"Hard Knocks will be a distraction."
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Perhaps that idea is true. After all, four teams featured on HBO show have wound up with losing records.
But, four teams have also made it to the playoffs. A ninth team, the 2008 Dallas Cowboys, were 9-7 and missed out on the postseason with a third-place finish in the NFC East.
As you can see in the graphic below, teams have been all over the place when it comes to success on the field. (Some might say NONE have been successful, as no team featured on Hard Knocks ever won a Super Bowl.)
Both Bengals teams that were featured went on to win division titles. But each of those Cincinnati squads lost at home in the Wild Card round.
The 2010 New York Jets won 11 games, finished second in the AFC East and advanced to the AFC Championship game.
Combined, the nine teams that were profiled have a record of 73-71.
| YEAR | TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | RESULT |
| 2001l | RAVENS | 10 | 6 | 2nd in AFC Central, Advanced to Divsional Round |
| 2002 | COWBOYS | 5 | 11 | 4th in NFC East |
| 2007 | CHIEFS | 4 | 12 | T3rd in AFC West |
| 2008 | COWBOYS | 9 | 7 | 3rd in NFC East |
| 2009 | BENGALS | 10 | 6 | 1st in AFC North, Lost in Wild Card vs. NYJ |
| 2010 | JETS | 11 | 5 | 2nd in AFC East, Advanced to AFC Title Game |
| 2012 | DOLPHINS | 7 | 9 | 2nd in AFC East |
| 2013 | BENGALS | 11 | 5 | 1st in AFC North, Lost in Wild Card vs. SD |
| 2014 | FALCONS | 6 | 10 | 3rd in NFC South |
| TOTAL | 73 | 71 | 4 of 9 teams made playoffs | |
The Houston Texans roster in photos. (Updated 4/8/2021)
TE, Jordan Akins, #88
DL, Auzoyah Alufohai, #98
DB, Cornell Armstrong, #30
OL, Beau Benzschawel, #62
DL, Ross Blacklock, #90
OL, Justin Britt
DB, Terrence Brooks
TE, Pharaoh Brown, #85
OL, Cohl Cabral, #72
OL, Marcus Cannon
WR, Randall Cobb, #18
DL, Maliek Collins
WR, Chris Conley
WR, Brandin Cooks, #13
WR, Isaiah Coulter, #82
WR, Keke Coutee, #16
DB, Keion Crossen, #35
LB, Zach Cunningham, #41
LB, Tae Davis
DL, Brandon Dunn, #92
LB, Duke Ejiofor, #53
WR, Alex Erickson
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, #7
QB, Ryan Finley
OL, Hjalte Froholdt, #77
LB, Jonathan Greenard, #52
LB, Kamu Grugier-Hill
LB, Nate Hall, #48
DB, Vernon Hargreaves III, #26
OL, Charlie Heck, #67
RB, Dontrell Hilliard, #27
OL, Tytus Howard, #71
RB, Buddy Howell, #38
RB, Mark Ingram
TE, Ryan Izzo
LB, Jordan Jenkins
RB, David Johnson, #31
DL, Jaleel Johnson
DB, Lonnie Johnson Jr., #32
P, Cameron Johnston
DB, Desmond King
LB, Christian Kirksey
DL, Shaq Lawson
RB, Phillip Lindsay
LB, Jacob Martin, #54
OL, Justin McCray
LB, Whitney Mercilus, #59
WR, Steven Mitchell Jr., #11
DB, Terrance Mitchell
WR, Donte Moncrief
DB, A.J. Moore Jr., #33
WR, Chris Moore
DB, Eric Murray, #23
LB, Hardy Nickerson
DL, Charles Omenihu, #94
DB, Jonathan Owens, #36
LB, Kevin Pierre-Louis
RB, Scottie Phillips, #40
TE, Paul Quessenberry
DB, John Reid, #34
DB, Justin Reid, #20
DL, Derek Rivers
WR, Andre Roberts
DB, Bradley Roby, #21
OL, Max Scharping, #74
DB, Tremon Smith
OL, Jordan Steckler
QB, Tyrod Taylor
DL, Vincent Taylor
LB, Joe Thomas
DB, Tavierre Thomas
OL, Cole Toner
OL, Laremy Tunsil, #78
TE, Kahale Warring, #81
QB, Deshaun Watson, #4
LS, Jon Weeks #46
