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Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.
Fewest Penalties, Game, 0; by many teams; last: New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers, Jan 14, 2012 (Divisional Round) Most Penalties, Game, 17; Los Angeles Raiders, 1993. Fewest Penalties, Both Teams, Game, 1; Cincinnati Bengals (1) vs Los Angeles Raiders, Jan 13, 1991 (Divisional Round) Most Penalties, Both Teams, Game, 27
During its brief history, the AAFC, which would merge into the NFL for the 1950 season, used an identical playoff format to the NFL from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 (its last year), the AAFC merged its two conferences when one of its teams folded, and used a four-team playoff system.
Here's a look at where things stand playoff-wise after Week 13 of the NFL season. NFC playoff picture. As of Dec. 3, here’s what the playoff race looks like in the NFC. 1. Detroit Lions (11-1)
Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are officially out of the playoff hunt. The Jets were eliminated from postseason contention on Sunday afternoon after their 32-26 overtime loss to the Miami ...
The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the Wild Card playoffs , the second-seeded division winner hosts the seventh seed wild card, the third seed hosts the sixth seed, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth seed.
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Kansas City then drove a 3rd-and-12 on the Bengals 41. On the next play, Kansas City gained 4 yards and was penalized for holding. Rather than take the penalty, coach Zac Taylor decided to accept the results of the play, forcing Kansas City to decide on a punt or a long field goal. The Chiefs decided to punt, and got a big boost from Townshend ...