To all those thinking it's a good time for a loss...

[shaka]

I wanted to see if everyone was right when they say it's a good time for a loss.  So I took a quick look at the regular seasons of the Super Bowl winners from 2004:

 

Year	Super Bowl Winner	Final Games
2004	Patriots	Lost in week 15
2005	Steelers	Lost weeks 11,12,13 Won 14-17
2006	Colts	Lost 4 of final 7
2007	Giants	Lost 4 of final 8
2008	Steelers	Won 6 of final 7
2009	Saints	Lost final 3
2010	Packers	Lost 3 of final 6
2011	Giants	Lost 5 of final 8
2012	Ravens	Lost 4 of final 5
2013	Seahawks	Lost 2 of final 4
2014	Patriots	Lost week 17

 

So...history would say yes, it was a great time for a loss.  Losing late in the season is surprisingly common for teams that won the Super Bowl.  

 

I believe our best football still hasn't been played yet and a Super Bowl win is in our future.   

 

[DamnItJake!]

get the cockiness out!! and the team better learn to prepare for an opponent!!! Total crap play today!!

[FootballMaestro]

Not sure if I would call it a "good thing". But you, sure as hell made your point about losing towards the end of the season, then coming back and winning a Super Bowl!

Gotcha!

[shaka]

13 hours ago, FootballMaestro said:

Not sure if I would call it a "good thing". But you, sure as hell made your point about losing towards the end of the season, then coming back and winning a Super Bowl!

Gotcha!

Shoot, I wouldn't say it's a "good thing" and I hate losing more than I love winning.  But it seems like, at least recently, losing late in the season is a good wake up call.