All bad beats are not created equal. Depending on the circumstances, some are much worse than others. A bad beat at any time of year is difficult to stomach. One that occurs in Week 13, and costs you a playoff berth is nearly impossible to handle. When that same Week 13 loss is on the final play of Monday Night Football, and just so happens to be in bizarre fashion, well, that’s the worst bad beat of them all.
As always, these are real bad beats from real readers. The wording is mostly theirs, received by SI in email form.