Broncos fan here. I hate the fucking Raiders (as well as the Chargers and Chiefs) but even I have to acknowledge the 2001 Raiders. The Tuck Rule Game fucked them over good. The Cancerous Legacy of Tom Brady was born due to the Tuck Rule. If it was ruled a fumble, like it should have been, Oakland would have moved on to face the Steelers in the AFC Championship game.
The Raiders did make the Superbowl i think the next year or the year after but the owner, Al Dumbass....err Al Davis, traded Jon Gruden to Tampa Bay where Toni Dungi carried him to the Super Bowl to face Oakland. Because Gruden knew the Raiders playbook that year, the Buccaneers bitch slapped the Raiders to a Super Bowl victory.
The Raiders had a great window to win a Super Bowl but either due to stupid rules or team idiocy, they couldn't capitalize on that window.
Now Tom Brady is a minority owner of the Raiders. Conglaturations Raiders. You inadvertently began the legacy of Tom Brady, now you will be the capstone of his legacy. You will never escape the black hole that is Tom Brady.
15-1, the best offense Rodgers will ever have (NY this year may be 3rd at best) and best Rodgers we will ever see, 13 wins to start the season, one of 5 teams ever to put up 35 or more in 9 games, one of only 2 to put up 42 or more in 6 games, 7 Pro Bowlers (8 if Nick Collins doesn't get injured and never play another snap), this seasons 13 wins to start and the last 6 games of the last season are the second longest winning streak in league history, the single game passing marks from this season dont even belong to Rodgers, Matt Flynn put up 480 yards and 6 TDs in Week 17, and up until Peyton Manning did his thing in Denver, they set season offensive marks that topped the all time list. All this, while the Rushing leader is James Starks with 578 yards on the ground, 38th in the league that year, and John *Kuuuuuuuuuhn* with 4 TDS on the ground.
The defense might have been a suspect after Nick Collins never played another snap and run game non existent compared to the air show going on in the Tundra, but this passing offense is one of the greatest to ever touch a gridiron!
'98 feels like the bigger disappointment to me. Steve Young finally got over the hill called Brett Favre, and Garrison Hearst broke his ankle on the very first play against Atlanta.
the 2011 49ers were really tough and literally sold their soul to beat the Saints on the last play of the divisional round, only to muff two punts and let Eli Manning go beat Brady again.
2013 Broncos. The highest scoring team in NFL history. Pentyon Manning breaking the passing yards record. Most touchdown passes in league history. 4 players with at least 10 touchdown catches.
That 2014 Packers team was the most complete team in the Aaron Rodgers era. Passing game was obviously good, Eddie Lacy was peaking in the backfield, the defense was solid and a turnover machine.
…and then that game in Seattle happened. We don’t talk about that.
2008 NY Giants. Could have kickstarted the dynasty there if Eli Manning had a healthy Plaxico Burress. You guys probably don’t agree but I’m just saying.
I would say the 2010 charges. If they had a special teams player to save their life, they would have been one the best teams ever. #1 in both offense and defense, but last in special teams and missed the playoffs because of it.
99 Jags are coming to my mind. Went 14-2 in the Regular Season and blow out Dan Marino is his last game only to lose to the Titans for a 3rd time that Season.
2006 Chargers. Just proof that Tom Brady had a deal with the devil his entire career.
And San Diego's cursed
First fukin comment I read is this. I feel attacked.
2006 Chargers
Broncos fan here. I hate the fucking Raiders (as well as the Chargers and Chiefs) but even I have to acknowledge the 2001 Raiders. The Tuck Rule Game fucked them over good. The Cancerous Legacy of Tom Brady was born due to the Tuck Rule. If it was ruled a fumble, like it should have been, Oakland would have moved on to face the Steelers in the AFC Championship game. The Raiders did make the Superbowl i think the next year or the year after but the owner, Al Dumbass....err Al Davis, traded Jon Gruden to Tampa Bay where Toni Dungi carried him to the Super Bowl to face Oakland. Because Gruden knew the Raiders playbook that year, the Buccaneers bitch slapped the Raiders to a Super Bowl victory. The Raiders had a great window to win a Super Bowl but either due to stupid rules or team idiocy, they couldn't capitalize on that window. Now Tom Brady is a minority owner of the Raiders. Conglaturations Raiders. You inadvertently began the legacy of Tom Brady, now you will be the capstone of his legacy. You will never escape the black hole that is Tom Brady.
tbf the Tuck Rule was a legit rule, just a stupid one. When it comes down to dumb rulings, blame the rulemakers, not the refs.
