The top seed in each conference gets a bye through this round, leaving three games to be played in each conference. The NFL playoffs begin with the Wildcard Round.
These are given to the three non-division winners who have the best records in their conference. The final three spots-seeds 5 to 7-in each conference are called “wildcard spots”. These four division winners are ordered 1-4 based on their records. The top four seeds in each conference are given to the teams who win their division. The two conferences do not mix or meet until the Super Bowl. Each team who makes the playoffs is seeded from 1-7 in their respective conference. How Do the NFL Playoffs Work?Īs mentioned above, seven teams from each conference (the AFC and NFC) make the NFL playoffs. With only one team from each conference getting a first-round bye, the NFL added another wildcard game to each conference, totaling six wildcard games now instead of four. Prior to the change, the top two seeds in each conference would get a bye through the wildcard round. With seven teams from each conference making the playoffs, only one team-the top seed-from each conference gets a bye through the wildcard round. The change to the NFL playoff format ahead of the 2020-21 NFL season also saw an adjustment to the number of teams who get a first-round bye. How Many Teams Get a First-Round Bye in the NFL Playoffs? The format change starting in the 2020-21 NFL season was made to add two more teams to the postseason, one in each conference. Prior to this, only six teams from each conference made the playoffs, and 12 total. This makes a total of 14 teams in the playoffs. Starting in the 2020 NFL season (2021 NFL Playoffs), seven teams from each conference get into the NFL playoffs. Denver being on this list at all, let alone this early in the season, is quite a surprise based off the offseason hype they were receiving after adding Russell Wilson. The Broncos joined them after their Week 14 loss to the Chiefs. Both teams were mathematically eliminated after Week 13 losses. The Texans and Bears are the first two teams eliminated from playoff contention. The Chiefs joined them after their win over the Texans on Sunday of Week 15. The Bills became the first team in the AFC to clinch a playoff berth after their Week 15 win over the Dolphins on Saturday. The Vikings became the second team to clinch their division title, as they wrapped up the NFC North with the largest comeback in the NFL history over the Colts in Week 15. Philadelphia clinched a playoff spot but not the division in Week 14. The Niners did become the first team to clinch their division title, though. The second team to clinch a playoff spot was also from the NFC, as the San Francisco 49ers clinched the NFC West title with a win over the Seahawks on Thursday Night Football of Week 15. The Eagles’ win over the Giants in Week 14 moved their record to 12-1, officially clinching them a trip to the postseason. The Philadelphia Eagles became the first team to clinch a playoff berth in the 2022 NFL season. The order the teams are listed in above is not indicative of their playoff seeding, rather the order they clinched playoff berths in.
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