Who Makes the NFL Playoffs?

It’s that time of year again. The time when every NFL fan starts to wonder, “Who makes the playoffs?” Here are a few factors that will help determine who makes it to the big game.

Introduction

In order to make the playoffs, a team must first have a winning record. They must also have either won their division or have a better record than at least one team in their conference. In total, 12 teams make the playoffs each year.

To win their division, a team must have a better record than all the other teams in their division. If two teams have the same record, then it goes to whichever team has the better head-to-head record. If there is still a tie, then it goes to whichever team has the better divisional record.

If a team has not won their division but they have a better record than at least one team in their conference, then they make the playoffs as a wild card team. There are two wild card teams in each conference. To determine which two teams get to be wild card teams, you look at all the teams in the conference who did not win their divisions and you compare their records. The two teams with the best records get to be wild card teams and they play each other in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.

How the NFL Playoffs Work

The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. As of 2020, there are four rounds of playoffs. The first three rounds are known as the Wild Card playoffs, and the final round is the Super Bowl. Let’s take a closer look at how the NFL playoffs work.

The Wild Card Round

The NFL Playoffs are used to determine which team will represent the AFC and NFC in the Super Bowl. The playoffs are made up of six teams from each conference: the four division winners and two wild card teams.

The first round of the playoffs is known as the Wild Card Round. In this round, the two wild card teams from each conference play each other. The winner of each game moves on to the next round, where they will play one of the conference’s division winners.

In order for a team to be eligible for the Wild Card Round, they must have either won their division or a Wild Card berth. A Wild Card berth can be earned by either having the best record among all non-division-winning teams, or by winning a tiebreaker game against another team with an equal record.

The Divisional Round

In the NFL, the playoffs are single elimination. The four division winners from each conference (the AFC and NFC) earn a bye in the first week of the playoffs, while the remaining eight teams play in the wild-card round. The four winners of those games advance to the divisional round.

The divisional round matchups are as follows:

In the AFC, the No. 1 seed will play the lowest remaining seed from the wild-card round, while the No. 2 seed will play the other team that won in the wild card. In the NFC, it’s reversed: The No. 1 seed will play the highest remaining seed from the wild-card round, while the No. 2 seed will take on the other wild-card winner.

The winners of those four games advance to conference championship weekend, where they’ll compete for a spot in Super Bowl LIII.

The Conference Championships

The conference championship games are held on the first Sunday in January at 1 p.m. EST. The NFC Championship game is played at the home stadium of the team with the better regular-season record. The AFC Championship game is played at the home stadium of the team with the better regular-season record. If two teams from the same division make it to their respective conference championship games, then there is a possibility that they could play each other twice in a row.

The Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is the biggest and most important game in the NFL. It is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is played between the winning teams from the NFL’s two conferences, the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The winner of the Super Bowl gets to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after one of the greatest coaches in NFL history.

Who’s In?

The NFL playoffs are upon us and there are a few teams that have already clinched their spot. The New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, and Kansas City Chiefs have all clinched their division and have a first round bye. The New Orleans Saints have also clinched their spot but they will be playing in the Wild Card round. Who else will make the playoffs?

The NFC

In the National Football Conference (NFC), the playoff field includes the winner of each of the four divisions: East, West, North, and South. In addition, there are two “wild card” teams in the NFC playoffs. The wild card teams are the two NFC teams with the best record who did not win their division.

The AFC

The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL), the highest professional level of American football in the world. This conference and its counterpart, the National Football Conference (NFC), currently contain 16 teams each, making up a total of 32 teams in the NFL. Both conferences are made up of four divisions: North, East, South, and West. Two teams from each division qualify for the NFL playoffs each year.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the NFL playoffs are a great way to see which team is the best in the league. The teams that make it to the playoffs have a chance to win the Super Bowl, and that is a great accomplishment.