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

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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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 13: Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 13: Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

2. Philadelphia Eagles

For the past two seasons, the Philadelphia Eagles have made the postseason with their backup quarterback under center. Nick Foles filled in for Carson Wentz during the 2017 playoffs and led the team to their first-ever Super Bowl win. In that victory, Foles even won the Super Bowl MVP as he and the Eagles outlasted the New England Patriots.

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With Wentz slow to recover in 2018, Foles again started for the Eagles at the beginning of the year. He gave way to Wentz once his health allowed but by season’s end, Foles was the man once again. This time, Wentz had a back injury that sidelined him.

While Wentz was healthy, the Eagles were only 5-6 and weren’t expected to be in the playoffs. Then when Foles came in, they rebounded and earned a Wild Card spot and even knocked off the Chicago Bears in the first weekend.

Fast forward to this season and they’re entering the year without Foles as the security blanket behind Wentz after the former Super Bowl MVP headed to Jacksonville. That’s a scary proposition considering Wentz has missed so much time the past two seasons. Should he again get hurt, and he’s had some problems every year he’s been in the NFL, things could fall apart quickly.