Top 10 Most Devastating Wild Card Losses of All-Time! 

You might add another one after tonight (January 14, 2023). The Los Angeles Chargers just finished blowing a 27-0 lead to lose 30-31 to the Jaguars at Jacksonville. After throwing 4 interceptions in the first half of his postseason debut (three in the first quarter), No. 1 draft pick Trevor Lawrence led his team on a comeback in which he threw 4 TD passes and set the Jags up for a game-winning field goal as time expired. The Chargers only scored 3 points in the second half, and DL Joey Bosa helped the Jaguar offense with two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.

Cody Parkey’s double doink will live on my mind for the rest of my life

Babe wake up, new Cowboys wild card loss just dropped

This video just reminded me of how great demaryius thomas was back in his prime. Truly one of the great underrated receivers, Rest In Peace

Fun Fact: not only Frank Reich had one of the biggest comebacks in NFL History he also had one of the biggest comebacks in NCAA history when his Maryland team was down 31-0 against Miami in the Orange Bowl at halftime… They came out to the second half and out scored Miami 42-9 in the second half to win 42-40

Cody Parkey's double doink against Philly in 2018 will be forever implemented for bears fans for life, if that kick wasn't PARTIALLY blocked or even hit the crossbar twice, who knows what could've happened

I remember watching that Bills-Oilers game as a teenager in complete disbelief. An epic meltdown.

That Seahawks Vikings playoff game arguably changed the entire arc of Zimmer's tenure in Minnesota. That team, with its young and scrappy defense, would likely have done serious damage in the next rounds. Soon to follow was Bridgewater's catastrophic injury in camp/pre-season practice.

That Bills announcer was so salty after the Music City Miracle lol

As a Washington fan, the 2012 Wild Card Game will always be burned into my memory. All hope in our franchise's future was gone after that game. The atmosphere at Fedex was dead after RGIII got injured.

After what Sam Hubbard did last night, I can watch clips of that 2015 game again without getting so upset. I think the momentum is finally turning around for the better in Cincinnati, and having been a Bengals fan my entire life, it's long overdue. We were going nowhere with Dalton and Lewis. But Burrow will eventually bring a championship to Cincy. And after the Buffalo game and how he carried himself and put Hamlin's health and the mental health of the Bills above winning, I earned a lot of respect for Zac Taylor.

Chargers blowing a 27-0 lead and Ravens fumbling away the go-ahead TD inches from the goal line and having the Bengals run it back 100 yards for the decisive score this past weekend will have to be added to this list.

Vontaze lost the bengals a wild card game and ruined a man’s life in the space of 2 seconds.

2015 Bengals vs Steelers is one of the craziest games in nfl history. Double doink is up there too.

i was at that Bills/Oilers game and it was f***ing UNBELIEVABLE. half the stadium had left by the 3rd quarter and when they heard the Bills were coming back, many returned & the stadium let them back in. by the end of the game it was completely packed and everyone went totally bonkers. still have the tickets! 🙌

Throw the Cowboys on the list again for what happened yesterday when the packers stomped them

To this day, I will never get over that 2015 Bengals playoff game. I don't think I'll ever fully move on from how traumatically awful that was and how many years it set the team back and the disappointment that followed.

Who's here after watching the Chargers blow a 27-point lead against the Jaguars?

Hard to believe there was a blip in the last years where Chicago not only had a winning record but they actually won their division 😭😭😭 unreal

I remember that cowboys/Seahawks game. I recall Bill Parcells challenging the ruling of a defensive touchdown, and i was thinking he should let them keep the touchdown. He got it turned into a safety, and seattle scores a touchdown anyway to take the lead..classic cowboys.

That hit on Carson was ridiculous, you could never convince me that he wasn't trying to blow out his knee especially the way those two teams used to play each other

I'm not even a DAL fan, but my God that Romo play will always make me feel for their fans. 😱.

