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Originally Posted by calgaryrocks
a question from someone who only tunes into the nfl in the playoffs, how does it work that a 7-9 team can host 2 playoff games (potentially for seattle) when they are the bottom seed?
can someone explain this to me?
thanks in advance
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Much like the NHL the division winner gets an auto higher seed but is like baseball in that if you don't win your division the only way to get into the post season is to win one of the wildcard spots.
Seattle won their division so they hosted one of the wildcard teams (NO) who happened to have a better record.
Sea could host the NFC Championship if GB wins (and of course if they win) because GB is a wildcard team and thus by default a lower seed.
NFL playoffs allow 12 teams in the post season. Top 2 teams in each conference get a bye to the 2nd round.
In the 1st round the division winners (who aren't top 2 in the conference) host the wildcard winners.
Winners of those games are re-seeded and play the teams who had the bye.
Winners of those games are re-seeded again and play for their Conference championship and a trip to the Superbowl.