Top NFL Teams 2005 and 2006

[TheEnigma]

For the past few years, it seems that the top teams from every previous year, are not necessarily the same as the top teams the following year. While some teams stay good, there is a general amount of turnover. So much so, that people were complaining about Parity because your team could be bad one year and win the Super Bowl the next year.

When I look at next year, I don't see many, if any of the teams who made the playoffs, or were fighting for a playoff spot last year (such as ourselves) not doing the same this coming year.

Now, I understand that even with the turnover that has been occuring, many were predicting the following year based on the previous years results. Then, the following year came and yielded different results. Can we expect the same for this coming year, or will the top teams of 2005 be the top teams of 2006?

 

[littlewebs]

Usually about half the teams make it back to the playoffs. Last year there were 5 returnees (Indy, New England, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Denver).

The other 7 (Chicago, Tampa Bay, Washington, New York, Cincinnati, Carolina, Jacksonville) missed it the previous year. Only Seattle was not a newcomer from the NFC, and no one thought the Bears, Bucs, or Skins had any chance in hell of making the playoffs last preseason. What reason did you have to think Kyle Orton, Brian Griese/Chris Simms, and Mark Brunell would lead teams to the playoffs?

There will be many surprises this year just like last year. We just can't predict them because it always takes crazy unpredictable events to force the turnover. In any given year, the "experts" will be lucky to get 6 or 7 out of 12 playoff teams correct.

My surprise picks: Cleveland, the Jets and/or New Orleans make the playoffs. Commanders have 6 wins or less (thought they got more lucky than anything else last year imho). Tampa Bay and Chicago both miss the playoffs as well.

These are predictions that are much more likely to NOT come true than actually happen. Just my gut feelings.

 

[JonCJG]

One word, injuries. Injuries will knock off at least 1 contender from each conference that was in the playoffs last year.

 

[ghst187]

My surprise picks: Cleveland, the Jets and/or New Orleans make the playoffs. Commanders have 6 wins or less (thought they got more lucky than anything else last year imho). Tampa Bay and Chicago both miss the playoffs as well.

I could see how TB could miss the playoffs...but how in the world will Chicago miss? Who in their division will win it? Someone, unfortunately since its garbage, has to win that division. Minny is the only team that I could even reasonably see threatening Chicago. Who is Minny's starting QB?

The team, besides the cursed skins of course, that i'd really like to see miss
the playoffs is the stupid Colts. Would be one of the all-time most hilarious things in sports I think. Sick of the triplet comparison, thankfully they can't do that anymore, and SICK of everyone saying "this is their year finally."
Of course Jax is really going to have to have a strong year. I think they are more vulnerable than in recent years. They get a poor showing from the running game or if Wayne or Harrison go down with injury...and they could have trouble. Lord knows they'd never win a road playoff game if they had to go wildcard.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Who is Minny's starting QB?

Brad Johnson.

 

[ghst187]

Brad Johnson.

i know, my point exactly

 

[illone]

I'm just not seeing how the Commanders got lucky last season. Care to extrapolate on that?

 

[littlewebs]

I'm just not seeing how the Commanders got lucky last season. Care to extrapolate on that?

This is my personal opinion, which I'm 100% certain you disagree with, but I'll explain.

They started the season 3-0 with a 9-7 win against a Kyle Orton-led Bears team in his first career start as a 4th round rookie at FedEx. Then thanks to 2 complete chokes which included missed chip shot field goals led to wins against Dallas and Seattle. If they lose either of those 3 games, they miss the playoffs.

They also needed a 5 game win streak to close out the season to squeak into the playoffs (They played out of their minds with a fire lit under the entire team's butt by the way). Those 5 games were scheduled perfectly as well. The road games were against the lowly Rams, Cards, and McNabb-less and dysfunctional Eagles. And the home games were against solid teams in Dallas and New York, who played their worst worst and 2nd worst (Giants did worse against the Chargers) games of the regular season against the Skins on those given weeks.

I really thought the middle 8 games where the Skins went 2-6 was the real Commanders. Not like this will convince you, but it's how I saw it and why I don't think the Commanders are as good as most people think.

 

[illone]

I really thought the middle 8 games where the Skins went 2-6 was the real Commanders. Not like this will convince you, but it's how I saw it and why I don't think the Commanders are as good as most people think.

