NFL teams are attempting to win every week, but even the best teams can struggle at times. A losing streak doesn’t mean a team will miss the playoffs, but a losing streak to open the season can be tough to overcome.
Barring any unexpected ties, 16 teams finished Week 1 with an 0-1 record. A regularly mentioned stat over the years has been the number of teams that start 0-2 that eventually make the playoffs. It’s a small number, but the context of it has changed since 2020 and 2021. In 2020, the NFL expanded to a 14-team playoff field and in 2021, the NFL expanded to a 17-game
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