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Which NFL underdog teams could go on a surprising playoff run?

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Home-field advantage can be meaningful in the playoffs. But don't judge a team simply by how it made it the postseason.

With the NFL's wild-card round set to start Saturday, all six of the home teams and division winners have been installed as favorites. But while the Super Bowl has overwhelmingly skewed toward top seeds in the last decade, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' journey last year should inspire some hope for those hitting the road in the first week of the postseason. And four of six wild-card winners last year did not claim their division crown.

With that in mind, we asked USA TODAY Sports' NFL reporters, editors and columnists:

Which non-division-winning team in the wild-card round has the best chance of going on a surprising playoff run?

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