Top 10 Most Disappointing NFL Teams of the 2021 Season

1. Cleveland Browns

   

   The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League as a member team of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division.

   The Browns are one of the four NFL teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl... read more

   Last year they almost beat the Chiefs. They looked poised to go back to the playoffs and make a deep run. Everyone thought, "Oh, they could win it all." What on earth happened to them?

   They had injuries on both sides of the ball, and OBJ left the team. They had a great rushing attack with Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt and should have made that the center of the offense. Baker Mayfield's performances ranged from okay at best to horrible at worst. He is getting surgery after battling through an injury, but he had several costly turnovers. There's a reason why he has so much heat on him right now. His performance in Progressive ads is better than his performances in games. If he was slightly better with fewer turnovers and more accurate throws, this team could have been much better than their record suggests.

2. Minnesota Vikings

   

   The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960 and first took the field for the 1961 season. They have made four Super Bowl appearances but have not yet secured a championship.

   When I look at this team on paper, they should have been so much better than they were. The Vikings defense was not good. The offense was alright, but the number of close games they lost was insane. Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen, and Dalvin Cook made the offense decent, while Kirk Cousins had a decent season.

   I think the main culprit here was Zimmer himself. He held the team back. It's time, Minnesota. Fire him. If Denver can fire their coach, you can too.

   They had bad luck, but this is the Vikings. Do you hit the reset button completely or what? They should probably find their identity first.

3. Seattle Seahawks

   

   The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division.... read more

   I know a lot of people don't really want to consider it, but I believe Pete Carroll's time has passed. Seattle is a talented team, but the questionable trades and spotty drafting of the last five or so years have finally caught up to them. Their secondary is in shambles, their pass rush is mediocre at best, and Russell Wilson is still running for his life on every play.

   This is a team that I believe needs a reset. Take out Pete Carroll and John Schneider, and start fresh. Maybe even trade Wilson if that's what he wants. Seattle has fallen behind their entire division, and if they want to catch up again, serious organizational change needs to be made.

4. Washington Football Team

   

   The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

   In 2020, Washington retired the Redskins name and logo after 87 years due to its controversial depiction of Native American culture. The team was temporarily known as the Washington... read more

   Washington last year rode a strong defense to the playoffs. This year, what happened? That defense fell off big time. I know Chase Young got hurt, but even with Chase Young, this defense did not look good at all. Taylor Heinicke did alright, but they took a step backward.

   I thought they were supposed to be good on defense. And that isn't getting to that stadium that rained sewer water on fans and had a railing fall. This team wasn't just disappointing on the field, but the stadium itself was a disappointment.

   Until Dan Snyder goes, the WFT will always be the WF Losers. Much like the goat was to the Chicago Cubs, it's bad karma.

5. Los Angeles Chargers

   

   The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in Los Angeles. The Chargers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.... read more

   Update: Wow. Congratulations. I have no words to explain whatever that performance was against the Raiders. To think they held the division lead up until about the halfway point of the season.

   This was a wasted season. I don't care. You guys are a failure of an organization. I would feel bad for the fanbase if it actually existed. That was the textbook definition of a Charger choke.

   Brandon Staley may be better than Anthony Lynn, but that one timeout cost the Chargers a playoff berth. That's a potentially fireable offense with the talent on this team.

   From now on, I don't want to hear another word about how this team has the pieces to overthrow the Chiefs in the AFC West, and this game is why. Yes, they beat KC early in the season, but who cares? Where are these two teams now? Kansas City is in the playoffs while the Chargers are left out.

   Absolute disappointment.

6. Baltimore Ravens

   

   The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference North division. The team was established in 1996 and has won two Super Bowl titles, in 2000 and 2012.

   This may be a little unfair to Baltimore. The Ravens lost literally all their top running backs before the season started. Lamar Jackson has missed time, and they've had plenty of other injuries throughout the season keeping them from reaching their potential. Yet they were still competitive with almost every team.

   Baltimore is still in the playoff hunt, just barely. They would need a miracle to make it in, but the fact they're still in contention is impressive. I just feel like people had higher expectations for them this season, and unfortunately, they're probably going to fall short of the playoffs.

   Um, they were injured like crazy and still had a shot at the playoffs.

7. Carolina Panthers

   

   The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the National Football League. They are part of the NFC South division and began play in 1995 as an expansion team. The Panthers have appeared in two Super Bowls, in 2003 and 2015.

   Remember when they were 3-0 and we all thought this was a playoff team? That felt like an eternity ago. I can't believe I thought they were on the right track in their rebuild at one point. Matt Rhule seems in over his head and is completely clueless.

   The offense is still carried by CMC, and the quarterback became a giant experiment with Sam Darnold, then PJ Walker, then Cam Newton. He just kept rotating quarterbacks because he didn't know which one worked. It's like trying to find the charger that works when none of them do, so you just frantically plug them in continuously. That's what the Panthers did at quarterback. It sounds like he'll have another year, but after that? It might be time for a new coach.

8. Miami Dolphins

   

   The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football franchise located in the Miami metropolitan area. The team competes in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference East division. The Dolphins were established in 1966 and have won two Super Bowls.

   The Dolphins last year came out of seemingly nowhere and barely missed the playoffs. This year we were expecting them to pick up where they left off. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.

   To their credit, they won 7 straight games after losing 7 straight games, but it just wasn't enough to overcome in the end. The defense was okay, but that offense struggled, and they had almost no run game whatsoever.

