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NFL Playoffs
The NFL Playoffs consist of three rounds: the Wild Card, the Divisional and the Conference Championships. The winners of the AFC and NFC conference championship games go on to face each other in the Super Bowl.
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How wide is football field?
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The official width of an NFL football field is 160 feet.
What are the release dates for NFL Playoffs - 2007 Seahawks at Packers Game Highlights?
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NFL Playoffs - 2007 Seahawks at Packers Game Highlights was released on:
USA: January 2007
Who did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat in the NFC Championship?
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Yes, the Tampa bay bucccanneers beat the Oakland raiders in 2002 or 2003. the odd thing about that game is that season, though random hirings and firings, the teams had swapped head coaches.
The Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII on January 26, 2003 by defeating the Oakland Raiders, 48-21. The coaches did not "Swap" teams. Jon Gruden, who had been the coach of Oakland the year before, coached the Bucs. Bill Callahan, who was previously the Raiders Offensive Coordinator, coached Oakland. The out going coach of the Bucs was Tony Dungy, who went on to coach the Indianapolis Colts.
What is NFL playoff format?
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The NFL Playoff is a single elimination tournament. There are six teams from each conference in the playoffs. Four division winners and two "wild-card" teams. these six teams are seeded by their record. The top two teams have a first round bye.
The NFL Playoff system is a four game tournament culminating with the Super Bowl.
The top team in each Conference Division automatically qualifies for the playoffs. In addition, the two non-division winning teams with the best record qualify for the playoffs as wild card teams. The playoff tournamnet is a sudden death tournament. You lose, you go home.
Teams are seeded in the playoffs, ranked 1-6. Teams are seeded by division record, so the team with the best record is the seeded1st, the 2nd best record is seeded second, etc. Division winners are always seeded higher than wild card teams, regardless of record. The top two teams per conference (those teams with the best records) receive byes for the first round of the playoffs. The remaining teams, seeds 2-6, play in the first round of the playoffs.
- Wild Card Weekend
The 1st round of the NFL Playoffs is known as Wild Card Weekend. In the wild card round Team 3 plays Team 6 and Team 4 plays Team 5. The higher seeded team is the home team. The winning teams advance to the Divisional Playoffs.
3rd Seed vs 6th seed
4th seed vs 5th seed
- Divisional Playoffs
In the Divisional Round of the playoffs, The first and second seeds play. The number one seed plays the team with the lowest ranking.
1st seed vs lowest remaining seed
2nd seed vs highest remaining seed
- Conference Championship
The remaining teams in each Conference (the AFC and the NFC) square off for the conference title. The Winners of the Conference Championship will move on to the Super Bowl.
- The Super Bowl
The AFC Conference Champion versus the NFC Conference Champion.
Whoever wins goes on to the next game and the loser goes home.
There are six teams from each conference that make it to the playoffs. They are seeded 1-6 according to their records. The 1 and 2 teams get a bye week in the first round of the playoffs. Whatever two teams make it out of the first round play the other two teams in the second round. The winners of those two games go on to the conference championships. The winners of the conference championships go onto the superbowl
When was the last time the Detroit Lions made the playoffs?
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In 2011, the Detroit Lions finally broke futility and made the play-offs for the first time since 1999. They went 10-6 and finished 2nd in the NFC North, but made the wild card. They lost to the New Orleans Saints 45-28.
What is the 2011 NFL playoff schedule?
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Here are my predictions
NFC: 1. Packers 2. Saints 3. Cowboys 4. Bears 5. Falcons 6. Cardinals
AFC: 1. Patriots 2. Ravens 3. Chargers 4. Colts 5. Jets 6. Bengals
Playoffs: NFC Wild Card: Cowboys vs Cardinals: Cowboys, Bears vs Falcons: Bears,
AFC Wild Card: Chargers vs Bengals: Chargers, Colts vs Jets: Jets
NFC Divisional: Packers vs Bears: Packers, Saints vs Cowboys: Cowboys
AFC Divisional: Patriots vs Jets: Jets, Ravens vs Chargers: Chargers
NFC Championship: Packers vs Saints: Packers
AFC Championship: Jets vs Chargers: Jets
Superbowl: Packers vs Jets: Packers
The Jets Defense shows up but the Packers #2 defense and #7 offense both show up and win the game 28-14.
