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This is a complete listing of National Football League (NFL) playoff games, grouped by franchise. Games featuring relocated teams [nb 1] are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. "(Years in italics)" indicate a pending playoff game. Tables are sorted first by the number of games, then the number of wins ...
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 does not use a fixed bracket system; the outcome of the Wild Card games determine the matchups of the Divisional playoffs games, with the lowest remaining seed in each conference traveling to the first seed, and the second-lowest remaining seed traveling to the second-highest remaining seed.
The NFL playoffs are on to the divisional round following a six-game wild card slate with four teams in each conference still in the hunt for a spot in Super Bowl 59.
The NFL changed that rule in 2020, when it expanded its playoff field from 12 to 14 and began having the No. 2 seed face the No. 7 seed, the latter of which previously didn't make the postseason.
Metcalf caught seven passes for 160 yards – the most receiving yards by a rookie in a Super Bowl-era playoff game [23] – and a touchdown. The Eagles had 282 yards of total offense, with McCown – who, at age 40, became the oldest quarterback to make his first appearance in an NFL playoff game [22] – finishing 18-for-24 and passing for ...
NFL playoff schedule: Wild-card games Saturday, January 11: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens at 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video.
The playoffs were played during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and each game's attendance was limited due to local health restrictions (See also 2020 NFL season § COVID-19 restrictions). Had a serious outbreak occurred during the regular season, the league had contingency plans to delay the postseason, eliminate the bye week ...