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Half the NFL divisions and 10 of 14 playoff spots have been clinched heading into "Sunday Night Football" in Week 17. There's still plenty to sort out, especially with specifics on seeding positions.
Since the venue and date of the championship game were often not known until the last game of the season had been played, these playoff games sometimes delayed the NFL title game by a week. The playoff structure used from 1933 to 1966 was considered inequitable by some because of the number of times it failed to match the teams with the two ...
The NFL playoffs are finally here. The wild-card weekend opener will be Chargers vs. Texans in Houston. NFL playoff bracket: Chargers-Texans to open postseason while Lions get bye after winning ...
NFL WEEK 7 GAME PICKS: Expert predictions for every matchup NFL playoff picture: Bracket before Week 7 NFC. Bye: No. 1 seed Minnesota Vikings (5-0). Wild card game: No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers at ...
NFC Championship Game logo, 2008–2010 (Used with old shield since 2005) The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season, the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season) and a set number of "wild card ...
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.
Here's a look at where things stand playoff-wise as we enter the weekend of the Week 17 schedule of the NFL season. NFC playoff picture As of Dec. 26, here’s what the playoff race looks like in ...
In 1982, the league held a 16-team tournament due to the players strike, which reduced the regular season to just 9 games. The playoffs expanded to 12 teams for the 1990 season, and again to 14 teams for the 2020 season, with an additional game added to this week in each year. Teams who later went on to win the Super Bowl that season are in bold.