Here are my predictions: (written after playoff seeding was announced 1/3/2011)
NFC Wild Card round:
Saints vs. Seattle: WINNER SAINTS
GB vs. Eagles: WINNER EAGLES
NFC 2nd Round:
Eagles vs. Bears: WINNER BEARS
Saints vs. Falcons: WINNER FALCONS
NFC Championship:
Bears vs. Falcons: WINNER BEARS
AFC Wild Card round:
Jets vs. Colts: WINNER JETS
Ravens vs. Chiefs: WINNER RAVENS
AFC 2nd Round:
Ravens vs. Steelers: WINNER STEELERS
Jets vs. Patriots: WINNER PATRIOTS
AFC Championship:
Steelers vs. Patriots: WINNER PATRIOTS
SUPER BOWL:
Bears vs. Patriots: (Rematch of Superbowl XX) WINNER BEARS!! (Again)
(MY PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2011 PLAYOFFS)
WILD CARD - SAINTS @ SEAHAWKS - SAINTS 34 - SEAHAWKS 17
JETS @ COLTS - JETS - 13 - COLTS 24
PACKERS @ EAGLES - PACKERS 20 - EAGLES - 21
RAVENS @ CHIEFS - RAVENS - 10 - CHIEFS - 7 (OT)
DIVISIONAL ROUND - EAGLES @ BEARS - EAGLES - 17 - BEARS - 24
RAVENS @ STEELERS - RAVENS - 21 - STEELERS - 10
SAINTS @ FALCONS - SAINTS - 38 - FALCONS - 27
COLTS @ PATRIOTS - COLTS - 13 - PATRIOTS - 24
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP - SAINTS @ BEARS - SAINTS - 31 - BEARS - 17
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP - RAVENS @ PATRIOTS - RAVENS - 16 - PATRIOTS - 27
SUPERBOWL - SAINTS vs. PATRIOTS - SAINTS - 21 - PATRIOTS - 13
MVP - QB - DREW BREES - 22/31 - 310 YARDS - 3 TOUCHDOWNS
Who won the 2011 AFC Championship?
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The AFC Championship will air on CBS on Sunday, January 23, 2011. The game will be between the NY Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.
When was the last time the Detroit Lions had a winning record?
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In 2000, the Lions went 9-7 but did not make the playoffs. The Vikings and Buccaneers, still part of the NFC Central, won the division, the Giants won the NFC, and lost to the Ravens in the Super Bowl.
What percentage of college football athletes enter the draft before graduating college?
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Approximately 7% of all college football players get drafted into the NFL.
How many teams NFL playoffs?
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Most teams get to make the playoffs at 8&8 if that is your question?
Who did the Pittsburgh Steelers play to get into Super Bowl XLV?
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The Steelers will keep their same roster they have used in their first two playoff games. The only exception will be Doug Legursky, who will replace starting center Maurkice Pouncey if he is unable to play. They had also hoped defensive end Aaron Smith would have been ready, but that didn't happen.
When does the football post season start?
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The NFL playoffs start Sunday, January 1st in 2012. Every year the playoffs for the NFL start at the same time. Then the playoffs continue even up to and past January 8th 2012.
How many NFL teams 1-5 made the playoffs?
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Since the NFL went to it's current twelve game playoff format in 1990
eleven team who have been three games below .500 at any point during
the regular season have gone on to make the playoffs.
The last team to start the season 1-4 and make the playoffs were the
2002 NY Jets who not only made the playoffs but won the AFCE.
The 2008 Chargers are the only team since 1990 to ever be four games
below .500 at any point during the regular season and make the playoffs.