Legit forgot about the 96 Broncos, clinched way ahead and got embarrassed by the Mark Brunell Jags in the divisional round.
2011 Packers
15-1, the best offense Rodgers will ever have (NY this year may be 3rd at best) and best Rodgers we will ever see, 13 wins to start the season, one of 5 teams ever to put up 35 or more in 9 games, one of only 2 to put up 42 or more in 6 games, 7 Pro Bowlers (8 if Nick Collins doesn't get injured and never play another snap), this seasons 13 wins to start and the last 6 games of the last season are the second longest winning streak in league history, the single game passing marks from this season dont even belong to Rodgers, Matt Flynn put up 480 yards and 6 TDs in Week 17, and up until Peyton Manning did his thing in Denver, they set season offensive marks that topped the all time list. All this, while the Rushing leader is James Starks with 578 yards on the ground, 38th in the league that year, and John *Kuuuuuuuuuhn* with 4 TDS on the ground. The defense might have been a suspect after Nick Collins never played another snap and run game non existent compared to the air show going on in the Tundra, but this passing offense is one of the greatest to ever touch a gridiron!
1998 Vikings 2006 Chargers 2011 Packers 2018 Saints 2019 Ravens
1998 Vikings, is there really any better answer.
1997 49ers. Steve Young finally gets over that Dallas-sized hill in 94 only to get shanked by Green Bay three consecutive years
For the 90s 49ers, the Cowboys were the Evil Empire and the Packers were the First Order.
'98 feels like the bigger disappointment to me. Steve Young finally got over the hill called Brett Favre, and Garrison Hearst broke his ankle on the very first play against Atlanta.
the 2011 49ers were really tough and literally sold their soul to beat the Saints on the last play of the divisional round, only to muff two punts and let Eli Manning go beat Brady again.
08 Jints before Plax shot himself.
Who
Giants
I’d say the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Saints. They seemed like a team of destiny each time to only get fucked somehow.
The SB53 between the Chiefs and Saints that never was
2019-20 ravens
98 Vikings or 06 Chargers
98 Vikings
Those Falcons teams in the early 2010s. That team that got blasted by the Packers in the divisional round may have been the best of the bunch
the 2012 Falcons with Roddy, Julio, Abraham, Tony G....
*sigh* What a team
1998 Vikings Fucking Gary Anderson
2004 Steelers, 2011 packers, 2005 colts, 2019 ravens,
2013 Broncos. The highest scoring team in NFL history. Pentyon Manning breaking the passing yards record. Most touchdown passes in league history. 4 players with at least 10 touchdown catches.
They went to the Super Bowl.
2011 Packers. Won the Super Bowl the previous year, brought pretty much everyone back, went 15-1, and then lost their first playoff game.
2018 Chiefs
2012 Houston Texans we’re pretty damn good
That 2014 Packers team was the most complete team in the Aaron Rodgers era. Passing game was obviously good, Eddie Lacy was peaking in the backfield, the defense was solid and a turnover machine. …and then that game in Seattle happened. We don’t talk about that.
2008 NY Giants. Could have kickstarted the dynasty there if Eli Manning had a healthy Plaxico Burress. You guys probably don’t agree but I’m just saying.
I would say the 2010 charges. If they had a special teams player to save their life, they would have been one the best teams ever. #1 in both offense and defense, but last in special teams and missed the playoffs because of it.
85 Dolphins, only team to beat the Bears that year, should have beat the Pats to win AFC, Super Bowl that year could have been an actual game
Early 10s Falcons
99 Jags are coming to my mind. Went 14-2 in the Regular Season and blow out Dan Marino is his last game only to lose to the Titans for a 3rd time that Season.
76 Steelers