The Arizona Cardinals improved by 2.5 games in 2019 but certainly had a chance to improve much more and win as many as 9 or 10 games. Had that happened, they may have found themselves fighting for a playoff spot under the new postseason proposal expected to come to fruition in 2020.
The NFL is expected to approve a move that would add a 7th team to the postseason, starting with the upcoming season. The proposed move is expected under the new CBA with players.
The 7th place team in the NFC in 2019 was the 9-7 Los Angeles Rams.