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A wild card (also wildcard or wild-card and also known as an at-large berth or at-large bid) is an invitation to a tournament or a playoff berth awarded to a team or individual that does not qualify via an automatic bid. In some events, wildcards are chosen freely by the organizers. Other events have fixed rules.
Wild card most commonly refers to: Wild card (cards), a playing card that substitutes for any other card in card games; Wild card (sports), a tournament or playoff place awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play; Wild card, wild cards or wildcard may also refer to:
A "wild card" rule was used in the 1981 season after a players' strike wiped out the "middle third" of the season. The owners decided that the winners (in each division) of each "half" of the abbreviated season would make the playoffs, with the caveat that if the same team won both halves then that division's team with the second-best record from the second half would enter the playoffs as a ...
Denver Broncos (10-7), wild card No. 3: The third time was the charm as they finally secured the AFC's final wild-card berth, ending a nine-year postseason absence, by rolling over the Chiefs ...
The NFL's wild-card games will be spread out over three days – Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There will be two games Saturday, three on Sunday and a stand-alone "Monday Night Football" game to ...
The AFC's final wild card spot is the only open seed in the AFC bracket, and the Broncos currently hold it. If Denver beats Kansas City, who will play at least a couple of backups at key positions ...
A card that is not wild may be referred to as a natural card. [4] In some cases, the wild card or cards must be agreed upon by players before the cards are dealt and play commences. However, in many games, such as Canasta, Perlaggen or Yellow Dwarf, the wild card or cards are a standard feature of the rules. In some Austrian and South Tyrolean ...
The wild-card weekend opener will be Chargers vs. Texans in Houston. NFL playoff bracket: Chargers-Texans to open postseason while Lions get bye after winning NFC's No. 1 seed [Video] Skip to main ...