# NFL fans: When did your team get eliminated? Or are they still in? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 30, 2002, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722 "2002-12-30T18:41:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/21 "2002-12-30T20:04:50Z")
49er fan here. Still alive. They play St. Louis tonight. I predict they will rest the first string players since winning or losing this game makes no difference in home field advantage. Thanks Jets for giving Favre and the Pack that awfully sweet ass-kicking yesterday. Ahhhh, belated Christmas present. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/22 "2002-12-30T20:15:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by D\_Odds \* > \*\*My Giants lucked into the playoffs after 3 Tiki Barber fumbles, an end zone interception, a missed field goal and an extraordinarily questionable holding call negating a touchdown, my Giants had to rely on a Akers choking on a near-gimme field goal. I vote that if we have an all Meadowlands Super Bowl, the NFL move the game to the stadium. \*\* Yeah, but they lost to the stinking TEXANS, fer crying out loud. Our Giants didn’t deserve to be there at all. So, I guess my team was eliminated… next week. ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/23 "2002-12-30T20:22:40Z")
When Cleveland won. And then when we lost to the Stillers ☹ ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/24 "2002-12-30T20:24:33Z")
Another grateful Jets fan here. Thanks Pats! ---
**Author:** ![SpasticKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@SpasticKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpasticKitty)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/25 "2002-12-30T21:08:16Z")
I’m a Steelers fan, but I was very happy to see the Jets spank the Pack yesterday. Maybe now John Madden will shut the hell up already about how _incredible_ Brett Favre is. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/26 "2002-12-30T21:15:25Z")
When Cleveland won, when New England won, and when the Jets won. But at least the Broncos won their final game, and San Diego isn’t going. So that’s something. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/27 "2002-12-30T21:31:46Z")
The Atlanta Falcons, despite there very shaky performance against the Browns, are still in it. Go Vick (the next ex-Va. Tech Hokie future Hall of Famer (after Bruce Smith, of course))!!! ---
**Author:** ![aahala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@aahala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aahala)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/28 "2002-12-30T22:05:43Z")
After the KC Cheifs loss Saturday, I thought it might be interesting if Baltimore got in. Baltimore only then needed a win, and a loss by New England, NY Jets, Cleveland, Denver and San Diego. San Diego cooperated. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/29 "2002-12-30T22:46:29Z")
I’m a Dallas Cowboys fan. The Cowboys were eliminated from this year’s playoffs in January 2000, when Dave Campo was hired as head coach. Thankfully, the news just came in: Campo is out. ---
**Author:** ![yola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/48db29/32.png) [@yola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yola)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/30 "2002-12-30T22:55:17Z")
Go PACKERS! Its time (once again) to dig out my dusty Cheesehead hat! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/31 "2002-12-30T23:41:13Z")
The Colts are in & I’m happy. I am especially happy that they are playing the amazin’ Jets since the Colts belonged to the AFC East for about 3 decades or so. Go Colts!!! ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/32 "2002-12-30T23:57:29Z")
I’m still reeling by the fact that the only one team from the AFC west is going to the playoffs this year. Please, somebody, I don’t care who, beat the Raiders. That’s my Playoff Prayer. ---
**Author:** ![Carcosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Carcosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carcosa)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/33 "2002-12-31T00:12:57Z")
Colts fan. Skeptical, but hopeful. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/34 "2002-12-31T00:59:43Z")
Mike Vick is still in it. ---
**Author:** ![Ave\_Minerva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@Ave\_Minerva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ave_Minerva)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/35 "2002-12-31T02:33:08Z")
Fly Eagles Fly! ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/36 "2002-12-31T02:40:21Z")
Houston fan here. Need I say more? Go Texans! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/37 "2002-12-31T04:17:48Z")
They were eliminated as soon as Cleveland won the game Sunday morning. Some would say they were actually eliminated after the bye week when they went 2-7 after a 6-1 start. I had no expectations of a Super Bowl victory but I really did think that they’d finally make the playoffs. Haj, Charger fan. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/38 "2002-12-31T04:23:21Z")
August 10, 2002. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![JaxBeachBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@JaxBeachBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaxBeachBoy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/39 "2002-12-31T04:31:51Z")
DeadOman–steeler fan here too…we cannot play the Titans in the championship. If we win vs Cleveland, we play @Tenn the next week. If we win that, we would then host the AFC title game vs any team BUT the Raiders…if we play the Raiders we go to their place. ---
**Author:** ![ScorpioStem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@ScorpioStem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScorpioStem)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722/40 "2002-12-31T06:34:26Z")
I’m a Minnesota fan. [sub] scurries off before too many things are thrown [/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-fans-when-did-your-team-get-eliminated-or-are-they-still-in/145722.md?page=3)