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The '''[[National Football League Playoffs|National Football League playoffs]]''' for the '''[[2014 NFL Season|2014 season]]''' will begin on January 3, 2015, and end with [[NFL Super Bowl 49|Super Bowl XLIX]] on February 1 at [[University of Phoenix Stadium]] in Glendale, Arizona.
The '''[[National Football League Playoffs|National Football League playoffs]]''' for the '''[[2014 NFL Season|2014 season]]''' will begin on January 3, 2015, and end with [[NFL Super Bowl 49|Super Bowl XLIX]] on February 1 at [[University of Phoenix Stadium]] in Glendale, Arizona.
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Under the new U.S. TV broadcast contracts that take effect starting this season, a Wild Card playoff game will be broadcast by [[ESPN]] (which, like other NFL games carried on cable, will be simulcast on an over-the-air station in each of the team's primary market). [[NBC Sunday Night Football|NBC]] will then televise one Wild Card round game and one Divisional round game. [[NFL on Fox|Fox]] will televise one [[National Football Conference|NFC]] Wild Card round game, one NFC Divisional round game, and the NFC Championship Game. [[NFL on CBS|CBS]] will televise the rest of the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] playoff games. The Super Bowl will be televised by NBC. All games will be broadcast on [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]] radio.
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Under the new U.S. TV broadcast contracts that take effect starting this season, television coverage will be slightly altered. The AFC Playoffs will be split between [[NFL on CBS|CBS]] and [[NBC Sunday Night Football|NBC]]. Each network will televise one AFC game in the first two rounds of the playoffs, with CBS holding exclusive rights to the AFC Championship game. The NFC playoffs will be televised mainly by [[NFL on Fox|Fox]], which has rights to all NFC playoff games except for a single Wild Card game televised by [[ESPN]]. This will mark the first time an NFL Playoff game is aired on cable, as the ESPN family had aired all previous playoff contests on [[ABC (Television Network)|ABC]]. The game will be simulcast on a local over the air station in the primary markets of the competing teams. All games will be broadcast on [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]] radio.
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==Current conference standings/playoff picture==
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The playoffs will feature just the second team in NFL history to enter the playoffs with a losing record in a non-strike season with the [[2014 Carolina Panthers Season|Carolina Panthers]] winning the [[NFC South]] with a 7-8-1 record. The Wild Card round will feature two rematches in the AFC; the [[2014 Baltimore Ravens Season|Baltimore Ravens]] and the [[2014 Pittsburgh Steelers Season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] will meet for the [[Ravens–Steelers Rivalry|third time this season and fourth time in the playoffs]], while the [[2014 Cincinnati Bengals Season|Cincinnati Bengals]] and [[2014 Indianapolis Colts Season|Indianapolis Colts]] will meet in a rematch from their Week 7 matchup, a 27-0 Colts victory.
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===AFC===
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On the final day of the regular season, the [[2014 Seattle Seahawks Season|Seattle Seahawks]] became the first defending [[List of Super Bowl Champions|Super Bowl Champion]] to retain [[Home Advantage|Home Field Advantage]] throughout the playoffs after having earned it in the [[2013 NFL Season|previous season]] since the [[1990 San Francisco 49ers Season|1990 San Francisco 49ers]].
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{{2014 AFC Standings}}
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===NFC===
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==Participants==
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{{2014 NFC Standings}}
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{{NFL seeds 2002-
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| AFC 1 = New England Patriots
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| AFC 1 div = East
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| AFC 2 = Denver Broncos
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| AFC 2 div = West
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| AFC 3 = Pittsburgh Steelers
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| AFC 3 div = North
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| AFC 4 = Indianapolis Colts
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| AFC 4 div = South
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| AFC 5 = Cincinnati Bengals
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| AFC 6 = Baltimore Ravens
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| NFC 1 = Seattle Seahawks
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| NFC 1 div = West
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| NFC 2 = Green Bay Packers
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| NFC 2 div = North
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| NFC 3 = Dallas Cowboys
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| NFC 3 div = East
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| NFC 4 = Carolina Panthers
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| NFC 4 div = South
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| NFC 5 = Arizona Cardinals
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| NFC 6 = Detroit Lions
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| year = 2014
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}}
==Bracket==
==Bracket==
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| [[NBC Sunday Night Football|NBC]]
| [[NBC Sunday Night Football|NBC]]
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==Wild Card Playoffs==
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===Saturday, January 3, 2015===
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====NFC: Arizona Cardinals vs. Carolina Panthers====
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|titlestyle=text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|NFC}}
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|title=[[2014 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] vs. [[2014 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] – Game summary
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|date=January 3
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|time=4:35 pm [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]/1:35 pm [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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|road=Cardinals
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|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0
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|home=Panthers
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|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0
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|stadium=[[Bank of America Stadium]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]]
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|attendance=
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|weather=<!--{{convert|--|F|C}}-->
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|referee=
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|TV=[[ESPN]]
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|TVAnnouncers=[[Mike Tirico]], [[Jon Gruden]] and [[Lisa Salters]]
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|reference=
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|scoring=
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;1st quarter
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;2nd quarter
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;3rd quarter
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;4th quarter
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|stats=
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;Leading passers
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* ARI&nbsp;–
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* CAR&nbsp;–
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;Leading rushers
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* ARI&nbsp;–
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* CAR&nbsp;–
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;Leading receivers
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* ARI&nbsp;–
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* CAR&nbsp;–
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}}
