According to the NFL, teams that win on opening day have a 52% chance of making the playoffs. <\/p>\n
Teams that lose on opening day, have just a 24% chance. That’s quite a difference on just one single game\/win.<\/p>\n
Here’s the NFL’s numbers:
\nSince 2002, when the NFL expanded to 32 clubs, teams that are victorious in their season-openers are more than twice as likely to reach the playoffs than those that lose an opening game. <\/p>\n
Of the 319 teams that won openers\u2026166 went to the playoffs (112 won division titles).
\nOf the 317 teams that lost openers\u202678 went to the playoffs (48 won division titles).<\/p>\n
Note: There are a different number of winning and losing teams in season-opening games due to the inclusion of 2017 Week 2 victories by Miami and Tampa Bay, which was the season-opener for each team (their Week 1 meeting was postponed due to Hurricane Irma).<\/p>\n
In 2021, the 14 playoff teams compiled a 9-5 record on Kickoff Weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"