I remember that Kansas City and Miami in recent years went 10-6 after a regular season and didn't make playoffs.
Is it possible to have an 11-5 record without playoffs?
2007-07-05 12:09:14 · 14 answers · asked by Spiderman 6 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Very unlikely, but mathematically it is possible. If other teams have a record equal or better 12-4, or have tiebreaker over another 11-5 team, it is possible for that other team to miss the playoffs. Say for example, Team A has an 11-5 record and the division winners are crowned, and Team B has a 12-4 and Team C has an 11-5 mark. Team B has already locked up one wild card spot due to the better record. Either Team A or C will miss out due to various tiebreakers such as head to head match ups, division records, strength of schedule etc..
Although It is very rare, and almost never happens, that a team can go 11-5 and NOT make the playoffs, but mathematically it's possible. A good example is the 2005 Steelers. Although they made the playoffs with an 11-5 record, they needed that record because Cincinatti had won the Division at 11-5 (they beat the Steelers both times) and Jacksonville had a wild card spot at 12-4 when Indianapolis went 14-2. So yea it almost never happens that a team misses the postseason with an 11-5 record, but again its mathematically possible.
2007-07-05 12:21:46 · answer #1 · answered by calisurfer941 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's possible to go 13-3 and miss the playoffs. That could happen if every team in a division split their division games, but won against everybody else. As there are only 2 Wild Card spots, only 3 teams from a division can make the playoffs from a single division.
A team could actually go 15-1 (or even 14-0-2) and end up a Wild Card. Those possibilities would occur if 2 teams in the same division beat everybody except each other and either split the games or tied both of them.
2007-07-05 16:54:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is possible, but there would have to be 2 teams other than the division winners in the conference with 12-4 records which would get the wild card spots.
Or, three teams besides the division winners tied at 11-5 and one getting left out of the wild card by means of a tie-breaker situation.
2007-07-05 12:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by Mr R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so with an 11-5 record you should be in the playoffs and if not then what else can I say.
2007-07-10 05:31:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible, I'm sure. A Team could probably go 4-12 and win their division (putting them in the playoffs). Likely, no.
The 4-12 team just goes 4-2 in it's divisional games.
2007-07-05 12:13:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the NFC it is impossible becuase it is so weak.
In the AFC I don't think it has happened recently but I wouldn't be surprised if it happened this year.
Remember when the Jaguars went as a wild card with 12-4 record.
It could happen again this year (of course not with the Jaguars)
2007-07-05 12:16:38 · answer #6 · answered by sportsfrk_101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the other team gets like 12 or 13 there's a possibility that can happen.
2007-07-05 12:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have some extremely competitive divisions it is possible. Will not happen as most teams are trying to eek out a 500 seasons.
2007-07-05 12:38:04 · answer #8 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends how well the rest did. its ranked so the top whatever makes the playoff so if everyone else has a 12-4 record then they wouldn't make it.
2007-07-05 12:20:00 · answer #9 · answered by dancingthejig 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
if one team in ur division goes 12-4 and two teams from another division do to then your not a division champ or wild card winner
2007-07-05 12:13:18 · answer #10 · answered by sunsfan14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