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1976 -- The Patriots were the best wild card team in NFL history. I feel even better than the 75 Cowboys. They would have beaten the Bengals and had it not been for the Sugar Bear Hamilton penalty against Oakland, would have been the first wild card champion. I know, a bold statement with turnover-...

Green Bay is peaking just in time for their annual soul crushing playoff loss in January

Had there been a 2nd WC pre-1978, which of these teams do you think would have had the best shot to make a deep run ala the 75 Cowboys? Look what happened in 78 when they DID expand: Luv Ya Blue Houston put themselves on the map 1970: Chiefs (6-5-2), Rams (9-4-1) 1971: Raiders (8-4-1), Rams (8-5-1) ...

1992 Cowboys wallop whoever they play. I don't think that the Cowboys would have walloped the Oilers or the Chargers. The Bills were banged up and worn down mentally and physically entering both of those SB's, and they made Dallas look better than they were. Plus either of those other AFC teams doe...

If the Patriots screw up and allow Buffalo to win the division, Maye can forget about winning the MVQB award. Taylor and Smith-Njigba have slowed down as candidates and Jones is trying to play through injury. Could the Packers go on a defensive tear and allow Parsons to enter the conversation? I kn...

The Patriots schedule is so laughably weak is is fooling us into thinking Drake Maye is actually good

That 01 Eagles team was one of the worst team to ever reach a conference championship game. They basically made the playoffs by default because the NFC East was terrible, a with a 5-11 caliber team propped up by smoke and mirrors I thought that in real time. I was shocked that they outhit the Bears...

IMO, in the event or Bills not coming back, whether its at Pittsburgh or home against Houston in the AFCCG, Dolphins don't make the SB in '92; and Cowboys wallop whoever they play. Miami/Pittsburgh/Houston wouldn’t have turned it over 9 times and they wouldn’t have had the mounting pressure of XXV/...

1992

If the Oilers hold onto 35-3, the Dolphins make it to Pasadena

The final team that I'll mention, though, is one who was 6-8 by then, but were actually still in it - that team being Washington in Joe Gibbs' HC debut! Yes, we know the story - and I believe it was mentioned here recently as well as numerous times in the past - lost their first five games and then...