Who Is In the NFL Playoffs 2021?
The NFL playoffs are upon us and we want to know – who is in the NFL playoffs 2021? We’ve got all the info you need to know right here!
NFL Playoffs 2021
The 2021 NFL playoffs are finally here! After an exciting regular season, we have our final 12 teams. The playoffs will begin on Saturday, January 9th and conclude with the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 7th. Let’s take a look at who made it to the playoffs.
Who is in the NFL Playoffs?
The sixteen teams that have qualified for the playoffs are the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins.
How did they get there?
The NFL Playoffs 2021 are upon us and it is time to find out who is in the playoffs and how they got there. In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs are the number one seed and will have a first-round bye. They are followed by the Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens. In the NFC, the Green Bay Packers are the number one seed and will also have a first-round bye. They are followed by the New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Washington Football Team.
What are their chances?
The National Football League (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. A tie-breaking procedure exists if required based on conference and division records. The tournament culminates in the Super Bowl, the league’s championship game.
AFC Playoff Picture
The NFL playoffs are just around the corner and there are a few teams that have already clinched a spot. The Baltimore Ravens have clinched the AFC North, the Kansas City Chiefs have clinched the AFC West, the New England Patriots have clinched the AFC East, and the Houston Texans have clinched the AFC South. These teams will all be in the playoffs, but who else will join them?
Baltimore Ravens
As of now, the Baltimore Ravens are the number 1 seed in the AFC. They have a record of 12-2 and are considered one of the best teams in the NFL. The Ravens have clinched a playoff spot and are looking to make a run at the Super Bowl.
Buffalo Bills
The Bills have had one of the most successful regular seasons in franchise history. They finished with a 13-3 record, their best mark since 1998, and clinched their first AFC East title since 1995. They also earned the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs, which means they’ll have a bye in the first round and will host a Divisional Round game on January 16 or 17.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs entered the playoffs as the AFC’s No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year and fourth time in franchise history. They clinched the top seed with a 38-21 win over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 16. The Chiefs have a first-round bye and will host a divisional playoff game on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2:05 p.m. ET on CBS.
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2016 with a come-from-behind, 22-12 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday. The Dolphins (10-5) will be the AFC’s sixth seed and will travel to play the third-seeded Buffalo Bills (11-3) on Saturday at 1 p.m. Miami is in the playoffs for the first time since 2016, when it lost to Pittsburgh in the wild-card round.
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 located 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium. An original member of the American Football League (AFL), the Patriots joined the NFL in the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The team changed its name from the original Boston Patriots after relocating to Foxborough in 1971. The franchise has since appeared in five Super Bowls in franchise history, with all appearances coming under head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady—who have combined for eight championships—making them one of just two NFL teams to appear in more than four league championships during the Super Bowl era, along with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The 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. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.
The Steelers have played their home games at Heinz Field on Pittsburgh’s North Side in the North Shore neighborhood since 2001. The Steelers previously played their home games at Three Rivers Stadium from 1970 to 2000.
The 2021 NFL playoffs will be the postseason tournament of the National Football League (NFL)’s 2020 season which is scheduled to begin on September 10, 2020. The tournament will culminate with Super Bowl LVI on February 6, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 in Houston, Texas, as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The Oilers won two AFL championships before joining the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger.
NFC Playoff Picture
The NFL playoffs for the 2021 season are set. In the NFC, the Green Bay Packers are the No. 1 seed, the New Orleans Saints are the No. 2 seed, the Seattle Seahawks are the No. 3 seed and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the No. 4 seed.
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals have clinched a playoff berth in 2020 NFL playoffs. They are the NFC West champions and the number four seed in the NFC. They will host the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round of the playoffs on Saturday, January 9 at 4:40 p.m. ET on NBC.
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl, and hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears have also recorded more victories than any other NFL franchise.
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. They are one of the eight teams of the NFC divisions that have qualified for the NFL playoffs in eleven consecutive seasons, joining the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, and Atlanta Falcons in that feat. As of 2021, they have made it to the playoffs 27 times (tied with the Green Bay Packers), including 20 times in a row since 1994 (the second-longest active streak behind only Green Bay’s current run of 23 consecutive appearances). As of 2020, they also became one of only five teams to win at least two playoff games every single year they have made it to the postseason since 1966 when AFL–NFL merged. They are also one of only two teams to never lose a divisional round playoff game at home (the other team being Green Bay).
Despite their recent successes, they have not been able to make it past the NFC Championship game since their 1995 Super Bowl appearance and have only advanced to that point on three occasions since then (1996, 2007, and 2014), losing in all three instances.
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division.
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference South division.
The Saints were founded by John W. Mecom Jr., David Dixon, and the city of New Orleans on November 1, 1966. The team’s primary colors are old gold and black; their logo as of 2020 consists of a simplified fleur-de-lis inside a circle. They played their home games at Tulane Stadium from 1967 to 1974 and then moved to the Louisiana Superdome (now the Mercedes-Benz Superdome) until they temporarily relocated to Baton Rouge in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Entering the 2009 season, they had played 43 seasons without winning a championship, which was one of the longest such streaks among major professional sports teams until they won Super Bowl XLIV in 2010.
The Saints have made ten appearances in the NFL playoffs since their debut, including five times within seven seasons from 2009–2015. In 2017, they became one of only 13 teams to win three playoff games in consecutive seasons; they repeated this feat again in 2019. Since 2006, when Sean Payton became head coach and Drew Brees signed with quarterback, they have consistently ranked within 10th–20th offensively and 5th–8th defensively among NFL teams; Payton and Brees are currently tied for second-longest tenure with any team for their respective positions.
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. They joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team. 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.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
As conference champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. They will also host the lowest remaining seed in the Wild Card round.
Super Bowl LV
The Kansas City Chiefs are the defending champions, having defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. The Chiefs are also the AFC’s No. 1 seed for the 2021 NFL playoffs. The Green Bay Packers are the NFC’s No. 1 seed. The Packers are making their first appearance in the NFC Championship Game since the 2016 season.
Who will be in the Super Bowl?
There are four teams left in the NFL playoffs vying for a spot in the Super Bowl. The championship game will be played on February 7, 2021, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers earned the top seeds in their respective conferences and will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs are the second seeded teams.
The Bucs and Packers will meet in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, January 24 at 3:05 p.m. ET. The winner of that game will advance to the Super Bowl to take on the AFC Champion.
The Bills and Chiefs will face off in the AFC Championship game on Sunday, January 24 at 6:40 p.m. ET. The winner of that game will go on to play in the Super Bowl against the NFC Champion.
Super Bowl LV will be broadcast on CBS.
Who will win the Super Bowl?
The Rams and the Patriots will face off in what is sure to be an exciting game. The Rams are the favorites to win, but the Pats always seem to come out on top in big games. It should be a close game, but we think the Rams will take home the Lombardi Trophy this year.
