I know that the 2 best teams with the best record in both conference in the NFC & AFC gets the bye the other 2 division leaders does they host the wildcard game such as example if there is a team NE 14-2 & NYJ 13-3 they are in the AFC east so NE gets the bye and may clinch home field advantage now if the steelers win they division at 8-8 being they win they division is there a possiblity that NYJ at 13-3 would have to travel to play the steelers this is weird can someone help me out with this
2006-12-27 00:41:18 · 10 answers · asked by bigpipeinjersey 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I have no idea. Thats a good question. I don't think the Steelers would be playin at home with an 8-8 record. They would have to travel.
2006-12-27 00:43:29 · answer #1 · answered by Jeremy Medlock 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
6 teams make the playoffs in each conference. For instance in the AFC let's say to make it simple:
San Diego 13-3
Baltimore 12-4
Indianapolis 11-5
New England 10-6
These 4 teams are the divisinal winners.
These 2 teams are the wildcard winners:
Denver 10-6
NY Jets 9-7
San Diego and Baltimore have the two best records get first round byes. That would leave Indy (#3 seed) to play Jets (#6 seed) at Indy and NE (#4 seed) to play Denver (#5) at NE. The lowest seed remaining after those two games would play San Diego (#1) at San Diego. The next lowest seed would play Baltimore (#2 seed) at Baltimore.
2006-12-27 01:24:26 · answer #2 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No matter the record, the division champion always hosts the wild card team. The only time that a wild card team would host a game would be if the two wild card teams are the two teams left to play for a conference championship. To my knowledge that has never happened.
2006-12-27 00:56:52 · answer #3 · answered by tannedknight45 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. The top 2 division champs in each conference get a first round bye. The other 2 division champs host a Wild Card game.
2006-12-27 00:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by mikea_va 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, division winner always hosts wild card. This is because one team may play in a tougher division than the other. The teams in the tougher division beat each other up and may all have records around .500, because they play each other twice. The wild card team may be in a weak division and get to play six easy games. So they want to make sure that a division winner gets credit for winning what may be a tougher league (even if it isn't always the case).
2006-12-27 01:01:19 · answer #5 · answered by GreyGHost29 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The divison winners are the hosts, so in the situation you are speaking of the Jets would travel to play the Steelers. In fact, lets just say a team wins their divison somehow, but has a losing record-the divison winner would host the playoff game.
2006-12-27 01:19:52 · answer #6 · answered by Damn Good Dawg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 communities make the playoffs in each and each convention. case in point in the AFC permit's say to make it uncomplicated: San Diego 13-3 Baltimore 12-4 Indianapolis 11-5 New England 10-6 those 4 communities are the divisinal winners. those 2 communities are the wildcard winners: Denver 10-6 ny Jets 9-7 San Diego and Baltimore have the two terrific records get first around byes. that could depart Indy (#3 seed) to play Jets (#6 seed) at Indy and NE (#4 seed) to play Denver (#5) at NE. the backside seed last after those 2 video games could play San Diego (#a million) at San Diego. the subsequent lowest seed could play Baltimore (#2 seed) at Baltimore.
2016-10-28 11:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the teams with the 3rd and 4th best divisional records will host the 2 wild card teams. 3rd host the lower seeded wild card and 4th will host the best of the 2 wild card teams. Then the best record gets the lowest seeded team left of the previous weeks games
2006-12-27 00:45:09 · answer #8 · answered by gbpcrunct 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no dude the division champs have nothing to do with wild card. or at least thats what i think, i dont know how the NFL playoffs work.
2006-12-27 01:12:13 · answer #9 · answered by cool6nigerian 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you ever figure out how the heck they decide the bizarre playoff schedules... please tell me...
Bugs the stuffing out of me in the last two or three weeks of the regular season.
-dh
2006-12-27 00:44:58 · answer #10 · answered by delicateharmony 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