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Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.
The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then met in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Finally the Super Bowl, the championship round of the playoffs, was played at a neutral site, with the designated home team based on an annual rotation by conference.
The redesigned Lamar Hunt Trophy, awarded since 2010–11 season. The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season, the top teams in the AFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season) and a set number of "wild card" teams ...
The competitors in Super Bowl 59 will be determined by the end of Sunday night, following the conclusion of the Chiefs vs. Bills AFC championship game in Kansas City. Full NFL playoffs schedule ...
The 1972 Miami Dolphins also had a perfect season, winning 14 games in a 14-game season, with a 14–0 record. [1] Bill Belichick has won nine AFC Championships as a head coach. Bill Belichick has been the head coach for nine AFC championship teams. [6] Don Shula and Andy Reid have each been the head coach of five AFC championship teams.
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]
This was the first time since playoff seeding was established in 1975 that the team who finished with a better regular season record had to play a Conference Championship Game on the road. This was the fifth postseason meeting between the Broncos and Steelers.
The NFL's conference championship weekend is slated for Sunday, with both games set to go back-to-back. Below is a full look at the NFL's conference championship weekend schedule. Sunday NFL ...