Claim: The defending champions, New England Patriots, lost to the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFL playoffs.
Evidence: 2017–18 NFL playoffs January 6 – February 4, 2018 2017  New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles New England Patriots NFL playoffs
← 2016–17
2018–19 → ← 2016–17 2018–19 → Playoff seeds 1 New England Patriots (East winner) Philadelphia Eagles (East winner)