I knew I was wrong here but I had assumed I missed with the Giants

My wrong answer for the next one was closer to getting the #1 seed in the conference than missing the playoffs.

15 of you took 3 teams eliminated in Week 15.

First, 3 of you bought into Rex Ryan's bluster, and thought the league's longest playoff-drought was actually going to end. Oops.

This team played .500 ball all year, and were finally eliminated after their 35-25 loss at Washington. Nobody pumps up the wagons like.....

INCORRECT ANSWER - The Buffalo Bills
3 entrants
bigben241
Nofear3838
royalblue


Next, Searix's choice was also done in during Week 15. They won that week's Thursday nighter, then watched as Seattle beat Cleveland to officially get eliminated. They might be moving too.

Searix took.....

INCORRECT ANSWER - The St. Louis Rams
1 entrant
Searix


Finally, 11 of you took a team eliminated after Week 15's final game. They had no defense all year, even after they fired the first DC.

But the HC is coming back. That's good news, right?.....nath?

Junior Galette said they'd be lucky to win 3 games. They won 7, but still missed the playoffs. You took.....

INCORRECT ANSWER - The New Orleans Saints
11 entrants
1urker
72off
atp0409
Bidz
Cornboy
maxinnrelaxin
Precept2
spoonfox
thehempy
trigstarr
Yippee ki-yay

Rams >.<

Yeah, we like the coach. It's the eight years of subpar roster management that are the problem.

It's possible that the Miami pickers actually benefit from getting the question incorrect, yeah?

Probably, Peehs scoring is an incorrect science

Finally, 36 entrants took 3 teams eliminated during Week 16.

First, this team lost at home (surprise, right?) during that week's Saturday nighter. The 38-24 setback clinched the division for the Washington Redskins, and meant this team would miss the postseason for the second straight year. The coach was then let go before the Week 17 win.

22 of you took.....

INCORRECT ANSWER - The Philadelphia Eagles
22 entrants
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Amru
asb165
ashley12
AussieJack
Caldarooni
EVISSERGORP
gusmahler
Ineedaride2
Jake7777
MaqEvil
Priptonite
rakeme
ReDeYES88
Reverse_Centaur
rmthawk64
sixfour
SoloAJ
SuperUberBob
TakiToki
TheNoodleMan
tommy123


Secondly, this team could only get into the playoffs by winning the NFC East. When the 'Skins clinched, it was adios for Tom Coughlin and.....

INCORRECT ANSWER - The New York Giants
3 entrants
Dudd
KruZe
Needle77


Lastly, this team won in Week 15, and again in 16. But when the Vikings beat the Giants in Week 16's Sunday nighter, it meant no playoffs for this bunch. They started 5-0 and threw it all away.

Myself and 10 others failed with.....

INCORRECT ANSWER - The Atlanta Falcons
11 entrants
bazooka87
bradha26
dlk9s
DWetzel
Jeremy517
Jimmy Proffett
JMurder3
KrazyKris
MrWookie
TJ Eckleburg12
True North

Miami and New Orleans and Philly and Atlanta pickers all benefited.

i would be shocked if i didn't go chiefs/broncos here

split is ok i suppose

Myself and the other 71 incorrects will all get our scores at question's end.

ONTO THE CORRECT ANSWERS.....

Of the 12 playoff teams, 8 made the playoffs last year. They are:
Arizona, Carolina, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay, New England, Pittsburgh, & Seattle

That means there are 4 possible answers to this question.

Of those 4 teams, 3 were chosen by the entrants.

HERE IS THE ONE TEAM NOBODY CHOSE.....

Our unplayed ace last made the postseason in 2012. That year, they won the NFC East, then lost to Seattle in the first round.

They clinched the NFC East on the road in Week 16, and are now preparing to face Green Bay on Sunday.

YOU LIKE THAT?

The unplayed ace is.....

UNPLAYED ACE - CORRECT ANSWER NOT GUESSED
The Washington Redskins
9-7 record, NFC East Champions, #4 seed in NFC playoffs

The SHEEP this question is worth 7 points.

Back when DST was still in effect, this team was 1-5. They had already lost at home twice, and were preparing to host the 4-2 Pittsburgh Steelers. Their star RB was lost for the season. And the QB seemed more interested in throwing to the TE's, and checking down to the RB's, rather than throw it deep.

So what happened? They won their next 10 games. Naturally.

Not since the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals had a team started 1-5 and still made the playoffs. But here we are. This team travels to Houston on Saturday riding a 10-game winning streak.

7 of you are correct for going with.....

CORRECT ANSWER

The Kansas City Chiefs
7 points
Aicirt
clowntable
eyebooger
gazza137
legend42
LKJ
pwnsall

The Chiefs finished at 11-5, and will be the #5 seed in the AFC playoffs.

One answer is worth 5 points.

This team sat at 2-5 after a blowout loss at Miami. Hoyer and Mallett would see split time under center, and Brandon Weeden would even make an appearance later on!

Even with all of that, you're never really out of it in the AFC South. Spurred on by a previous 4-game winning streak, this team went into Indianapolis in Week 15, and the franchise won for the first time in Indiana's capital. They sealed their division title in Week 17, by beating the Jaguars 30-6.

5 of you took.....

CORRECT ANSWER

The Houston Texans
5 points
bopolis
lukethefluke
marknfw
pokergrader
Steve Yzerman fan

At 9-7, Houston won the AFC South, and will be the #4 seed in the AFC playoffs.

There are no aces for Question 20.

This question closes with a 2-point answer.....

Oh **** I may as well have gotten it wrong

So far so good

Our 2-point answer plays in the NFC North.

This team looked awful in Week 1, and struggled through a period of 3 losses in 4 games late in the season.

Other than that, they were terrific! They put together a 5-game winning streak after their bye week, and clinched the division by winning the 256th and final game of the regular season.

BillNye and chuckles gave this question's best answer by answering with.....

CORRECT ANSWER

The Minnesota Vikings
2 points
BillNye
chuckleslovakian

At 11-5, Minnesota won the NFC North, and will be the #3 seed in the NFC playoffs.

INCORRECT SCORING:

SHEEP score of 7 (Kansas City Chiefs) + 3 different correct answers = 10

The 72 incorrects (including me) each get 10 points as our Q 20 score.

There will be no standings update, let's go right into the next question!

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Like a lot of others, I went 0-for-2 tonight. My pick seemed destined to miss the playoffs after a Week 16 loss to Baltimore, but then the NY Jets couldn't go into Buffalo and beat the already-eliminated Bills.

At least my answer is the best of the worst!



Rawrs can verify that my Question 21 answer was the Pittsburgh Steelers.

For this question, there are 26 correct entrants, and 60 incorrects.

The incorrect teams will be listed in order of when they clinched their playoff berths, starting with the earliest (Week 13), and ending with the latest (Week 17).

5 different teams were chosen by the 60 incorrects.

25 of you gave this question's worst answer.

In Week 13, this team sat and watched as Tampa Bay beat Atlanta. That Buc victory gave this team the NFC South title, but they went out and beat the Saints in New Orleans anyway.

They'd finish 15-1.

25 of you missed with.....

INCORRECT ANSWER - The Carolina Panthers
25 entrants
asb165
atp0409
AussieJack
bazooka87
bidon3
bigben241
bradha26
Cornboy
dlk9s
gazza137
gusmahler
Jeremy517
Jimmy Proffett
Precept2
Priptonite
ranger5830
Reverse_Centaur
spoonfox
SuperUberBob
TakiToki
TJ Eckleburg12
True North
vixticator
wesrwood
Yippee ki-yay