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Kurt Benkert Roots for 2 Eliminated Teams as Bucs, Panthers Eye Playoffs

“If a divisional winner has a negative record, no one from that division gets in,” Benkert tweeted, as the Bucs and Panthers are both 8–9, yet one will qualify from the NFC South. “The next wild-card team (with a positive record) that would have missed the playoffs would then slide into the seventh spot,” he added, backing the Lions and Vikings, both 8–8.