How Do The 2020 NFL Playoffs Work?
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How do the 2020 NFL playoffs work? Find out everything you need to know about the playoffs, from how teams are seeded to who will play in the Super Bowl.
How the 2020 NFL Playoffs Work
The 2020 NFL Playoffs will begin on Saturday, January 4th and will end with the 52nd Super Bowl on Sunday, February 2nd. The playoffs will consist of four rounds of playoffs, beginning with the Wild Card round, followed by the Divisional round, the Conference Championships, and finally the Super Bowl. A total of 12 teams will make the playoffs, with six teams coming from each conference.
The 2020 NFL Playoff Bracket
The National Football League (NFL) playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Seven teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the playoffs. A series of four rounds are played to determine who will represent each conference in the Super Bowl, the league’s annual championship game.
The first round of the playoffs, nicknamed the Wild Card round, consists of four match-ups featuring the two wild card teams from each conference. The winners of these games advance to the Divisional round, where they face off against the top-seeded teams from their respective conferences. The divisional round winners then move on to conference championships, with the NFC Championship and AFC Championship determining which two teams will square off in the Super Bowl.
The bracket is reseeded after each round so that the surviving team with the lowest seed number is always matched against the surviving team with the highest seed number. In cases where three or more teams from one conference survive to a particular round, those teams are also re-seeded so that they do not all play each other.
The 2020 NFL Playoff Schedule
The 2020 NFL playoffs are upon us. Here’s everything you need to know about how the playoffs work, from the wild card round to Super Bowl LIV.
The 2020 NFL playoffs will begin on Saturday, January 4th with the Wild Card round. The Divisional round will take place the following weekend, January 11th-12th, followed by the Conference Championships on January 19th. Super Bowl LIV will be held on Sunday, February 2nd at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The playoffs will feature four teams from each conference, with the top two seeds receiving a bye in the Wild Card round. The matchups for the Wild Card round are as follows:
In the AFC:
(3) Houston Texans vs. (6) Buffalo Bills
(4) Baltimore Ravens vs. (5) Tennessee Titans
In the NFC:
(3) Seattle Seahawks vs. (6) Philadelphia Eagles
(4) New Orleans Saints vs. (5) Minnesota Vikings
The winners of these four games will advance to the Divisional round, where they will face the 1st and 2nd seed from their respective conferences. The Divisional round matchups are as follows:
In the AFC:
(1) Baltimore Ravens vs. Lowest remaining seed from Wild Card round OR (2) New England Patriots vs. Highest remaining seed from Wild Card round ? results pending ? results pending Round 1 matchups not yet determined until result of Round 1 is known
In the NFC: Lowest remaining seed from Wild Card round OR Highest remaining seed from Wild Card round Round 1 matchups not yet determined until result of Round 1 is known
How the 2020 NFL Playoffs Work
The 2020 NFL Playoffs begin Saturday, January 4th and end Sunday, February 2nd. Wild Card weekend is Saturday, January 4th and Sunday, January 5th. The divisional playoffs are Saturday, January 11th and Sunday, January 12th. The conference championships are Sunday, January 19th. Finally, the Pro Bowl is Sunday, January 26th and the Super Bowl is Sunday, February 2nd.
The 2020 NFL Playoff Bracket
The NFL playoff bracket for the 2020 season is officially set. After 17 weeks of regular season action and two wild-card weekends, we finally know all 12 teams that will be competing for a spot in Super Bowl 54.
The top seed in each conference will receive a first-round bye, while the next four seeds in each conference will host a wild-card game. The divisional round will see the top seed in each conference take on the lowest remaining seed, while the second and third seeds in each conference will face off.
The AFC and NFC championship games will be played on Sunday, January 19, with the winners advancing to Super Bowl 54. The game will be played on Sunday, February 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Here’s a look at the full 2020 NFL playoff bracket:
AFC Playoffs
Wild Card Round
Indianapolis Colts Buffalo Bills
Los Angeles Chargers Baltimore Ravens
Divisional Round Divisional Round
Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers
New England Patriots Baltimore Ravens
Conference Championships
AFC Championship Game
Kansas City Chiefs New England Patriots
The 2020 NFL Playoff Schedule
The 2020 NFL Playoff schedule is here, with 14 games in all set to take place over the next three weekends.
The first round of the playoffs, the Wild Card round, is set for Saturday, Jan. 4 and Sunday, Jan. 5. The Divisional round is set for Saturday, Jan. 11 and Sunday, Jan. 12, followed by the Conference Championships on Sunday, Jan. 19.
The 2020 Super Bowl will be played on Sunday, Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Here’s a look at the full 2020 NFL Playoff schedule:
Wild Card Weekend:
Saturday, Jan. 4
1:00 p.m.: Houston Texans at Buffalo Bills (ABC/ESPN)
4:30 p.m.: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints (NBC)
8:00 p.m.: Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots (CBS)
Sunday, Jan 11
1:00 p.m.: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles (FOX)
4:30 p.m.: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins (CBS)
Divisional Playoffs:
Saturday, Jan. 11
4:30 p..m.: TBD (NBC)
8:00 p..m.: TBD (FOX/NFLN)
Sunday, Jan 12
1:00 p..m.: TBD (CBS)
4:30 p..m.: TBD (FOX/NFLN)
