Just how have mediocre teams done in the playoffs?
The NFC East is, to put it as nice as possible, a disaster this season. The New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Football Team seem to be in a competition for who can lose the most games.
Written content by Shanna McCarriston for CBS Sports
While they are all struggling to have winning records, one of these teams has to win the division.
Other teams might be a little bitter, as an NFC East team will get to host a playoff game with what we are all guessing will be a worse record than the other teams in the postseason, but that’s how the NFL goes.
CBS Sports took a look at the history of the NFC East, coming up with a list of the worst records out of the division to make the playoffs. This season has potential to mark the worst team to ever clinch a playoff spot, or at least one of the worst, but whoever takes No. 1 would be far from the first subpar team to advance.
Since 2002, when the current NFL structure was put into place, multiple teams without a winning record have found themselves competing for the ultimate NFL prize.
Despite 14 playoff teams in the last 18 years having won their division without reaching 10-wins, the majority did defy their win percentage odds and make it past the first round. Two even made it to the Super Bowl, with one winning it all.
Here is a look at those teams, ranked by their win percentage, starting with the lowest:
2010 Seattle Seahawks
Record: 7-9
Win percentage: 0.438
Result: Beat New Orleans Saints in Wild Card round, lost to Chicago Bears in Divisional round
2014 Carolina Panthers
Record: 7-8-1
Win percentage: 0.469
Result: Beat Arizona Cardinals in Wild Card round, lost to Seattle Seahawks in Divisional round
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