Who’s All In The Playoffs NFL?
Wondering who’s all in the playoffs this year in the NFL? Check out our blog post to find out which teams are still in the running for the Super Bowl.
Who’s in the playoffs?
The NFL playoffs are upon us and there are 12 teams remaining in the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy. Who’s in? Who’s out? Let’s take a look.
AFC
The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the world. This conference and its counterpart, the National Football Conference (NFC), currently contain 16 teams each, making up a total of 32 teams in the NFL. Both conferences are made up of four divisions, each containing four teams. Since 2002, each conference has had the same 16-game regular-season schedule.
The AFC was established on June 8, 1970, when an agreement was made between the NFL’s then-current 14 clubs and three expansion franchises—the Cincinnati Bengals, the Miami Dolphins, and the Buffalo Bills—to equally balance out the conferences. Since 1970, with expansion and realignment complete, 13 AFC teams have reached at least one Super Bowl (out of a possible 54), while only 12 NFC teams have done so.
NFC
As the 2020 NFL season winds down, we take a look at who’s in and who’s out in the NFC playoff race.
The NFC is a loaded conference this year, with several teams vying for a spot in the playoffs.
As it stands right now, the New Orleans Saints are in the lead for the number one seed, followed by the Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks, and Dallas Cowboys.
The Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals are currently fighting for the final spot in the Wild Card round.
it’s still anybody’s game in the NFC.
How did they get there?
The Seahawks and the Packers both clinched their spots in the playoffs with week 16 wins. The Seahawks are the number one seed in the NFC and will have a first-round bye. The Packers are the number two seed in the NFC and will host the number three seed, the Saints, in the first round of the playoffs.
AFC
The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of two conferences within the National Football League (NFL), the other being the National Football Conference (NFC). The AFC was created on June 8, 1970. The AFC’s sixteen teams are divided into four divisions: the East, West, North, and South. Two teams from each division—a total of six teams—qualify for the playoffs each year. This system ensures that all four division winners earn a playoff berth while adding an additional wild card team to the playoffs in each conference. In the event two teams from the same division tie for a playoff position, a series of tiebreakers are used to determine which team advances to the playoffs.
NFC
The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the world. This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference (AFC), currently contain 16 teams each, making up a total of 32 teams in the NFL. A series of playoffs at the end of the NFL’s regular season determines which teams from each conference will advance to the Super Bowl, the league’s championship game.
Currently, NFC teams are divided into two divisions: East and West. The four teams that win their divisional playoff games advance to the NFC Championship game, where the winner from each divisional playoff game meets to determine who will go to the Super Bowl.
The NFC has sent 27 different teams to the Super Bowl, with a record of 13 wins and 14 losses.
What’s next?
The NFL playoffs are an elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL). The playoffs began on January 3, 2010, and will conclude with the Super Bowl XLVIII championship game on February 2, 2014, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
AFC
In the AFC, the New England Patriots have clinched the AFC East title and a first-round bye. The Baltimore Ravens have clinched a playoff berth. The remaining spots will be filled by the Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, and either the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Buffalo Bills.
In the AFC South, the Houston Texans have clinched the division title. The Indianapolis Colts have clinched a playoff berth. The remaining spots will be filled by either the Kansas City Chiefs or the Oakland Raiders.
In the AFC North, the Baltimore Ravens have clinched the division title and a first-round bye. The Pittsburgh Steelers have clinched a playoff berth. The remaining spot will be filled by either the Buffalo Bills or the Cleveland Browns.
In the AFC West, the Kansas City Chiefs have clinched the division title and a first-round bye. The Oakland Raiders have clinched a playoff berth.
NFC
Now that the regular season has wrapped up, it’s time to take a look at who’s all in the playoffs for the NFL.
In the NFC, we have the Seattle Seahawks as our number one seed. They’ll have a bye week to start off and will host a divisional round game. The Green Bay Packers are our number two seed and they’ll also have a bye week to start things off. They’ll be hosting a divisional round game as well. The New Orleans Saints are our number three seed and they’ll be hosting the Minnesota Vikings in the wild card round. The Los Angeles Rams are our number four seed and they’ll be hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the wild card round.
