12-22-2016, 08:27 PM
(12-22-2016, 03:36 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Remember Christmas night '89 against the Vikings? Playing final game of the year on Monday night with a playoff spot on the line. Not only do we lose and miss the playoffs, but the AFC team that made it because of our loss was the Steelers. The network had a camera on them celebrating when we lost.
That '89 team had the #4 scoring offense and the #7 scoring defense. We outscored our opponents by more points than all but two other teams in the league. That team had a good chance to make a playoff run, yet we finished 8-8.
Reminds me of the '86 team. They went 10-6 and needed either Miami to beat New England or vice versa on Monday Night Football, and whoever was favored to win (and that we needed to win) lost. They kept doing cut-a-ways to Boomer, Colinsworth and a few others sitting at a restaurant watching the game and as their season was ending. It was painful watching as it unfolded.
