It happened in 1981. The Kansas City Royals were 50-53 in a strike shortened season. Since it was played as a split season, the first-half and second-half winners of each division made the playoffs. Interestingly enough, the Cincinnati Reds had the best record in the majors and the St. Louis Cardinals had the best record in the NL East, but both of those teams did not qualify for the postseason.
Yes.
Yes, a losing team in the NFL has made the playoffs. The most notable example is the 2010 Seattle Seahawks, who finished the regular season with a 7-9 record but won the NFC West division. They went on to host a playoff game, becoming the first team in NFL history to qualify for the playoffs with a losing record.
The 2010 Raiders won all 6 of their division games. Not only did they miss the playoffs, they still managed to finish 3rd in their own division. The 9-7 Chargers finished 2nd and also missed the playoffs.
arik
Yes, In the 2011 Playoffs season.
yes the 2008-2009 patriots went 11-5 and missed the playoffs
Yes - they defeated the Cowboys 21-17 in the 2007 playoffs.
the conn smythe trophy is given to the MVP of the playoffs. so, in order to win the conn smythe, a player has to be on a team that is in the playoffs.
Ben Roethlisberger
No
As of the 2011/2012 NHL season no team has gone 16-0 in the playoffs.
Tim Duncan has missed the NBA playoffs only one time. He missed them in the 2000 playoffs after suffering a torn left lateral meniscus on 4/11 at Sacramento.