28-465: Gossett is the name of: Bruce Gossett (born 1941), American football placekicker Charles C. Gossett (1888–1974), American politician Colby Gossett (born 1995), American football player Daniel Gossett (born 1992), American baseball player David Gossett (born 1979), American golfer Ed Gossett (1902–1990), American politician Elizabeth Hughes Gossett (1907–1981), American woman, one of
56-670: A Super Bowl when entering that year's playoffs as a wild-card entry (the same historical fact holds true for both the AFC East and AFC South). In 2010, the NFC West became the first division in NFL history to have a champion with a losing record, after the Seattle Seahawks won the division title with a record of 7–9. They were joined in this distinction in 2014 by the Carolina Panthers , who won
84-552: A perfect extra-point percentage in the postseason. This biographical article relating to an American football kicker is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . NFC West The National Football Conference – Western Division or NFC West is one of the four divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). It currently has four members:
112-511: A playoff record of 17–18; they are currently 14–13 in the playoffs as a member of the NFC West, having gone 3–5 while in the AFC West . Since re-alignment, the Seahawks have led the division in wins, division titles, and playoff appearances. Place cursor over year for division champ or Super Bowl team. *A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used
140-552: A record of 586–575–21 (130–173–1 since re-alignment) with five Super Bowl appearances and two wins to go with a 25–26 overall playoff record. The Cardinals hold a 135–167–2 record since joining the NFC West (566–770–41 overall) and a loss in Super Bowl XLIII , currently with a 7–9 playoff record, 5–4 as a member of the NFC West. The Seahawks hold a record of 179–124–1 since joining the NFC West (367–340–1 overall), with three Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl XLVIII to go with
168-625: A rematch against the Dallas Cowboys, Gossett would put up the team's only points, making one field goal in the 3-14 loss. In 1972, Gossett would make 18 of 29 field-goal attempts, as well as 41 of 42 extra-point attempts. The 49ers, with 8 wins, would make it to the playoffs, facing the Dallas Cowboys once again, this time in the Divisional Playoff game. Despite initially leading 28-13, the Cowboys would put up 17 unanswered points and ultimately win
196-482: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bruce Gossett Daniel Bruce Gossett (born November 9, 1941) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1974 with the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers . After going undrafted in the 1964 NFL draft , Gossett was picked up by the Los Angeles Rams , and
224-697: The AFC East and were replaced by the Saints, who came from the Eastern Conference (the Saints played in the Capitol Division in 1967 and '69, and the Century Division in 1968). In 1976, the newly formed Seattle Seahawks spent one season in this division (Seattle did not play the other four members of the division home-and-home in 1976, playing each of the other 13 NFC teams and the other expansion team of 1976,
252-887: The Arizona Cardinals , the Los Angeles Rams , the San Francisco 49ers , and the Seattle Seahawks . The division was formed in 1967 as the National Football League Coastal Division, keeping with the theme of having all of the league's divisions starting with the letter "C." The division was so named because its teams were fairly close to the coasts of the United States, although they were on opposite coasts, making for long travel between division rivals. The NFL Coastal Division had four members: Atlanta Falcons , Baltimore Colts , Los Angeles Rams , and San Francisco 49ers . Los Angeles and San Francisco occupied
280-522: The Pro Bowl for his performance during the season In 1966, Gossett would make just 28 of 49 field-goal attempts, though he also made all 29 of his extra-point attempts. The Rams would ultimately miss the playoffs with an 8-6 record, earning their first winning record since 1958. Despite this, Gossett was the league's leader in scoring for the season. In 1967, Gossett made 20 of 43 field goal attempts, and made all 48 of his extra-point attempts. With 11 wins,
308-462: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) before moving to the AFC West . Except for that one year, the division remained the same until 1995 with the addition of the new Carolina Panthers team. The Rams moved to St. Louis before that same season, making the division geographically inaccurate. Ten of the fifteen NFC teams were based west of Atlanta, and twelve of them were based west of Charlotte (all except
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364-599: The NFC South with a record of 7–8–1, 2020 by the Washington Football Team , who won the NFC East also with a record of 7–9, and 2022 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , who won the NFC South with a record of 8−9. Since the end of the 2020 NFL regular season , the 49ers lead the division with a record of 589–499–16 (137–166–1 since re-alignment) with five Super Bowl titles and an overall playoff record of 33–22. The Rams hold
392-573: The Rams beat Cleveland 30-6. Gossett would ultimately be nominated to play in the 1968 Pro Bowl , marking his second (and last) nomination for the Pro Bowl. In 1968, Gossett made 17 of 31 field goal attempts, and made all 37 of his extra-point attempts. Despite having 10 wins, the Rams, and Gossett, would end the season 2nd in their division, and would ultimately miss the playoffs as a result of losing their last two matchups. In 1969, Gossett's final season with
420-600: The Rams became the first winners in the new Coastal division, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in 12 years. In the Western Conference Championship game, Gossett would make one extra-point attempt as the Rams would lose to the Green Bay Packers 7-28. Due to their loss, they would appear in the Playoff Bowl , where Gossett would successfully make 3 field goals and 3 extra-point attempts as
