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NFL playoff mythbusters: Why you're wrong about all 14 teams - ESPN

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By the time we get to this point in the NFL season, you think you know what you need to know about the 14 playoff teams. After all, we've seen each of them play 17 games while weathering injuries, quarterback changes, losing streaks, winning streaks, etc.

So we feel pretty confident we know these teams… but do we really? The other things that harden over a 17-game season are incorrect assumptions.

If a team develops a reputation, it can stick, even as evidence sneakily piles up in the background to dispute those claims.

Add in the fact that a decent chunk of the audience is watching a lot more closely this time of year and might not have been paying attention to the trends and tendencies we track weekly throughout the NFL season, and you get some myths that need busting.

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