Trivia
Trivia for September 27, 2023
Question
In the Super Bowl Era, what team finished with the best record without making the playoffs? The team in question finished 11-1-2, losing its division on a tiebreaker, and thus wasn’t one of the four NFL teams qualifying for the postseason that year. The two teams involved in that tie will play this weekend.
Answer
The Colts, with Don Shula coaching, in 1967. The Los Angeles Rams also went 11-1-2, winning the Coastal Division. The Packers finished only 9-4-1 that season but got to host the Rams in the postseason that year, winning 28-7, then beating Dallas to advance to Super Bowl II.