Which 2020 postseason teams will return to NFL playoffs in 2021? Which teams will join the field?
The NFL is a parity party. Since 1990 — when the league expanded the playoff field to 12 teams — each season has featured at least four different playoff teams from the previous year.
In 2020, the first time there were 14 playoff entries in a non-strike season, half of the bracket was composed of teams that didn't reach the postseason in 2019.
Given the larger playoff field, it seems highly likely that 2021 will continue that three-decade trend.
So, which 2020 non-playoff teams are most likely to contend for the postseason in 2021? Also, which 2020 playoff teams might not return to the postseason during the 2021 season?
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