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Off hand I can't think of one myself, but I'd bet more knowledgeable fans recall a game they feel is the worst they've seen.
Yesterday I watched the Patriots - Ravens game. For a time it seemed every play drew a flag; 16 penalties makes that game a bit of a stinker, especially as the Ravens scored only 7 points in a home game and gave up 41 to the Patriots. The Cardinals - Seahawks game had 16 penalties too, but all that aside, is there an awful game you can recall?
Here's an NFL page on the ten worst games of the 2010 season, and the above listed Redskins-Bears disaster didn't even rate a mention. My Broncos are listed TWICE, including a fiasco of losing 43-13 at the Cardinals when Kyle Orton flopped. BTW, Orton will fill the void left by Tony Romo's back injury.
Whatever, if you got a stinker stuck in your craw, let 'er rip here!
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I have one from 2010 that wasn't on your list. Miami at NYJ, week 14.
Quarterbacks combined to go 22 of 63 for 271 yards with a touchdown and a pick. Running backs combined for 63 carries and 188 yards (less than 3 a carry). There were 7 total fumbles, 4 of which were lost (three by Miami and one by New York). Throw in 11 combined sacks (6 for Miami and 5 for New York) and it was far and away the ugliest game I have ever bore witness to.
No lie - 9 of the Jets drives that afternoon began at their 30 or better. 5 of those 9 drives began at their 40 or better! And Gang Green could only muster 6 points. The game had 4 total scores and only one of them was a legitimate drive that wasn't preceded by a turnover. Lengths of the scoring drives: 13, 26, 21, 71.
Derrick Anderson lead the Browns to a 6-3 victory over the Bills while completing 2 of 18 pass attempts for 23 yards. Trent Edwards went 16 of 31 for 152 yards. Both QBs threw a pick. With the exception of a big end around by Cribbs and a long scramble by Edwards both teams had below average rushing games.
This game was so bad, Bills fans actually joined together in Buffalo and across the nation, and raised enough money to put up a Fire Dick Jauron billboard the following week.
Edit: When I clicked on the OPs link for the 10 worst of the decade I figured that game had to be there, sure enough, #2.
Description... In a battle of two medicore NFC East rivals, the Cardinals and Giants played for nearly five hours--and STILL couldn't produce a winner, as the game ended in a 20-20 tie, the last deadlock to date on MNF.
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This game has often been called the worst game in the history of MNF. The Giants were a terrible team in their first season under coach Bill Parcells, while the Cardinals were their usual mediocre selves. Cardinals K Neil O'Donoghue missed three field goals in overtime--including a 19-yard gimmie--to keep the game tied.
Some stats
Passing - NYG 20-46 210 yds., 0 TDs, 2 INTs... STL 16-33 204 yds., 0 TDs, 3 INTs
Penalties - NYG-11... STL-9
Punts - NYG-10... STL-7 (both punters averaged only 35 yds. per punt)
4 total missed field goals
Superbowl between the Steelers and Seahawks. Horrible officiating. Terrible coaching on both teams. Neither team was really the best and both sneaked or lucked into it.
Oh, well. It gave me some quotes I attribute to Bill Cowher I use every year:
" Good playing and an easy schedule only get you so far, LUCK is sometimes what gets you to the Superbowl."
" Sometimes the best teams don't get to the Superbowl, its the LUCKY ones that do."
Good post! Many times, teams that are consistent all year, balanced, get bounced. The last 3 Super Bowls were won by teams that were lower seeds and as they say, got hot, had to win on the road to get in, battle tested. Sometimes the bye week isn't necessarily a good thing. When was the last time the #1 and 2 seed won the Super Bowl???
As I've been a Denver Bronco fan since 1962, I've seen some ugly performances out of them, here's one of them;
Opening game of the 1965 season. Played at Houston, the final score was Oilers 45, Broncos 7. This one is notable as in this game the Broncos could not get a first down the entire game, be it running, passing, or penalty. IIRC at the time it set a pro football record for futility. The touchdown happened on a kickoff return by Goldie Sellers that went for 95 yards.
I think it was in the late 80s or early 90s. Dallas Vs Atlanta. Both teams were down to their third string QB. It was a battle between Hugh Millen and Babe Laufenberg. No more needs to be said.
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