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Aaron Schatz, ESPN Writer 10y

Panthers, Bills can sustain success

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After two games, only seven NFL teams still stand undefeated. Some of these teams are not a surprise. Pretty much every observer went into the season expecting Denver, Cincinnati and Philadelphia to compete once again for playoff spots. Seeing those teams start 2-0 isn't really news to many people.

On the other hand, Carolina and Arizona looked like prime candidates for regression this year; Carolina primarily due to personnel losses and Arizona due to injuries and age. Elsewhere, Buffalo hasn't been to the playoffs in more than a decade, and Houston had the worst record in the league last year. Yet all of these teams have also started 2-0.

The question now is sustainability. Which of these four teams is most likely to carry its hot start to a place in the postseason? Based on a breakdown of each, I've picked out two surprise teams that could keep things going.

Here's a look at each of the surprise 2-0 teams (Denver, Cincy and Philly are excluded) along with each club's odds of making the playoffs both now and in the preseason (according to the Football Outsiders playoff odds report).

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