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2020 NFL BEGIN SATURDAY

The NFL playoffs begin on Saturday and Sunday, January 9-10, with Super Weekend. The addition of a third Wild Card team in each conference and the subsequent expansion of the playoffs has resulted in a Super Wild Card Weekend of NFL action. For the first time ever, there will be three games on Saturday and three games on Sunday to be played at 1:05 PM, 4:40 PM and 8:15 PM ET on each day.

On Saturday, the Colts play at the (CBS, CBS All Access, 1:05 PM ET), the Seahawks host the (FOX, , 4:40 PM ET) and the visit (NBC, Universo, 8:15 PM ET).

Super Wild Card Weekend continues Sunday as the Ravens visit the (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, Freeform, 1:05 PM ET), the welcome the Bears (CBS, Nickelodeon, Amazon Prime Video, CBS All Access, 4:40 PM ET) and the Browns travel to face the (NBC, Telemundo, Peacock, 8:15 PM ET).

TURNAROUND TEAMS & CONSISTENT WINNERS HIGHLIGHT PLAYOFF FIELD

Six playoff teams – the (14-2), BUFFALO BILLS (13-3), (13-3), PITTSBURGH STEELERS (12-4), NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (12-4) and (12-4) – each won at least 12 regular-season games in 2020, tied with 2003, 2011 and 2019 for the most such teams in a single postseason in NFL history.

Each of the seven playoff teams from the AFC – KANSAS CITY (14-2), BUFFALO (13-3), PITTSBURGH (12-4), TENNESSEE (11-5), BALTIMORE (11-5), CLEVELAND (11-5) and INDIANAPOLIS (11-5) – had 11-or-more wins, marking the second time since 1970 that all playoff teams from one conference each had at least 11 wins. The only other occasion was the AFC in 1980, when all five teams had 11-or-more wins.

There are seven new playoff teams in 2020: CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, INDIANAPOLIS, LOS ANGELES RAMS, PITTSBURGH, TAMPA BAY and WASHINGTON.

Since 1990 – a streak of 31 consecutive seasons – at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs in every season that were not in the postseason the year before.

The teams since 1990 to make the playoffs a season after failing to qualify:

SEASON PLAYOFF TEAMS NOT IN PREVIOUS SEASON’S PLAYOFFS 1990 7 (, Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles Raiders, , New Orleans, Washington) 1991 5 (Atlanta, , Denver, Detroit, Jets) 1992 6 (Miami, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco) 1993 5 (Denver, Detroit, Green Bay, Los Angeles Raiders, ) 1994 5 (Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, New England, San Diego Chargers) 1995 4 (Atlanta, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Philadelphia) 1996 5 (Carolina, Denver, Jacksonville, Minnesota, New England) 1997 5 (Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, New York Giants, Tampa Bay) 1998 5 (Arizona, Atlanta, Buffalo, Dallas, ) 1999 7 (Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis Rams, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, Washington) 2000 6 (Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia) 2001 6 (Chicago, Green Bay, New England, New York Jets, Pittsburgh, San Francisco) 2002 5 (Atlanta, Cleveland, Indianapolis, New York Giants, Tennessee) 2003 8 (Baltimore, Carolina, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, New England, St. Louis Rams, Seattle) 2004 5 (Atlanta, Minnesota, New York Jets, Pittsburgh, San Diego Chargers) 2005 7 (Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, New York Giants, Tampa Bay, Washington) 2006 7 (Baltimore, Dallas, Kansas City, New Orleans, New York Jets, Philadelphia, San Diego Chargers) 2007 6 (Green Bay, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, Washington) 2008 7 (Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, Philadelphia) 2009 6 (Cincinnati, Dallas, Green Bay, New England, New Orleans, New York Jets) 2010 5 (Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Seattle) 2011 6 (Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Houston, New York Giants, San Francisco) 2012 4 (Indianapolis, Minnesota, Seattle, Washington) 2013 5 (Carolina, Kansas City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Diego Chargers) 2014 5 (Arizona, Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Pittsburgh) 2015 4 (Houston, Kansas City, Minnesota, Washington) 2016 6 (Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders) 2017 8 (Buffalo, Carolina, Jacksonville, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Tennessee) 2018 7 (Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, , Seattle) 2019 5 (Buffalo, Green Bay, Minnesota, San Francisco, Tennessee) 2020 7 (Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington)

Two teams won titles – Pittsburgh (AFC North) and Washington (NFC East) – after missing the playoffs last season. At least two teams have won their divisions the season after missing the playoffs in 17 of the past 18 years.

Washington completed the “worst-to-first” turnaround, winning the NFC East the season after finishing in last place. At least one team has won its division the season after finishing in or tied for last place in 16 of the past 18 seasons.