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====AFC: [[Ravens–Steelers Rivalry|Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers]]====
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{{Americanfootballbox-AFC-Steelers_Ravens
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|titlestyle=text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|AFC}}
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|title=[[2014 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]] vs. [[2014 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]&nbsp;– Game summary
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|date=January 3
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|time=8:15&nbsp;pm [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]/5:15&nbsp;pm [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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|road=Ravens
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|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0
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|home=Steelers
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|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0
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|stadium=[[Heinz Field]], [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]
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|attendance=
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|weather=<!--{{convert|--|F|C}}-->
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|referee=
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|TV=[[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
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|TVAnnouncers=[[Al Michaels]], [[Cris Collinsworth]] and [[Michele Tafoya]]
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|reference=
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|scoring=
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;1st quarter
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;2nd quarter
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;3rd quarter
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;4th quarter
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|stats=
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;Leading passers
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* BAL&nbsp;–
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* PIT&nbsp;–
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;Leading rushers
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* BAL&nbsp;–
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* PIT&nbsp;–
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;Leading receivers
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* BAL&nbsp;–
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* PIT&nbsp;–
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}}
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===Sunday, January 4, 2015===
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====AFC: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts====
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{{Americanfootballbox-AFC-Bengals_Colts
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|titlestyle=text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|AFC}}
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|title=[[2014 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] vs. [[2014 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]&nbsp;– Game summary
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|date=January 4
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|time=1:05&nbsp;pm [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]/10:05&nbsp;am [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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|road=Bengals
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|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0
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|home=Colts
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|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0
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|stadium=[[Lucas Oil Stadium]], [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]
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|attendance=
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|weather=TBD ([[retractable roof]] stadium)<!--{{convert|--|F|C}}-->
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|referee=
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|TV=[[NFL on CBS|CBS]]
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|TVAnnouncers=[[Jim Nantz]], [[Phil Simms]] and [[Tracy Wolfson]]
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|reference=
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|scoring=
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;1st quarter
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;2nd quarter
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;3rd quarter
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;4th quarter
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|stats=
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;Leading passers
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* CIN&nbsp;–
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* IND&nbsp;–
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;Leading rushers
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* CIN&nbsp;–
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* IND&nbsp;–
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;Leading receivers
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* CIN&nbsp;–
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* IND&nbsp;–
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}}
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====NFC: Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys====
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{{Americanfootballbox-NFC-Lions_Cowboys
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|titlestyle=text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|NFC}}
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|title=[[2014 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] vs. [[2014 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]&nbsp;– Game summary
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|date=January 4
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|time=4:40&nbsp;pm [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]/1:40&nbsp;pm [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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|road=Lions
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|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0
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|home=Cowboys
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|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0
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|stadium=[[AT&T Stadium]], [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]], [[Texas]]
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|attendance=
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|weather=TBD ([[retractable roof]] stadium)<!--{{convert|--|F|C}}-->
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|referee=
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|TV=[[NFL on Fox|Fox]]
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|TVAnnouncers=[[Joe Buck]], [[Troy Aikman]] and [[Erin Andrews]]
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|reference=
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|scoring=
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;1st quarter
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;2nd quarter
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;3rd quarter
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;4th quarter
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|stats=
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;Leading passers
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* DET&nbsp;–
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* DAL&nbsp;–
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;Leading rushers
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* DET&nbsp;–
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* DAL&nbsp;–
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;Leading receivers
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* DET&nbsp;–
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* DAL&nbsp;–
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}}
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:25, 29 December 2014