Ok. Now Ive heard everything.

lol

 

[illone]

(They played out of their minds with a fire lit under the entire team's butt by the way). Those 5 games were scheduled perfectly as well. The road games were against the lowly Rams, Cards, and McNabb-less and dysfunctional Eagles. And the home games were against solid teams in Dallas and New York, who played their worst worst and 2nd worst (Giants did worse against the Chargers) games of the regular season against the Skins on those given weeks.

You contradict yourself here. First you say the Skins played their butts off, then you say the Cowboys and Giants played their worst games of the year.

Which one is it, did the Skins beat you or did you just play bad?

You can't take the season apart and say only certain games count towards your analysis. It doesn't work that way. We played 16 games just like the other 31 teams. 8 home games and 8 away games. You said if the Skins lost any of those close games in the beginning of the year then they wouldn't have made the playoffs. Well, guess what it goes both ways. If we had closed out games against Denver, SD, and Oakland (all winable games)we'd have won the division and had a home game in the playoffs. Not to mention Gruden going for 2 with no time left. Shall we use that in the analysis too, or only the close games we should have lost?

 

[littlewebs]

You contradict yourself here. First you say the Skins played their butts off, then you say the Cowboys and Giants played their worst games of the year.

Which one is it, did the Skins beat you or did you just play bad?

You can't take the season apart and say only certain games count towards your analysis. It doesn't work that way. We played 16 games just like the other 31 teams. 8 home games and 8 away games. You said if the Skins lost any of those close games in the beginning of the year then they wouldn't have made the playoffs. Well, guess what it goes both ways. If we had closed out games against Denver, SD, and Oakland (all winable games)we'd have won the division and had a home game in the playoffs. Not to mention Gruden going for 2 with no time left. Shall we use that in the analysis too, or only the close games we should have lost?

Look, I'm not trying to get into an argument here, because not one argument involving the Skins with Cowboys fans ever goes anywhere. You asked why I thought they got lucky (your original beef) and I explained why I felt that way. Of course you think I'm wrong because I don't think the Skins are that good and you do. There's no point in arguing.

This all started with some crazy predictions I made that I thought "could" happen.

 

[illone]

Look, I'm not trying to get into an argument here, because not one argument involving the Skins with Cowboys fans ever goes anywhere. You asked why I thought they got lucky (your original beef) and I explained why I felt that way. Of course you think I'm wrong because I don't think the Skins are that good and you do. There's no point in arguing.

This all started with some crazy predictions I made that I thought "could" happen.

You are correct, sir. There is no point in arguing. But, alas, there is no point in making a stupid post for others to read that is full of insane predictions and ******** analysis.

I'd rather not argue either, but we can discuss it since this is a messageboard.

 

[littlewebs]

You are correct, sir. There is no point in arguing. But, alas, there is no point in making a stupid post for others to read that is full of insane predictions and ******** analysis.

I'd rather not argue either, but we can discuss it since this is a messageboard.

Someone would have also thought it "********" and "insane" to say the Commanders would win a playoff game and the Bears would have a bye before last season as well, but it happened. We should all know by now that the Mighty Parity is an unpredictable unstoppable force. Don't insult people for having ideas different than you which I even admitted were just gut feelings.

 

[DallasEast]

New Teams Per Postseason

NFL Salary Cap Era Begins in 1994​

1966 Postseason Teams: Bills, Chiefs, Cowboys, Packers

1967 Postseason
Playoff teams: 6
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 4 (67%)
Playoff teams: Browns, Cowboys, Oilers/Titans, Packers, Raiders, Rams

1968 Postseason
Playoff teams: 6
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 3 (50%)
Playoff teams: Browns, Chiefs, Colts, Cowboys, Raiders, Vikings

1969 Postseason Playoff teams: 8
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 3 (38%)
Playoff teams: Browns, Chiefs, Cowboys, Jets, Oilers/Titans, Raiders, Rams, Vikings

1970 Postseason
Playoff teams: 8
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 4 (50%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bengals, Colts, Cowboys, Dolphins, Lions, Raiders, Vikings

1971 Postseason
Playoff teams: 8
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 3 (38%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Browns, Chiefs, Colts, Cowboys, Dolphins, Commanders, Vikings

1972 Postseason
Playoff teams: 8
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 3 (38%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Browns, Cowboys, Dolphins, Packers, Raiders, Commanders, Steelers