The divisions with new champions in 2020:

AFC EAST AFC NORTH AFC SOUTH NFC EAST NFC WEST 2020 Buffalo Pittsburgh Tennessee Washington Seattle 2019 New England Baltimore Houston Philadelphia San Francisco

In the 19 seasons since realignment in 2002, 30 of the 32 NFL teams have won a division title at least once, including the Buffalo Bills, who this season won their first AFC East division title since 1995.

How the 2020 playoff teams have fared in the 19 seasons since realignment in 2002 (2020 division winners in bold/italics):

TEAM DIVISION TITLES PLAYOFF BERTHS Green Bay 11 14 Indianapolis 9 14 Seattle 9 14 Pittsburgh 9 12 Kansas City 7 10 New Orleans 7 9 Baltimore 6 11 Chicago 4 5 Tennessee 3 7 L.A. Rams 3 5 Washington 3 5 Tampa Bay 3 4 Buffalo 1 3 Cleveland 0 2

Nine of this season’s 14 playoff teams have won at least one since 1999, capturing 11 of the past 21 Vince Trophies. Those teams are the Ravens (XXXV, XLVII), Steelers (XL, XLIII), Packers (XLV), Colts (XLI), Chiefs (LIV), Rams (XXXIV), Buccaneers (XXXVII), Saints (XLIV) and Seahawks (XLVIII).

SUPER BOWL SEASON WINNER XXXIV 1999 St. Louis Rams* XXXV 2000 * XXXVI 2001 XXXVII 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers* XXXVIII 2003 New England Patriots XXXIX 2004 New England Patriots XL 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers* XLI 2006 * XLII 2007 New York Giants XLIII 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers* XLIV 2009 New Orleans Saints* XLV 2010 Green Bay Packers* XLVI 2011 New York Giants XLVII 2012 Baltimore Ravens* XLVIII 2013 Seattle Seahawks* XLIX 2014 New England Patriots 50 2015 LI 2016 New England Patriots LII 2017 LIII 2018 New England Patriots LIV 2019 Kansas City Chiefs* *In 2020 postseason

The Green Bay Packers (.603) and Baltimore Ravens (.600) have the third- and fourth-highest postseason winning percentages in NFL history while the Pittsburgh Steelers have the second-most postseason wins (36) in league annals.

The 14 playoff teams and their postseason records:

TEAM WINS LOSSES PCT. Green Bay Packers 35 23 .603 Baltimore Ravens 15 10 .600 Pittsburgh Steelers 36 25 .590 23 19 .548 Seattle Seahawks 17 17 .500 Indianapolis Colts 23 24 .489 17 19 .472 Buffalo Bills 14 17 .452 Tennessee Titans 17 21 .447 Los Angeles Rams 21 26 .447 New Orleans Saints 9 12 .429 Kansas City Chiefs 13 19 .406 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 9 .400 11 20 .355

YOUTH & CONSISTENCY HIGHLIGHT THE PLAYOFF

The 2020 postseason is filled with young stars on the rise and veterans at the top of their game at the position.

Six quarterbacks under the age of 27 led their clubs to the postseason in 2020:

• Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES ranked second the NFL with 4,740 passing yards and ranked fourth with 38 touchdown passes to help the Chiefs earn their third consecutive AFC West Division title. In five career postseason starts, he has 1,474 passing yards (294.8 per game) with 16 touchdowns (13 passing, three rushing) against two for a 107.1 rating. Last season, Mahomes became the youngest quarterback to win Super Bowl MVP honors as Kansas City earned the Super Bowl LIV title.

• Buffalo quarterback set franchise records in passing yards (4,544) and touchdown passes (37) in 2020 as the Bills earned their first division title since 1995. Allen had 372 total yards (264 passing, 92 rushing, 16 receiving) in his first postseason appearance during the 2019 Wild Card round.

• Los Angeles Rams quarterback JARED GOFF passed for 3,952 yards and 20 touchdowns as the Rams clinched a playoff berth for the second time in the past three seasons. Goff is expected to make his fifth career postseason start, including a start in Super Bowl LIII following the 2018 season.

• Baltimore quarterback totaled 33 touchdowns (26 passing, seven rushing) and had 1,005 rushing yards in 2020, becoming the first quarterback in NFL history with at least 1,000 rushing yards in multiple seasons. Jackson will be making his third career postseason start after leading the Ravens to the postseason for the third consecutive season.

• Cleveland quarterback , making his playoff debut, had 26 touchdown passes and a career-high 95.9 rating as the Browns earned their first playoff berth since 2002. Mayfield is one of three quarterbacks ( and ) to record at least 3,500 passing yards and 20 touchdown passes in each of his first three career seasons.

