How Many NFL Teams Make the Playoffs?
Playoff time in the NFL is the most exciting time of the season. Every team wants to have a shot at going to the big game. So that might lead you to wonder how many NFL Teams make the playoffs. We can answer that question for you pretty easily.
A new playoff format was introduced in 2020. Therefore, this will be the fourth consecutive year that 14 teams will make the playoffs. Seven teams from the AFC and seven teams from the NFC will make the postseason for 2023.
According to NFL Operations, the No. 1 seed in each conference will receive a bye in the Wild Card round. The remaining division champions in each conference with the best records will be seeded 2, 3, and 4, followed by the next three teams per conference with the best records seeded 5, 6, and 7.
Fun Fact Alert – Since 1990 – a streak of 33 consecutive seasons – at least four new teams have qualified for the playoffs that missed the postseason the year before, including seven of the 14 playoff teams in 2022. That’s part of the allure of the NFL, because you never know which teams will be playoffs bound.
When you think a team should make the playoffs it doesn’t. But when you don’t give a team any chance of making the playoffs it does. It’s wild and that’s why we love it.
How Many NFL Teams Make the Playoffs
We really weren’t sure if we liked adding more teams to the playoff mix. As we saw last season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were able to get in with a losing record of 8-9. We kind of knew they would be one and done. The Dallas Cowboys blew their doors off with a 31-14 victory. And even the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants only had nine wins.
However, since the new format is going into its fourth season we assume that it is here to stay. We’ll just have to get used to it. Especially since the NFL really seems to enjoy making changes for the heck of it. So with the start of the 2023 season just a few months away what are your predictions? Who will be in and who will be out? Remember, it’s not always the teams you think!
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