of the 2000 season. The 78 Redskins went from 6-0 to 8-8. Bad, but not a losing record. The 87 Chargers went from 8-1 to 8-7. Again, bad but not a losing record in the end. There are other instances of all out collapses, but the Bills collapse (esp. if the lose out) will be right up there were the most spectacular collapses in NFL history. The Chargers, Lions, and Bills. Good company.
BillsVet Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Beat THAT Jauron! Please do not make that statement. Jauron's got his guys so inspired that they might go out and lay an ofer. As in 0-5 the last five games of the season. 5-1 to potentially 6-10...amazing. The Bills have a habit of leading you up the mountain and dropping you off. Whether it's 04 and winning 8 of 9 in a row and then losing to Pittsburgh's 3rd stringers or this year starting 5-1 and still missing the playoffs. Buffalo finds new ways each season to lose games and blow chances at the playoffs.
DC Tom Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Though my favorite late-season collapse is still the 2007 Patriots fall to "...and 1".
Like A Mofo Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Notice how many times the Chargers are on this list? See we are not the only NFL city that suffers
Ramius Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Heh, I just looked. You'll never guess who one of the Chargers 5 wins was against that year. http://www.databasefootball.com/boxscores/...=SDG&lg=NFL Best part of the chargers collapse? They were lead to 9 straight losses and a 5-11 season by Dwarf "all he does is win" Flutie.
Cripes Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 The 1975 Bills didn't make the playoffs after a 4-0 start, in a 14-game season. Four of their six losses were at home. That smells pretty familiar.
TheLynchTrain Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 Heh, I just looked. You'll never guess who one of the Chargers 5 wins was against that year. http://www.databasefootball.com/boxscores/...=SDG&lg=NFL Yep...that year they were calling the Chargers the Buffalo Bills of the West because John Butler and AJ Smith took Dougie over along with Marcellus Wiley and a bunch of other bills. And they beat us by three points i think i recall...also that year i remember the Bengals started out by beating the future SB champ Pats and good Baltimore team to go 2-0 (i think?) and pundits were saying that the Chargers and the Bungles finally got out of the Dark Ages...and then they both fell on their faces the rest of the year.
8-8 Forever? Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 yeah but chargers fans live in San Diego...
silvermike Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 Hey, this year's skins went from 6-2 to 7-6.
clownments22 Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 Collapses like this happen every year. A team that starts hot due to easy schedule or whatever other reasons then falters. Marshawn said it best. They got too comfortable. They started getting a little media attention. Then they fell apart.
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