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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.
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Number of NFL wildcard teams?
Two wild card teams make the playoffs in each conference making a total of four.
What is a NFL wildcard game?
When 2 teams have a record not quite good enough to make it into the playoffs, they must face each other in a wildcard game. The winner makes it into the playoffs, and the losers season is over.
Which NFL team has the record for the longest losing streak?
In NFL history, the most consecutive losses is 26 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 and 1977. Tampa Bay's first year in the NFL was 1976 and they lost all 14 games on the schedule. The following year they lost the first 12 games on the schedule before finally defeating the New Orleans Saints 33-14 for their first NFL victory.
Did Dallas Cowboys win a Super Bowl as a wildcard team?
Dallas has won the Super Bowl five times, and each of those seasons they were the NFC East Division winner.According the www.profootbalhof.com, only nine wildcard teams have advanced to the Super Bowl since the wildcard format was introduced following the NFL/AFL merger prior to the 1970 season, and only five of them have won it (1980 Raiders, 1997 Broncos, 2000 Ravens, 2005 Steelers and 2007 Giants)The 1975 Dallas Cowboys were the first wildcard team to make it to the Super Bowl.The 1980 Oakland Rainders were the first wildcard team to win it.
Does a NFL team enter the playoffs when it earns a wildcard?
Yes.
