How Many Teams Make The Nfl Playoffs 2020?
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The 2020 NFL playoffs are just around the corner, and we can’t wait to see which teams make the cut. So, how many teams make the NFL playoffs?
The answer may surprise you. According to the NFL’s official website, a total of 12 teams will make the playoffs this year. That’s six teams from each conference: the NFC and the AFC.
So, who will be playing in the 2020 NFL playoffs? We’ll have to wait and see. But
How the NFL Playoff System Works
The National Football League (NFL) is made up of 32 teams split into two conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Each conference has four divisions, and each division has four teams.
The NFL regular season runs from September to December, with each team playing 16 games. At the end of the regular season, the top six teams from each conference—based on their win-loss record—qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament that culminates in the Super Bowl, which is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.
How Many Teams Make the Playoffs?
Each conference gets three division winners and two wild card teams. So, that is a total of eight teams per conference, or 16 teams in the NFL playoffs.
Divisional Playoffs
In the National Football League (NFL), the divisional playoffs are the second round of the playoffs. The top seed from each conference (the team with the best regular-season record) receives a bye in this round. The winners of the Wild Card round from each conference then compete in their respective conferences’ divisional playoffs. In the American Football Conference (AFC), four divisional playoff games are played on Saturday and two on Sunday. In the National Football Conference (NFC), four divisional playoff games are played on Sunday.
Conference Championships
In order to make the Conference Championships, teams must first make the playoffs. The NFL Playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. As of 2020, there are 14 teams in the playoffs: six from each conference (the winners of each division plus two Wild Card teams). This means that 28 of 32 teams make the playoffs each year.
Super Bowl
In order to make it to the Super Bowl, teams must first make the NFL playoffs. The number of teams that make the playoffs varies from year to year, but is typically around 12. In order to make the playoffs, a team must have a winning record and be in the top half of their respective conference. The teams with the best records will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs, while the remaining teams will play each other in the wild card round. From there, the winners of each game will advance to the divisional round, followed by the conference championships and finally the Super Bowl.
Wild Card Playoffs
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Each conference (American Football Conference and National Football Conference) has four division winners (named as divisional champions) who qualify for the playoffs. The four division winners in each conference are seeded 1 through 4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the conference’s top two seeds receive first-round byes. In the first round of the playoffs, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the fourth seed hosts the fifth seed, and the third seed hosts the sixth seed. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference then receive a bye in the first round.
Seeding
In the NFL, the 12 teams with the best records qualify for the playoffs. The four division winners in each conference automatically earn a playoff berth, while the two Wild Card teams (the non-division winners with the best records) play each other in a one-game playoff to earn the final spot in their conference’s playoffs.
Once the field is set, seedings are determined by each team’s record. The division winner with the best record receives the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The remaining division winners are seeded No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 based on their records. The Wild Card teams are seeded No. 5 and No. 6.
2020 NFL Playoff Picture
The 2020 NFL Playoff Picture shows the field of 12 teams that will compete in the NFL playoffs. The playoffs will begin on Wild Card weekend with four games on Saturday, January 4 and four games on Sunday, January 5. The divisional round will be held the following weekend, with the conference championships taking place on Sunday, January 19. The 2020 Super Bowl will be held on Sunday, February 2 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
Conclusion
In conclusion, there are a total of 12 teams that make the NFL playoffs. Six teams come from the AFC and six teams come from the NFC. The four divisional winners and two wild card team from each conference make it to the playoffs.
