More than 20 NFL teams have missed the playoffs despite winning 10 games — since the league expanded to 16 games in 1978 — including most recently the Miami Dolphins in 2020.
Here are those 10-win teams:
- 1979 Washington Redskins (10-6)
- 1980 New England Patriots (10-6)
- 1981 Denver Broncos (10-6)
- 1985 Washington Redskins (10-6)
- 1986 Seattle Seahawks (10-6)
- 1986 Cincinnati Bengals (10-6)
- 1988 New Orleans Saints (10-6)
- 1988 New York Giants (10-6)
- 1989 Green Bay Packers (10-6)
- 1989 Washington Redskins (10-6)
- 1991 San Francisco 49ers (10-6)
- 1991 Philadelphia Eagles (10-6)
- 2003 Miami Dolphins (10-6)
- 2005 Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
- 2007 Cleveland Browns (10-6)
- 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6)
- 2010 New York Giants (10-6)
- 2012 Chicago Bears (10-6)
- 2013 Arizona Cardinals (10-6)
- 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (10-6)
- 2015 New York Jets (10-6)
- 2020 Miami Dolphins (10-6)
- 2024 Seattle Seahawks (10-7)
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