When the final whistle blows on the Lions' Week 18 matchup with the Vikings, there will only be 13 games left in the NFL season. Every snap will count. Legacies are defined in the playoffs.

The NFL playoffs expanded prior to the 2020 season ... 5-7 spots will come via wild cards. The top seed in both the AFC and the NFC will get a first-round bye, with the other matchups proceeding ...

which features 12 of the 14 NFL playoff teams (seeds 2-7 in each conference). The Wild Card Round starts one week after the regular season ends (Week 18). The Wild Card Round, also known as Super ...

The NFL playoffs not only bring out a different emotion ... these four teams is the conference winner and gets the number 1 seed. The remaining three teams will get the number 2,3, and 4 seeds ...

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The two leagues will push playoff executives to alter the seeding of the upcoming postseason ... that win divisions or conferences, such as the NFL. “It’s not as if this system is so foreign, ...

Still, the team improved by four games from the 2023-24 season and was at least in the NFL playoff conversation for ... heads into WAC Tournament as No. 2 seed after OT loss Arizona State falls ...