1973 Postseason
Playoff teams: 8
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 3 (38%)
Playoff teams: Bengals, Cowboys, Dolphins, Raiders, Rams, Commanders, Steelers, Vikings

1974 Postseason
Playoff teams: 8
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 2 (25%)
Playoff teams: Bills, Cardinals, Dolphins, Raiders, Rams, Commanders, Steelers, Vikings

1975 Postseason
Playoff teams: 8
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 3 (38%)
Playoff teams: Bengals, Cardinals, Colts, Cowboys, Raiders, Rams, Steelers, Vikings

1976 Postseason
Playoff teams: 8
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 2 (25%)
Playoff teams: Colts, Cowboys, Patriots, Raiders, Rams, Commanders, Steelers, Vikings

1977 Postseason
Playoff teams: 8
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 2 (25%)
Playoff teams: Bears, Broncos, Colts, Cowboys, Raiders, Rams, Steelers, Vikings

1978 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (50%)
Playoff teams: Broncos, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Oilers/Titans, Patriots, Rams, Steelers, Vikings

1979 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 3 (30%)
Playoff teams: Bears, Broncos, Buccaneers, Chargers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Oilers/Titans, Rams, Steelers

1980 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (50%)
Playoff teams: Bills, Browns, Chargers, Cowboys, Eagles, Falcons, Oilers/Titans, Raiders, Rams, Vikings

1981 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 6 (60%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bengals, Bills, Buccaneers, Chargers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Giants, Jets

1982 Postseason
Playoff teams: 16
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 10 (63%)
Playoff teams: Bengals, Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Chargers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Falcons, Jets, Lions, Packers, Patriots, Raiders, Commanders, Steelers, Vikings

1983 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (50%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Broncos, Cowboys, Dolphins, Lions, Raiders, Rams, Commanders, Seahawks, Steelers

1984 Postseason Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 2 (20%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bears, Broncos, Dolphins, Giants, Raiders, Rams, Commanders, Seahawks, Steelers

1985 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 4 (40%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bears, Browns, Cowboys, Dolphins, Giants, Jets, Patriots, Raiders, Rams

1986 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 3 (30%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bears, Broncos, Browns, Chiefs, Giants, Jets, Patriots, Rams, Commanders

1987 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (50%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bears, Broncos, Browns, Colts, Oilers/Titans, Commanders, Saints, Seahawks, Vikings

1988 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 4 (40%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bears, Bengals, Bills, Browns, Eagles, Oilers/Titans, Rams, Seahawks, Vikings

1989 Postseason
Playoff teams: 10
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 4 (40%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bills, Broncos, Browns, Eagles, Giants, Oilers/Titans, Rams, Steelers, Vikings

1990 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 7 (58%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bears, Bengals, Bills, Chiefs, Dolphins, Eagles, Giants, Oilers/Titans, Raiders, Commanders, Saints

1991 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (42%)
Playoff teams: Bears, Bills, Broncos, Chiefs, Cowboys, Falcons, Jets, Lions, Oilers/Titans, Raiders, Commanders, Saints

1992 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (42%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bills, Chargers, Chiefs, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Oilers/Titans, Commanders, Saints, Steelers, Vikings

1993 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (42%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bills, Broncos, Chiefs, Cowboys, Giants, Lions, Oilers/Titans, Packers, Raiders, Steelers, Vikings

1994 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (42%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bears, Browns, Chargers, Chiefs, Cowboys, Dolphins, Lions, Packers, Patriots, Steelers, Vikings

1995 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 4 (33%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bills, Chargers, Chiefs, Colts, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Lions, Packers, Steelers

1996 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (42%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bills, Broncos, Colts, Cowboys, Eagles, Jaguars, Packers, Panthers, Patriots, Steelers, Vikings

1997 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (42%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Broncos, Buccaneers, Chiefs, Dolphins, Giants, Jaguars, Lions, Packers, Patriots, Steelers, Vikings

1998 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (42%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bills, Broncos, Cardinals, Cowboys, Dolphins, Falcons, Jaguars, Jets, Packers, Patriots, Vikings

1999 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 7 (58%)
Playoff teams: Bills, Buccaneers, Colts, Cowboys, Dolphins, Jaguars, Lions, Oilers/Titans, Rams, Commanders, Seahawks, Vikings

2000 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 6 (50%)
Playoff teams: Broncos, Buccaneers, Colts, Dolphins, Eagles, Giants, Oilers/Titans, Raiders, Rams, Ravens, Saints, Vikings

