Teams worst moments since 2000

Triumph · May 16, 2026

Bears - Ditka not giving Walter Peyton the TD run in the Super Bowl instead letting lard ass Fridge Perry roll in.

patfanken · May 16, 2026

My 2 worst moments for the Pats this century were the superbowl loss in 2007 and the playoff loss to the Jets in 2010 after rolling them just a few weeks before in the butt fumble game

Deflategate and Spygate don't bother me much since they have all be PROVEN to be BS charges, as so I choose to treat them as such

Huckleberry1 · May 16, 2026

Not bad vs when your worst moment is losing the Super Bowl to go 18-1

PancakeBlockPaul · May 17, 2026

JETE's Winslow getting caught jerking it in a car in a Target parking lot has to be one of the better ones...Kellen says "Hold my..."...

ctpatsfan77 · May 17, 2026

Triumph said:
Jaguars' infamous locker room ax has been preserved for history

The most ridiculous injury in NFL history happened in the Jaguars' locker room in 2003, when Jaguars punter Chris Hanson picked up an ax, swung it at a tree stump, and ended up hitting himself in the leg, leaving blood all over the locker room and ending his season.

www.nbcsports.com

Remember when the moment he became available, Belichick cut Sammy Baugher to sign him?

TheRainMaker · May 17, 2026

PancakeBlockPaul said:
JETE's Winslow getting caught jerking it in a car in a Target parking lot has to be one of the better ones...Kellen says "Hold my..."...

Hernandez was accused of jerking it in team meetings.

Triumph · May 18, 2026

ctpatsfan77 said:
Remember when the moment he became available, Belichick cut Sammy Baugher to sign him?

Not cutting edge, but Miami HC Wanny Wannstedt nailed a lobster trap to the Dolphins locker room ceiling as a caution for the upcoming trap game.

Most of the players had no clue what it was because theyd grown up in South.

https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2002/12/21/dolphins-wary-of-the-trap/31622644007/

Real fan 02 · May 18, 2026

TheRainMaker said:
Hernandez was accused of jerking it in team meetings.

I wish I could have interviewed him...

Hugepatsfan · May 18, 2026

I don’t see how it could be anything other than the Hernandez murder. I can’t even imagine how much mental damage that did to people in the building who worked with him everyday.

PancakeBlockPaul · May 18, 2026

TheRainMaker said:
Hernandez was accused of jerking it in team meetings.

Honestly I can say I don’t remember that but it may have something to do with other things he did overshadowing it.

Actual Pats Fan · May 18, 2026

Triumph said:
Browns worst moment was the franchise moving to Baltimore.

Although, you could select from an arms length list of viable cursed franchised choices. The Drive, the Fumble, firing Belichick, etc.

The Mistake By The Lake

PatsFanSince74 · May 19, 2026

sb1 said:
Hard to argue against ours. Some of these though? no way.

Dee Ford is absolutely not the Chiefs worst moment since 2000 it was Brady handing Mahomes his ass in SB55 in Tampa. For the Raiders it wasnt the tuck rule it was the Bucs intercepting Gannon 900 times in a SB rout and the franchise has never been the same since. The Jets lowest point was Rodgers injury? Cmon there’s a reason why we still talk about the Butt Fumble lol. Dolphins worst moment is Bullygate? I guess whoever made this list forgot about 62-7.

As painful as it is to relive the Magic Helmet Catch, the Pats can take some satisfaction that they are the cause of FOUR other teams' worst moments:

Atlanta's 28-3 in LI
Raiders' Tuck Game
The Greatest Show on Turf in XXXVI
Malcolm Butler's INT in XLIX for Seattle.

(And, PS, I agree that the Butt Fumble was a worse moment for the Jetes than Rodgers' Achilles, so you could make that five.)

Thelonious · May 19, 2026

Probably homer grief or recency bias, but Mayo's first few press opportunities were spectacularly bad (and he maintained that dismal standard for the entire season to follow). I don't remember a hire in any sport that was so immediately and obviously a dismal failure.

On a more somber note, Darryl Stingley's injury was probably the worst. Losses and missteps come and go, but some damage is permanent.

Tunescribe · May 19, 2026

Triumph said:
Bears - Ditka not giving Walter Peyton the TD run in the Super Bowl instead letting lard ass Fridge Perry roll in.

Hardly. They won the game 46-10.

TheRainMaker · May 19, 2026

PancakeBlockPaul said:
Honestly I can say I don’t remember that but it may have something to do with other things he did overshadowing it.

Pape · May 19, 2026

hernandez is a tragedy... but i am looking at this as team related... AH i consider off field

losing the perfect season sucked, but the other guys get paid, the refs get paid off... cest la vie...

the worst thing this team has had to navigate is the schism between brady/belickick...

it blew apart a once united fandom into pieces, and its echos are still felt to this day

TommyD4207 · May 19, 2026

Actual Pats Fan said:
The Mistake By The Lake

This, that Browns team had something.

Actual Pats Fan · May 19, 2026

TommyD4207 said:
This, that Browns team had something.

"I love you, Brian."

-Sam R. on the sideline

Actual Pats Fan · May 19, 2026

Pape said:
hernandez is a tragedy... but i am looking at this as team related... AH i consider off field

losing the perfect season sucked, but the other guys get paid, the refs get paid off... cest la vie...

the worst thing this team has had to navigate is the schism between brady/belickick...

it blew apart a once united fandom into pieces, and its echos are still felt to this day

It's like, Tastes Great/Less Filling, or You Got Peanut Butter In My Chocolate! etc.

The three primary individuals responsible for our dynasty, Bob, Bill & Tom, are human and thus not perfect.

To me, all three have so many wonderful personal qualities which more than make up for some relatively small imperfections in judgement or awareness, which themselves can be put in context and perspective given the insane amount of attention brought upon all three due to our success.

Bottom line is:

We had so...much...fun over such a long time due to these three guys. We should love them all unconditionally.

I know it's counterintuitive, but the very same factors and behavior on the part of ownership and management which drove Tom away are the very same which brought him here and gave him a chance in the first place. We're so lucky to have that sixth title, because the writing was already on the wall at that time.

Pape · May 20, 2026

Actual Pats Fan said:
It's like, Tastes Great/Less Filling, or You Got Peanut Butter In My Chocolate! etc.

The three primary individuals responsible for our dynasty, Bob, Bill & Tom, are human and thus not perfect.

To me, all three have so many wonderful personal qualities which more than make up for some relatively small imperfections in judgement or awareness, which themselves can be put in context and perspective given the insane amount of attention brought upon all three due to our success.

Bottom line is:

We had so...much...fun over such a long time due to these three guys. We should love them all unconditionally.

I know it's counterintuitive, but the very same factors and behavior on the part of ownership and management which drove Tom away are the very same which brought him here and gave him a chance in the first place. We're so lucky to have that sixth title, because the writing was already on the wall at that time.

Well said APF... It's why I look at it as a tragedy... The effects of the break up are still felt to this day

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