2014–15 NFL Playoffs
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==Participants== | ==Participants== | ||
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- | + | | bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="3" align="center" | '''Playoff seeds''' | |
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- | | | + | ! Seed !! [[American Football Conference|AFC]] !! [[National Football Conference|NFC]] |
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- | | | + | |align="center" |'''1''' |
- | | AFC | + | |[[2014 New England Patriots Season|New England Patriots]] ([[AFC East|East]] winner) |
- | | | + | |[[2014 Seattle Seahawks Season|Seattle Seahaks]] ([[NFC West|West]] winner) |
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- | | AFC | + | |align="center" |'''2''' |
- | | | + | |[[2014 Denver Broncos Season|Denver Broncos]] ([[AFC West|West]] winner) |
- | | NFC | + | |[[2014 Green Bay Packers Season|Green Bay Packers]] ([[NFC North|North]] winner) |
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- | | NFC | + | |align="center" |'''3''' |
- | | | + | |[[2014 Pittsburgh Steelers Season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] ([[AFC North|North]] winner) |
- | | NFC | + | |[[2014 Dallas Cowboys Season|Dallas Cowboys]] ([[NFC East|East]] winner) |
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- | | NFC | + | |align="center" |'''4''' |
- | | | + | |[[2014 Indianapolis Colts Season|Indianapolis Colts]] ([[AFC South|South]] winner) |
- | | | + | |[[2014 Carolina Panthers Season|Carolina Panthers]] ([[NFC South|South]] winner) |
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- | + | |align="center" |'''5''' | |
+ | |[[2014 Cincinnati Bengals Season|Cincinnati Bengals]] ([[Wild Card (Sports)#National Football League|wild card]]) | ||
+ | |[[2014 Arizona Cardinals Season|Arizona Cardinals]] (wild card) | ||
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+ | |align="center" |'''6''' | ||
+ | |[[2014 Baltimore Ravens Season|Baltimore Ravens]] ([[Wild Card (Sports)#National Football League|wild card]]) | ||
+ | |[[2014 Detroit Lions Season|Detroit Lions]] (wild card) | ||
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+ | | align=center colspan=6 | <small>''For details on the NFL playoff format, see [[National Football League Playoffs|National Football League playoffs#Current playoff system]]''</small> | ||
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==Bracket== | ==Bracket== |
Revision as of 21:49, 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 | |||
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1 | New England Patriots (East winner) | Seattle Seahaks (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 |
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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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