They missed out on the Double and a third successive FA Cup final appearance when they lost 4-3 in extra-time to Crystal Palace in an FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park.

They were out of contention until the 1997 season when they narrowly missed the playoffs.

They missed the playoffs by one game, to the Memphis Grizzlies.

They have made the playoffs in 21 of the last 22 seasons, and have not missed the playoffs in the 15 seasons since Tim Duncan was drafted by the Spurs in 1997.

They were even more surprised when Paul proved his claim by resetting the pieces and demonstrating the win his uncle had missed.

They often opened their programs with topical monologues, characterized by ad-libs and discussions about anything from the latest films to a missed birthday.

They narrowly missed being killed by a direct hit on the castle by German bombers and fled to Prince Xavier's French Castle in Bostz.

They missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history with a record of 13-21 in 2004, but returned to the playoffs with a 19-15 record, finishing 3rd.

They finished the season 17-17 and missed the playoffs for the third time in their history.

They missed, and later that day he won the Melbourne Stakes, and three days later the Melbourne Cup as odds-on favourite at 8 to 11.

They broke up in 2006 after an eleven year run, but reformed in 2008 with a new lineup, featuring only their singer returning for a final tour for people who missed the last one.

They also missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2002 season and tied the record for the most number of losses with 22, the same number of losses they made 11 years ago.

They thought that the missed transaction would somehow be used against them as way to induct them as slaves and confiscate their possessions.

They should donate the amount of a normal person's diet for each day missed if they are financially capable.

They missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

They missed the playoffs by one game in the Eastern Conference.

They missed the aircraft, but damaged a JAT McDonnell Douglas DC-9 which had just disembarked passengers from Zagreb.

They both missed but they were the last shots fired in the New Zealand Wars.

" I've got a little list / Of benefit offenders who I'll soon be rooting out / And who never would be missed / They never would be missed.

There's those who make up bogus claims / In half a dozen names / And councillors who draw the dole / To run left-wing campaigns / They never would be missed / They never would be missed.

They have been to the playoffs six times and have won six playoff games, three of which were victories during their run in the 2008-09 NFL Playoffs.

They then defeated the Bears 29 – 21 in the Divisional playoffs, before falling to the Seahawks in the NFC Championship, losing 34 – 14.

They failed to make the playoffs after losing at Philadelphia in the final regular season game which saw the Eagles reach the playoffs instead.

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.

They earned the # 3 seed in the Western Conference for the Stanley Cup playoffs ( extending their professional sports record of post-season appearances to 20 seasons ), finishing behind the Vancouver Canucks ( 117 ) and San Jose Sharks ( 105 ).

They made the playoffs with a record of 9 – 10 – 9.

They had to win and have the Packers lose in order to get into the playoffs.

They finished the regular season with 11 straight wins ( tying the 1961 team record & is also tied for the 5th longest win streak entering the playoffs ), finished with an impressive 13 – 3 record, ( including 4 – 0 in December, extending their NFL record with 18 straight wins in December, & also tying the Dolphins 1970 – 1974 in November for the longest winning streak in any month ).

They locked up the second seed as well as a first round bye but this served them no advantage in the playoffs as they lost at home to the Jets 17 – 14 ( the only home team with a bye to lose in the divisional round ).

They finished the season as the 8th team in NFL history to rank # 1 in overall offense ( 395. 6 yards / game ), and overall defense ( 271. 6 yards / game ), and became only the 2nd of those teams to not make the playoffs ( 1953 Eagles 7 – 4 – 1 ).

They posted an 11-3 record during the 1971 regular season before defeating the Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs.

They posted an undefeated 14-0 regular season record before defeating the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs.

They posted a 12-2 record during the regular season, then defeated the Cincinnati Bengals and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs.

They posted a 13-1 regular season record before defeating the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs.

They won the Wild Card playoff against the Rams, and then again in the Divisional playoffs against the Bears.

They then beat the Detroit Lions in the first round of the playoffs, but lost to the Buccaneers, 14 – 13.

They advanced to the playoffs in the next two seasons.

They didn't last in the playoffs long, though ; the Philadelphia Flyers eliminated them in a two-game sweep.

They won a hard fought series, nicknamed the " Battle of New York ", over the Rangers in the opening round of the playoffs.

They rebounded to make the playoffs but lost a five game series in the first round to the top-seeded Ottawa Senators.

They would miss the playoffs for five consecutive seasons before squeaking into the fourth and final playoff spot in 1948.

They lost in the first round and would miss the playoffs again in 1948 – 49 NHL season.