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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 or wild-card weekend , the third-seeded division winner hosts the sixth-seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth.
The National Football League playoffs for the 2005 season began on January 7, 2006. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL, 21–10, on February 5, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006. The season began with the reigning Super Bowl XL champion Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Miami Dolphins in the NFL Kickoff Game.
Wild Card playoffs: Divisional playoffs: Jan 7 – Lincoln Financial Field: A3 Indianapolis 29 Jan 13 – Louisiana Superdome: N1 Chicago 17 6 NY Giants: 20 Super Bowl XLI: 3 Philadelphia 24 3 Philadelphia: 23 Jan 21 – Soldier Field 2 New Orleans: 27 NFC: Jan 6 – Qwest Field: 2 New Orleans 14 Jan 14 – Soldier Field: 1 Chicago 39 5 Dallas ...
Calls to expand the playoffs to 14 teams began in 2006. Proponents of expansion noted the increased revenue that could be gained from an additional two playoff games. They also noted that the 12-team playoff system was implemented when the league still had 28 teams, four fewer than the 2002 expansion.
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.
This is a complete listing of National Football League (NFL) playoff games, grouped by franchise. ... 2006, 2009, 2012: 1 2 .333 Denver Broncos: 2 2000, 2012: 2 0 1.000
The 2006 season was the New England Patriots' 37th in the National Football League (NFL), their 47th overall and their seventh under head coach Bill Belichick.They finished with a 12–4 record and a division title before losing to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs.