There were also five teams which the Texans had never beaten: the Baltimore Ravens ( 0-5 in regular season, 0-1 in playoffs ), Minnesota Vikings ( 0-2 ), New York Jets ( 0-5 ), Philadelphia Eagles ( 0-3 ) and San Diego Chargers ( 0-4 ).

In 1975 Baltimore and Miami tied with 10 – 4 records, yet the Colts advanced to the playoffs based on a head-to-head sweep of their series.

In 1977 Baltimore tied for first for the third straight year ( in 1976 they tied with the now-New England Patriots ) with Miami, and this time advanced to the playoffs on even slimmer pretenses, with a conference record of 9 – 3 compared to Miami's 8 – 4, as they had split the season series.

The debate topics ranged broadly from the usual such as abortion and foreign policy to the unusual such as an incident preceding the then-current baseball playoffs, in which Roberto Alomar, the Baltimore Orioles ' second baseman, cursed and spat on an umpire.

The Jets advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 1968 and went on to compete in Super Bowl III where they defeated the Baltimore Colts, becoming the first AFL team to defeat an NFL club in an AFL-NFL World Championship Game.

The Phillies made the playoffs twice more in the 1980s after their Series win, in 1981 and 1983, where they lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series, but they would soon follow these near-misses with a rapid drop back into the basement of the National League.

Pittsburgh, who dominated teams with their " Steel Curtain " defense and running game, finished the regular season with a league best 12 – 2 record and defeated the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs.

Morton was ultimately selected to lead the team through the playoffs and eventually to their Super Bowl V loss to the Baltimore Colts, 16-13.

They then steamrolled through the playoffs with a dominating 12 – 2 record, winning the NBA Championship on April 30, 1971 by sweeping the Baltimore Bullets in four games.

In the playoffs, the Baltimore franchise hosted the Toronto Argonauts in the East semifinals at Memorial Stadium and won the game, 34 – 15.

A 5-5 season in 1991 left the Wings in third place in the American Division, 1 game behind the division winners Baltimore and out of the playoffs for the first time in their history, denying them the opportunity for a " threepeat.

The Wings struggled in the regular season of 1992, but turned it on in the playoffs to defeat Baltimore and New York and host the Bandits in the championship game.

However, the new Ravens still struggled to be competitive and suffered in mediocrity for the first 3 seasons in Baltimore, missing the playoffs each year.

After two losing seasons, the Baysox made it back to the playoffs in 1997, and were also named the top double-A franchise in America, in part because of their tremendous attendance figures despite their proximity to the Baltimore major-league market.

A member of the " Ole Miss " Athletic Hall of Fame, he was a linebacker of the University of Mississippi who came to the American Football League's New York Titans in the 1960 college draft and helped form the backbone of a New York Jets defense that reached the playoffs in 1968 and 1969, and in 1968 captured the AFL Championship and the World Championship, over the NFL's Baltimore Colts.

The 1985 Generals finished 11-7 behind Walker's pro football-record 2, 411 rushing yards but lost again to the Stars ( transplanted to Baltimore ) in the first round of the playoffs, 20-17.

On January 10, 2010, the Baltimore Ravens beat the Patriots 33 – 14 here giving the Patriots their first home loss in the playoffs in Gillette Stadium.

During the 2012 NFL playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Denver Broncos, 45-10, and the Baltimore Ravens, 23-20.

The Dolphins went on to lose to the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the playoffs, 27-9.

Despite not making the playoffs the previous year, the Baltimore Ravens were seen by the NFL and the sports media as being contenders for the Super Bowl, resulting in four primetime games: two Sunday night games, and two spots featured on Monday Night Football.

While results picked up after Geyer ’ s appointment – despite the decision on January 12 to trade leading scorer for the season so far, Drago Dumbovic, to the Baltimore Blast – it was not enough to overcome a very poor start and the Sting failed to make the playoffs for the second season running.

Baltimore finished 7 – 9 and missed the playoffs in 2002, but bounced back in 2003 with a 10-6 record and the franchise's first division title ; the key game of this season was a wild 44 – 41 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks in which the Ravens scored 20 unanswered points from the 10: 14 mark of the fourth quarter through overtime ; the win launched the then 5 – 5 Ravens into the division title.

In five playoff games, Cunneyworth had two goals and three points, as the Americans fell to the Baltimore Skipjacks in the first round of the playoffs.

While they still had a winning record and an offense that led the league, the Rangers had moved Paille to Baltimore, and the team missed the playoffs that year in a tight divisional race.

Under Palmer, the team advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1990 in the 2005 season, which also was the first time the team had a winning percentage above. 500 since 1990.

They advanced to the third round of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs after defeating the Calgary Flames and San Jose Sharks both in six games, coming back three straight after the Sharks ' 2 – 1 series lead.

The team advanced to the playoffs four times before appearing in Super Bowl XX in January 1986, losing to the Chicago Bears.

Meanwhile, the Colts advanced to the Super Bowl by beating the Cincinnati Bengals, 17-0, and the Oakland Raiders, 27-17, in the playoffs.

The Vikings were led by quarterback Fran Tarkenton and the Purple People Eaters defense ; they advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl and third overall after finishing the regular season with a 10-4 record and defeating the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams in the playoffs.

Atkinson added to that reputation as the Raiders advanced through the playoffs to Super Bowl XI.

The Eagles advanced through the playoffs, defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 31-16, and the Dallas Cowboys, 20 – 7.

Furthermore, Anderson had advanced through the playoffs without throwing a single interception, while Montana had been intercepted 4 times, 3 of them occurring in the NFC title game.

The Dolphins advanced through the special 16-team playoffs by defeating the New England Patriots, 28-13, the San Diego Chargers, 34-13, and the New York Jets, 14-0, to earn a trip to their fourth Super Bowl in team history.

The Vikings barely made the playoffs with an 8-7 record during the strike-shortened regular season, but advanced to the NFC championship by winning on the road against the teams with the best records in the NFL, defeating the 12-3 New Orleans Saints, 44-10, and the 13-2 San Francisco 49ers, 36-24.

The Bills advanced to their third consecutive Super Bowl after posting an 11-5 regular season record, but entered the playoffs as a wild card after losing tiebreakers.

The Titans also finished the regular season with a 13 – 3 record, but advanced to their first Super Bowl in team history after entering the playoffs as a wild-card team.

They advanced to the playoffs in the next two seasons.

The Avalanche advanced through the first two rounds of the playoffs winning 4 – 3 against the Los Angeles Kings and 4 – 3 against the San Jose Sharks.

The Hornets made it to back-to-back playoffs for the first time in franchise history, and advanced to the second round, only to again be stopped by the Bulls.

The Bulls, who were 0 – 9 to start the season, finished the regular season 47 – 35, with the third-best record in the Eastern Conference and advanced to the NBA playoffs for the first time since Jordan's departure.

The Bulls then advanced to face the Detroit Pistons, marking the first time the Central Division rivals had met in the playoffs since 1991.

The Clippers advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 16 years ( since the franchise's Buffalo heyday ), but was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Utah Jazz, 3 – 2.

From 1999 to 2004 the clubs ' rivalry was often considered the premier rivalry in the NBA, and each time the clubs faced each other in the playoffs the winner advanced to the NBA Finals.

In forty-three years of play, they have made the playoffs 29 times, posted nineteen seasons of 50 or more wins, made nine trips to the Western Conference Finals, and advanced to the NBA Finals in 1976 and 1993.