Playoffs In and Out
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This season, like every other season but one in the last 25 years at least (since they went to the 6 and 6 playoff format).....there have been at least 5 teams that have turned over who have participated in the playoffs:
The Following 5 teams made the playoffs last year but did not make it back this year:
Chargers, Colts, Bears, Cowboys, Rams
The Following 5 teams did not make the playoffs last year, but did make it this year:
49ers, Packers, Vikings, Titans, Bills
These 7 teams made a return visit to the playoffs:
Chiefs, Patriots, Texans, Ravens, Saints, Seahawks, Eagles
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And, in case you did not know, yes, the Browns have gone longer than any team by far when it comes to playoff drought. Here it is for each team:
Playoff Droughts [1][2]TeamLast appearance in post-seasonSeasons
Cleveland Browns ^2002 AFC Wild Card17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2007 NFC Wild Card12
New York Jets2010 AFC Championship9
Arizona Cardinals2015 NFC Championship4
Cincinnati Bengals2015 AFC Wild Card4
Washington Redskins2015 NFC Wild Card4
Oakland Raiders2016 AFC Wild Card3
Miami Dolphins2016 AFC Wild Card3
New York Giants2016 NFC Wild Card3
Detroit Lions2016 NFC Wild Card3
Carolina Panthers2017 NFC Wild Card2
Pittsburgh Steelers2017 AFC Divisional2
Atlanta Falcons2017 NFC Divisional2
Jacksonville Jaguars2017 AFC Championship2
Chicago Bears2018 NFC Wild Card1
Los Angeles Chargers2018 AFC Divisional1
Indianapolis Colts2018 AFC Divisional1
Dallas Cowboys2018 NFC Divisional1
Los Angeles RamsSuper Bowl LIII12019 Playoff Teams
Buffalo Bills2019 AFC Wild Card0
New England Patriots2019 AFC Wild Card0
Philadelphia Eagles2019 NFC Wild Card0
New Orleans Saints2019 NFC Wild Card0
Kansas City Chiefs2019 AFC Divisional0
Houston Texans2019 AFC Divisional0
Tennessee Titans2019 AFC Divisional0
Baltimore Ravens2019 AFC Divisional0
San Francisco 49ers2019 NFC Divisional0
Minnesota Vikings2019 NFC Divisional0
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Also, now, think about the QBs who are now part of the Final 8 teams. Most of the old guard got booted. No Peyton, of course, now no Brady, no BR, Brees out. We have
Ryan Tannehill
Lamar Jackson
Patrick Mahomes
DeShaun Watson
Fairly all new blood in the AFC.
The NFC still has some tried and true and some fresh meat:
Aaron Rodgers
Russell Wilson
Kirk Cousins
Jimmy Garrapolo
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