10-6 or better teams to miss the playoffs

[JWL]

Todd Bowles has played or coached for four teams that won 10 games and did not qualify for the playoffs-
1989 Redskins
1991 49ers
2013 Cardinals
2015 Jets

[nicefellow31]

The 1985 Broncos went 11-5 and missed the postseason.

The 1979 Redskins were quite possibly the strongest 10-6 team to miss the postseason. If they had beaten Dallas in the regular season finale, they would have went into the playoffs with the number one seed in the NFC, but a 35-34 loss along with a lopsided Bears win over the Cardinals kept them home for the playoffs.

The Redskins have done it two other times in addition to '79. Only difference is that they won their last games in '85 and '89 to get to 10-6 as opposed to losing to fall to 10-6.

[sheajets]

Todd Bowles has played or coached for four teams that won 10 games and did not qualify for the playoffs-
1989 Redskins
1991 49ers
2013 Cardinals
2015 Jets

Interesting

and not at all comforting either

[IvanNYC]

The 1985 Broncos went 11-5 and missed the postseason.

The 1979 Redskins were quite possibly the strongest 10-6 team to miss the postseason. If they had beaten Dallas in the regular season finale, they would have went into the playoffs with the number one seed in the NFC, but a 35-34 loss along with a lopsided Bears win over the Cardinals kept them home for the playoffs.

Since playoff seeding began in 1975, the '79 Redskins are the only team that had a shot at the #1 seed heading into the final week of the regular season that missed the playoffs.

[ChrisBabcock]

Since playoff seeding began in 1975, the '79 Redskins are the only team that had a shot at the #1 seed heading into the final week of the regular season that missed the playoffs.

Ivan, to your knowledge are there any other teams that had a shot at the #1 seed going into the final week that could have missed the playoffs?

[IvanNYC]

Since playoff seeding began in 1975, the '79 Redskins are the only team that had a shot at the #1 seed heading into the final week of the regular season that missed the playoffs.

Ivan, to your knowledge are there any other teams that had a shot at the #1 seed going into the final week that could have missed the playoffs?

Yes, here are the eight teams that had NOT clinched a playoff berth going into the final week of the regular season and had a shot at the #1 seed. Only the 1979 Redskins missed the playoffs:

1979 Washington Redskins
1980 Buffalo Bills
1980 Cleveland Browns
1980 Houston Oilers
1980 Oakland Raiders
1980 San Diego Chargers
1985 Miami Dolphins
1987 Seattle Seahawks

[ChrisBabcock]

1980 Buffalo Bills
1980 Cleveland Browns
1980 Houston Oilers
1980 Oakland Raiders
1980 San Diego Chargers

[Rupert Patrick]

1980 Buffalo Bills
1980 Cleveland Browns
1980 Houston Oilers
1980 Oakland Raiders
1980 San Diego Chargers

The 1980 AFC tiebreakers came out really weird because all of the teams had the same won-loss record and you had a lot of three-way tiebreakers. This is why, despite the fact that Buffalo defeated San Diego (in San Diego) in the regular season, Buffalo had to travel back to San Diego in the Divisional game because San Diego had a better Conference record than Buffalo or Cleveland.

[Sonny9]

1963 Raiders 10-4
They started 2-4 then won their last 8 including sweeping the Champion 1963 Chargers. San Diego finished 11-3. Flores started game 6 and remained the starter. Although the backup still got in 5 games and threw between 10 and 19 passes in those games.
Clem Daniels had 1099 yards rushing and 685 yards receiving. Art Powell had 1304 yards receiving along with 16 TD catches.

[74_75_78_79_]

1963 Raiders 10-4
They started 2-4 then won their last 8 including sweeping the Champion 1963 Chargers. San Diego finished 11-3. Flores started game 6 and remained the starter. Although the backup still got in 5 games and threw between 10 and 19 passes in those games.
Clem Daniels had 1099 yards rushing and 685 yards receiving. Art Powell had 1304 yards receiving along with 16 TD catches.

Only difference between '63 Chargers and '99 Jags was that the former lucked-out on not having to face the very team in the playoffs who swept them in the regular season. Or would SD have averted such a ‘hat-trick’ as Cleveland did at Giants’ expense in ’50?