What Are The Last 4 Teams In The Nfl Playoffs?
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The NFL playoffs are down to the final four teams. Who will make it to the conference championships?
AFC
The Baltimore Ravens are the No. 1 seed in the AFC and have a bye in the Wild Card round. The New England Patriots are the No. 2 seed and will host the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card round. The Kansas City Chiefs are the No. 3 seed and will host the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card round. The Houston Texans are the No. 4 seed and will host the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round.
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its home games at M&T Bank Stadium and is headquartered in Owings Mills.
Founded in 1996, the Ravens are owned by Steve Bisciotti and are currently coached by John Harbaugh. The Ravens have won two Super Bowl championships (XXXV and XLVII), two AFC Championships (2000 and 2012), four AFC North division titles (2003, 2006, 2011, and 2018), and have qualified for the playoffs ten times since 2000.
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium, a stadium it shares with the National League baseball Houston Astros. The Texans have won only two playoff games in franchise history; both during the 2016 season.
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is located 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team was founded in 1960 as the Dallas Texans by businessman Lamar Hunt and was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). In 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City and assumed their current name. The Chiefs joined the NFL as a result of the merger in 1970. The team is valued at over $2 billion.[8][9]
The franchise has won three AFL championships, in 1962, 1966, and 1969. They became the second AFL team (after the New York Jets) to defeat an NFL team in an AFL–NFL World Championship Game when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV. The team’s victory on January 11, 1970, remains the club’s last championship appearance to date and occurred almost exactly 50 years after their initial founding.[10][11] Between 1985 and 2020, they qualified for 10 of 37 total playoff appearances. As of 2020, they have won eight AFC West division championships (tied for second most in NFL history),[12][13] one AFC championship,[14] and three appearances in the Super Bowl (I,[15] LIV,[16] and LV).[17][18]
NFC
The Dallas Cowboys, led by quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott, defeated the Seattle Seahawks 24-22 in the Wild Card round. The Cowboys will face the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated the Cowboys 30-22 in the regular season, in the Divisional round.
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints currently compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The team was founded by John W. Mecom Jr., David Dixon, and the city of New Orleans on November 1, 1966.
The Saints began play in Tulane Stadium in 1967. The franchise was founded on November 1, 1966. The team’s primary colors are old gold and black; their logo is a simplified fleur-de-lis. They played their home games in Tulane Stadium through the 1974 NFL season. The following year, they moved to the new Louisiana Superdome (now Smoothie King Center), which became their home for 31 seasons – from 1975 through 2005.
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. They joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. They are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NFL, having appeared in eight Super Bowls, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos for second most Super Bowl appearances, behind only the New England Patriots. The Cowboys have made it to the Super Bowl eight times, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos for second most Super Bowl appearances.
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that compete in the National Football League (NFL). The Rams began play in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams, located in Cleveland, Ohio. The franchise was founded in 1936 by brothers Jack and Homer Marsh, who acquired the bankrupt St. Louis Gunners franchise.