Best NFL Teams to Not Make the Playoffs in 2018

The Top Ten
1 Oakland Raiders The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football franchise based in Las Vegas. The Raiders began playing in 1960 as a member club of the American Football League; they have been a member club of the National Football League since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger. In 2020, the Raiders relocated from Oakland, California to Las Vegas.

This team has talent they epicly failed to deliver in the hype, and they may have sucked with the inconsistencies, yet imagine a comeback for Jon Gruden would be a great story.

2 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.

For a team that relies on its defensively all season end up a crushing loss thanks to an unexpected player getting in the endzone that sucks to be Baltimore.

They were literally one defensive stop on 4th and 12 away from the playoffs

3 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 North division. ...read more.
4 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 West division.

To me the best team to just miss was LA's B team that was going real strong with an impressive winning streak, but probably should of won one game over the Chiefs really hurt the chances of this team ultimately come short, but overexceeded expectations.

They really had a chip on their shoulder all season because they didn’t have too many fans in LA because of another LA team. So they were basically playing 16 road games. To start 0-4 and come back to 9-7 was incredible

Without question, maybe the third best team in the entire AFC (if not the NFL)

5 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 West division.

Seattle was a usual suspect to make it, everyone thought they would steal away Atlanta's but that didn't happen up and down battle that resulted upon Russell Wilson's shoulders to get a miracle that ended up in Buffalo's favor.

6 San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Believe me when Garapollo is in their way better than their record is perceived. Think about all of the very tight games they had those could have been won if they got Garapollo sooner. Nevertheless John Lynch might have his guy of the franchise.

If Jimmy G was there all year they could have easily been in the playoffs.

7 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 North division. The Detroit Lions are one of the four teams to have never been to a Super Bowl, and also one of the two teams in history to go 0-16.

Believe me I thought Lions had an outside shot at making the playoffs as a 6 seed, but like another team they were stunned by the Bengals, Lions are building on a great offense, yet they are once again the worst rushing unit which means get that game changer.

8 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.

Dallas had a chance at getting close to the 6 seed, but they choked it all away. All they need to do is find quality recivers for Dak, but since zeke came they worse shockingly.

9 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.

At first no you'll think I'm crazy, but they beat out two teams that were nearly away from making the playoffs, and quite the going away party for Marvin Lewis to end with a devastating blow.

10 New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team located in the New York metropolitan area.

Don't underestimate Todd Bowles ladies and Gentlemen, even with not a lot to work with he has kept this Jets team close for the most part. I'm sure nobody predicted Jets would be a 5 win team, and yet I'd argue there better team then the Dolphins.

The Contenders
11 Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In 2020, Washington after 87 years got rid of the Redskins trademark due to it being labeled racist to native culture. It was named the Washington Football Team until February 2022, when the team was renamed the Washington Commanders.

Sure they didn't finish strong again, but they were very tough with a ton injuries. Next year they might take a massive hit on the offense potentially lose their QB to free agency.

12 Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that competes in the National Football League. Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowls with 6 which currently stands today.
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