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Super Bowl 2025 Format: What is the playoff format to reach the NFL season’s final game?

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Super Bowl 2025 Format: What is the playoff format to reach the NFL season’s final game?

We are four weeks away from the end of the regular season in the NFL, and for now we already have four teams qualified for the playoffs, of the 14 franchises that will make up the playoffs, ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

In addition, there are seven teams officially eliminated from postseason contention, so there are still 21 teams fighting and trying to make it to the NFL playoffs.

Once the 14 tickets have a name, the battle begins for a ticket to the title match in one of the most powerful leagues on the planet.

What are the Playoffs?

The NFL is made up of 32 teams, which are divided into two conferences of 16 franchises each: American Conference (AFC) and National Conference (NFC).

Each of these two conferences has four divisions of four teams each: East, North, West and South.

Each team plays 17 games in the regular season, which consists of 18 weeks, as each team is entitled to a bye week.

Once the regular season is over, seven teams qualify for the playoffs in each conference: the four division leaders plus the three best marks in each conference.

The playoffs will be played throughout January, while Super Bowl LIX will take place on February 9 at the Caesars Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints.

During the playoffs, teams will have to eliminate each other over several rounds including the wild card round, the divisional games and the championship games to give the two available tickets to New Orleans.

The postseason is played in a single game at the stadium of the team with the best record in the regular season standings; the two teams with the best record in each conference rest the first week in the wild card games, to enter action until the divisional round.