9. Denver Broncos

   

   The Denver Broncos are an American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference West division. They have won three Super Bowl championships, most recently in Super Bowl 50 in 2016.

   At #4 on my list, the Denver Broncos. This team put up a good fight against KC but fell short for the 13th consecutive time. They already fired Vic Fangio after a forgettable season.

   This team has some intriguing pieces to work with: Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick, Noah Fant, Melvin Gordon, Jerry Jeudy, and Javonte Williams. That's just the offense. They also have Bradley Chubb, Justin Simmons, and Pat Surtain. They brought in Teddy Bridgewater, who was serviceable for the most part, but he is the "safe play" quarterback. This team is a good quarterback away from being good again. I expect there will be a lot of coaches interested in the Denver Broncos job. However, that doesn't excuse the fact that they drastically underachieved with all the guys I listed above.

10. Jacksonville Jaguars

    

    The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The Jaguars were established in 1993 and began play as an expansion team in 1995.

    I know this team is horrible, and expectations were still low, but coming into this season they had Trevor Lawrence as the #1 QB prospect. There was James Robinson and Travis Etienne. There wasn't a lot of optimism, but there was a feeling they would be mediocre.

    But then Urban Meyer happened and turned out not to be a fit in the NFL, and now Jacksonville basically has the rights to the top draft pick again. Oh, and that's not even mentioning their GM Trent Baalke who, um, why did they hire him again? The man who drove the Niners into the ground is doing the same thing? What a surprise. Jaguars fans are apparently dressing up as clowns to protest Shad Khan letting him stay with the organization.

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    Houston Texans

    

    The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team competes in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 2002, the Texans are the league's youngest franchise.

    The Texans were a disappointment simply because they won more than the one game they were picked to win. Despite not having the talent to compete, they did show flashes of a potential bright future with Davis Mills being the second-best rookie quarterback in the draft. Houston still has a long way to go, but from what fans saw, the potential was there.

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    Pittsburgh Steelers

    

    The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that competes in the National Football League. The Steelers have won six Super Bowls, tying them with the New England Patriots for the most in NFL history. Their championships were earned in the years... read more

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13. New Orleans Saints

    

    The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints currently compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference South division. The team was established in 1967 and won its first and only Super... read more

14. Buffalo Bills

    

    The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area that competes in the National Football League (NFL). The team is a member of the league's American Football Conference East division. The Bills had the longest playoff drought in NFL history... read more

    Now, granted, they did stumble mid-season. The defense has been good for the most part, improved aside from stopping the all-star running backs. The only thing disappointing about this team is the inconsistency on offense. However, they now seem to be clicking at the right time.

15. New York Giants

    

    The New York Giants are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League as a member club of the National Football Conference East division. The franchise was founded in 1925 and has won eight NFL championships, including four... read more

    They were expected to stink, and that's exactly what we got in New York. The worst offense in football (not named Jacksonville). Everybody on offense couldn't stay healthy on the field even before the regular season started. A disaster team from the start. How fitting with a 3 and 9, everybody gets broomed, which would be in their best interest to fully rebuild from the ground up.

16. Chicago Bears

    

    The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference North division. Founded in 1919, the team has won nine NFL championships, including one Super Bowl.

17. Indianapolis Colts

    

    The Indianapolis Colts are an American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Colts compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division. The franchise has won two Super Bowls, in 1970 and 2006.

    The Colts were a team that had question marks coming into the season, especially with Wentz constantly getting hurt. Even after a tremendous seasonal performance by Jonathan Taylor, he wasn't enough to get this team in the playoffs. Falling short in Jacksonville and just missing the cusp of the playoffs was a somewhat disappointing result.

18. Cincinnati Bengals

    

    The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals currently compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference North division. They have appeared in the Super Bowl three times, most recently... read more

19. Detroit Lions

    

    The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division.

    The Detroit Lions are one of the four teams to have never appeared in... read more

    It was disappointing that they only won 3 times, lost 13 times, and had one tie.

20. Dallas Cowboys

    

    The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference East division. The team was established in 1960 and has won five Super Bowl championships... read more

    Now, granted, the Cowboys played well and beat their division handily. The fact that it had to end the way it did, with a running play to end the season, is disappointing. You could see an argument for a disappointing end to what was a great rebound. Not winning a playoff game has got to sting, especially for a coach like Mike McCarthy, who has previously gotten to a Super Bowl.

21. New England Patriots

    

    The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region. They compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference East division. The Patriots have won six Super Bowl titles, tying them with the Pittsburgh Steelers... read more

    The money was put to good use, but getting punched in the mouth three out of four times to end your season can't feel any better.

22. Las Vegas Raiders

    

    The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football franchise based in Las Vegas. The team began playing in 1960 as a member of the American Football League and joined the National Football League following the 1970 AFL - NFL merger. In 2020, the Raiders relocated from Oakland, California to Las... read more

23. San Francisco 49ers

    

    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area. They compete in the National Football League as a member club of the National Football Conference West division. The team was founded in 1946 and has won five Super Bowl championships.

    For the duration of the season, sure, but they are still in it as one of the final eight teams left. It's do or die for Jimmy G at this rate.

24. New York Jets

    

    The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The Jets play their home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which... read more

    It was disappointing that they only won 4 times and lost 13 times.

25. Philadelphia Eagles

    

    The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference East division. They were established in 1933 and have won five NFL Championships, including... read more

26. Green Bay Packers

    

    The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference North division. The Packers have won four Super Bowls and a record 13 NFL championships overall... read more