SD won the AFCW in a tie breaker with the Denver Broncos.
What NFL team holds the longest current record for going to the playoffs?
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In 1971, the Washington redskins made the playoffs for the first time since 1944. that being said, they went from 1945 to 1970 without a postseason appearance
As of 2008 when was the last time the National League had home field advantage during the series?
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2001
Who is the best team to win the play off game on nfl?
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This Question Can Be a "Matter of Opinion". EVERYONE Has a Favorite Team. I'm NOT Going To Put a Team's Name Here Because I Like That Team. What I Will Do Is Post Some Records:
Championships- Most Super Bowl Wins, 6
- Most Super Bowl Appearances, 8
- Most League Championships, 13
- Most Conference Championship Game Appearances, 15
- Most Consecutive League Championships, 3
- Most Consecutive Times Finishing First, Regular Season, 7
- Highest Winning Percentage for Regular Season, .575
- Highest Winning Percentage for Post Season, .667
- Most Games Won (regular season only), Franchise History, 712[1]
- Most Games Won (including playoffs), Franchise History, 728[1]
- Most Games Won (regular season only), since 1970 merger, 400[1]
- Most Games Won (including playoffs), since 1970 merger, 433[1]
- Most Consecutive Games Won (including playoffs), 21
- Most Consecutive Games Won (regular season only), 23
- Most Consecutive Games Without Defeat, 25
- Most Games Won, Regular Season, 16
- Most Consecutive Winning Seasons, Franchise History, 20[4]
- Most Consecutive Home Games Won, 27
- Most Consecutive Home Games Won (including playoffs), 31
- Most Consecutive Home Games Without Defeat, 30
- Most Consecutive Road Games Won, 18
- Most Consecutive Road Games Without Defeat, 18
- Most Shutout Games Won or Tied, Season, 11
- Most Consecutive Shutout Games Won or Tied, 13
- Most Total Wins Over 2 Consecutive Seasons, 34 (28 Regular Season & 6 Post Season)
- Most Total Wins Over 3 Consecutive Seasons, 46 (39 Regular Season & 7 Post Season)
Are teams permitted to add players to their rosters during the playoffs?
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Most leauges have a cutoff date of eligibility. For example, Major league Baseball players must be on their team's roster by September 1st in order to be considered for the playoffs. Players added after that date would only be eligible in case of a rash of injuries, which of course no one would wish for.
How many teams make the Major League Baseball playoffs?
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Two wild card teams from each league makes the MLB playoff each year. As of 2012 there is a one game wild card playoff between the two best records in each league who didn't win their division.
How many times did the St. Louis Rams appear in the NFC championship?
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The St. Louis Rams (fka the Los Angeles Rams) have appeared in the NFC Conference Championship Game 9 times. They are 3-6 in the NFCCG.
The Rams NFC Conference Championship Game Appearances:
1974
Vikings 23
Rams 20
1975
Cowboys 37
Rams 7
1976
Vikings 24
Rams 13
1978
Cowboys 28
Rams 0
1979
Rams 9
Buccaneers 0
1985
Bears 24
Rams 0
1989
49ers 30
Rams 3
1999
Rams 11
Buccaneers 6
2001
Rams 29
Eagles 24
How many times have the Patriots made it to the playoffs?
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They have made the playoffs nineteen times with 20 playoff wins and three Superbowl wins.
Which was the first ever NFL Playoff game?
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So, for the first time in NFL history, a one-game playoff was staged on Dec. 18, 1932, to determine the league champion. In 1932, the first playoff game was played indoors at Chicago Stadium due to poor weather. The Bears won the league championship by beating the Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0.
Which teams in the NFL have had a 16-0 regular season record and lost in the playoffs?
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Only one: the 2007 New England Patriots. Their only loss that season was the Super Bowl.
