Complex sentence: Despite those changes, the team finished in the top tier of the league and continued their consecutive playoff qualification streak, which ended after 14 years when the Beef failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2014.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite those changes, the team finished in the top tier of the league. The Beef continued their consecutive playoff qualification streak, which ended after 14 years when the Beef failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2014.