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In 1978, the NFL expanded its playoffs pool from 8 to 10 teams, requiring the addition of another round of playoffs. From 1978 to 1989, this round featured one game per conference between the two wild-card (non-division winners) and thus the name "Wild Card" round.
In the Wild Card round, the No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers defeated the No. 2 seed Dallas Cowboys, becoming the first No. 7 seed ever to win a playoff game since the introduction of the format in 2020. The Detroit Lions won their first playoff game since 1991 by defeating the Los Angeles Rams .
The NFL's playoff bracket is down to its final four teams heading into conference championship weekend. Below is a look at the full 2025 playoff bracket, updated for the results of the wild card ...
Here's a look at the NFL playoff bracket – and the matchups for Super Wild Card Weekend – as the league's regular season winds to a close in Week 18. AFC wild card matchups 1.
The NFL playoffs kicked off on Saturday, Jan. 11 with the league's wild card weekend and will conclude on Feb. 9 with Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. Below is a look at the schedule, scores and ...
The Texans have made eight appearances in the wild card round in their 23-year history, and they have all been played at home in the Saturday 4:30 slot each time. [ 8 ] The game was a low scoring affair for majority of the first half, ending 10–6 for the Texans and highlighted by an interception thrown by both C. J. Stroud and Justin Herbert ...
Denver Broncos (10-7), wild card No. 3: The third time was the charm as they finally secured the AFC's final wild-card berth, ending a nine-year postseason absence, by rolling over the Chiefs ...
The names of the first two playoff rounds date back to the postseason format that was first used in 1978, when the league added a second wild-card team to each conference. The first round of the playoffs is dubbed the wild-card round, wild-card weekend, or, from 2020–21 to 2023–24, super wild-card weekend. [4]