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The National Football League playoffs for the 2020 season began with the Wildcard Round on January 9, 2021, and concluded with Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 7, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31–9. This marked the first time a team has played the Super Bowl at their home field ...
The 2020 NFL season was the 101st season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season started with the NFL Kickoff Game on September 10, in which defending Super Bowl LIV champion Kansas City defeated Houston. The playoffs were expanded from 12 to 14 teams, adding a third wild card spot per conference.
Note that the regular season increased from 14 to 16 games in 1978, then to the current 17 in 2021, and teams only played 9 regular-season games in 1982. All streaks can be verified on the team pages at Pro-Football-Reference.com. [ 51 ]
The six teams who have definitely qualified for the playoffs are: 1. Detroit Lions (15-2) - won NFC North 2. Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) - won NFC East 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7) - won NFC South 4.
If the season ended after Week 17, the Bills would play the Broncos in the wild-card round of the playoffs. Buffalo would also maintain home-field advantage until the conference championship.
Playoff opponent: Jan. 11 at Baltimore in the wild-card round (8 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime Video). No. 7 seed: Denver (10-7): The Broncos claimed the seventh and final playoff spot in the AFC by ...
Team with the lowest winning percentage to win a playoff game, 7–9 (0.438) Seattle Seahawks , 2010 Team with the lowest regular season winning percentage to reach the NFC Championship Game , 8–7 (0.533)
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.