The Conference Championship games on Sunday, live on Sky Sports NFL, are the next stop on the path to Super Bowl LVII, which will take place in Arizona on February 12. Here is all you need to know about the NFL playoffs, including which teams will face one another and the important dates and times for the games.The NFL playoffs have reached its final four teams! This Sunday is Conference Championship Sunday, and both games will be live on Sky Sports.
The NFC’s top-seeded Philadelphia Eagles take on the hot San Francisco 49ers team, who have won 12 straight games, at 8 p.m. ET. The AFC’s top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs will host the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium at 11:30 p.m. ET in a rematch of the league championship game. With every game being broadcast live on Sky Sports NFL leading up to Super Bowl LVII on February 12 in Glendale, Arizona, here is everything you need to know about the NFL postseason and the important dates and times.
How do the playoffs work?
32 competing clubs make up the NFL, which is divided into the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).
Following this regional classification, the AFC and NFC are each split into four divisions with four teams each: AFC East, North, South, and West; and NFC East, North, South, and West.
NFL division-by-division breakdown
Rochester Bills, Miami the dolphins, New England Patriots, and New York Jets are the AFC East teams. Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Baltimore Ravens make up the AFC North. Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Titans are the AFC South teams. AFC West: Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, and Denver Broncos NFC East teams include the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, and Minnesota Vikings make up the NFC North. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, and NFC West The top two teams from each of the four divisions in each conference, together with a wild card team, proceed to the playoffs at the conclusion of the regular season. additional three “wild card” teams, which are chosen based on which groups have the next-best records in each conference.
After the format was changed from 12 teams in 2020, the 2022 season marks just the third time that 14 teams make the playoffs.
The two teams with the best win-loss records in the AFC and NFC, the No. 1 seeds in each conference, get a bye in the first round while the No. 2 seeds host the No. 7 seeds, the No. 3 seeds host the No. 6 seeds, and the No. 4 seeds host the No. 5 seeds on Super Wild Card Weekend to kick off the postseason. The No. 1 seeds join the fray during the following Divisional Round when they will host the lowest remaining seed from their respective conferences and the second-lowest remaining seed will go to the second-highest remaining seed from the wild card round winners. The respective winners of those two games then play each other in the Conference Championship games, which are essentially the semifinals. as we learn which players from each conference move on to the Super Bowl, which will be played this year in Arizona on Sunday, February 12
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Trades made by seasoned professionals: DeAndre Hopkins is still a Cardinal. In Minnesota, Dalvin Cook and Za’Darius Smith are still present. As was to be expected, the Bengals still own Jonah Williams, and the Bucs aren’t parting with Devin White. Ryan Tannehill and Derrick Henry seem to be roster staples for the Titans. Trey Lance is still a 49er, Mac Jones isn’t up against any new foes, much less one with a different playbook, and Lamar Jackson received a contract rather than being traded. Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton continue to play for the Broncos.
Certain tiny movements did occur. After joining the Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round selection and change in 2025, D’Andre Swift will be moving from one congested backfield to another. Sean Payton, the head coach of the Broncos, paid Adam Trautman, a former tight end for the Saints, swapping late-round picks. However, the majority of the biggest prospective deals never materialised and attracted little attention. Trade aficionados can probably sleep until training camp, while it’s still possible that one or more of the aforementioned names will change before the start of the season.
The time spent hearing about C.J. Stroud’s probable draught slip, the Texans passing on a quarterback at No. 2, and the Colts’ apparent preference for Will Levis during the draught should all be given back. With the quarterback rumours coming out of New England, where no quarterback was ultimately selected, Bill Belichick also seemed to be pulling a quick one. At the top of the draught, sanity ruled; the first five selections made perfect sense. But rationality failed to hold. a large portion of the terrible predraft speculation fell through the window.
Other than Bijan Robinson (who was selected tenth overall by the Falcons), UCLA’s Zach Charbonnet was arguably the most complete running back in this draught. To the dismay of fantasy owners, Charbonnet will start a lot of games in Seattle alongside Walker, who was also selected in the second round.
The Russell Wilson transaction from the perspective of the Broncos: If Wilson doesn’t significantly improve by 2023, this move will be remembered as the Herschel Walker to the Vikings trade.
The offensive line has received significant investment from Sean Payton this offseason, while Marvin Mims (No. 63 overall) has been added to the Broncos’ already impressive receiving depth subsequent round. Wilson may return to above average in 2023, but the Broncos’ salary, draught selections, and effort invested in acquiring him are unlikely to have been worthwhile.
