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          Playoff odds and predictions for all 32 NFL teams

          Both the Bengals and the Packers have some work to do to make the playoffs. Joe Robbins/Getty Images
          • Aaron SchatzNov 9, 2016, 11:30 AM ET
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              Aaron Schatz is an NFL analyst for ESPN.com. He has more than 20 years of experience working in NFL analytics and is the creator of the DVOA and DYAR metric. He also serves as the Chief Analytics Officer at FTN Network.
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          The NFL is supposed to be the league of parity, but for the past few seasons, the AFC has been anything but. Seven different AFC teams have missed the playoffs for at least five straight years. Three different AFC teams have missed the playoffs for at least 10 straight years. But it looks like one of those streaks is going to come to an end in 2016.