This will be a record-setting season in the NFL — for a reason that won’t be all that exciting.
The NFL is known to have huge playoff turnover. Parity has been an exceptional asset for the league.
Normally, five to six of the 12 teams that reach the playoffs don’t return the following year. The lowest since the NFL moved to its current eight-division format in 2002 is four.
Expect a new low this season.
The rising salary cap allows greater flexibility for a team to hold on to its core players. That’s a huge advantage for this crop of elite teams.