djfresh47 said:I think it's San Diego, but an arguement can be made for Kc or Dallas.
Stop diluting your own correct assessment by hedging. You got it right immediately with San Diego. Easily the best team not to make the playoffs. All this KC nonsense is short term focus and improper. Momentum is irrelevant. Give me style and premier players, and the Chargers have it all over the Chiefs in those categories.
San Diego has amazing stats in all the relevant categories that hint toward playoff success. They were an absolute threat if they had snuck in, while KC's defense made them a near certain early out. KC allows 5.6 yards per play which is more than a half yard worse than the Chargers and screams toward playoff failure.
The Chargers scored 51 TDs and allowed 36. Incredible to miss the playoffs with numbers like that. It's even more remarkable when you consider they mailed in their final game after being eliminated last week.
That's when teams pack in the final week, BTW, after expecting to make the playoffs all year then falling short and being ousted the next to last week. We saw that with the Chargers yesterday, and Falcons today. It's something I always have stressed when I've been on sports talk shows as a guest analyst here. Gamblers always expect the teams that have everything clinched to fall apart, but very often they still play well since the confidence is intact and games ahead. The demoralized teams that are suddenly going home are the ones that cave in.