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Ranking the worst 10 Franchises of the Decade


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I think it's pretty clear cut for the bottom 13 teams to choose your 10. The Giants of course won a Super Bowl so that depends on how much weight you put on 1 great season amid a lot of disappointment. And the Browns are probably going to be everyone's worst. Still, rank the 10.

Browns
Worst season 0-16, additional 1 and 3 win seasons
10 losing seasons, 0 playoff appearances

Jaguars
Worst season 2-14, additional two 3 win seasons
8 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (1-1)

Bucs
Worst season 2-14, additional two 4 win seasons
8 losing seasons, 0 playoff appearances

Skins
Worst seasons two 3-13, additional 4 win season
7 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (0-2)

Dolphins
Worst season 5-11, additional two 6 win seasons
7 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (0-1)

Raiders
Worst season 3-13, additional three 4 win seasons
7 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (0-1)

Jets
Worst seasos 4-12, additional two 5 win seasons
6 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (2-1)

Lions
Worst season 3-12-1, additional 4 win season
6 losing seasons, 3 playoff appearances (0-3)

Bills
Worst season 4-12, additional four 6 win seasons
6 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (0-2)

Giants
Worst season 3-13, additional 4 win season
6 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (4-1)

Bengals
Worst season 2-14, additional 4 win season
5 losing seasons, 5 playoff appearances (0-5)

Bears
Worst season 3-13, additional two 5 win seasons
4 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (1-2)

Chargers
Worst season 4-12, additional two 5 win seasons
4 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (2-2)

 

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13 hours ago, x0x said:

I think it's pretty clear cut for the bottom 13 teams to choose your 10. The Giants of course won a Super Bowl so that depends on how much weight you put on 1 great season amid a lot of disappointment. And the Browns are probably going to be everyone's worst. Still, rank the 10.

Browns
Worst season 0-16, additional 1 and 3 win seasons
10 losing seasons, 0 playoff appearances

Jaguars
Worst season 2-14, additional two 3 win seasons
8 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (1-1)

Bucs
Worst season 2-14, additional two 4 win seasons
8 losing seasons, 0 playoff appearances

Skins
Worst seasons two 3-13, additional 4 win season
7 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (0-2)

Dolphins
Worst season 5-11, additional two 6 win seasons
7 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (0-1)

Raiders
Worst season 3-13, additional three 4 win seasons
7 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (0-1)

Jets
Worst seasos 4-12, additional two 5 win seasons
6 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (2-1)

Lions
Worst season 3-12-1, additional 4 win season
6 losing seasons, 3 playoff appearances (0-3)

Bills
Worst season 4-12, additional four 6 win seasons
6 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (0-2)

Giants
Worst season 3-13, additional 4 win season
6 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (4-1)

Bengals
Worst season 2-14, additional 4 win season
5 losing seasons, 5 playoff appearances (0-5)

Bears
Worst season 3-13, additional two 5 win seasons
4 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (1-2)

Chargers
Worst season 4-12, additional two 5 win seasons
4 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (2-2)

 

I think the Titans have a stronger case than the Giants, Bengals, or Chargers. We've had 5 losing seasons including finishes of 2-14, 3-13, and twice at 6-10. And although we've had 5 winning seasons, they've all been 9-7. 2 playoff appearances with a 2-1 record, but we're obviously still playing. 

Even with as bad as they currently are, it's still hard for me to include the Giants or Bengals in this discussion. One won a super bowl and the other was in the playoffs for half the decade.   

 

 

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14 hours ago, x0x said:

I think it's pretty clear cut for the bottom 13 teams to choose your 10. The Giants of course won a Super Bowl so that depends on how much weight you put on 1 great season amid a lot of disappointment. And the Browns are probably going to be everyone's worst. Still, rank the 10.

