There are few NFL teams that are truly unique. Most teams follow a certain template and fit a historical archetype. The ground-and-pound teams. The all-offense-no-defense teams. The teams that ride a hot run into the playoffs in December. The good-not-great teams that sneak into the postseason thanks to an easy schedule.
We went looking for which archetypes fit this year's 13 contenders -- including all three NFC teams with a reasonable chance of grabbing the final two spots -- and identified a team that was heavily similar, using 1990 as the cutoff point. Of course, no two teams are exactly the same, and similarities in the past don't guarantee future results.