FOF: Worst team you've seen win a division title?

Fonzie · 03-06-2005, 12:00 AM

I'm about 15 years into my current Green Bay Packers career, and I just saw what is probably the worst record I've encountered for a division champion. Pittsburgh went 6-10 in the AFC North and beat out Cleveland in a tiebreaker for the crown. Baltimore (5-11) and Cincinnati (4-11-1) rounded out the "competition."

Pittsburgh, of course, got the boot in the first round of the playoffs.

This got me to wondering: what is the absolute worst record anybody here has seen for a division champ? Or, for that matter, for a Super Bowl champ?

TLK · 03-06-2005, 12:21 AM

I've seen a 5-11 team make the playoffs, and then get properly bounced in the first round... I wonder how long before we see this in the NFL?

weinstein7 · 03-06-2005, 02:09 AM

I think I once won a division at 7-9. Ironically I went 10-6 the next season and missed the play-offs. Go figure.

cthomer5000 · 03-06-2005, 02:19 AM

I'm going backwards through my solo career (which is now in 2099)... In 2064 the NFC North was a real nailbiter...

Detroit 6-10
Chicago 5-10-1
Minnesota 5-11
Green Bay 5-11

edit: Detroit won their wild card game before losing in the second round

GoldenEagle · 03-06-2005, 02:23 AM

The Tuscon Toros....

:rimshot:

sooner333 · 03-06-2005, 02:25 AM

In theory, the worst record that could possibly happen is 3-13, where all of the teams go 3-3 in division and lose all of their other games, resulting in a seemingly unbreakable tie.

cthomer5000 · 03-06-2005, 02:26 AM

In 99 years I only found two 6-10 division winners, but nothing worse than that.

There were a handful of 7-9, a pretty large number of 8-8... and most curiosly one 7-7-2 division winner.

cthomer5000 · 03-06-2005, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sooner333

In theory, the worst record that could possibly happen is 3-13, where all of the teams go 3-3 in division and lose all of their other games, resulting in a seemingly unbreakable tie.

points come into play at some point, so it wouldn't be unbreakable.

edit: In this specific scenario, strength of schedule would be the first possible tiebreaker

SackAttack · 03-06-2005, 02:34 AM

I had a team in single player (not mine) make the playoffs with double digits in losses. I think they even won a playoff game or two before losing.

Still, maybe that means someday the Brooklyn Fightin' Bums will be a playoff team!

cthomer5000 · 03-06-2005, 02:40 AM

Whoa... i decided to look into the ones I pointed out before... My 7-7-2 division winner (Philadelphia Eagles) won the Super Bowl!

Senator · 03-06-2005, 09:05 AM

I posted some screenshots a year, maybe two ago of a Pittsburgh team winning their division at 6-10 and then beating my Dallas team for the Super Bowl, finishing up at 10-10.

Fonzie · 03-06-2005, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

The Tuscon Toros....

:rimshot:

Hey now, let's be fair! The Toros have never actually won their division.

03-06-2005, 02:23 AM	#5
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	The Tuscon Toros.... :rimshot: __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

03-06-2005, 09:05 AM	#11
Senator FOFC's Elected Representative Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The stars at night; are big and bright	I posted some screenshots a year, maybe two ago of a Pittsburgh team winning their division at 6-10 and then beating my Dallas team for the Super Bowl, finishing up at 10-10. __________________ "i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand Last edited by Senator : 03-06-2005 at 09:05 AM.

03-06-2005, 12:21 AM	#2
TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	I've seen a 5-11 team make the playoffs, and then get properly bounced in the first round... I wonder how long before we see this in the NFL?

03-06-2005, 02:09 AM	#3
weinstein7 High School JV Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rochester, NY	I think I once won a division at 7-9. Ironically I went 10-6 the next season and missed the play-offs. Go figure.

03-06-2005, 02:25 AM	#6
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	In theory, the worst record that could possibly happen is 3-13, where all of the teams go 3-3 in division and lose all of their other games, resulting in a seemingly unbreakable tie.

03-06-2005, 02:34 AM	#9
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I had a team in single player (not mine) make the playoffs with double digits in losses. I think they even won a playoff game or two before losing. Still, maybe that means someday the Brooklyn Fightin' Bums will be a playoff team!

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