Within each conference, the four division winners and the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. The four division winners are seeded 1–4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5–6. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the third-seeded division winner hosts the sixth-seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference received a first-round bye. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosts the worst-surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5, or 6), while the number 2 seed will play the other team (seed 3, 4, or 5). The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games met in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the championship round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference.[1]
| Playoff seeds | ||
| Seed | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to be determined | to be determined |
| 2 | to be determined | to be determined |
| 3 | to be determined | to be determined |
| 4 | to be determined | to be determined |
| 5 | to be determined (wild card) | to be determined (wild card) |
| 6 | to be determined (wild card) | to be determined (wild card) |
References
- ^ "NFL Playoff Procedures and Tiebreakers". Yahoo! Sports. December 31, 2006. Archived from the original on January 1, 2010.
Usage
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Field descriptions
edit- AFC 1 - #1 seeded team in AFC
- AFC 1 div - division won by #1 seeded team
- AFC 1 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #1 seed; note name is AFC1
- AFC 1 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 2 - #2 seeded team in AFC
- AFC 2 div - division won by #2 seeded team
- AFC 2 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #2 seed; note name is AFC2
- AFC 2 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 3 - #3 seeded team in AFC
- AFC 3 div - division won by #3 seeded team
- AFC 3 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #3 seed; note name is AFC3
- AFC 3 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 4 - #4 seeded team in AFC
- AFC 4 div - division won by #4 seeded team
- AFC 4 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #4 seed; note name is AFC4
- AFC 4 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 5 - #5 seeded team in AFC (first wild-card team)
- AFC 5 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #5 seed; note name is AFC5
- AFC 5 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 6 - #6 seeded team in AFC (second wild-card team)
- AFC 6 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #6 seed; note name is AFC6
- AFC 6 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 1 - #1 seeded team in NFC
- NFC 1 div - division won by #1 seeded team
- NFC 1 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #1 seed; note name is NFC1
- NFC 1 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 2 - #2 seeded team in NFC
- NFC 2 div - division won by #2 seeded team
- NFC 2 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #2 seed; note name is NFC2
- NFC 2 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 3 - #3 seeded team in NFC
- NFC 3 div - division won by #3 seeded team
- NFC 3 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #3 seed; note name is NFC3
- NFC 3 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 4 - #4 seeded team in NFC
- NFC 4 div - division won by #4 seeded team
- NFC 4 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #4 seed; note name is NFC4
- NFC 4 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 5 - #5 seeded team in NFC (first wild-card team)
- NFC 5 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #5 seed; note name is NFC5
- NFC 5 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 6 - #6 seeded team in NFC (second wild-card team)
- NFC 6 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #6 seed; note name is NFC6
- NFC 6 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- reference - (optional) citation
- year - (optional) NFL season year