Who Is In The Nfl Playoffs 2021?
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It’s that time of year again! The 2021 NFL playoffs are just around the corner. Who do you think will be in the running this year?
NFL Playoffs 2021
The 2021 NFL playoffs are upon us and there are some great match-ups in store. Who will advance to the Super Bowl? We’ll have to wait and see, but in the meantime, let’s take a look at the teams that are in the playoffs.
Who is in the NFL playoffs 2021?
There are a total of 12 teams in the NFL playoffs for the 2021 season. The six teams in each conference (NFC and AFC) are seeded according to their regular season records, with the seeded team always hosting the game.
The four divisional winners in each conference (NFC and AFC) are seeded 1-4 based on their regular season records. The two wild card teams in each conference are seeded 5 and 6. The NFL playoff brackets are set, with the divisional round matchups now set.
Here’s a look at the NFL playoff schedule, along with times and TV info. Wild-card weekend is set for Saturday, Jan. 9 and Sunday, Jan. 10.
Divisional playoffs are Saturday, Jan. 16 and Sunday, Jan 17. The NFC and AFC championship games are set for Sunday, Jan 24.
The 2022 Super Bowl will be played Sunday, Feb. 6 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
How did they get there?
In order to make the playoffs, a team must first win their divisional title. The NFL is divided into two conferences, the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). Each conference has four divisions, and each division has four teams. That means there are 16 teams in total that make the playoffs: six from the NFC and six from the AFC.
The divisional winners are seeded one through six in each conference, with the seed corresponding to their record. The team with the best record in each conference is given the number one seed, while the team with the worst record is given the number six seed. The other four divisional winners are seeded two through five based on their records.
In addition to the divisional winners, there are also two wild card teams in each conference. These are the teams with the next best records that did not win their divisions. The two wild card teams from each conference are seeded seven and eight based on their records.
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament, meaning that once a team loses, they are out of contention for the Super Bowl. The tournament starts with wild card weekend, where each conference’s two wild card teams play each other. The winner of these games move on to play one of theconference’s divisional winners in the next round.
The four divisional winners then square off against each other in what is known as the conference championships. The winners of those games advance to play in the Super Bowl, which is essentially the NFL championship game.
NFL Playoff Bracket
The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the regular season to determine the NFL champion. As of 2021, there are four rounds of playoffs. The winners of the Wild Card round advance to the Divisional round, the winners of the Divisional round advance to the Conference championships, and the winners of the Conference championships advance to the Super Bowl.
Who is in the NFL playoff bracket?
There are four teams left in the NFL playoffs vying for a spot in the Super Bowl. The playoff bracket is as follows:
In the AFC, the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs will take on the fifth-seeded Buffalo Bills. The winner of that game will advance to the AFC Championship game to take on either the second-seeded Cleveland Browns or third-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers.
In the NFC, the top-seeded Green Bay Packers will take on the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Rams. The winner of that game will advance to the NFC Championship game to take on either the second-seeded New Orleans Saints or third-seeded Seattle Seahawks.
How did they get there?
In order to make the NFL playoffs, a team must have a winning record and finish in first place in their division, or as a Wild Card team. The four division winners from each conference (NFC and AFC) earn a playoff spot, as well as the two Wild Card teams from each conference.
So, for example, if the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens both finish with 12-4 records in 2020 but the Patriots win the AFC East while the Ravens are a Wild Card team, only the Patriots will make the playoffs. In this case, the Ravens would not make the playoffs because they did not win their division.
The NFL playoff bracket is then set based on these seeding rules below:
1. The division winner with the best record receives a bye (a free pass to the second round).
2. The division winner with the second-best record hosts the Wild Card team with the better record.
3. The division winner with the third-best record hosts the other Wild Card team.
4. The division winner with the fourth-best record hosts the division winner withthe fifth-best record (this game is commonly referred to as “the battle ofthe unbeatens”).
NFL Playoff Schedule
The NFL playoffs are upon us and there are some great match-ups this year. Who will come out on top? This year’s playoffs are sure to be full of surprises. Let’s take a look at the NFL playoff schedule.
Who is in the NFL playoff schedule?
All four division winners from each conference (NFC, AFC) will earn a spot in the playoffs. The other two spots in each conference will go to the teams with the next best overall records, regardless of divisional alignment. These are referred to as ‘Wild Card’ teams. The Wild Card round takes place on January 8-9.
In the AFC, the #1 seed will host the #6 seed and the #2 seed will host the #5 seed. In the NFC, it will be flipped with #5 hosting #4 and #6 hosting #3. The Winners of each Wild Card game will advance to play the 1-seeds in each conference (AFC: Kansas City Chiefs; NFC: Green Bay Packers) on January 15-16.
The two remaining teams in each conference at that point – aka the divisional round – will be reseeded so that the highest remaining seed faces off against lowest remaining seed and so on and so forth. So, if all four higher seeds win in the Wild Card round, then it would be:
AFC:#1 Baltimore Ravens vs. #5 Buffalo Bills
#2 New England Patriots vs. #3 Houston Texans
NFC:#1 San Francisco 49ers vs. #6 Minnesota Vikings
#2 New Orleans Saints vs. #4 Dallas Cowboys
How did they get there?
The National Football League (NFL) regular season began on September 10, 2020, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Houston Texans 34–20 in the NFL Kickoff Game. From there, teams played 17 games each, which included one bye week for each team. The playoffs began on January 9–10, 2021, with the Wild Card round, and concluded on February 7 with Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
To make the playoffs in 2021, a team had to finish either first or second in their respective division or conference. As of right now, there are four teams per conference that make the playoffs (the four division winners and two wild card teams). In total, there are 14 playoff spots available (seven from each conference).
In the Wild Card round, the division winners are seeded 1–4 according to their overall won-lost-tied record, while the two wild card teams are seeded 5 and 6. The top two seeds receive a bye week in this round. In this round, which takes place on January 9–10 (1:05 and 4:40 PM EST on NBC and CBS respectively), seeds 5 and 6 play each other at their home stadiums (these games are also broadcast on NBC and CBS), while seed 3 plays seed 6 and seed 4 plays seed 5 at the home stadiums of seeds 3 and 4 respectively.
