2007-01-01 03:52:49 · 6 answers · asked by rascalpaulasm 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
It has happened before. The last time before this year was in 2004, when both NFC wild card teams, Minnesota and St. Louis, had 8-8 records.
You can look up all the previous years' standings on the source site below.
2007-01-01 04:05:31 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Malaprop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. This year. The New York Giants are 8 - 8. In 1990, the first year the NFL went to the 12 playoff team format, the New Orleans Saints made it as an 8 - 8 team. Only twice in NFL history have teams with losing records made the playoffs. In 1982, during a strike shortened 9 game season, the NFL adopted a 16 team format for the playoffs. The 4 - 5 Cleveland Browns and the 4 - 5 Detroit Lions both made the playoffs that year. Both teams were eliminated in the first round.
2007-01-01 04:10:05 · answer #2 · answered by lustatfirstbite 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since 1970, teams with 8 or fewer wins in the playoffs (1982 strike year not included):
1970 - Cincinnati 8-6, Oakland 8-4-2 (both division winners)
1972 - San Francisco 8-5-1 (division winner)
1978 - Minnesota 8-7-1 (division winner)
1985 - Cleveland 8-8 (division winner)
1987 - Minnesota 8-7 (wild card, strike year)
1990 - New Orleans 8-8 (wild card)
1991 - NY Jets 8-8 (wild card)
1999 - Dallas 8-8, Detroit 8-8 (both wild cards)
2004 - Minnesota 8-8,. St. Louis 8-8 (both wild cards)
2006 - NY Giants 8-8 (wild card)
No 7-9 team has made the playoffs in the NFL. So both nicki b and Killer Chick are wrong.
2007-01-01 04:09:18 · answer #3 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nicki B... you're wrong. This could have been the first year that a team with an 8-8 record enter the playoffs, but with the Giants win, it didn't happen. Cause if Giants had lost, Green Bay would have been the first team in NFL history to get into the playoffs with a record of 8-8 or less. (Sorry, I meant 7-9 team or less, not 8-8 team)
So the answer to your question is NO.
2007-01-01 04:02:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-11-25 20:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the time. heck even 7-9 teams have
2007-01-01 03:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by eeekoz 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