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Nov 15, 2023 · Each league uses the same seeding format below: No. 1 seed: Best record in the NFC or AFC. No. 2 seed: Second-best record for a division winner. No. 3 seed: Third-best record for a division winner ...
Dec 21, 2023 · The NFL debuted a new playoff format in 2020, expanding to 14 teams – seven from the AFC and seven from the NFC – battling for Super Bowl supremacy. The new format includes a third wild-card ...
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Jan 11, 2024 · The NFL Playoffs work as a straight tournament after the Divisional Round, with the winner of the two AFC Divisional Round games facing off in the AFC Championship Game and the winners of the two ...
Jan 16, 2021 · Here you can see how the NFL has broken down the playoff bracket in its new 14-team playoff field. Instead of two byes, just one team in each conference gets a first-round bye. Then the No. 2 seed ...
- San Francisco 49ers. Where to start? Their nine Pro Bowlers led the league, a testament to the quality of this roster. Brock Purdy, the league’s most efficient quarterback (NFL-high 113.0 passer rating), has an unparalleled array of weapons in RB Christian McCaffrey, TE George Kittle and WRs Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk – the first quartet at that combination of positions to produce at least 1,000 yards from scrimmage apiece.
- Kansas City Chiefs. Does 11-6 rate as a down year? Absolutely. Is the passing game notably diluted – even from last year’s edition, the first post-Hill?
- Baltimore Ravens. You’d like to have more confidence in a team that captured the AFC’s No. 1 seed and sports a league-best 13-4 record. And nearly all the key ingredients seem to be present: a talented defense that surrendered the NFL's fewest points; an evolving, multi-dimensional offense that can attack in a variety of ways atypical of its previous iteration; the best kicker, Justin Tucker, who’s probably ever graced the planet; and there’s even the possible return of All-Pro TE Mark Andrews (ankle/fibula).
- Los Angeles Rams. They may only rank as the NFC’s sixth seed, but LA is hot and healthy – so often a lethal combo entering the postseason. Since a Week 10 bye, the Rams are 7-1, a torrid stretch that largely coincides with the return of QB Matthew Stafford and RB Kyren Williams.
Jan 8, 2024 · The Ravens opened as a 3 1/2-point favorite over the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The 49ers are a 6 1/2-point favorite over the Lions. As for the Super ...
Jan 6, 2024 · The NFL playoffs begin Jan. 13, with the wild-card round stretching until Jan. 15. That gives you about a week to get acquainted and initiated into the league fandom, but luckily it starts here ...
