Lions, Jets among teams with chance to make playoffs after missing postseason last season

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions and Aaron Rodgers-led New York Jets are hoping to be part of an NFL trend by earning a spot in the playoffs a year after missing out.

For 33 straight seasons, the league has had at least four franchises in the postseason a year after they failed to earn a bid.

The 2022 playoffs included seven teams that didn’t make it the year before. The Jacksonville Jaguars led the latest group, winning the AFC South after matching the Lions with an NFL-low three wins in 2021.

Detroit will find out how it stacks…