The NFC North crown came down to the final game of the NFL season in 2024 when the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions faced ...

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Securing the No. 1 seed was a yearlong goal for Lions head coach Dan Campbell. "You come out of that game and feel like it gives you the best odds to get to where the ultimate goal is, which is ...

The No. 3 seed will face either the Commanders or Packers, while the No. 4 seed will draw a 14-win wild-card team from the NFC North. What are the playoff clinching scenarios in NFL Week 18?

Since 2002, when the NFL expanded to 32 teams, to 2019 (the final year of the 12-team playoff) 50% of the No. 1 seeds have reached the Super Bowl -- the same percentage as this current format.

I'm not saying I'm entirely against the Lions' proposal. A great wild-card NFL team probably should have a higher seed in most circumstances. It's only fair.

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The NFL playoff bracket will feature seven teams on each side of the bracket. The No. 1 seed in each conference will receive a bye while the other six teams play wild-card games.

The loser will get the five seed in the NFC and go on the road in the wild-card round (either at the Rams, Buccaneers or Falcons), becoming the first 14-win team to ever play in that round.

Only one No. 7 seed has won an NFL playoff game since the league's postseason field expanded to 14 teams before the 2020 season. That was the Green Bay Packers , who earned a 48-32 win over the ...

A 1-seed in the NFL has never been more exclusive than in the past five years. Longtime fans of this season's second-seeded Eagles (14-3) and Buffalo Bills (13-4) can think back to the days when ...