Each NFL team's all-time worst moment

Each NFL team’s all-time worst moment

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - FEBRUARY 02: Quarterback Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos reacts in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

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GLENDALE, AZ – FEBRUARY 3: Quarterback Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots gets up after getting sacked during Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Giants won 17-14. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /

Minnesota Vikings: 1998 NFC Championship Game

Dennis Green’s team was 15-1, set a then-NFL record for points scored in a season and boasted rookie sensation Randy Moss. The Vikings would host the Atlanta Falcons in the conference title game but the defense couldn’t protect a late fourth-quarter lead and the Purple Gang were stunned in overtime, 30-27, at the Metrodome.

New England Patriots: Super Bowl XLII

They became the first team and still only club to finish a regular season 16-0. They bested the Jacksonville Jaguars and then-San Diego Chargers in the AFC playoffs. And the Patriots owned a 7-3 third-quarter lead over the Giants at Arizona. But 18-0 turned into 18-1 as New England melted a bit in the fourth quarter in a 17-14 setback.

New Orleans Saints: 2017 NFC Divisional Playoffs

Sean Payton’s club has currently captured three straight NFC South titles but has yet to parlay that into another Super Bowl appearance. His team owned a one-point lead at Minnesota with 10 seconds to play and the Vikings on their own 39-yard line. But Stefon Diggs broke the Saints’ hearts, 29-24, with a 61-yard score as time expired.

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