Yes, you would have one division winner, and 2 wild card teams that could possibly be from the same division.
That last occurred in the 2007 season. The wildcard teams in the NFC were the New York Giants and Washington Redskins, both from the East division, and in the AFC were the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans, both from the South division.
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No, the playoffs are designed so that the three division winners in each league are automatically in the playoffs. A wild card team in each league makes the playoffs with the best record among non-division winners.
No, the playoffs are designed so that the three division winners in each league are automatically in the playoffs. A wild card team in each league makes the playoffs with the best record among non-division winners.
Yes. In 2006, The Eagles, Cowboys, and Giants all made the playoffs from the NFC East. Also, in 2011, the Ravens, Steelers, and Bengals made the playoffs from the AFC North.
Actually in 1994 when there were only 3 divisions 4 teams from the NFC Central made the playoffs, Minnesota 3 Green Bay 4 Detroit 5 and Chicago 6
It is not possible to have four teams in the same division in the playoffs. The way the playoffs are structured, with each conference having 4 division winners and two wild card teams in the playoff mix, means that the maximum numbers of teams from any one division would be three.
This has happened several times since the NFL went to its current playoff structure in 1992. The most recent is this year, 2013, when three teams from the AFC West qualified for the playoffs. The division winner and overall number 1 seed Denver Broncos, the fifth seed Kansas City Chiefs and the number 6 seed, the San Diego Chargers.
2007 when the Colts won the AFC South and the Titans and Jaguars were wild cards and the Cowboys won the NFC East and the Redskins and Giants were wild cards.