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Pro Football Reference.com – 2002; NFL History 2001– (Last accessed October 17, 2005) NFL adopts changes to rules (Last accessed October 17, 2005) New alignment takes effect in 2002 from ESPN.com, May 22, 2001 (Last accessed March 11, 2009) NFL Announces 2002–2009 Schedule Rotation (Last accessed January 19, 2008)
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. This happened ...
Prior to the 2002–03 season, the league realigned its teams into eight divisions (four in each conference). [1] Thus, the 12-team playoff format was modified. The league abided by this updated system until 2020: The four division champions are seeded 1–4 based on their regular season won-lost-tied record.
Early championships between 1920 and 1932 were awarded to the team with the best won-lost record, initially rather haphazardly, as some teams played more or fewer games than others, or scheduled games against non-league, amateur or collegiate teams; this led to the 1920 title being determined during a league meeting after the season, [3] the 1921 title being decided on a controversial ...
The NFL playoff bracket is ever-changing, evolving as the postseason moves along. Both No. 1 seeds, one in each conference, earn a bye week to begin their playoff schedule.
NFL playoff bracket: Divisional round weekend dates, times and matchups NFL playoff schedule: Division Round Saturday, January 18: Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC
Half the NFL divisions and 10 of 14 playoff spots have been clinched heading into "Sunday Night Football" in Week 17. There's still plenty to sort out, especially with specifics on seeding positions.
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks led the league to postpone its September 16–17 games and play them a week after the scheduled conclusion of the regular season. This caused the playoffs and Super Bowl to be delayed by one week. This thus marked the first time in NFL history that the Super Bowl was played in February.