When Are The Playoff Games For Nfl?
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The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion.
Introduction
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. From 1933 to 1966, the NFL playoffs generally only included the NFL Championship Game, pitting the league’s two division winners (or in some cases, conference champions). In 1967, the NFL expanded its playoffs to include four teams (two from each conference), and added two more teams in 1978. The tournament culminates with the Super Bowl, the league’s championship game.
What is the NFL?
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world.
What are the playoffs?
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason and/or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Such competitions may be held on a single day, throughout a particular week, or over several weeks.
3.1 Wild Card Round
The Wild Card round features the two wild card teams in each conference playing each other. The games are played on Saturday and Sunday, with the higher seed hosting the game.
3.2 Divisional Round
The Divisional Round of the National Football League playoffs are the second set of annual playoff games in the National Football League (NFL), following the Wild Card Round. The Divisional Round consists of four matches played on Saturday and Sunday, hosted by the four general playoff seed entrants. These matches take place between the Wild Card round winners and the top-seeded teams from both conferences. In both instances, whoever won the game would advance to their conference’s next round, otherwise known as Championship Sunday/Sunday.
3.3 Conference Championships
The Conference Championships are the penultimate round of the playoffs. The AFC and NFC Championship Games are played on the same day, typically the first Sunday in February. The winners of these games advance to Super Bowl LIII.
3.4 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 usually played on the first Sunday in February. It is the conclusion of a regular season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. Normally, Roman numerals are used to identify each game, rather than the year in which it is held. For example, Super Bowl XLVII was played in 2013.
The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the winning team. The trophy is named after Vince Lombardi, who was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during their times of greatest success in the 1960s.
How are teams seeded in the playoffs?
The NFL playoff picture is set after Week 16 of the regular season.
The Saints, Rams, Chiefs and Patriots have clinched first-round byes as division winners. The Colts, Cowboys, Seahawks and Bears have also clinched playoff spots.
The seeding for the AFC playoffs is:
1. New England Patriots (AFC East winner)
2. Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West winner)
3. Houston Texans (AFC South winner)
4. Baltimore Ravens (AFC North winner)
5. Los Angeles Chargers (AFC wild card)
6. Indianapolis Colts (AFC wild card)
Who will be in the playoffs this year?
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a seeding system is used to match up teams in the first round.
In the Wild Card Round, the third seed hosts the sixth seed and the fourth seed hosts the fifth seed in each conference. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference then receive a bye to the Divisional Round, where they host the winner of the Wild Card Round game between the lowest remaining seeds.
The divisional winners proceed to the Conference Championships, hosted by their respective conference’s top remaining seed. The winners of those games then advance to the Super Bowl, which is usually held at a pre-determined site.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the NFL playoffs are a great time to watch some of the best football teams in the country compete for the chance to go to the Super Bowl. If you’re a fan of any particular team, it’s important to know when their game is so that you can cheer them on.
