Eight teams have officially clinched playoff spots in the NFL, leaving the remaining six spots up for grabs. The article provides an update on the playoff picture, explains how the seeding works, and outlines the playoff schedule.
Eight teams are officially playoff-bound so far, and an even larger number of squads have been eliminated from postseason contention. Eight of the 14 total postseason berths have been clinched. That includes five of the playoff spots in the AFC and three in the NFC. And there's an even larger number of teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention. Six AFC teams and seven NFC squads have seen their postseason hopes officially put to bed.
As the playoff picture becomes clearer -- and the races for remaining postseason spots become smaller -- over the final two-plus weeks of the regular season, here's what to know: The playoff field consists of four division winners and three wild-card teams in each conference. The division winners in each conference are seeded No. 1 through No. 4, followed by the three wild cards at No. 5 through No. 7. What is the updated NFL playoff picture? Who, when and where to watch. Here's everything you need to know about the NFL slate on Christmas Day. How do the NFL playoffs work? Teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 7 in each conference, with the four division winners ranked by regular-season record followed by the three wild-card teams ranked by regular-season record. The matchups in the opening round of the playoffs are No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6, and No. 4 vs. No. 5. That means the top seed in each conference will draw the lowest-seeded team to advance beyond the opening round of the playoffs. What is the NFL playoff schedule? The Divisional Round will take place from Saturday, Jan 18 to Sunday, Jan. 19, setting up the AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday, Jan. 26. The AFC and NFC champions will square off in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9. The Los Angeles Chargers took advantage of the NFL’s fair catch kick rule Thursday when kicker Cameron Dicker converted a field goal – the first successful fair-catch kick since 1976
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