NFL teams have their schedules for the 2021 season, the first one in league history that will include 17-game slates. The coming season will also be the second with the league’s new playoff format.
Seven teams from each conference made the playoffs last season, with the No. 1 seed getting a bye week and Nos. 2 through 7 squaring off on wild card weekend. The revamped playoff setup gave everyone an increased shot at reaching the playoffs, but it’s still tougher to make it out of the regular season in the NFL than some other professional sports leagues. While both the NBA and NHL playoffs feature more than half the league (16 of 30 teams in the NBA and 16 of 31 in the NHL), only 14 out of 32 teams have a chance to battle it out for the Lombardi Trophy.
The 49ers are expected to be back in the playoff mix following an injury-riddled 2020 campaign.
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They have -175 odds to get to the postseason, according to our partner, PointsBet. Those are the third-best odds in the NFC, though one of the teams above them is the division-rival Rams.
Kyle Shanahan and Co. will be determined to get back to the Super Bowl following a 5-11 campaign. Between Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance, the quarterback position will play a major role in how far the 49ers make it in 2021.
The defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers have -800 odds to get back to the playoffs while the Super Bowl runner-up Chiefs have the best odds in the league at -1000.
Which 14 squads make it through the 18-week season and compete in the postseason? Here are PointsBet’s full odds for teams to make the playoffs:
San Francisco 49ers
Arizona Cardinals: +190
Atlanta Falcons: +225
Baltimore Ravens: -334
Buffalo Bills: -400
Carolina Panthers: +260
Chicago Bears: +165
Cincinnati Bengals: +400
Cleveland Browns: -200
Dallas Cowboys: -150
Denver Broncos: +150
Detroit Lions: +575
Houston Texans: +670
Indianapolis Colts: -200
Jacksonville Jaguars: +285
Kansas City Chiefs: -1000
Las Vegas Raiders: +305
Los Angeles Chargers: +145
Los Angeles Rams: -200
Miami Dolphins: +130
Minnesota Vikings: +115
New England Patriots: +130
New Orleans Saints: +115
New York Giants: +225
New York Jets: +440
Philadelphia Eagles: +260
Pittsburgh Steelers: +150
San Francisco 49ers: -175
Seattle Seahawks: -110
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -800
Tennessee Titans: -136
Washington Football Team: +150
Editor's note: All odds are provided by our partner, PointsBet. PointsBet is our Official Sports Betting Partner and we may receive compensation if you place a bet on PointsBet for the first time after clicking our links.