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Excluding the 2007 Pats, best NFL team not to win Super Bowl
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:34 am
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:34 am
What y'all think? I submit the 1983 Washington Redskins.
My case:
-14-2, defending SB champs
-Set NFL scoring record with 541 points
-+209 point differential, led the league
-Set NFL turnover margin record(which remains) at +43 and were the first team since the merger to record more than 60 takeaways(61)
-Joe Theismann(NFL MVP), John Riggins(set NFL single-season rushing TD record with 24), the Hogs, the Smurfs/Fun Bunch, Joe Washington, Darrell Green, Dexter Manley, Bombs Away Squad, and Mark Moseley
-34-21 average game margin
-Obliterated the Los Angeles Rams 51-7 and successfully withstood a furious San Francisco comeback in the playoffs to advance back to the Super Bowl
-Exceeded 30 points scored 12x
-Averaged 384 YPG
My case:
-14-2, defending SB champs
-Set NFL scoring record with 541 points
-+209 point differential, led the league
-Set NFL turnover margin record(which remains) at +43 and were the first team since the merger to record more than 60 takeaways(61)
-Joe Theismann(NFL MVP), John Riggins(set NFL single-season rushing TD record with 24), the Hogs, the Smurfs/Fun Bunch, Joe Washington, Darrell Green, Dexter Manley, Bombs Away Squad, and Mark Moseley
-34-21 average game margin
-Obliterated the Los Angeles Rams 51-7 and successfully withstood a furious San Francisco comeback in the playoffs to advance back to the Super Bowl
-Exceeded 30 points scored 12x
-Averaged 384 YPG
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Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:35 am to ThePTExperience1969
How did this team lose?
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:36 am to ThePTExperience1969
2011 Saints
ETA: I guess I'll throw some stats in to support the case.
-The offense rewrote the NFL record book at the time (breaking 40+ offensive team/individual records)
-13-3 (rode an 8 game winning streak into the playoffs, outscoring opponents 36-19)
-Had 6 games where they scored over 40 points.
-Average scoring margin on the season was 34-21
-Put up 62 by accident against the Colts and Curtis Painter on Sunday Night
-13 games of 400+ yards of offense; 6 games of 500+
They were a few Greg Williams ill-timed blitz calls away from playing the Giants in the Superdome for the NFC Championship game.
The offense was absolutely humming, and seemingly the only thing that kept this team from taking it all was a god damn Alex Smith bootleg.
Outside of that, I firmly believe nobody else was going to slow them.
ETA: I guess I'll throw some stats in to support the case.
-The offense rewrote the NFL record book at the time (breaking 40+ offensive team/individual records)
-13-3 (rode an 8 game winning streak into the playoffs, outscoring opponents 36-19)
-Had 6 games where they scored over 40 points.
-Average scoring margin on the season was 34-21
-Put up 62 by accident against the Colts and Curtis Painter on Sunday Night
-13 games of 400+ yards of offense; 6 games of 500+
They were a few Greg Williams ill-timed blitz calls away from playing the Giants in the Superdome for the NFC Championship game.
The offense was absolutely humming, and seemingly the only thing that kept this team from taking it all was a god damn Alex Smith bootleg.
Outside of that, I firmly believe nobody else was going to slow them. This post was edited on 5/25/17 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:37 am to ThePTExperience1969
Lavar Ball's high school team
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:43 am to lsucoonass
Doesn't help their Super Bowl winning case when they have both a blocked punt and INT converted for TDs, commit 3 TOs, and can't run the ball.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:45 am to ThePTExperience1969
2006 Chargers
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:47 am to ThePTExperience1969
Outside of the 2007 Patriots, I always thought the 1990 Bills team was the best I had seen to not win the Super Bowl. I thought it would be an easy win for them, especially since they were facing a Jeff Hostetler led Giants team.
This post was edited on 5/25/17 at 11:48 am
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:48 am to c on z
1998 Vikings.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:49 am to ThePTExperience1969
1976 Steelers.
Gave up 28 points in the last 9 games. The Rooneys said that was the best Steeler team of the 1970s.
Gave up 28 points in the last 9 games. The Rooneys said that was the best Steeler team of the 1970s.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:50 am to Bankshot
I maintain that a Bills-49ers Super Bowl XXV would've been just the most incredible matchup: the K-Gun vs. Montana/Craig/Rice, 3-peat implications, the whole 9.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:52 am to ThePTExperience1969
2001 St.Louis Rams
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:55 am to ThePTExperience1969
That's the one....... what a fun team to watch....
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:56 am to Bestbank Tiger
That defense was unreal good...
Posted on 5/25/17 at 11:57 am to lsucoonass
quote:
How did this team lose?
they had a punt blocked punt that was returned for a TD and then just before the half the Raiders intercepted a pass and ran it back for a score.
oh... and Marcus Allen ran for almost 200 yards that day.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:02 pm to ThePTExperience1969
The Falcons of last season
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:02 pm to ThePTExperience1969
1987 San Francisco 49ers
13-2 Record
#1 Scoring Offense
#3 Scoring Defense
#1 Offense Yds/Gm
#1 Defense Yds/Gm
+ 206 Scoring Differential
Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott, Steve Young, Charles Haley, Bill Walsh
Lost in the Divisional Round to the 8-7 Vikings
Bill Walsh was almost fired after this season for not winning the Super Bowl.
13-2 Record
#1 Scoring Offense
#3 Scoring Defense
#1 Offense Yds/Gm
#1 Defense Yds/Gm
+ 206 Scoring Differential
Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott, Steve Young, Charles Haley, Bill Walsh
Lost in the Divisional Round to the 8-7 Vikings
Bill Walsh was almost fired after this season for not winning the Super Bowl.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:03 pm to ThePTExperience1969
I remember the 2011 Green Bay Packers being pretty good.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:04 pm to ThePTExperience1969
2011 Saints certainly have a case.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:04 pm to c on z
quote:
2006 Chargers
Lost to the least talented Pats team in the last 15 years
Posted on 5/25/17 at 12:06 pm to Tactical1
quote:
The Falcons of last season
Huh?
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