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Ranking NFL teams that could sneak into the playoffs from 11-1

Each year, there's at least one NFL team that goes on a run in the second half of the season and sneaks into the postseason. In 2013, the 5-7 Chargers won four straight to win a wild-card berth, while the 5-6-1 Packers held on just long enough for Aaron Rodgers to return and win the NFC North. In 2014, the Panthers went on a six-game losing streak to fall to 3-8-1 before winning four straight and claiming an unlikely NFC South title. A 5-7 Washington team won out out to capture the NFC East in 2015, and last year, the Texans lost three straight to hit 6-6 before clinching the South with a three-game winning streak.