To the average fan, the Detroit Lions 2014 Wild Card loss against the Cowboys might not seem like some crazy, heartbreaking loss. But let me tell you that absolutely deserves to be on this list. Just imagine being a fan of a team who’s won 1 playoff game since the 1960’s. And then you have the most talented roster you’ve ever had. And then on top of that you are playing better than the other team that day, but get absolutely screwed by a pass interference flag that was originally called but then rescinded. Then you have to watch the best defense your team has ever had surrender a game winning drive to Tony Romo and America’s team… Still the worst sports loss of my life 😂

As a young boy, Danny White of the Cowboys was the coolest guy on the planet. Having him and his team lose three straight NFC Championships really hurt. If he had won one or two he would be considered one of the greats.

As a Bengals fan, choking in 2015 was so much worse than losing Carson Palmer in 2005. After Palmer's injury, there was still hope moving forward with a franchise QB and one of the better receiving corps in the league. Our 2015 squad was so good but it was definitely a closing window and to lose (of course to the Steelers) in that fashion really felt like the end of something good and it left us in the wilderness for the rest of the decade.

Washington losing in 2012-13 wildcard playoffs was one of the most heart-breaking things I've ever experienced in my life. We went from having a possible future HOF Franchise QB with a chance of at least one NFC Championship/Super Bowl Appearance to back to being the laughingstock of the NFL til this day

I love how the commentators were criticizing the music city miracle lateral, but that was 100 percent a lateral. a better view showed that it was a backward pass and that it was just the certain angle that made it look like it wasnt. 100 percent a lateral.

Rest well D Thomas. You were an amazing talent. You helped make Tebow be a one hit wonder.

Romo’s botched snap vs Seattle is crazy and heartbreaking.

I have no idea how the Vikings-Seahawks game was only an honorable mention. I expected that to be at least top 5, more like top 3.

This is a great compilation. Thank you for putting this together.

no way this just popped up after tonight’s cowboys game.

7:14 “Nate Kaeding will learn from this” Nate Kaeding 5 years later in a playoff game against the Jets: NOPE!

I cant imagine the heart-crushing feeling these guys must have after they make a mistake that costs their team such a game. To have an entire season of hard work, sacrifice, pain, etc to end because you dropped a ball or because you missed an easy FG. To be down there on that field with tens of thousands of people watching and millions more at home while you make a mistake that will haunt you for the rest of your life, I cant even imagine it.

Now I have to live with "27-0" jokes for the rest of my pitiful life...

22:45 idk what the announcers saw but it didn’t look like the ball went forward but instead a true lateral or even backwards a little. That was a good call by the official.

Double Doink and The Comeback never gets old.

Rams-Saints in 2000 was insane. The Rams were making a huge comeback and when they were trailing by 3, I thought they were going to win the game. The muffed punt happened and they lost.

Man realizing how great it's been being a Seahawks fan, at least for someone born in the early 90's.

The 2023-24 Packers-Cowboys WC game needs to be in this now too

The shank at the bank still lives in every Vikings fans memory rent free. I remember that moment so vividly still

The Pats vs Titans and Jets vs Colts games should’ve made the list. Both games were not only devastating for those losing teams’ fans, but they led to a chain of events that irreparably changed those franchises and transformed the AFC landscape.

This video is reminiscent of NFL Films back in the day. Man, how I miss those days and that show. But you, my good man, are doing it great justice! Thank you for this!

How is the 2003 Seahawks-Packers wildcard not even mentioned? "We want the ball, and we're going to score"-Matt Hasselback

Now you’ve got to add the Jaguars vs Chargers. Chargers had a 27-0 lead and blew it.

I'm pleased that they are giving this narrator and his writing staff more work than just the preview of the games. Always funny, poignant, and even in tragedy - a respectful, if not wry, manner of storytelling.

Well made video. Nice use of the real time play-by-play and keeping the commentary to a minimum and letting the action tell the story.

After what Sam Hubbard did last night, I can watch clips of that 2015 game again without getting so upset. I think the momentum is finally turning around for the better in Cincinnati, and having been a Bengals fan my entire life, it's long overdue. We were going nowhere with Dalton and Lewis. very amazing game

that brown steeler game was insane. i felt like that year was so crazy for football. same week, my giants had one of the worst loses of all time.

Announcer: He is being carted off and he is in great pain! Palmer: 😐

That 2015 Bengals loss should have definitely been on this list. They had their first playoff victory in 30 years in the bag, and it was against the Steelers which made it even harder to swallow. R!P Jeremy Hill

As a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan, there have been many instances of almost, what ifs and could have been.

