The NFL season is well underway. Of the 32 teams, 10 have unblemished 2-0 records , while the same number are winless . Before celebrating or sulking about your team’s chances of making the playoffs, there are still 15 games remaining in the regular season, which means that 88% of the regular season has yet to be played.

Yet good or poor starts have been remarkably prescient to determine a team’s postseason chances. However, it takes more than the first two weeks to provide useful predictive insights.

In 2024 , nine teams started the season 2-0, with seven of them making the playoffs. Nine teams also started the season 0-2, with three of them making the playoffs. Certainly, starting the season on a small winning streak has lifted a team’s chances of making the playoffs,

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