448-575: The Rams, he made 22 of 34 field goal attempts, as well as all 36 of his extra-point attempts. The Rams would end the regular season 1st in their division with 11 wins, and would move on to the Western Conference Championship game, where they would lose to the Minnesota Vikings 20-23. As a result, they would move on to the Playoff Bowl, where they shutout the Dallas Cowboys 31-0. In 1970, Gossett
476-668: The Redskins, Eagles and Giants). The 2002 re-alignment changed the entire look of the NFC West. The Falcons, Panthers, and Saints moved into the NFC South ; while the Cardinals moved in from the NFC East and the Seahawks returned from the AFC West. The Rams remained in the West, preserving the historical rivalry with the 49ers that has existed since 1950 , and thus had been the only team in the division that
504-514: The West Coast, while Baltimore maintained its dominance over the lesser teams that remained in the division. Atlanta was placed in the division instead of the expansion New Orleans Saints despite being further east than three Eastern Conference teams (Cowboys, Cardinals, and the aforementioned Saints). After the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, the division was renamed the NFC West. The Baltimore Colts moved to
532-775: The clocks are the same as Pacific Daylight Time from the second Sunday in March until the first Sunday of November, through at least 2027). The 2016 season marked the first time neither the 49ers nor Seahawks played a division game east of the Rocky Mountains. The NFC West became the second division since the 2002 realignment (the NFC South was the first) to have each of its teams make a conference championship game appearance: Los Angeles (2018 and 2021), Arizona (2008 and 2015), San Francisco (2011, 2012, 2013, 2019 and 2021), and Seattle (2005, 2013, and 2014). Also since 2002, each team has won at least three division titles, one of only two divisions in
560-639: The first humans injected with insulin Hattie Gossett (born 1942), African-American playwright, poet, and magazine editor Jeff Gossett (born 1957), American football punter Larry Gossett (born 1945), American politician Louis Gossett Jr. (1936–2024), American actor O. Milton Gossett (1925–2006), American advertising executive Philip Gossett (1941–2017), American musicologist and historian Robert Gossett (born 1954), American actor See also [ edit ] Gosset (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
588-510: The league to do so. All of its teams have appeared in a Super Bowl at least once since the 2002 realignment (the only other division accomplishing this being the NFC South): Arizona ( 2008 ), Los Angeles Rams ( 2018 , 2021 ), San Francisco ( 2012 , 2019 ), and Seattle ( 2005 , 2013 , 2014 ). As of 2021, the NFC West is the only division in the NFC that has not seen at least one of its teams win
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#1733084539766616-536: The matchup 30-28. Gossett would put up 4 extra points in the loss, but crucially missed both field-goal attempts in the loss. In 1973, Gossett would have his best season, putting up a career high 26 of 33 field-goal attempts made, as well as all 26 extra-point attempts. The 49ers would ultimately miss the playoffs after putting up a 5-9 record, having lost 6 of their last 8 games. In 1974, Gossett's final season, he would make just 11 of 24 field-goal attempts, as well as 25 of his 27 field-goal attempts. The 49ers would miss
644-521: The playoffs for a second straight season, putting up a 6-8 record after losing 7 straight games during the season. Following the end of the 1974 season, Gossett would retire from playing in the NFL. In his career, he scored 1,031 points, and was 6th on the NFL's all-time scoring list when he retired. He had never missed a game during his career, having played 154 consecutive contests. He scored at least 100 points in six seasons, and also had perfect accuracy on extra-point attempts in six seasons. He also put up
672-599: The victory. In the NFC Championship Game, Gossett would put up a field goal and an extra point as the 49ers would fall 10-17 to the Dallas Cowboys. In 1971, Gossett would make 23 of 36 field-goal attempts, as well as all 32 of his extra-point attempts. The 49ers would again make the playoffs this season, beating the Washington Redskins in the Divisional Playoff game 24-20. In the NFC Championship game, in
700-662: Was located east of the Rocky Mountains until 2015. Despite this, the re-alignment made the NFC West have all of its teams based west of the Mississippi River . With the Rams' return to Los Angeles in 2016, the entire NFC West is now located west of the Rockies for the first time in its history; all teams except for the Cardinals are based in the Pacific Time Zone (since most of Arizona does not observe daylight saving time ,
728-461: Was named to the NFL All-Rookie team. Despite his historic rookie season, the Rams would win just 5 games and ultimately not qualify for the playoffs. In his second year with the Rams, Gossett made 15 of 26 field goal attempts, as well as 30 of 32 extra point attempts. The Rams would win just 4 games in 1965, and would once again miss the playoffs. Gossett was ultimately nominated to participate in
756-408: Was selected to be their starting kicker for the 1964 season. In Gossett's first season with the Rams, he successfully made 18 of 24 field goal attempts, as well as 31 of his 33 extra point attempts. His field goal percentage (75.0) was at the time the second highest percentage in NFL history for kickers with more than 20 attempts, and the highest percentage in franchise history. For his performance, he
784-521: Was traded to the San Francisco 49ers by the Rams for Kermit Alexander . In his first season with the 49ers, Gossett made 21 of 31 field-goal attempts, as well as 39 of his 41 extra-point attempts, marking his first season not successfully converting all of his extra-point attempts since 1965. Under the 49ers' 10 wins, Gossett and the team would make it to the playoffs, beating the Vikings 17-14. Gossett would make one field goal and both extra-point attempts in
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