2001 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 6 (50%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Bears, Buccaneers, Dolphins, Eagles, Jets, Packers, Patriots, Raiders, Rams, Ravens, Steelers

2002 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (42%)
Playoff teams: 49ers, Browns, Buccaneers, Colts, Eagles, Falcons, Giants, Jets, Oilers/Titans, Packers, Raiders, Steelers

2003 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 8 (67%)
Playoff teams: Broncos, Chiefs, Colts, Cowboys, Eagles, Oilers/Titans, Packers, Panthers, Patriots, Rams, Ravens, Seahawks

2004 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 5 (42%)
Playoff teams: Broncos, Chargers, Colts, Eagles, Falcons, Jets, Packers, Patriots, Rams, Seahawks, Steelers, Vikings

2005 Postseason
Playoff teams: 12
Teams not in the playoffs in previous year: 7 (58%)
Playoff teams: Bears, Bengals, Broncos, Buccaneers, Colts, Giants, Jaguars, Panthers, Patriots, Commanders, Seahawks, Steelers

 

[CowboyMike]

Brad Johnson.

:laugh2: :laugh2: :vikings:

and just cuz i never get tired of this even though it's completely random...

:trophy:

 

[Mansta54]

This is my personal opinion, which I'm 100% certain you disagree with, but I'll explain.

They started the season 3-0 with a 9-7 win against a Kyle Orton-led Bears team in his first career start as a 4th round rookie at FedEx. Then thanks to 2 complete chokes which included missed chip shot field goals led to wins against Dallas and Seattle. If they lose either of those 3 games, they miss the playoffs.

They also needed a 5 game win streak to close out the season to squeak into the playoffs (They played out of their minds with a fire lit under the entire team's butt by the way). Those 5 games were scheduled perfectly as well. The road games were against the lowly Rams, Cards, and McNabb-less and dysfunctional Eagles. And the home games were against solid teams in Dallas and New York, who played their worst worst and 2nd worst (Giants did worse against the Chargers) games of the regular season against the Skins on those given weeks.

I really thought the middle 8 games where the Skins went 2-6 was the real Commanders. Not like this will convince you, but it's how I saw it and why I don't think the Commanders are as good as most people think.

Sounds about right to me..

 

[Mansta54]

Someone would have also thought it "********" and "insane" to say the Commanders would win a playoff game and the Bears would have a bye before last season as well, but it happened. We should all know by now that the Mighty Parity is an unpredictable unstoppable force. Don't insult people for having ideas different than you which I even admitted were just gut feelings.

Dude he doesn't understand, you're making way too much sense for him..

 

[jazzcat22]

You contradict yourself here. First you say the Skins played their butts off, then you say the Cowboys and Giants played their worst games of the year.

Which one is it, did the Skins beat you or did you just play bad?

You can't take the season apart and say only certain games count towards your analysis. It doesn't work that way. We played 16 games just like the other 31 teams. 8 home games and 8 away games. You said if the Skins lost any of those close games in the beginning of the year then they wouldn't have made the playoffs. Well, guess what it goes both ways. If we had closed out games against Denver, SD, and Oakland (all winable games)we'd have won the division and had a home game in the playoffs. Not to mention Gruden going for 2 with no time left. Shall we use that in the analysis too, or only the close games we should have lost?

Well, your entire post is invalid here. :

The Giants had 9 home games.

 

[5Stars]

I'm just not seeing how the Commanders got lucky last season. Care to extrapolate on that?

Listen, sickone....real slow now...OK? Just for you!

Your teams first game against the Cowboys last year...WAS PURE FREAKING LUCK! UNDERSTAND!

If not for that game...you would have not made the playoffs, now would you? Answer the question this time...! If you would have lost that first game, would your team have made the playoffs? And, I'm talking about if everything afterwards worked out like it did for your team and the little Marching Band...

(this should be good....)

 

[ravidubey]

Last year was wierd. There were several divisions, AFC East and South and NFC North and West, that were absolutely terrible except at the very top.

- Add to this the AFC North had two terrible teams instead of one like most divisions usually do.

- Further complicating this is that the two most competitive divisions, the AFC West and NFC East, played against each other and smacked each other around.

As a result, Seattle and Indianapolis were all but guaranteed HFA seeding and they, New England, and Chicago won their divisions virtually uncontested.

I've never seen anything like it in all my years as a fan.