What the NFL Playoff Bracket Looks Like
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The NFL playoff bracket is here! See what the match-ups look like and who is playing who.
The NFL Playoff Bracket
The NFL Playoff Bracket is a bracket that is used to determine which teams will play each other in the NFL Playoffs. The NFL Playoff Bracket is made up of two parts: the AFC and the NFC. The AFC is made up of the four teams with the best record in the AFC, and the NFC is made up of the four teams with the best record in the NFC.
The AFC Playoff Bracket
The AFC Playoff Bracket is set, and there are some great match-ups in store. In the Wild Card round, the Indianapolis Colts will take on the Houston Texans, while the Los Angeles Chargers will face off against the Baltimore Ravens.
In the Divisional Round, the winners of those two games will play each other, as will the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Patriots are coming off a bye week, while the Chiefs earned a first-round bye by virtue of their first-place finish in the AFC West.
Finally, in the AFC Championship game, the winner of the Patriots-Chiefs game will take on the winner of the Colts-Texans game. The AFC Championship game will be played on Sunday, January 20th.
The NFC Playoff Bracket
The NFC playoff bracket is set, with the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers earning the top two seeds in the conference. The Seahawks will have a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, while the Packers will host the wild-card round game between the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles.
The San Francisco 49ers are the NFC’s other first-round bye team and will host the lowest remaining seed in the divisional round. The Minnesota Vikings, who lost to the Seahawks in Week 16, are seeded sixth and will travel to Lambeau Field to take on the Packers in the wild-card round.
The NFL Playoff Schedule
The NFL Playoff Schedule is set and there are some interesting matchups. In the AFC, the New England Patriots will take on the Los Angeles Chargers. This should be a good game as both teams are very talented. In the NFC, the Dallas Cowboys will take on the Seattle Seahawks. This should be a great game as well as both teams have a lot of history.
The AFC Playoff Schedule
The NFL playoff schedule for the 2019 season began on Saturday, Jan. 4, with the AFC wild-card round. The NFC wild-card round will start on Sunday, Jan. 5. The divisional playoffs are scheduled for Jan. 11-12, and the conference championships will take place on Jan. 19. The NFL’s 100th season will end with Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Feb. 2.
AFC championship game:
Jan. 19, 3 p.m., CBS
NFC championship game:
Jan. 19, 6:40 p.m., Fox
Super Bowl LIV:
Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m., Fox
The NFC Playoff Schedule
The NFC Playoff Schedule is as follows:
-The Wild Card Round will take place on Saturday, January 5th and Sunday, January 6th.
-The Divisional Round will take place on Saturday, January 12th and Sunday, January 13th.
-The Conference Championships will take place on Sunday, January 20th.
-The Pro Bowl will take place on Sunday, January 27th.
-And finally, the Super Bowl will take place on Sunday, February 3rd.
The NFL Playoff Teams
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. The tournament bracket is made up of six teams, four from the NFC and four from the AFC. The top two seeds in each conference receive a bye in the first round. The four divisional winners are seeded 1-4 based on their record, with the top seed receiving home-field advantage.
The AFC Playoff Teams
The Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, and Tennessee Titans have clinched their spots in the AFC playoffs.
The Ravens (13-2) clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC and home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs with their 41-7 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night. The Ravens’ bye week will begin after Week 16 games are completed on Sunday.
The Bills (11-4) clinched a playoff spot with their 24-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night and can clinch the AFC East title with a win or tie against the New England Patriots in Week 16. The Bills can also clinch a first-round bye with a win, coupled with a loss or tie by either the Chiefs or Texans.
The Chiefs (11-4) clinched a playoff spot for the sixth consecutive season with their 23-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. With a win or tie against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 16, they will clinch a second consecutive AFC West title and at least the No. 3 seed in the conference playoffs. If Baltimore loses to Cleveland in Week 16, Kansas City will earn a first-round bye as well.
The Titans (9-6) clinched their spot in the playoffs for the second consecutive year with their 42-21 win against Houston on Sunday afternoon. They need one more victory to clinch their first AFC South division title since 2008.
The NFC Playoff Teams
The NFC playoff teams have been decided and the seeding is set. The Green Bay Packers are the #1 seed, the New Orleans Saints are the #2 seed, the Seattle Seahawks are the #3 seed, and the Dallas Cowboys are the #4 seed.
The Packers and Saints both have byes in the first round, while the Seahawks will host the Cowboys in a Wild Card game. The winner of that game will travel to Green Bay to take on the Packers in the Divisional Round.
The other side of the NFC bracket features the #5 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the #6 seed Washington Football Team. The winner of that game will travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints in the Divisional Round.
So, what does this all mean? It means that if any team other than Green Bay or New Orleans wants to make it to the NFC Championship game, they’ll have to win at least two road games.
The Packers and Saints both had great regular seasons, but anything can happen in the playoffs. It should be an exciting few weeks!