The National Football League playoffs for the 2014 season will begin on January 3, 2015, and end with Super Bowl XLIX on February 1 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Under the new U.S. TV broadcast contracts that take effect starting this season, television coverage will be slightly altered. The AFC Playoffs will be split between CBS and NBC. Each network will televise one AFC game in the first two rounds of the playoffs, with CBS holding exclusive rights to the AFC Championship game. The NFC playoffs will be televised mainly by Fox, which has rights to all NFC playoff games except for a single Wild Card game televised by ESPN. This will mark the first time an NFL Playoff game is aired on cable, as the ESPN family had aired all previous playoff contests on ABC. The game will be simulcast on a local over the air station in the primary markets of the competing teams. All games will be broadcast on Westwood One radio.

The playoffs will feature just the second team in NFL history to enter the playoffs with a losing record in a non-strike season with the Carolina Panthers winning the NFC South with a 7-8-1 record. The Wild Card round will feature two rematches in the AFC; the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet for the third time this season and fourth time in the playoffs, while the Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts will meet in a rematch from their Week 7 matchup, a 27-0 Colts victory.

On the final day of the regular season, the Seattle Seahawks became the first defending Super Bowl Champion to retain Home Field Advantage throughout the playoffs after having earned it in the previous season since the 1990 San Francisco 49ers.

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Participants

Playoff seeds
Seed AFC NFC
1 New England Patriots (East winner) Seattle Seahawks (West winner)
2 Denver Broncos (West winner) Green Bay Packers (North winner)
3 Pittsburgh Steelers (North winner) Dallas Cowboys (East winner)
4 Indianapolis Colts (South winner) Carolina Panthers (South winner)
5 Cincinnati Bengals (wild card) Arizona Cardinals (wild card)
6 Baltimore Ravens (wild card) Detroit Lions (wild card)
For details on the NFL playoff format, see National Football League playoffs#Current playoff system

Bracket

                                   
Jan. 4 – Lucas Oil Stadium   Jan. 11 – Sports Authority Field          
  5   Cincinnati   10
  4   Indianapolis   24
  4   Indianapolis   26     Jan. 18 – Gillette Stadium
  2   Denver   13  
See Re-seeding below
AFC
Jan. 3 – Heinz Field   4   Indianapolis   7
Jan. 10 – Gillette Stadium
    1   New England   45  
  6   Baltimore   30 AFC Championship
  6   Baltimore   31
  3   Pittsburgh   17   Feb. 1 – University of Phoenix Stadium
  1   New England   35  
Wild Card Playoffs  
Divisional Playoffs
Jan. 4 – AT&T Stadium  A1    New England   28
Jan. 11 – Lambeau Field
   N1    Seattle   24
  6   Detroit   20 Super Bowl XLIX
  3   Dallas   21
  3   Dallas   24     Jan. 18 – CenturyLink Field
  2   Green Bay   26  
See Re-seeding below
NFC
Jan. 3 – Bank of America Stadium   2   Green Bay   22
Jan. 10 – CenturyLink Field
    1   Seattle   28*  
  5   Arizona   16 NFC Championship
  4   Carolina   17
  4   Carolina   27  
  1   Seattle   31  
* Indicates overtime victory

NFL Playoff schedule

Game Date Kickoff (ET) TV
Wild Card playoffs
TBA at TBA January 3, 2015 TBA
TBA at TBA January 3, 2015 TBA
TBA at TBA January 4, 2015 TBA
TBA at TBA January 4, 2015 TBA
Divisional playoffs
TBA at TBA January 10, 2015 TBA
TBA at TBA January 10, 2015 TBA
TBA at TBA January 11, 2015 TBA
TBA at TBA January 11, 2015 TBA
Conference Championships
NFC Championship Game January 18, 2015 3:00 pm Fox
AFC Championship Game January 18, 2015 6:30 pm CBS
Super Bowl XLIX
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
AFC Champion vs. NFC Champion February 1, 2015 6:30 pm NBC

Wild Card Playoffs

Saturday, January 3, 2015

NFC: Arizona Cardinals vs. Carolina Panthers

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AFC: Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Sunday, January 4, 2015

AFC: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts

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NFC: Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys

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References

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2014 NFL season
AFC East North South West East North South West NFC
Buffalo Baltimore Houston Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta Arizona
Miami Cincinnati Indianapolis Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Carolina St. Louis
New England Cleveland Jacksonville Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans San Francisco
NY Jets Pittsburgh Tennessee San Diego Washington Minnesota Tampa Bay Seattle
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