So, I've been looking back at the past decade (2010-2020) for some of the best highlights and the worst lowlights from the 32 NFL teams, and I thought of which one is the best and which one is the worst. Here are my picks.
AFC East:
Buffalo Bills:
Best: Ending the 17-year playoff drought
Worst: Nathan Peterman's 5-interception half
Miami Dolphins:
Best: The Miracle in Miami
Worst: Hiring Adam Gase
New England Patriots:
Best: The 28-3 comeback
Worst: Losing Tom Brady
New York Jets:
Best: The 2010 playoff run
Worst: The Butt Fumble
AFC North:
Baltimore Ravens:
Best: Mile High Miracle
Worst: Losing to the 6th-seeded Titans in the 2019 playoffs
Cincinnati Bengals:
Best: Andy Dalton to Tyler Boyd, helping the Bills make the playoffs in 2017
Worst: 2016 Wild Card game debacle
Cleveland Browns:
Best: Beating the Steelers in the 2020 Wild Card game
Worst: 1-31 in the span of two seasons
Pittsburgh Steelers:
Best: The Immaculate Extension
Worst: Ryan Shazier's career-ending injury
AFC South:
Houston Texans:
Best: JJ Watt's pick six to win first playoff game in franchise history
Worst: Blowing a 24-point lead in the span of one quarter against the Chiefs
Indianapolis Colts:
Best: The 38-10 comeback
Worst: Andrew Luck's early retirement
Jacksonville Jaguars:
Best: The 2017 season
Worst: "NOT SATISFIED WITH 1-0"
Tennessee Titans:
Best: The 2019 playoff run
Worst: Promoting Todd Downing to offensive coordinator
AFC West:
Denver Broncos:
Best: Von Miller's strip sack to win Super Bowl 50
Worst: Super Bowl XLVIII
Kansas City Chiefs:
Best: Drafting Patrick Mahomes
Worst: Blowing an 18-point lead to the Marcus Mariota-led Titans
Las Vegas Raiders:
Best: 2016 Derek Carr
Worst: Derek Carr's injury in 2016
Los Angeles Chargers:
Best: The 2018 season
Worst: Relocating from San Diego
NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys:
Best: Dak & Zeke 2016 rookie campaign
Worst: "Dez caught it"
New York Giants:
Best: Upsetting the Patriots in the Super Bowl... again
Worst: Miracle at the Meadowlands
Philadelphia Eagles:
Best: The 2017 season
Worst: Carson Wentz tears his ACL
Washington Football Team:
Best: RG3's rookie campaign
Worst: RG3 tears his CAL
NFC North:
Chicago Bears:
Best: The 2010 season
Worst: The Double Doink
Detroit Lions:
Best: The 2016 season
Worst: Hiring Matt Patricia
Green Bay Packers:
Best: Super Bowl XLV
Worst: 2015 NFC Championship Game blunder
Minnesota Vikings:
Best: Minneapolis Miracle
Worst: Blair Walsh's miss
NFC South:
Atlanta Falcons:
Best: 2016 Matt Ryan
Worst: 28-3
Carolina Panthers:
Best: MVP Cam
Worst: "Can't dive for the football" Cam
New Orleans Saints:
Best: The 2018 season
Worst: The no-call
Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
Best: Signing Tom Brady
Worst: "30 for 30" Jameis
NFC West:
Arizona Cardinals:
Best: The 2015 season
Worst: Drafting Josh Rosen
Los Angeles Rams:
Best: Greg Zuerlein sends the Rams to the Super Bowl
Worst: Super Bowl LIII
San Francisco 49ers:
Best: The 2019 season
Worst: Choking away Super Bowl LIV
Seattle Seahawks:
Best: Super Bowl XLVIII
Worst: Malcolm Butler