• Chicago quarterback MITCHELL TRUBISKY will be making his second career postseason start as the Bears earned a playoff berth for the second time in the past three seasons (2018). Trubisky passed for 303 yards with one touchdown in his first career playoff start during the 2018 Wild Card round.

Five of the 15 quarterbacks who have started at least 15 postseason games in NFL history are active in the 2020 postseason and have each earned at least one Super Bowl championship:

• Tampa Bay quarterback , who won six Super Bowl titles with New England, helped the Buccaneers earn their first playoff berth since 2007 and is the postseason’s all-time leader in games played (41), passing yards (11,388) and touchdown passes (73).

• Pittsburgh quarterback , a veteran of 17 NFL seasons, will make his 22nd career postseason start to surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer (21 starts) for the fifth-most in NFL history. Roethlisberger led the Steelers to Super Bowl titles in 2005 (XL) and 2008 (XLIII).

• Green Bay quarterback , a 16-year NFL veteran, will make his 19th career playoff start and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer (19 starts) for the seventh-most career postseason starts among quarterbacks in NFL history. Rodgers led the NFL with 48 touchdown passes and a passer rating of 121.5 this season, the second-highest single-season passer rating in league annals. Rodgers led the Packers to a Super Bowl XLV championship in 2010.

• New Orleans quarterback , a veteran of 20 NFL seasons, will make his 17th career postseason start, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famers JIM KELLY (17 starts) and (17) for the 10th-most in league history. Brees led the Saints to the Super Bowl XLIV championship in 2009.

• Seattle quarterback , who has led Seattle to the playoffs in eight of his nine seasons, will make his 16th career postseason start. Wilson led Seattle to a Super Bowl XLVIII championship in 2013.

Three additional veteran quarterbacks are appearing in the postseason:

• Tennessee quarterback set career highs in passing touchdowns (33) and rushing touchdowns (seven) as the Titans earned their first division title since 2008. Tannehill will be making his fourth career playoff start after helping the Titans reach the AFC Championship game last season.

• In his first season with Indianapolis, quarterback registered his eighth consecutive season with at least 4,000 passing yards (4,169) as the Colts clinched a playoff berth for the second time in the past three seasons (2018). Rivers will make his 12th career playoff start.

• Washington quarterback ALEX SMITH won his last five starts of the season as the Washington Football Team clinched its first division title since 2015. In seven career postseason starts, Smith has 15 touchdowns (14 passing, one rushing) against two interceptions for a 97.4 rating.

BEST NFL PLAYOFF PERFORMANCES (Single postseason)

PASSING YARDS PLAYER, TEAM SEASON COMP. ATT. YARDS TD INT , New York Giants 2011 106 163 1,219 9 1 Kurt WarnerHOF, Arizona 2008 92 135 1,147 11 3 , Baltimore 2012 73 126 1,140 11 0 Tom Brady, New England 2016 93 142 1,137 7 3 Tom Brady, New England 2017 89 139 1,132 8 0

RUSHING YARDS PLAYER, TEAM SEASON ATT. YARDS TD John RigginsHOF, Washington 1982 136 610 4 Terrell DavisHOF, Denver 1997 112 581 8 Terrell DavisHOF, Denver 1998 78 468 3 Marcus AllenHOF, Los Angeles Raiders 1983 58 466 4 Eddie George, Tennessee 1999 108 449 3

RECEIVING YARDS PLAYER, TEAM SEASON REC. YARDS TD Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 2008 30 546 7 Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants 2011 28 444 4 Jerry RiceHOF, San Francisco 1988 21 409 6 Steve Smith, Sr., Carolina 2003 18 404 3 Charlie Brown, Washington 1983 14 401 1

RECEPTIONS PLAYER, TEAM SEASON REC. YARDS TD Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 2008 30 546 7 Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants 2011 28 444 4 , Denver 2013 28 306 3 Steve Smith, Sr., Carolina 2005 27 335 3 , New England 2007 27 213 2

SCRIMMAGE TOUCHDOWNS PLAYER, TEAM SEASON TOTAL TD RUSH TD REC. TD Terrell DavisHOF, Denver 1997 8 8 0 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 2008 7 0 7 Larry CsonkaHOF, Miami 1973 6 6 0 Franco HarrisHOF, Pittsburgh 1974 6 6 0 Sony Michel, New England 2018 6 6 0 John RigginsHOF, Washington 1983 6 6 0 Jerry RiceHOF, San Francisco 1988 6 0 6 Gerald Riggs, Washington 1991 6 6 0 Emmitt SmithHOF, Dallas 1995 6 6 0 Ricky Watters, San Francisco 1993 6 6 0 Damien Williams, Kansas City 2019 6 4 2