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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.
In 1982, the league held a 16-team tournament due to the players strike, which reduced the regular season to just 9 games. The playoffs expanded to 12 teams for the 1990 season, and again to 14 teams for the 2020 season, with an additional game added to this week in each year. Teams who later went on to win the Super Bowl that season are in bold.
The NFL playoffs are finally here. Which games are must-watch in this weekend's wild-card round? Upsets and QB feats: NFL playoff predictions for wild-card weekend
The 2009 season began on September 10, 2009. Under the current scheduling system, this is the latest date the NFL can start its season as the season typically starts the weekend after Labor Day, which falls on its latest possible date in 2009. For the 2009 season, the intraconference and interconference matchups were:
We didn't expect to see some of these teams on the list.
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Wild Card playoffs: Divisional playoffs: Jan 9 – Paul Brown Stadium: N1 New Orleans: 31 Jan 17 – Qualcomm Stadium: A1 Indianapolis 17 5 NY Jets: 24 Super Bowl XLIV: 5 NY Jets 17 4 Cincinnati: 14 Jan 24 – Lucas Oil Stadium 2 San Diego: 14 AFC: Jan 10 – Gillette Stadium: 5 NY Jets 17 Jan 16 – Lucas Oil Stadium: 1 Indianapolis 30 6 ...
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