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As unpredictable as the NFL 2008 Season has been the past two weeks, with the NFL one thing may be for certain --
there will always be change.
A prime example is the NFL teams that make and don't make the playoffs.
For the 13th consecutive season, five or more teams will qualify for the playoffs that were not in the postseason the
year before.
The Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers did not make the playoffs in 2007 but have done so
this NFL 2008 season.
This Sunday, that number will jump to four teams with either Minnesota or Chicago winning the NFC North. The
fifth (and potentially sixth) team will come from the pool of Baltimore, Miami and the Jets, who are
competing with New England (2007 AFC East champion) for two AFC playoff berths.
The number can jump to as high as eight if Denver emerges as the AFC West champion and Philadelphia or Chicago takes
the final NFC wild card spot.
Teams since 1996 to make the playoffs a season after failing to qualify the previous year:
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Season | Count | Teams |
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1996 | 5 | Carolina, Denver, Jacksonville, Minnesota, New England |
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1997 | 5 | Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, Giants, Tampa Bay |
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1998 | 5 | Arizona, Atlanta, Buffalo, Dallas, Jets |
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1999 | 7 | Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, Washington |
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2000 | 6 | Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Giants, Oakland, Philadelphia |
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2001 | 6 | Chicago, Green Bay, New England, Jets, Pittsburgh, San Francisco |
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2002 | 5 | Atlanta, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Giants, Tennessee |
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2003 | 8 | Baltimore, Carolina, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, New England, St. Louis, Seattle |
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2004 | 5 | Atlanta, Minnesota, Jets, Pittsburgh, San Diego |
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2005 | 7 | Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Giants, Tampa Bay, Washington |
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2006 | 7 | Baltimore, Dallas, Kansas City, New Orleans, Jets, Philadelphia, San Diego |
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2007 | 6 | Green Bay, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, Washington |
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Another example is the change in leadership atop the NFL's divisions
Heading into NFL 2008 Week 17, there are already five NFL divisions with a different champion than last year.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are the only repeat division winner at this point.
The potential seven new division winners would set a record since realignment in 2002, topping the six new
division winners of 2003.
Teams that have clinched their division as well as potential division winners in 2008
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NFL Division | 2008 | 2007 |
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AFC EAST | Dolphins, Patriots or Jets | New England Patriots |
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AFC NORTH | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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AFC SOUTH | Tennessee Titans | Indianapolis Colts |
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AFC WEST | San Diego Chargers | Chargers or Broncos |
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NFC EAST | Dallas Cowboys | New York Giants |
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NFC NORTH | Green Bay Packers | Vikings or Bears |
