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Goals for the NFL's nine worst teams to end the 2021 season: Lessons for the Seahawks, Giants, Lions to get back to the 2022 playoffs

After Week 11 of the NFL season, we're essentially down to 23 teams competing for 14 playoff spots. The remaining nine franchises have no more than a 5% chance of making it to the postseason, according to ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI), leaving them to rely on a long winning streak to have serious hopes of playing into the postseason.

For those under .500 teams, there's still work to be done. While hope for their 2021 playoff chances might be all but extinguished, a solid end might help shape their chances in 2022.