Question

New Orleans plays at Seattle tonight. In the most famous game between these teams (in 2010) the 7-9 Seahawks beat the 11-5 Saints 41-36 in a playoff game. What is the only other NFL team with a losing record that has won a game in the postseason?

Answer

2014 Carolina Panthers (who went 7-8-1 before beating Arizona in the playoffs). Three other teams with losing records have made it to the postseason. Washington did it with a 7-9 record last year, and Cleveland and Detroit both went 4-5 in 1982 (with an expanded playoff field after a strike-altered season.