My guesses

My guesses
by bizdomer09 (2024-01-18 21:25:51)

In reply to: NFL trivia for most playoff wins and losses. posted by G.K.Chesterton

Wins - Patriots and Steelers

Losses - Cowboys and Dolphins

The formula for losses seems straightforward - appearances minus championships. I am pretty damn sure on the Cowboys. Dolphins definitely would have been there 10-15 years ago, but with fewer playoff appearances lately they may have been surpassed.

For wins - Patriots have fewer appearances than a lot of teams, but have advanced all the way through expanded playoffs so many times that I feel they have to be there. Steeler I feel have to be in this for either wins or losses, and I picked wins.

I thought about the 49ers, but they didn't do much for the first 15 years or so of the Super Bowl era, and have had some droughts since Young left.

Your logic is correct for Patriots and Cowboys and almost

correct for the Steelers, who are just one victory behind the Patriots and *the other team.* Of the top 12 teams in victories, six of them were in the playoffs this year. The Patriots are 15 games over .500 in the playoffs.

On the other hand, the Dolphins are tied for 9th in losses with the Niners and the Titans (!).

Dolphins imprinted on my mind as a perennial playoff team

based on life such as it was when I was growing up. For the same reason, I briefly considered guessing the Raiders, until I concluded that the last couple/few decades have been too unkind to the Silver and Black.