Template:NFL seeds 2020-
Within each conference, the four division winners and the top three non-division winners with the best overall regular season records qualified for the playoffs. The four division winners are seeded 1–4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5–7. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the Wild Card playoffs or Super Wild Card Weekend, the second-seeded division winner hosts the seventh seed wild card, the third seed hosts the sixth seed, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth seed. The 1 seed from each conference receives a first-round bye. In the second round, the Divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosts the lowest-seeded surviving team from the first round (seed 4, 5, 6, or 7), while the other two surviving teams play each other, with the higher-seeded team hosting. The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championships, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the championship round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference.[1]
| Seed | AFC | NFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to be determined | to be determined |
| 2 | to be determined | to be determined |
| 3 | to be determined | to be determined |
| 4 | to be determined | to be determined |
| 5 | to be determined (wild card) | to be determined (wild card) |
| 6 | to be determined (wild card) | to be determined (wild card) |
| 7 | to be determined (wild card) | to be determined (wild card) |
References
- ^ "What to Know About the NFL's New Expanded Postseason Format". si.com. January 9, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
Usage
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Field descriptions
[edit]- AFC 1 - #1 seeded team in AFC
- AFC 1 div - division won by #1 seeded team
- AFC 1 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #1 seed; note name is AFC1
- AFC 1 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 2 - #2 seeded team in AFC
- AFC 2 div - division won by #2 seeded team
- AFC 2 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #2 seed; note name is AFC2
- AFC 2 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 3 - #3 seeded team in AFC
- AFC 3 div - division won by #3 seeded team
- AFC 3 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #3 seed; note name is AFC3
- AFC 3 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 4 - #4 seeded team in AFC
- AFC 4 div - division won by #4 seeded team
- AFC 4 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #4 seed; note name is AFC4
- AFC 4 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 5 - #5 seeded team in AFC (first wild-card team)
- AFC 5 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #5 seed; note name is AFC5
- AFC 5 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 6 - #6 seeded team in AFC (second wild-card team)
- AFC 6 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #6 seed; note name is AFC6
- AFC 6 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- AFC 7 - #7 seeded team in AFC (third wild-card team)
- AFC 7 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #7 seed; note name is AFC7
- AFC 7 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 1 - #1 seeded team in NFC
- NFC 1 div - division won by #1 seeded team
- NFC 1 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #1 seed; note name is NFC1
- NFC 1 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 2 - #2 seeded team in NFC
- NFC 2 div - division won by #2 seeded team
- NFC 2 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #2 seed; note name is NFC2
- NFC 2 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 3 - #3 seeded team in NFC
- NFC 3 div - division won by #3 seeded team
- NFC 3 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #3 seed; note name is NFC3
- NFC 3 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 4 - #4 seeded team in NFC
- NFC 4 div - division won by #4 seeded team
- NFC 4 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #4 seed; note name is NFC4
- NFC 4 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 5 - #5 seeded team in NFC (first wild-card team)
- NFC 5 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #5 seed; note name is NFC5
- NFC 5 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 6 - #6 seeded team in NFC (second wild-card team)
- NFC 6 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #6 seed; note name is NFC6
- NFC 6 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- NFC 7 - #7 seeded team in NFC (third wild-card team)
- NFC 7 note – (optional) to denote teams that can clinch the #7 seed; note name is NFC7
- NFC 7 note name – (optional) if the teams that can clinch two or more seeds are the same, add the higher seed's note name
- reference - (optional) citation
- year - (optional) NFL season year