The NFC East is primed to produce one of the worst playoff teams in the history of the NFL, and through Week 11, all four franchises have a legitimate path to the playoff, with just a half-game separating the entire division in the standings.
There have been multiple playoff teams with losing records in previous seasons, but the 2020 NFC East winner could be a special class of bad. It’s possible – even probable – that a 5-win season will be enough to advance to the playoffs out of the NFC East. You could make a very convincing argument that every NFC East team should tank, given that the difference between winning and losing the division could be 15 or more spots in the 2021 NFL Draft order, and the chance to grab a top-5 pick versus the chance to get obliterated in the first round.
Still, someone’s got to win. Which NFC East team has the best chance to survive and advance from the ugliest division the NFL has ever seen? Let’s break down each team’s chances, using our latest playoff predictor model.