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NFC SOUTH | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Panthers or Falcons |
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NFC WEST | Seattle Seahawks | Arizona Cardinals |
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NFL 2008 WEEK 17 SCHEDULE (DECEMBER 28)
(All times local)
St. Louis at Atlanta, 1:00 PM
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1:00 PM
New England at Buffalo, 1:00 PM
Oakland at Tampa Bay, 1:00 PM
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1:00 PM
Seattle at Arizona, 4:15 PM
Detroit at Green Bay, 1:00 PM
Jacksonville at Baltimore, 4:15 PM
Chicago at Houston, 1:00 PM
Miami at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 PM
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1:00 PM
Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:15 PM
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1:00 PM
Washington at San Francisco, 4:15 PM
Carolina at New Orleans, 1:00 PM
Denver at San Diego, 5:15 PM (NBC)
NFL 2008 WEEK 16 RESULTS (DECEMBER 18, 20-22)
(Home team in CAPS)
Indianapolis 31, JACKSONVILLE 24 (Thursday)
Baltimore 33, DALLAS 24 (Saturday)
San Diego 41, TAMPA BAY 24
TENNESSEE 31, Pittsburgh 14
Buffalo 30, DENVER 23
OAKLAND 27, Houston 16
SEATTLE 13, N.Y. Jets 3
Atlanta 24, MINNESOTA 17
Cincinnati 14, CLEVELAND 0
WASHINGTON 10, Philadelphia 3
New Orleans 42, DETROIT 7
Miami 38, KANSAS CITY 31
NEW ENGLAND 47, Arizona 7
San Francisco 17, ST. LOUIS 16
N.Y. GIANTS 34, Carolina 28 (OT)
CHICAGO 20, Green Bay 17 (OT) (Monday)
NFL 2008 WEEK 15 RESULTS – DECEMBER 11, 14-15
(Home Team in Caps)
CHICAGO BEARS 27, New Orleans Saints 24 (OT)
N.Y. JETS 31, Buffalo Bills 27
Seattle Seahawks 23, ST. LOUIS RAMS 20
Minnesota Vikings 35, ARIZONA CARDINALS 14
ATLANTA FALCONS 13, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 (OT)
Pittsburgh Steelers 13, BALTIMORE RAVENS 9
CINCINNATI BENGALS 20, Washington Redskins 13
CAROLINA PANTHERS 30, Denver Broncos 10
HOUSTON TEXANS 13, Tennessee Titans 12
New England Patriots 49, OAKLAND RAIDERS 26
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 31, Detroit Lions 21
DALLAS COWBOYS 20, N.Y. Giants 8
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 20, Green Bay Packers 16
San Diego Chargers 22, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 21
MIAMI DOLPHINS 14, San Francisco 49ers 9
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 30, Cleveland Browns 10
NFL 2008 WEEK 14 RESULTS - DECEMBER 4, 7 - 8
(Home team in CAPS)
SAN DIEGO 34, Oakland 7
Miami 16, BUFFALO 3 (Toronto)
DENVER 24, Kansas City 17
SAN FRANCISCO 24, N.Y. Jets 14
CHICAGO 23, Jacksonville 10
New England 24, SEATTLE 21
Minnesota 20, DETROIT 16
ARIZONA 34, St. Louis 10
Houston 24, GREEN BAY 21
PITTSBURGH 20, Dallas 13
INDIANAPOLIS 35, Cincinnati 3
BALTIMORE 24, Washington 10
NEW ORLEANS 29, Atlanta 25
Philadelphia 20, N.Y. GIANTS 14
TENNESSEE 28, Cleveland 9
CAROLINA 38, Tampa Bay 23
NFL 2008 WEEK 13 RESULTS – NOVEMBER 27, 30- DECEMBER 1
(Home team in CAPS)
Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 27, 2008)
Tennessee Titans 47 DETROIT LIONS 10
DALLAS COWBOYS 34 Seattle Seahawks 9
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 48 Arizona Cardinals 20
Sunday, November 30
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 23 New Orleans Saints 20
N.Y. Giants 23 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 7
Atlanta Falcons 22 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 16
Pittsburgh Steelers 33 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 10
Denver Broncos 34 N.Y. JETS 17
San Francisco 49ers 10 BUFFALO BILLS 3
Kansas City Chiefs 20 OAKLAND RAIDERS 13
Baltimore Ravens 34 CINCINNATI BENGALS 3
MINNESOTA VIKINGS 34 Chicago Bears 14
Indianapolis Colts 10 CLEVELAND BROWNS 6
Carolina Panthers 35 GREEN BAY PACKERS 31
Miami Dolphins 16 SAINT LOUIS RAMS 12
Monday, December 1
HOUSTON TEXANS 30 Jacksonville Jaguars 17
NFL 2008 WEEK 12 RESULTS (NOVEMBER 20, 23-24)
(Home team in CAPS)
PITTSBURGH 27, Cincinnati 10 (Thursday, November 20)
Chicago 27, ST. LOUIS 3
