When Are the NFL Playoff Games?
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The NFL playoff games are some of the most watched events on television. Here is a look at when they are scheduled for this year.
Introduction
The NFL playoff games are some of the most exciting and hotly contested matches of the year. Football fans from all over the world come together to watch their favorite teams battle it out for a chance to compete in the Super Bowl. But when are these much-anticipated games played?
The NFL playoffs are typically held in January, with the first round of games taking place on Wild Card weekend. The divisional round is played the following weekend, and the conference championships are held on the third weekend. The Super Bowl is then played on the fourth Sunday in January.
This year, Wild Card weekend will be held on Saturday, January 6th and Sunday, January 7th. The divisional round will take place on Saturday, January 13th and Sunday, January 14th. The conference championships will be played on Sunday, January 21st. And finally, Super Bowl LIII will be held on Sunday, February 3rd.
So mark your calendars and get ready for some exciting football action!
NFL Playoff Format
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the NFL regular season to determine the NFL champion. Qualification for the playoffs works as follows: the four division winners and two wild card teams from each conference (six from the NFC and six from the AFC) are seeded 1-6 in their respective conferences, with the top two seeds receiving byes in the first round.
Wild Card Round
The NFL Playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Each conference’s championship game is played on a neutral field, usually two weeks after the end of the regular season. The date of each conference’s championship game is determined on a rotating basis so that one conference’s title tilt is always played on the final Sunday in January or first Sunday in February, while the other conference plays its game one week earlier. The entire playoff schedule is generally completed within three weeks, so as not to interfere too much with the following season.
In each conference, four teams qualify for the playoffs as divisional champions, and two additional teams qualify as wild card teams. Wild card teams are seeded fifth and sixth in their respective conferences, based on their regular-season records. In the first round of the playoffs, known as the wild card round, each wild card team plays against one of the three divisional champions that are seeded lower than them. The winners of these two contests then proceed to play against one another in the divisional round.
Divisional Round
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Each year, four teams from each conference (the two conferences being the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC)) qualify for the playoffs. These four teams are seeded one through four based on their regular season record, with the highest seed receiving a bye in the first round (meaning they automatically advance to the second round). The other four teams play each other in the first round, with the higher seed hosting the lower seed. The winners of these two games then advance to play each other in the conference semifinals, again with the higher seed hosting. The winners of those games then advance to play in their respective conference championship game, with the winner of that game advancing to Super Bowl LIII, which will be held on February 3, 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Conference Championships
During the conference championship games, the AFC Championship game is played at the home stadium of the team with the better record, while the NFC Championship game is played at the home stadium of the team with the better record, regardless of whether that team is a wild card team or not.
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important game in the NFL playoff format. It is the championship game of the NFL, pitting the two best teams in the league against each other in a winner-takes-all matchup. The Super Bowl is typically played in early February, and the game is always broadcast on television.
NFL Playoff Schedule
The NFL Playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held every year to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL). The tournament consists of four rounds of play. The Wild Card round, Divisional round, Conference Championships, and finally the Super Bowl.
Wild Card Round
The first round of the playoffs is called the Wild Card Round. This round features four games. The four winners advance to the Divisional Round.
The Wild Card Round is played on Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5. The times and networks for each game will be announced soon.
The four teams with the best record in each conference who did not win their division qualified for the Wild Card Round. They will be seeded #5-#8 in their respective conferences. The team with the best record will be matched up against the team with the worst record, #8 vs. #5 and #7 vs. #6.
Divisional Round
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Each year, 12 teams qualify for the playoffs. The four division champions from each conference (the NFC and AFC) are seeded 1–4 based on their overall record, with the highest seed receiving home-field advantage. The next four seeds (5–8) are wild card teams, who also play at home.
The playoffs begin with Wild Card Weekend, when the 5th and 6th seeds host the 7th and 8th seeds in each conference. The winners of those games then travel to face the 1st and 2nd seeds in the Divisional Round. Finally, the conference champions meet in the Super Bowl, which is played at a neutral site.
Conference Championships
The Conference Championships are the penultimate round of the NFL Playoffs. They are played on the first Sunday in January and determine which teams will advance to the Super Bowl.
The AFC and NFC Champions will face off in the final game of the NFL season, the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important game in the National Football League (NFL). It is the annual championship game of the NFL, and is played between the winners of the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC). The game is usually held in early February, and is played on a Sunday.
Conclusion
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. From four teams in 1933, the tournament has expanded to 12 teams since 1990. The teams are seeded according to their win-loss records, with the divisional champions typically receiving the higher seeds. The playoffs culminate with the Super Bowl, the league’s championship game.
