Year |
Team |
End of Season |
2012 |
Ravens |
Lost 4 of final 5 games |
2011 |
Giants |
Won 3 of final 4, including sweep of Cowboys to win NFC East |
2010 |
Packers |
Finished 2-2, but also didn't have Aaron Rodgers for 3 of 4 halves in losses |
2009 |
Saints |
Lost final 3 games after starting 13-0, only benching starters in Week 17 |
2008 |
Steelers |
Won 6 of their last 7 games |
2007 |
Giants |
Lost 2 of their final 3, although Week 17 loss to 16-0 Patriots was seen as impressive |
2006 |
Colts |
Lost 3 of final 5 games |
2005 |
Steelers |
Won final 4 games after starting 7-5 |
2004 |
Patriots |
14-2 season with 1 of 2 losses coming in final 4 weeks (to 4-12 Dolphins) |
2003 |
Patriots |
Won final 12 games of the season |
2002 |
Buccaneers |
Finished 3-2 after 9-2 start, but also went without Brad Johnson for final two games (split) |
2001 |
Patriots |
Started 5-5, won final 6 games of the year to make the playoffs |
2000 |
Ravens |
After 5-4 start, won final 7 games of the year |
1999 |
Rams |
Won 7 consecutive games in Weeks 10-16 before loss with backups in Week 17 |
1998 |
Broncos |
Started 13-0 before losing 2 of final 3 |
1997 |
Broncos |
Started 11-2, lost 2 of final 3 |
1996 |
Packers |
Won final 5 games |
1995 |
Cowboys |
Lost back-to-back games in-division in Week 14 and Week 15 before winning final 2 |
1994 |
49ers |
Won 10 consecutive games before meaningless Week 17 loss with backups |
1993 |
Cowboys |
Won final 5 games |
1992 |
Cowboys |
13-3 team with one of those losses coming to 9-7 Redskins in Week 15 |
1991 |
Redskins |
Started 11-0, lost 2 of final 5, but 1 was with some backups |
1990 |
Giants |
After 10-0 start, lost 3 of 4 before winning final 2 by 3 points each |