Browns
Worst season 0-16, additional 1 and 3 win seasons
10 losing seasons, 0 playoff appearances

Jaguars
Worst season 2-14, additional two 3 win seasons
8 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (1-1)

Bucs
Worst season 2-14, additional two 4 win seasons
8 losing seasons, 0 playoff appearances

Skins
Worst seasons two 3-13, additional 4 win season
7 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (0-2)

Dolphins
Worst season 5-11, additional two 6 win seasons
7 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (0-1)

Raiders
Worst season 3-13, additional three 4 win seasons
7 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (0-1)

Jets
Worst seasos 4-12, additional two 5 win seasons
6 losing seasons, 1 playoff appearance (2-1)

Lions
Worst season 3-12-1, additional 4 win season
6 losing seasons, 3 playoff appearances (0-3)

Bills
Worst season 4-12, additional four 6 win seasons
6 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (0-2)

Giants
Worst season 3-13, additional 4 win season
6 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (4-1)

Bengals
Worst season 2-14, additional 4 win season
5 losing seasons, 5 playoff appearances (0-5)

Bears
Worst season 3-13, additional two 5 win seasons
4 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (1-2)

Chargers
Worst season 4-12, additional two 5 win seasons
4 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (2-2)

 

So, why aren’t the Cardinals up there?

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7 minutes ago, Uncle Buck said:

Didn't the Cardinals go to a Super Bowl in the last decade?  That should give them a little credit.

That was the previous decade. Plus the Giants are on this list and they won a super bowl. Although as a Giants fan I don't feel offended by their inclusion, but I don't think I'd list rank them as bottom ten.

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This should probably be reduced to a list of 5. Maybe 8 if you want to make it a clean 1/4 of the league.

Once you get past the bottom 6 or 7 there's just not much separating the entries. In a league designed for parity the middle ground is huge. Probably not much variance in the teams that would make that 8-15 range. 

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15 hours ago, patriotsheatyan said:

So, why aren’t the Cardinals up there?

Good question.

Cardinals
Worst season 3-13, additional three 5 win seasons 
5 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (1-2)
Overall record - 75-83-2

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Browns
Overall record - 42-117-1

Jaguars
Overall record - 51-109

Bucs
Overall record - 59-101

Redskins
Overall record - 62-97-1

Dolphins
Overall record - 69-91

Raiders
Overall record - 63-97

Jets
Overall record - 68-92

Lions
Overall record - 72-87-1

Bills
Overall record - 71-89

Giants
Overall record - 70-90

Bengals
Overall record - 77-81-2

Bears
Overall record - 76-84

Chargers
Overall record - 77-83

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13 Seems like a very arbitrary cutoff to have for this list of "10 worst franchises," especially when not including teams like Tennessee, the Rams, and Arizona.

Titans
Overall record - 69-91

Rams 
Overall record - 73-86-1

Panthers
Overall record - 78-81-1

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Everyone else finished the decade with a winning record.

 

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16 hours ago, Jotun_Fan said:

That was the previous decade. Plus the Giants are on this list and they won a super bowl. Although as a Giants fan I don't feel offended by their inclusion, but I don't think I'd list rank them as bottom ten.

Geez, the time sure passes fast.  I would have guessed that Cardinals/Steelers Super Bowl was only about 5-6 years ago.  :$

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12 hours ago, Uncle Buck said:

Geez, the time sure passes fast.  I would have guessed that Cardinals/Steelers Super Bowl was only about 5-6 years ago.  :$

It's only gonna keep getting faster.

13 hours ago, cp0k2 said:

Good question.

Cardinals
Worst season 3-13, additional three 5 win seasons 
5 losing seasons, 2 playoff appearances (1-2)
Overall record - 75-83-2
 

The 5 losing seasons and one of them being 7-8-1. Mind you I can admit bias because in comparison to the 00s until the last 2 seasons of the decade we were definitely ham. So in comparison the 2010s seem pretty solid to me. That 2013 season when we went 10-6 in a stacked division too means we've essentially had 3 damn good seasons with 3 mediocre seasons. And we lost the 1 playoff game due to a completely riddled QB depth riding the 4th string guy in our playoff game, that's arguably one of the most justifiable playoff losses of the decade!

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