Well that data consists of exactly 1 year and to really see if there is correlation we'd need % of total salaries for the say top 10 players on the team over multiple seasons.
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For 2007
Seattle 7 Playoff
Atlanta 6
Dallas 6 Playoff
Cincinnati 5
Arizona 5
Minnesota 5
Green Bay 5 Playoff
Indianapolis 5
Oakland 4
Washington 4 Playoff
Chicago 4
San Diego 4 Playoff
San Francisco 4
Tennessee 4 Playoff
Carolina 4
Buffalo 3
Baltimore 3
Pittsburgh 3 Playoff
New England 3
Kansas City 3 Playoff
Philadelphia 3
Jacksonville 3 Playoff
St. Louis 3
NY Jets 3
NY Giants 3 Playoff
Miami 2 Playoff
Detroit 2
New Orleans 2
Denver 2
Houston 0
Cleveland 0
Tampa Bay 0 Playoff
Actually, I believe the Patriots made the playoffs in the 2007 season.
They had a pretty good record that year
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