2018 NFL – Ranking most likely new playoff teams, replacements

The Eagles went from 7-9 to Super Bowl champs last season, and parity is alive and well in the NFL. In fact, in every year since the NFL went to a 12-team playoff format in 1990, there have been at least four teams that made the playoffs after missing the previous year. In 2017, there were actually eight new playoff teams: the Eagles, Bills, Panthers, Jaguars, Rams, Vikings, Saints and Titans.

So which teams are the best candidates to do the same in 2018? And which teams are the best candidates to drop out and miss the…