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The 10 worst playoff teams in modern NFL history

By Thomas Neumann
Page 2

Thursday, January 1, 2009

The 8-8 Chargers and the 9-7 Cardinals are parties to this season's NFL playoffs despite their pedestrian records. Meanwhile, the Patriots' season is over despite their 11-5 mark, leading many observers to call for the NFL to revamp its playoff system. We're not going to pretend to have a magical solution to that dilemma, but the debate did get us wondering. Are the 2008 Chargers and Cardinals really that bad? Do they rank among the worst teams ever to qualify for the NFL postseason? So we cr ...

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