NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
New York Jets
Next week, the 6-1 Chiefs.
Archive for the ‘Loser’ Category
Your loser update: week 7, 2020.
Monday, October 26th, 2020Your loser update: week 6, 2020.
Monday, October 19th, 2020NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
New York Jets
Down to one team after six weeks. I thought this was fairly rare, but it actually happened in 2016. And in 2015 and 2012, we had no losers at this point in the season.
Are the Jests bad enough to pull this off? My optimism is fading.
Your loser update: week 5, 2020.
Monday, October 12th, 2020NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Atlanta
New York Football Giants
New York Jets
Your loser update: week 4, 2020.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2020NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Atlanta
New York Football Giants
Houston
New York Jets
In related loser and sports firings news, having started the season 0-4, the Houston Texans have fired Bill O’Brien.
You know, I’m liking the chances for someone to go 0-16 this year. Not necessarily the Texans, but one of these four teams.
Your loser update: week 3, 2020.
Monday, September 28th, 2020Cincinnati and Philadelphia tied, so both come off the list this week.
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Atlanta
Minnesota
New York Football Giants
Denver
Houston
New York Jets
Your loser update: week 2, 2020.
Monday, September 21st, 2020NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Carolina
Atlanta
Minnesota
Detroit
Philadelphia
New York Football Giants
Cincinnati
Denver
Houston
New York Jets
Miami
(Saints and Raiders are the Monday night game. Both are 1-0 at the moment.)
Your loser update: week 1, 2020.
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020Apparently, the NFL started their regular season this weekend.
I just barely noticed.
It isn’t so much the politics, although McThag has a good post up on that. I’m just finding it really difficult to care.
Still, one of the motivations for starting this blog was the NFL loser update, and as a wise man once said…
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
San Francisco
Carolina
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
Dallas
Philadelphia
New York Football Giants
Minnesota
Detroit
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Indianapolis
Houston
New York Jets
Miami
In other semi-related football news, I have been reading as much of Gregg Easterbrook’s Twitter as I can stomach, and there has been no mention of “Tuesday Morning Quarterback” at all. Not just a lack of pointers to the current column, but also a lack of “if you liked it, write our sponsor” messages. I have to assume that he’s not doing it this year, though his silence on the subject is a little strange.
Your loser update: week 13, 2019.
Sunday, December 1st, 2019Apparently, 4-8 does not accurately reflect how bad the Jets are.
There’s “bad” and then there’s “lose to the Bengals” bad. But on the bright side, we don’t have to worry about the Miami game on the 22nd any longer.
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
None.
That’s a wrap for 2019, folks. We plan to be back next year.
Your loser update: week 12, 2019.
Monday, November 25th, 2019NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Cincinnati
Next Sunday, the Jets. ESPN is calling it 57% in favor of the Jets right now.
In other news, my Spider Sense is tingling: I’m expecting some firings this week.
Your loser update: week 11, 2019.
Monday, November 18th, 2019NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Cincinnati
At this point in the year, we’re averaging 0.3 winless teams. I’m still cautiously optimistic about the Bengals chances.
The final six games are:
- Pittsburgh at home (ESPN gives the Steelers a 66% chance of winning).
- The Jets at home (this one worries me: ESPN gives the Jets a 53& chance).
- on the road in Cleveland (the Browns are given an 81% chance of winning).
- New England at home (91% chance of winning for the Patriots).
- on the road against Miami (another worrisome game: ESPN is calling it 53% for the Dolphins).
- and Cleveland again at home (69% chance of winning for the Browns).
So if they get past the Jets, things look good until week 16.
Your loser update: week 10, 2019.
Monday, November 11th, 2019NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Cincinnati
Not much more to say than that, really.
Your loser update; week 9, 2019 (with bonus firings).
Sunday, November 3rd, 2019NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Cincinnati (bye week)
NBA teams that still have a chance to go 0-82:
None.
As I expected, the hapless Dolphins apparently acquired at least one hap on the open market during the week, and managed to beat the Jets in Miami. This may screw up their shot at the top draft pick: currently, we have
- The Bengals at 0-8
- Miami at 1-7
- The Jets at 1-7
- Washington at 1-8
- and Atlanta at 1-7
As I said last week, I think Miami has a good chance of at least one more win against the Bengals at home, and maybe wins against the Jets and Giants on the road.
Stat:
“Since Marino’s exit, 21 quarterbacks have started for Miami.”
In firings news, Willie Taggart out as head coach of Florida State after about two seasons. To be exact, 21 games, in which he was 9-12.
According to ESPN:
FSU raised about $20 million in private donations to buy out what was left of Taggart’s contract, sources told ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. However, an FSU official denied that the money was raised for Taggart’s buyout.
Under the terms of Taggart’s six-year, $30 million contract, FSU’s athletic department will owe him 85% of his remaining compensation through Jan. 31, 2024, which is between $17 million and $18 million. The Seminoles also paid Oregon a $3 million buyout when it hired him away from the Ducks in December 2017, as well as the remaining $1.3 million buyout Oregon owed South Florida when it hired him in December 2016.
Also by way of the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network:
If you feel like you’re having a stroke, you’re probably not: this is just German soccer news. (But do remember the FAST mnemonic for strokes: Face, Arms, Speech, Time.)
Your loser update: week 8, 2019.
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Miami
Cincinnati
NBA teams that still have a chance to go 0-82:
Indiana
New Orleans
Sacramento
Since Miami lost, there will be a loser update next week, though it may not go up until Monday morning. As previously discussed, the Bengals have a bye in week 9. Miami plays at home against the 1-6 Jets Sunday afternoon: I’m thinking they have a good chance of winning that one.
Looking over the schedule, Miami plays the Jets again (on the road) in week 14, the Giants (also on the road) in week 15, and the Bengals at home in week 16.
Historically. at this point in the season, we’re averaging 1.0 winless teams, so we’re statistically a little bit ahead. But I’m skeptical that we will end up with a winless team this year: I think Miami has a good chance of beating the Jets, the Giants, and the Bengals, and I’m skeptical that the Bengals will be able to run the table the rest of the season.
Your loser update: week 7, 2019.
Sunday, October 20th, 2019Even though this isn’t quite loser update material, and even though my feelings about baseball are well known, I think I need to say something about the Houston Astros beating Satan’s minions on Earth, the New York Yankees, and going to the World Series again.
With that said, NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Miami
Cincinnati
My historical data is mostly at work, but I think we’re a little ahead of the average for NFL week 7.
The Bungles Bengals bye comes in week 9, for those keeping score at home.
Your loser update: week 6, 2019.
Monday, October 14th, 2019I knew that at least one team was going to come off the list (because of Washington – Miami). But I don’t think anyone was expecting Dallas to lose to the hapless Jets.
NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:
Miami
Cincinnati
I went back over my historical records, and it looks like we’re pretty much on track: the average number of teams with 0 wins at week 6 of the season is 1.6.