what nfl teams had a negative point differential and made the playoffs in the same season

The Chicago Bears had a point differential of 2 points in a playoff season in 1933.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN
1	Bears	2	1933	1	1	0	0		23	23.0	21	21.0	12
2	Giants	-2	1933	1	0	1	0		21	21.0	23	23.0	13
3	Bears	-17	1934	1	0	1	0		13	13.0	30	30.0	10
4	Giants	17	1934	1	1	0	0		30	30.0	13	13.0	12
5	Giants	-19	1935	1	0	1	0		7	7.0	26	26.0	9
6	Lions	19	1935	1	1	0	0		26	26.0	7	7.0	16
7	Packers	15	1936	1	1	0	0		21	21.0	6	6.0	7
8	Redskins	-15	1936	1	0	1	0		6	6.0	21	21.0	8
9	Bears	-7	1937	1	0	1	0		21	21.0	28	28.0	11
10	Redskins	7	1937	1	1	0	0		28	28.0	21	21.0	18
11	Packers	-6	1938	1	0	1	0		17	17.0	23	23.0	14
12	Giants	6	1938	1	1	0	0		23	23.0	17	17.0	10
13	Packers	27	1939	1	1	0	0		27	27.0	0	0.0	10
14	Giants	-27	1939	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	27	27.0	9
15	Bears	73	1940	1	1	0	0		73	73.0	0	0.0	17
16	Redskins	-73	1940	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	73	73.0	17
17	Bears	47	1941	2	2	0	0		70	35.0	23	11.5	34
18	Packers	-19	1941	1	0	1	0		14	14.0	33	33.0	12
19	Giants	-28	1941	1	0	1	0		9	9.0	37	37.0	8
20	Bears	-8	1942	1	0	1	0		6	6.0	14	14.0	10
21	Redskins	8	1942	1	1	0	0		14	14.0	6	6.0	9
22	Bears	20	1943	1	1	0	0		41	41.0	21	21.0	14
23	Giants	-28	1943	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	28	28.0	8
24	Redskins	8	1943	2	1	1	0		49	24.5	41	20.5	24
25	Packers	7	1944	1	1	0	0		14	14.0	7	7.0	11

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Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Falcons	2	3	0	.400
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