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The National Football League playoffs for the 2017 season began with the wild-card round on January 6, 2018, and it included the Minneapolis Miracle and concluded with Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018, when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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.
The 2017 NFL season was the 98th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL) and the 52nd of the Super Bowl era. The season began on September 7, 2017, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the defending Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots in the NFL Kickoff Game .
Crosby's kick was good, the third longest in NFL postseason history, and the Packers took a 31–28 lead. Following a touchback on the kickoff, Prescott's completions to Terrance Williams , Witten and Beasley for gains of 24, 11 and 7 yards, respectively, got the team close enough for Bailey to make a 52-yard field goal, tying the game back up ...
The Super Bowl — the NFL's championship game — pits the winner of the American Football Conference against the winner of the National Football Conference, with the victor receiving the Vince ...
The Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs are the remaining three teams in the NFL playoffs. Philadelphia will represent the NFC in New Orleans while Buffalo and Kansas City ...
During its brief history, the AAFC, which would merge into the NFL for the 1950 season, used an identical playoff format to the NFL from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 (its last year), the AAFC merged its two conferences when one of its teams folded, and used a four-team playoff system.
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.