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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, 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 will then televise one Wild Card round game and one Divisional round game. Fox will televise one NFC Wild Card round game, one NFC Divisional round game, and the NFC Championship Game. CBS will televise the rest of the AFC playoff games. The Super Bowl will be televised by NBC. All games will be broadcast on Westwood One radio.
Current conference standings/playoff picture
AFC
| AFC
|
| #
| Team
| Division
| W
| L
| T
| PCT
| DIV
| CONF
| PF
| PA
| PD
| STK
|
| Division leaders
|
| 1
| * – New England Patriots
| East
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .750
| 4–2
| 9–3
| 468
| 313
| 155
| L1
|
| 2
| z – Denver Broncos
| West
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .750
| 6–0
| 10–2
| 482
| 354
| 128
| W1
|
| 3
| y – Pittsburgh Steelers
| North
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .688
| 4–2
| 9–3
| 436
| 368
| 68
| W4
|
| 4
| y – Indianapolis Colts
| South
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .688
| 6–0
| 9–3
| 458
| 369
| 89
| W1
|
| Wild Cards
|
| 5
| w – Cincinnati Bengals
| North
| 10
| 5
| 1
| .656
| 3–3
| 7–5
| 365
| 344
| 21
| L1
|
| 6
| w – Baltimore Ravens
| North
| 10
| 6
| 0
| .625
| 3–3
| 6–6
| 409
| 302
| 107
| W1
|
| Did not qualify for the playoffs
|
| 7
| Houston Texans
| South
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .563
| 4–2
| 8–4
| 372
| 307
| 65
| W2
|
| 8
| Kansas City Chiefs
| West
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .563
| 3–3
| 7–5
| 353
| 281
| 72
| W1
|
| 9
| San Diego Chargers
| West
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .563
| 2–4
| 6–6
| 348
| 348
| 0
| L1
|
| 10
| Buffalo Bills
| East
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .563
| 4–2
| 5–7
| 343
| 289
| 54
| W1
|
| 11
| Miami Dolphins
| East
| 8
| 8
| 0
| .500
| 3–3
| 6–6
| 388
| 373
| 15
| L1
|
| 12
| Cleveland Browns
| North
| 7
| 9
| 0
| .438
| 2–4
| 4–8
| 299
| 337
| –38
| L5
|
| 13
| New York Jets
| East
| 4
| 12
| 0
| .250
| 1–5
| 4–8
| 283
| 401
| –118
| W1
|
| 14
| Jacksonville Jaguars
| South
| 3
| 13
| 0
| .188
| 1–5
| 2–10
| 249
| 412
| –163
| L1
|
| 15
| Oakland Raiders
| West
| 3
| 13
| 0
| .188
| 1–5
| 2–10
| 253
| 452
| –199
| L1
|
| 16
| Tennessee Titans
| South
| 2
| 14
| 0
| .125
| 1–5
| 2–10
| 254
| 438
| –184
| L10
|
| Tiebreakers
|
- ^ a b New England defeated Denver head-to-head (Week 9, 43–21).
- ^ a b Pittsburgh defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 8, 51–34).
- ^ a b c d Kansas City is ranked ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head sweep (2014 Kansas City Chiefs Season#Week 7: at San Diego Chargers|Week 7, 23–20]]; Week 17, 19–7). Houston is ranked ahead of Kansas City and Buffalo, and Kansas City is ahead of Buffalo, based on conference record. San Diego defeated Buffalo head-to-head (Week 3, 22–10).
- ^ a b Jacksonville is ranked ahead of Oakland based on record vs. common opponents (1–3 to 0–5).
- ^When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
|
| Legend
|
| w — Clinched wild card
|
| x — Clinched playoff berth
|
| y — Clinched division
|
| z — Clinched first-round bye
|
| * — Clinched home-field advantage
|
NFC
| NFC
|
| #
| Team
| Division
| W
| L
| T
| PCT
| DIV
| CONF
| PF
| PA
| PD
| STK
|
| Division leaders
|
| 1
| * – Seattle Seahawks
| West
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .750
| 5–1
| 10–2
| 394
| 254
| 140
| W6
|
| 2
| z – Green Bay Packers
| North
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .750
| 5–1
| 9–3
| 486
| 348
| 138
| W2
|
| 3
| y – Dallas Cowboys
| East
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .750
| 4–2
| 8–4
| 467
| 352
| 115
| W4
|
| 4
| y − Carolina Panthers
| South
| 7
| 8
| 1
| .469
| 4–2
| 6–6
| 339
| 374
| –25
| W4
|
| Wild Cards
|
| 5
| w – Arizona Cardinals
| West
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .688
| 3–3
| 8–4
| 310
| 299
| 11
| L2
|
| 6
| w – Detroit Lions
| North
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .688
| 5–1
| 9–3
| 301
| 268
| 33
| L1
|
| Did not qualify for the playoffs
|
| 7
| Philadelphia Eagles
| East
| 10
| 6
| 0
| .625
| 4–2
| 6–6
| 474
| 400
| 74
| W1
|
| 8
| San Francisco 49ers
| West
| 8
| 8
| 0
| .500
| 2–4
| 7–5
| 306
| 340
| –34
| W1
|
| 9
| New Orleans Saints
| South
| 7
| 9
| 0
| .438
| 3–3
| 6–6
| 401
| 424
| –23
| W1
|
| 10
| Minnesota Vikings
| North
| 7
| 9
| 0
| .438
| 1–5
| 6–6
| 325
| 343
| –18
| W1
|
| 11
| New York Giants
| East
| 6
| 10
| 0
| .375
| 2–4
| 4–8
| 380
| 400
| –20
| L1
|
| 12
| Atlanta Falcons
| South
| 6
| 10
| 0
| .375
| 5–1
| 6–6
| 381
| 417
| –36
| L1
|
| 13
| St. Louis Rams
| West
| 6
| 10
| 0
| .375
| 2–4
| 4–8
| 324
| 354
| –30
| L3
|
| 14
| Chicago Bears
| North
| 5
| 11
| 0
| .313
| 1–5
| 4–8
| 319
| 442
| –123
| L5
|
| 15
| Washington Redskins
| East
| 4
| 12
| 0
| .250
| 2–4
| 2–10
| 301
| 438
| –137
| L1
|
| 16
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| South
| 2
| 14
| 0
| .125
| 0–6
| 1–11
| 277
| 410
| –133
| L6
|
| Tiebreakers
|
- ^ a b c Seattle is ahead of both Green Bay and Dallas, and Green Bay is ahead of Dallas, based on conference record.
- ^ a b Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6).
- ^ a b New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9).
- ^ a b c The New York Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis-head to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27). Atlanta is ranked ahead of St. Louis based on conference record.
- ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
|
| Legend
|
| w — Clinched wild card
|
| x — Clinched playoff berth
|
| y — Clinched division
|
| z — Clinched first-round bye
|
| * — Clinched home-field advantage
|
Bracket
- * 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
|
References
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