Shannon Sharpe

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(12-08-2024, 01:41 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: has a bottom 3 scoring defense ever made the playoffs with a winning record? Im actually curious. Im thinking it probably haapened once in nfl history. So we are expecting Joe to be historic and do something that has prob never been done before, or just once ever

Yes. The 2000 Rams were 10-6 and lost in the Wildcard with the 31st (out of 31) scoring defense. Helps when you have Kurt Warner, Torry Holt, Marshall Faulk, and Isaac Bruce. Lol... 3 HoFers and a 4th guy who is a finalist who will probably eventually get in (and a 5th HoFer at LT in Orlando Pace).


Kurt Warner nearly did it again with the 2008 Cardinals being 9-7 with the 28th ranked scoring defense (so bottom 5 rather than bottom 3) and ended up NFC Champions that year.

I'm sure there's more but I wasn't going to be that thorough.

(The 10-7 Raiders had the 26th scoring defense when we beat them in the first round of the playoffs in 2021.)