N.Y. Jets 34, TENNESSEE 13
Oakland 31, DENVER 10
BALTIMORE 36, Philadelphia 7
N.Y. Giants 37, ARIZONA 29
Houston 16, CLEVELAND 6
ATLANTA 45, Carolina 28
DALLAS 35, San Francisco 22
Washington 20, SEATTLE 17
Tampa Bay 38, DETROIT 20
Indianapolis 23, SAN DIEGO 20
Minnesota 30, JACKSONVILLE 12
Buffalo 54, KANSAS CITY 31
New England 48, MIAMI 28
NEW ORLEANS 51, Green Bay 29 (Monday, November 24)
NFL 2008 WEEK 11 RESULTS – NOVEMBER 13, 16-17
(Home team in CAPS)
N.Y. Jets 34, NEW ENGLAND 31 (OT) Thursday, November 13
N.Y. GIANTS 30, Baltimore 10
TAMPA BAY 19, Minnesota 13
SAN FRANCISCO 35, St. Louis 16
Denver 24, ATLANTA 20
Arizona 26, SEATTLE 20
CAROLINA 31, Detroit 22
Tennessee 24, JACKSONVILLE 14
Philadelphia 13, CINCINNATI 13 (tie, OT)
PITTSBURGH 11, San Diego 10
GREEN BAY 37, Chicago 3
Dallas 14, WASHINGTON 10
INDIANAPOLIS 33, Houston 27
MIAMI 17, Oakland 15
New Orleans 30, KANSAS CITY 20
Cleveland 29, BUFFALO 27 Monday, November 17
NFL 2008 WEEK 10 RESULTS – NOVEMBER 6, 9-10
(Home team in CAPS)
Byes: Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins
Denver 34, CLEVELAND 30 (Thursday Night 11/3)
NEW ENGLAND 20, Buffalo 10
N.Y. JETS 47, St. Louis 3
Carolina 17, OAKLAND 6
ATLANTA 34, New Orleans 20
Indianapolis 24, PITTSBURGH 20
Tennessee 21, CHICAGO 14
SAN DIEGO 20, Kansas City 19
Jacksonville 38, DETROIT 14
Baltimore 41, HOUSTON 13
MIAMI 21, Seattle 19
MINNESOTA 28, Green Bay 27
N.Y. Giants 36, PHILADELPHIA 31 (Sunday Night)
ARIZONA 29, San Francisco 24 (MNF)
NFL 2008 WEEK 9 RESULTS – NOVEMBER 2-3
(Home team in CAPS)
Byes: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers
N.Y. Jets 26, BUFFALO 17
Miami 26, DENVER 17
CHICAGO 27, Detroit 23
N.Y. GIANTS 35, Dallas 14
CINCINNATI 21, Jacksonville 19
Atlanta 24, OAKLAND 0
Baltimore 37, CLEVELAND 27
Philadelphia 26, SEATTLE 7
Tampa Bay 30, KANSAS CITY 27 (OT)
INDIANAPOLIS 18, New England 15
MINNESOTA 28, Houston 21
Arizona 34, ST. LOUIS 13
TENNESSEE 19, Green Bay 16 (OT)
Pittsburgh 23, WASHINGTON 6 (MNF)
NFL 2008 WEEK 8 RESULTS – OCTOBER 26-27
(Home team in CAPS)
Byes: Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
BALTIMORE 29, Oakland 10
PHILADELPHIA 27, Atlanta 14
CAROLINA 27, Arizona 23
HOUSTON 35, Cincinnati 6
DALLAS 13, Tampa Bay 9
Cleveland 23, JACKSONVILLE 17
Washington 25, DETROIT 17
N.Y. Giants 21, PITTSBURGH 14
MIAMI 25, Buffalo 16
Seattle 34, SAN FRANCISCO 13
NEW ENGLAND 23, St. Louis 16
NEW ORLEANS 37, San Diego 32 (London)
N.Y. JETS 28, Kansas City 24
TENNESSEE 31, Indianapolis 21 (MNF)
NFL 2008 WEEK 7 RESULTS (OCTOBER 19-20)
(Home team in CAPS)
Byes: Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles
BUFFALO 23, San Diego 14
HOUSTON 28, Detroit 21
CAROLINA 30, New Orleans 7
GREEN BAY 34, Indianapolis 14
CHICAGO 48, Minnesota 41
OAKLAND 16, N.Y. Jets 13 (OT)
Pittsburgh 38, CINCINNATI 10
WASHINGTON 14, Cleveland 11
Tennessee 34, KANSAS CITY 10
TAMPA BAY 20, Seattle 10
Baltimore 27, MIAMI 13
N.Y. GIANTS 29, San Francisco 17
ST. LOUIS 34, Dallas 14
NEW ENGLAND 41, Denver 7 (MNF)
NFL 2008 WEEK 6 RESULTS (OCTOBER 12 - 13)
(Home team in CAPS)
Byes: Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans
ATLANTA 22, Chicago 20
Jacksonville 24, DENVER 17
HOUSTON 29, Miami 28
ARIZONA 30, Dallas 24 (OT)
INDIANAPOLIS 31, Baltimore 3
Philadelphia 40, SAN FRANCISCO 26
MINNESOTA 12, Detroit 10
Green Bay 27, SEATTLE 17
NEW ORLEANS 34, Oakland 3
SAN DIEGO 30, New England 10
N.Y. JETS 26, Cincinnati 14
TAMPA BAY 27, Carolina 3
St. Louis 19, WASHINGTON 17
CLEVELAND 35, N.Y. Giants 14
NFL 2008 WEEK 5 RESULTS (OCTOBER 5 - 6)
(Home team in CAPS)
Byes: Cleveland Browns, N.Y. Jets, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams
Tennessee 13, BALTIMORE 10
DENVER 16, Tampa Bay 13
CAROLINA 34, Kansas City 0
ARIZONA 41, Buffalo 17
Chicago 34, DETROIT 7
DALLAS 31, Cincinnati 22
Atlanta 27, GREEN BAY 24
New England 30, SAN FRANCISCO 21
Indianapolis 31, HOUSTON 27
Pittsburgh 26, JACKSONVILLE 21
MIAMI 17, San Diego 10
N.Y. GIANTS 44, Seattle 6
Washington 23, PHILADELPHIA 17
Minnesota 30, NEW ORLEANS 27 (MNF)
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