In the NFL if two teams in the same division have the best records in their conference would they both get a first round bye in the playoffs?

How does a nfl team get a first round bye in playoffs?

A team gets the first round bye in the playoffs if it has one of the top two records in its conference.

What is the record you have to have to make the NFL playoffs?

Playoff berths are awarded according to conference ranking, not records. The top six seeds in each conference make the playoffs, no matter what their records are. That includes the four division winners and two wild card teams (the non-division winners with the two best records). In theory, it's possible to not win a single game and still make the playoffs! Every team in a division would have to go 0-10-6, with every team tying every other team in the division and losing all their games outside the division. Strength of schedule would be the first tiebreaker to kick in to determine a division winner.

How many NFL teams are in the first round of the playoffs?

Eight. Two wild cards and the two lower ranking division champions in each conference.

According to the NFL playoff chart the wild card round is already decided. And if so why do the seahawks have two more season games with teams in their division They are already division champs. What?

The NFL schedule is set, and each team has to play 16 games. A team can secure a spot in the playoffs before the end of the season based on their record and the records of the other teams in their conference. At the end of the season, after all the games are played, the NFL seeds the playoffs. This means the teams with the best records get the 1 and 2 seed. The way the playoffs are set, the 1 and 2 seeds get a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The Seahawks clinched a playoff berth, but the seeding in the playoffs was not set. Therefore they had to finish out the season schedule despite already qualifying for the playoffs.

How does an NBA team get to the playoffs?

There are four divisions in each of the two conferences in the NFL. The eight division winners make the playoffs and the teams with the two best records in each conference that did not win their division make the playoffs as 'wildcards'.

Number of teams in NBA playoffs?

16 teams. 8 from the western conference and 8 from the eastern conference.

What was the playoff format in the 1980's?

There was one format from 1980 - 1983 and a different format from 1984 through the rest of the 80s and until 2003. 1979-80 through 1982-83: 12 teams made the playoffs, each conference's two division champions and the teams with the next four best records. Division Champions had a bye into the second round. The first round was a mini-series, best of three format. All subsequent series were best of seven. 1983-84 through 2001-2002: 16 teams made the playoffs - those with the eight best records in each conference. The first round was a best of five format. All subsequent series were best of seven.

What was the first year the nfl had wildcard teams?

1970, the first year of play after the AFL-NFL merger. Each conference had three divisions and each division winner made the playoffs along with one wildcard team. The first teams to make the playoffs as a wildcard were the Detroit Lions in the NFC and the Miami Dolphins in the AFC.

Can you win your division and not make the nba playoffs?

No. In each conference, the top 4 rankings are the three division winners and the non-division-winning team that has the best record out of the rest. You win the division by having the best record out of the division. The order of the top 4 is by record of these 4 teams. The other 4 playoff teams take their ranking by record behind the first 4. So, to answer you question: No, the division winner is always in the top 4 ranking of their conference.

How does the NBA determine who plays in the championship?

The NBA has a total of four rounds (quarterfinal, semifinal, conference final, THE finals) in the playoffs, for each conference (East and West). That means a total of 16 teams (8 in each conference) will be determined by their regular season records to participate in the playoffs. Well after the quarter final and semifinal rounds in the playoffs. 2 teams in each conference play against each other in the conference final or 3rd; the first team to get 4 victories gets to play in the championship round ( 1 team from each conference plays against each other) and the similar guidlines apply to determine the Championship winner.

What is NFL playoff format?

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 seed4th seed vs 5th seedDivisional 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 seed2nd seed vs highest remaining seedConference 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

What is the required win-lose record to get into the NFL playoffs?

There is no rule for how many wins are needed to be in the playoffs. The more wins the better but, the team only needs to be a division leader and therefore automatically given a playoff spot.