The National Football League (NFL) playoff structure dictates the number of teams from each division that can qualify for postseason play. Typically, a maximum of seven teams from each conference (American Football Conference and National Football Conference) advance to the playoffs. These seven teams consist of the four division winners and three “wild card” teams, which are the three teams with the best records that did not win their respective divisions.
While theoretically possible for all teams within a single division to achieve winning records sufficient to qualify for the playoffs, the current NFL structure and competitive balance makes it highly improbable for an entire division to advance. The division winners are guaranteed spots, but the wild card berths depend on the overall records across the entire conference. The limited number of available wild card spots means that teams from other divisions with superior records would likely take those positions before every team from a single division could qualify.