Who’s Left in the NFL Playoffs?

The NFL playoffs are in full swing and there are only a few teams left fighting for the chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Who’s left in the hunt?

The NFL Playoffs

With the NFL regular season now complete, we know which teams are moving on to the playoffs. The playoffs will begin on Saturday, January 4th with four wild-card games. Who’s left in the NFL playoffs?

The Teams

The NFL playoffs are down to the final four teams: the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs.

The Patriots are the defending Super Bowl champions and are led by QB Tom Brady, who is widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. The Pats have a stingy defense that has been key to their success this season.

The Rams are one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL, led by young superstar QB Jared Goff. The Rams also have a strong defense, which has been key to their success this season.

The Saints are led by veteran QB Drew Brees, who is considered one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history. The Saints have one of the best all-around teams in the NFL and are looking to return to the Super Bowl for the first time since winning it all in 2010.

The Chiefs are led by QB Patrick Mahomes, who is considered one of the most dynamic young players in the NFL. The Chiefs offense is explosive and has been carrying the team throughout these playoffs.

The Schedule

The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the National Football League (NFL) regular season to determine the NFL champion. Following are the conference championship games schedule. The winners will advance to Super Bowl LIII, set for Sunday, February 3, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

AFC Championship game:
The AFC Championship game will be held on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 3:05 p.m. ET and will feature the New England Patriots vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. The game will be broadcast on CBS.

NFC Championship game:
The NFC Championship game is set for Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 6:40 p.m. ET and will pit the Los Angeles Rams against the New Orleans Saints. Fox will televise the game.

The AFC

The Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans are the only two teams left in the AFC. The Ravens are the defending champions and the Titans are the Wild Card team. The Ravens have the home-field advantage, but the Titans have been on a roll lately. Who will win?

The New England Patriots

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region. 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 1970 as part of the AFL–NFL merger. 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 season.

The 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.

In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team never to win a league championship, the Steelers of the post-merger era are one of the most successful NFL franchises. Since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, they have posted the most wins of any AFC team, and compiled the second-most overall victories of any team. The Steelers have won 8 AFC championships, tied with the Denver Broncos but behind only the New England Patriots’ record 11 AFC championships. The Steelers share the record for second most Super Bowl appearances with Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos, trailing only New England’s nine appearances. The Steelers lost their most recent championship appearance, Super Bowl XLV, on February 6, 2011.

The Steelerettes are the official cheerleading squad ofthe Pittsburgh Steelers

The Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jaguars finished the season with a 10-6 record, good for second place in the AFC South behind the 11-5 Tennessee Titans. They are led by their defense, which finished the season ranked first in the NFL in points allowed per game (16.8) and second in yards allowed per game (286.1). The Jaguars offense was middle-of-the-pack, ranking 17th in points scored per game (20.9) and 16th in yards gained per game (331.8).

The Jaguars will be playing their first playoff game since the 2007 season, when they lost to the New England Patriots in the Wild Card round. They have not won a playoff game since 1999, when they defeated the Miami Dolphins 62-7 in the AFC Divisional round.

The 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. They were founded in 1960 as the Dallas Texans by businessman Lamar Hunt and were a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). In 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, 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. Hunt’s son, Clark, serves as chairman and CEO.

The Chiefs have won three AFL championships, in 1962, 1966, and 1969. They have won seven AFC championships, most recently in 2019. They have also won nine division championships in the AFL and AFC West, with five in AFL West and four in AFC West. The franchise has appeared in eleven Super Bowls (II, IV, VI, VII ,XI ,XIII ,XIV ,XXX ,XLIV ,50 ), winning four of them (V over Minnesota Vikings; VI over Buffalo Bills; LIV over San Francisco 49ers), tying two other times (I with Green Bay Packers; XLIX with New England Patriots), and losing five times (III vs New York Jets; VIII vs Miami Dolphins ;XXXII vs Green Bay Packers ;XXXIII vs Denver Broncos; XLVII vs Baltimore Ravens ).

The NFC

Of the four teams left in the NFL playoffs, three come from the NFC. The Los Angeles Rams are the only team from the NFC West, while the New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles are from the NFC East. The Rams and the Saints will face off in the NFC Championship game.

The Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that compete in the National Football League (NFL). The Rams began play in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams, based in Cleveland, Ohio. The franchise relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1946, playing their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The 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 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” is an allusion to November 1 being All Saints Day in the Catholic faith, or a special feast day for deceased Christians. New Orleans has a large Catholic population, as well as a significant historic connection to France and Spain via both settlement and immigration.

The Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. In the 2017 season, the team won Super Bowl LII, their first Super Bowl win in franchise history and their fourth NFL title overall, after winning the Championship Game in 1948, 1949, and 1960.

The franchise was established in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets, when a group led by Bert Bell secured the rights to an NFL franchise in Philadelphia. Bell, Chuck Bednarik, Bob Brown,Keith Hampton Harold Carmichael Sr., Reggie White, Steve Van Buren, Tommy McDonald, Greasy Neale, Pete Pihospersonnel

The 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.