How Many Playoff Games Are There In The NFL?
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The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion.
How many teams are in the playoffs?
There are 12 teams in the NFL playoffs. The top seed in each conference gets a bye in the Wild Card round. The other four teams in each conference play each other, with the two winners advancing to the Divisional round.
How many games are played in the playoffs?
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to 1967, when the NFL expanded from 15 teams to 16, there were 14 playoff games (two round-robin tournaments followed by a championship game). From 1967 through 1977, the NFL added one team per year (except 1970), increasing the number of playoff games each year. In 1978, with the addition of two more teams, a total of 10 playoff games were held.
How does the playoff system work?
The NFL playoff system is a single-elimination tournament held after the conclusion of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Each team is seeded in a bracket according to their record, with the better teams typically receiving a higher seed. Four teams from each conference (the two conferences with the most wins) advance to the playoffs.
In the first round, dubbed the Wild Card round, the third seed plays the sixth seed and the fourth seed plays the fifth seed. The top seed gets a bye in this round. In the second round, or Divisional round, the top seed in each conference plays the lowest remaining seed from the Wild Card round, and the second seed in each conference plays the other team that advanced from that same Wild Card round.
In each conference, the two remaining teams then face off in what is known as Conference Championship weekend, with winners advancing to Super Bowl Sunday. The teams that win their respective conferences compete for the Lombardi Trophy in what is considered professional football’s biggest and most prestigious game.
What is the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important American football game of the year. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is played between the winners of the NFC (National Football Conference) and the AFC (American Football Conference). The winner of the Super Bowl gets the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The Super Bowl is usually played on the first Sunday in February. It is the most watched television event in America. More than 100 million people watch it every year.
