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Wild Card and Divisional Saturday games continued to be played at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST,and 1 p.m. on Sunday as they had in previous years though the second game would get pushed back to 4:30 to avoid the conflict of games overlapping each other. The same would go for the second conference championship game.
From 1978 to 1989, this round featured one game per conference between the two wild-card (non-division winners) and thus the name "Wild Card" round. In 1982, the league held a 16-team tournament due to the players strike, which reduced the regular season to just 9 games.
The Colts began the game sluggishly, but a fumble by the Jaguars at their 23–yard line enabled the Colts to score a quick touchdown, leveling the score by halftime. In the third quarter, as the Colts advanced into Jacksonville territory, James fumbled the ball, allowing the Jaguars to convert it into a field goal and take a 13–10 lead ...
The only way a wild card team could host a playoff game was if both teams in the conference's championship game were wild cards. This 2002 revised format lasted until 2019. In 2020, the number of playoff teams expanded to 14, and the number of wild card teams went back to three.
The November 5 game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins would be the only win for the Cowboys during the 1989 season. The December 23 game was played on that day in particular because the Sunday on that weekend was Christmas Eve, which the NFL avoids playing on for night games. The same thing happened in 1995 and 2000.
Wild card weekend wraps up on Monday night with the Eagles and Buccaneersfacing off at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN. The game will also be streaming on ESPN+. The game will also be streaming on ESPN+.
The easiest way for all four teams to make it is if they split the divisional games and win every other game. So, the Jets would need to beat the Patriots in Week 11, the Bills would need to beat ...
The Giants opened their 2002 season at home against the 49ers, in a preview of their infamous Wild Card game later that season. This was the first-ever Thursday night NFL season opener. The Giants led 6–3 at halftime, with new kicker Matt Bryant kicking field goals of 29 and 33 yards.