Which Teams Are Still In The Nfl Playoffs?
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It’s that time of year again! The NFL playoffs are in full swing, and we’re here to help you keep track of which teams are still in the running. Check out our latest blog post to find out which teams are still in the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy.
AFC
There are four teams remaining in the AFC playoffs: the New England Patriots, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Patriots and Steelers have the bye this week, and will face each other in the AFC Championship game next week. The Jaguars will take on the Chiefs in the AFC divisional round this weekend.
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.
Buffalo Bills
This team is coached by Sean McDermott and their quarterback is Josh Allen. Some of their key players are John Brown, Cole Beasley, Tremaine Edmunds, and Micah Hyde. The Bills are in the AFC East division.
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional football team based in Houston, Texas. They 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.
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 just over $2 billion.
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 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium. An original member of the American Football League (AFC), the Patriots joined the NFL in the 1970 merger of the two leagues. The team changed its name from the original Boston Patriots after relocating to Foxborough in 1971. The Patriots played their home games at Foxboro Stadium from 1971 to 2001, then moved to Gillette Stadium at the start of 2002.
The Patriots’ dynasty began in 2001, when they won their first of three Super Bowl championships under head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. They then won back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004, becoming only the second team after the Miami Dolphins to achieve this feat.[1][2] In 2007, they became the first team ever to win 16 games in a regular season before winning three more playoff games en route to their fourth Super Bowl title.[3] Since then, they have gone on to win five more titles: Super Bowl XLIX in 2015,[4] Super Bowl LI in 2017,[5] and Super Bowl LIII in 2019; making them tied with Pittsburgh for most championships by a franchise with six wins apiece.[6][7][8] In addition, they have also won 19 AFC East championships—more than any other team—and 11 AFC Championship Games—second only behind Pittsburgh.[9]
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its home games at Heinz Field on Pittsburgh’s South Side in the North Shore neighborhood, which also hosts the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. The Steelers have won more Super Bowl titles and have hosted more conference championship games than any other NFL team. They are the third oldest franchise in the NFL, and the oldest in the AFC.
NFC
As the NFL regular season comes to a close, there are only a few teams left vying for a spot in the playoffs. In the NFC, the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, and Detroit Lions are all still in contention. Who will come out on top?
Dallas Cowboys
As the NFC’s top seed, the Dallas Cowboys have a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. The Cowboys will host the lowest remaining seed in the Divisional round.
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay 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 in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957.
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that compete in the National Football League (NFL). The Rams franchise was founded in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams in the short-lived second American Football League before joining the NFL the next year. In 1946, the franchise moved to Los Angeles. The Rams franchise remained in the metro area until 1994, when they moved to St. Louis. The Rams franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.
The Rams organization has won three NFL championships, and is the only one to win championships representing three different cities (Cleveland, Los Angeles, and St. Louis). The Rams have been featured in two Super Bowls, winning one (Super Bowl XIV). They are also the first, and so far only, NFL team to be based in Greater Los Angeles area since 1983 when Anaheim Stadium hosted Super Bowl XVII.
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1960, and first took the field for the 1961 season. The team competes in the National Football Conference (NFC) North division.
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 as a member of the league’s National Football Conference 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” is an allusion to November 1 being All Saints Day in the Catholic faith, as New Orleans has a large Catholic population. The franchise was founded on November 1, 1966; its first draft pick was defensive end Doug Atkins from the University of Tennessee. 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 Mercedes-Benz Superdome). For most of their first 20 years, the Saints were barely competitive, only getting to .500 twice. In 1987, they finished 12–3—their first-ever winning season—and qualified for the NFL playoffs for the first time in franchise history; but lost to the Minnesota Vikings 44–10 in the first round.[10] In spite of being eliminated from contention that year, head coach Jim Ewing and general manager Jim Finks both received extensions on their contracts.[11] It was not until 1993 that head coach Jim Mora finally led them to defeating Minnesota in a dramatic game en route to an 11–5 record and their first-ever NFC West divisional title;[12] but they were again defeated by Dallas 26–17 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs.[13] In 1996 they finished 10–6,[14] but then had another disappointing playoff loss to Green Bay 33–14.[15]
San Francisco 49ers
As the number one seed in the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers have a first round bye and will host a Divisional Round game on Saturday, January 11th at 8:00pm ET. Their opponent will be the lowest remaining seed from the Wild Card Round.
