Well, here are few facts to help answer that question.
Since the beginning of the modern era (the first Super Bowl and the advent of Howard Cosell) we have tracked the biggest doormat from each league/conference, and through detailed statistical analysis, and a few spins of the frozen turkey, have determined the NFL/NFC and AFL/AFC Doormat Champions and each year's winner of the Moldy Carpet Trophy in the Doormat Bowl.
You can see the complete list here: Doormat Champion History.
Here are the teams with the most appearances in the Doormat Bowl:
AFC
Kansas City- 6
Houston- 6 (once as Texans)
Buffalo- 5
Cinncinati-5
New England- 4
NFC
New Orleans- 7
Tampa Bay- 6 (once as an AFC, but 6 total)
Arizona (Phoenix, never at St. Louis)- 5
Atlanta- 4
Detroit- 4
NY Giants- 4
And the teams with the most Moldy Carpet Trophies are
Houston- 5 (all as the Oilers)
New Orleans- 3
New England- 3
Detroit- 3
Buffalo- 3
Tampa Bay- 3
From these numbers, it's hard to call an all-time doormat
champion, but Houston is a strong favorite with 6 AFC Doormat
championships and 5 Moldy Carpets. However, New Orleans (7 and 3) and
Tampa Bay (6 and 3) are close. Kansas City has 6 appearances in the Doormat Bowl, but couldn't get the loss.
By the way, the only two perfect Doormat Seasons are Tampa Bay (0-14) in 1976 and Detroit (0-16) in 2008.
We will be posting final season standings and other stats later.
Maybe then we can do a little more analysis to determine who is really
the Worst City in the NFL
Wow great stats, Walkfish. The Oilers- I forgot how hapless they were so long ago. New Orleans you gotta give them some props, as they had it going for such a long time.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best doormat years ever has to be 1976 with Tampa Bay Bootineers (0-14) and the Seattle Seahags (2-12). Go to an NFL.com or ESPN.com stats page and look up all the stats from that year for those two teams. Tampa only scored 125 points and was -257 in total points for the year. Seattle was -200 points. Tampa Bay avg. 125 yeard per game and Seattle 229. Now that would have been a great Doormat Bowl game to see!
ReplyDeleteSeahags beat the Bootineers in 1976 , 13-10, at Tampa, when both were 0-5. Jim Zorn and Steve Spurrier slingin' it, respectively, for the two teams. So, at least we know who was boss. Bootiners went way over their yard average for 285 total....and still lost. One of only two perfect seasons for the Bucs. Gametime temperature 78ยบ with 11mph wind out of the east. Humidity 78%. Sadly, no attendance figures. I figure, at least, 100 people.
ReplyDeleteoops, I mean, one of only TWO PERFECT seasons in the NFL.
ReplyDeleteThe Lambs may be gunning for perfection this year!
ReplyDeleteAnd the Dolts could make it a two team affair. What Moldy Bowl that would be!
I'll bet that was some game to be aghast at. Hey, wouldn't that be historic with two 0-16 teams.
ReplyDeletewe're working on it.
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