NFL Playoffs

Week 12 starts tomorrow and the end of the regular season is getting close, so I’ve created this article about the playoffs, how they are held.

There are 32 teams at the NFL, they are divided in two conferences of 16 teams each, the AFC and the NFC, and both conferences are divided into 4 divisions of 4 teams each.

The playoffs takes place after the 16 regular season games are over, and only 6 teams of each conference will advance: the four division champions (Seeds 1 to 4) plus two more teams with the best winning percentages (Seeds 5 and 6).

When the teams are set, the Wild Card Weekend comes. Seed 3 plays the 6^th seeded Wild Card team, and Seed 4 plays the 5^th Wild Card team. Seeds 1 and 2 have the privilege of a bye week during the first round, which automatically grants them a pass to the second round.

Then it’s time for the divisional playoffs, where Seeds 1 and 2 faces the winners of the Wild Card Weekend. The survivors of the divisional playoffs games meet at the Conference championship games, and the winner of each conference advances to the Super Bowl.

In my opinion, the pressure is mostly concentrated in the AFC East, with the Jets leading 7-3, while Dolphins and Patriots (who will meet this week) are 6-4 and the Bills (whom started with 4 straight wins) are 5-5. So with 4 games ahead, anything can happen here, and I’m sure Brett Favre will surely like to win the division and lead his team on the road to the championship, after all… this might be his last year at the NFL.

If you enjoy betting sports, this information will surely be useful to you, especially when betting futures.