I get teary when RGIII goes down, I'm from Brazil and that was the first season I really watched NFL up close, Luck, RGIII and Wilson were just so good but RGIII was something else man, so fun to watch.

I still remember the "Double Doink " Game. As a Bears fan, it still hurts.

I remember when #3 happened. The news headlines in Kansas City the next day read "HORSESH!T" on the front page. Warmed my heart as a Colts fan. 😆

So glad Chiefs vs Colts 2014. Remember watching that game like it was yesterday. Definitely one of the most depressing defeats as a Chiefs fan as of yet

Love the editing in this video! It's cool to see the narrative from the losing team's perspective

23:07 It's funny that now in retrospect Phil Luckett has been redeemed in this play being confirmed to be a lateral as well as Jerome Bettis confirming he called heads-tails on the coin flip. Let the record reflect the referee was actually CORRECT in both of these calls.

My dad is a lifelong cowboys fan and my neither and I are Hawks fans, going to the game was agonizing for all of us. I didn't want to see my dad's team lose but i didn't want mine to lose either. A game I'll we'll never forget.

Man, soo many memories with these wildcard Seahawks games. I vividly remember each of those crazy moments.

I love the choice to use almost entirely the losing team's radio broadcasts for this video. They so often can capture and archive the fan's despair in moments like these.

I imagine what has to doubly hurt about that Giants loss to the 49ers was that Shockey was an eligible receiver on that botched FG that turned into a pass and that SF clearly committed DPI but wasn't flagged for it. Mariucci even responded post game when it was brought up to him simply with "Tough".

As a somewhat young chiefs fan. I gotta go with that wild care game roughly 10 years ago. That defense just collapsed and it was the most devastating loss I’ve ever seen from any sport especially the final score 😢

The NFL used to be so much more gritty. Grass fields with actual tackling, and actual animosity and pride between the teams.

2017-18 Kansas City Chiefs vs Tennessee Titans wild card game was crazy especially that pass that was knocked back to Marcus Mariota with a 21-3 comeback and 22-21 win

Nate Kaeding would NOT in fact learn from that jets playoff game, seeing as how he missed 3 FGs against the jets in the playoffs 5 years later. If they do one of these videos for the divisional round, I fully expect that game to be in it, whether it’s on the list or an honorable mention.

Add 2024 Cowboys' complete beatdown by the Packers.

That Marshawn Lynch shove of #22 was just brutal. Get out of the way I have a touchdown to score.

Mahomes talked about how much Alex Smith mentored him, in that Chiefs v Colts game you can see some of that awesome creativity in Smith

Incredible how many of these game’s involved the Seahawks. The Romo fumbled FG snap. The missed chip shot FG in the freezing game vs the Vikings. The Beast Quake game vs the Saints. (Which my wife & I were at) The NFC Championship Game comeback vs the Packers. Recovered onside kick, TD and 2 point conversion to force OT. Then like 2-3 plays into overtime a Russell Wilson bomb for a walk off TD.

add Cowboys vs Packers (2024 game) to this

The Bear mascot dying at the end of the double doink is just the funniest damn thing ever....

Now we can add Chargers vs Jacksonville (1/15/2023) 27-0 comeback

Your #1 crushed me. I was an Oilers fan from a child and remember this game. When the Oilers left Houston, I stopped watching or caring about the NFL. Even to this day, I don't care, but I do like to hear about the Saints losing. It bothers me that we can get so emotionally wrapped up in something that becomes like an identity and then it's just taken away. It's very unhealthy.

I remember watching that #10 game live, and Romo dropping the hold. He almost recovered it but, yeah, truly devastating.

5:15 crazy how there’s a new #9 for the Bengals who’s picked right back up what could have been for that team back then. Being a LSU fan, I can definitely see Joe Burreaux bringing that city a Lombardi in the very near future

The Phil Luckett ruling at 23:00 was good. The ball went directly horizontal, it's not a forward pass.

