FOR USE AS DESIRED 1/4/21 http://twitter.com/NFL345 2020 NFL PLAYOFFS BEGIN SATURDAY The NFL playoffs begin on Saturday and Sunday, January 9-10, with Super Wild Card 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 Indianapolis Colts play at the Buffalo Bills (CBS, CBS All Access, 1:05 PM ET), the Seattle Seahawks host the Los Angeles Rams (FOX, FOX Deportes, 4:40 PM ET) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit Washington (NBC, Universo, 8:15 PM ET). Super Wild Card Weekend continues Sunday as the Baltimore Ravens visit the Tennessee Titans (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, Freeform, 1:05 PM ET), the New Orleans Saints welcome the Chicago Bears (CBS, Nickelodeon, Amazon Prime Video, CBS All Access, 4:40 PM ET) and the Cleveland Browns travel to face the Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC, Telemundo, Peacock, 8:15 PM ET). TURNAROUND TEAMS & CONSISTENT WINNERS HIGHLIGHT PLAYOFF FIELD Six playoff teams – the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (14-2), BUFFALO BILLS (13-3), GREEN BAY PACKERS (13-3), PITTSBURGH STEELERS (12-4), NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (12-4) and SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (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 (Cincinnati, Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles Raiders, Miami, New Orleans, Washington) 1991 5 (Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, New York Jets) 1992 6 (Miami, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco) 1993 5 (Denver, Detroit, Green Bay, Los Angeles Raiders, New York Giants) 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, New York Jets) 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, Los Angeles Chargers, 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 division 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 Super Bowl since 1999, capturing 11 of the past 21 Vince Lombardi 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 Baltimore Ravens* XXXVI 2001 New England Patriots XXXVII 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers* XXXVIII 2003 New England Patriots XXXIX 2004 New England Patriots XL 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers* XLI 2006 Indianapolis Colts* 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 Denver Broncos LI 2016 New England Patriots LII 2017 Philadelphia Eagles 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 Washington Football Team 23 19 .548 Seattle Seahawks 17 17 .500 Indianapolis Colts 23 24 .489 Chicago Bears 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 Cleveland Browns 11 20 .355 YOUTH & CONSISTENCY HIGHLIGHT THE PLAYOFF QUARTERBACKS The 2020 postseason is filled with young stars on the rise and veterans at the top of their game at the quarterback 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 interceptions 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 JOSH ALLEN 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 LAMAR JACKSON 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 BAKER MAYFIELD, 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 (ANDREW LUCK and PEYTON MANNING) 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).