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6 NFL Playoff teams that won’t return to postseason in 2019

By Randy Gurzi

CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 06: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears calls a play in the huddle against the Philadelphia Eagles during an NFC Wild Card playoff game at Soldier Field on January 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Eagles defeated the Bears 16-15. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 06: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears calls a play in the huddle against the Philadelphia Eagles during an NFC Wild Card playoff game at Soldier Field on January 6, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Eagles defeated the Bears 16-15. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 03: A detail of a football used during Super Bowl LIII between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 03: A detail of a football used during Super Bowl LIII between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Parity is the way of the league which means that the 2019 NFL Playoffs should have a lot of turnover with these six teams potentially not returning

Every season, there’s usually high turnover of NFL teams that make the playoffs from the prior campaign. In a league where parity rules, it’s safe to assume that roughly half of the 12 teams that made it into the tournament in any given year won’t repeat that feat.

Last season, there were exactly six teams who failed to make the playoffs for a second-straight year as the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars missed out in the AFC. In the NFC, it was the Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons who were at home this year.

This came a year after eight teams didn’t return as the Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants and Detroit Lions failed to return after making the playoffs following the 2016 season.

In fact, only the Falcons were able to make it into the postseason in both 2016 and 2017 for the NFC which shows just how tight that conference can be.

Looking ahead to 2019, it’s probably a safe bet to assume this trend will continue and that half the teams who had a shot at the Super Bowl in 2019 won’t have the chance in 2020. With all that being said, here are the six most likely teams to be sitting at home when the 2019 NFL regular season is complete.

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