Niners fans watching all the Seahawks appearances in this and sweating lmao

My first full season of watching NFL football was in 1970, after watching only SB III, was my hometown Detroit Lions vs @ the Dallas Cowboys, the Lions being the lone WC team in the NFC, and the Miami Dolphins the lone AFC WC entrant. The Lions starting QB was Greg Landry vs Cowboys' Craig Morton. Both the Lions and Cowboys had great defenses, but the Cowboys were better on offense. Despite that, the Lions' D limited the Cowboys to only a FG, while the Cowboys' D kept the Lions' O from even crossing the 50 yd line!! The Lions finally switched QBs late in the game to the veteran Bill Munson, but too late as time ran out before the offense could make it into the Cowboys' red zone. Game ended by one of the lowest final scores possible w/o either team scoring a TD...5-0 on a FG & safety. Cowboys went on to win the NFC CC vs @ SF 49ers, but lost SB V to the Baltimore Colts. Lions would not sniff the playoffs again until the early 80s, while the Miami Dolphins who also lost to the Oakland Raiders in their WC game, would go on to having what still is the only perfect season in the SB era 2 years later. Epilogue...little did I know back then @ age 13, how gawd-awful the Lions franchise would become over the next half-century, winning their division only twice, and winning only ONE playoff game in 1991. Shit rolls downhill and I blame the only constant during that time...being the now late owner William Clay Ford!! He picked the worst GMs and team presidents, then retained them looong past when it was obvious to everyone BUT him that each one was utterly incompetent. Thankfully his daughter Sheila Ford Hamp is the polar opposite, a shrewd, competitive, and competent franchise owner...I just wish that she would have that WCF memorial removed from their Lions jersey sleeves...he never earned or deserved it.

The double doink was awesome 😂😂😂

Enter: Brandon Staley led 2022 Chargers against the Jaguars

Packers/Cardinals from 2009 not even being an honorable mention is a crime

Fantastic compilation!!

That Buffalo Bills Frank Riech team comeback against the Houston Oliler's was unbelievable. I stopped watching the game before halftime thinking a blowout. Came back later to catch the amazing comeback with Jim Kelly cheering from the sidelines on crutches.

Mitch Holthus is the best football commentator ever. The excitement starting at 19:28 is just awesome.

I was 7 when the giants lost to the vikings up 9 with 2:31 left in the 1997 wild card game. Was the first time I ever cried at sports. I’ll never forget what my Dad said with tears running down my face “Son, you are now officially a Giants fan, get used to it!”

Awsome video keep up the awsome work

Awesome video for real, great edits

Gosh, that titans comeback was devastating, cuz kelce got hurt right before halftime. And the offense shut down to the titans cover 2 and shutting down hill.

My 1st NFL game at 13 years old was that titans/bills game with my mom. What a rush! I remember everyone getting up and leaving, then that last play happened, and that place lit up, popcorn, beer, fries flying everywhere! It definitely was a great first game to go too!

A group of professional hockey players watched the Eagles-Bears game from a members-only bar in Philly before their game the next day. During the commercial breaks, they would play music. One song in particular was played the most: “Gloria” by Laura Branigan. They would often hear the locals shout “Play Gloria!” Their team shut out the local Flyers the next night. After the game, the team played “Gloria” all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they would beat the Boston Bruins in a seven-game series. That team was the St. Louis Blues…and now you know “The Rest of the Story.”

This is a great video

About to be easily in the top 10: Chargers blowing a 27 point lead against the Jags today.

Watching this video reminds me how heartbreaking my life has been. Almost all of these games I was rooting for the losing team 😢

I heard that during the Oilers / Bills game people that had left the stadium were trying to get back into the game. They would not let them back in, so people attempted to climb fences to get back in. LOL.

As an Eagles fan, I cannot tell you how much Tony Romo and Cody Parkey botching the field goal makes me smile, even to this day

That Chiefs honorable mention in 2017. I have to say, no Chiefs fan that I know of forgot the drubbing Henry gave us that day. We wouldn't get to enact our revenge until the AFC Championship game in 2020. Different quarterback. Different era. Different story!

Man I was heartbroken when Blair wash missed that easy FG it was like a 25 yarder too 😔💔

Very good videos continue the good work and bring us more good

As a lifelong Seahawk fan, it is bittersweet seeing so many Seahawks highlights and lowlights.