Which NFL Teams Are Left in the Playoffs?

It’s playoff time, which means that only a handful of NFL teams are left vying for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. Who’s still in it to win it?

AFC

The AFC playoff race is really tight this year. There are only a few weeks left in the season and there are still six teams fighting for three spots. The Houston Texans, New England Patriots, and Baltimore Ravens have already clinched their divisions, but the race for the Wild Card is still wide open. The Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Titans are all vying for a spot in the playoffs. Who will come out on top?

Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Ravens were established in 1996, when Art Modell, who was then the owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans to relocate the franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore in November 1995. As part of a settlement betweenModell and the city of Cleveland, he was required to leave the Browns’ history and records in Cleveland for a replacement team and replacement personnel that would take control in 1999. In return, he was allowed to take his own personnel and team to Baltimore, where such personnel would then form an expansion team. The Ravens have qualified for the NFL playoffs eleven times since 2000, with two Super Bowl victories (Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XLVII), two AFC Championship titles (2000 and 2012), 15 playoff victories (10th all-time), four AFC North division titles (2003, 2006, 2011, 2018), and are currently the only team to hold a perfect record in multiple Super Bowl appearances. The Ravens organization was led by general manager Ozzie Newsome from 1996 until his retirement after the 2018 season.

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays their home games at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills are the only NFL team that plays its home games in the state of New York. The Bills conduct summer training camp at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, New York, an eastern suburb of Rochester.

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division. The team plays its home games at NRG Stadium, an outdoor stadium in Houston’s Bissonnet area.

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. Guided by head coach Andy Reid, the Chiefs have one of the greatest offenses in NFL history.

NFC

There are four teams left in the NFC playoffs. The Green Bay Packers, the San Francisco ers, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Seattle Seahawks.

Green Bay Packers

The Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957.

The Packers are the last of the “small town teams” which were common in the NFL during the league’s early days of 1922 and 1924. Founded in 1919 by Earl “Curly” Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, the franchise traces its lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. Between 1919 and 1920, the Packers competed against other semi-pro clubs from around Wisconsin and Michigan, before joining the American Professional Football Association (APFA), now known as the National Football League (NFL), in 1921. Although Green Bay is by far the smallest major league market in North America, Forbes ranked the Packers as being worth US$1.02 billion in August 2013, which made them also the 27th richest franchise out of 32 teams in America. The Packers have won 13 league championships (nine NFL Championships and four Super Bowls), more than any other team, with nine NFL titles before 1966 and four Super Bowl victories since then; their most recent championship came in 2010 when they defeated their arch-rival Chicago Bears 21–14 at Soldier Field for their fourth Super Bowl win overall and 13th NFL Championship
Since their founding as a semi-professional football team; however, they claim to be one of only five franchises to win 12 or more games every season including winning at least 10 games every year from 1947–1998 which is an NFL record that no other team can claim

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 name “Saints” refers to the Pelicans baseball franchise that preceded the NFL franchise and city’s establishment. On October 17, 1966, an expansion franchise was awarded to Tom Benson who purchased the team for $8 million dollars. However, due to mounting financial pressure from the Pelican’s owner John McDonough, Benson had to sell majority ownership of the team to James Ford Moral Jr. on May 31, 1985 for $70 million dollars. Benson then brought in general manager Jim Finks and head coach Jim Mora to help rebuild a struggling franchise that had only won 10 games in 3 seasons. In just their second season with Mora at the helm, they finished 12–3 and made it to their first NFC Championship game against the Chicago Bears; they would ultimately lose 24-28 on a controversial last second fumble by Bears running back Neal Anderson n goal line stand which has been termed “The Last Call.”

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference West division. They joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Seahawks are owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and are currently coached by Pete Carroll. Since 2002, the Seahawks have played their home games at CenturyLink Field, located south of downtown Seattle. The Seahawks previously played home games in the Kingdome (1976–1999) and Husky Stadium (1994, 2000–2001).

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area. They compete in the National Football League as a member of the league’s National Football Conference West division. The 49ers were founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and joined the NFL in 1949 when the leagues merged. The team plays its home games at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of San Francisco in Silicon Valley. Since 1988, the 49ers have been headquartered in Santa Clara.