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Playoff Bracket (All Times ET)
AFC	NFL	NFC
Wild Card Jan. 3-4	Divisional Playoffs Jan. 10-11	Conference Championship Jan. 18	Super Bowl XLIII Feb. 1 - Tampa	Conference Championship Jan. 18	Divisional Playoffs Jan. 10-11	Wild Card Jan. 3-4

Tiebreakers

x-clinched playoff berth y-denotes division winner z-denotes first-round bye *-clinched home-field advantage During the regular season, the NFL Playoff Race Bracket and Seeds reflect how the playoffs would stand if the season ended up to that point. The NFL playoffs are not based on a pure bracket system. In the divisional playoffs, the No. 1 seed is assured of playing the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games and the higher seed of any matchup will have home-field advantage. AFC Playoff tiebreakers Miami earns the No. 3 seed based on conference record over New England (8-4 to Patriots' 7-5) San Diego earns the No. 4 seed based on division record over Denver (5-1 to Broncos' 3-3) Baltimore earns the No. 6 seed based on conference record over New England (8-4 to Patriots' 7-5) NFC Playoff tiebreakers N.Y. Giants earn the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head record over Carolina (1-0) AFC Teams eliminated from playoff contention Cincinnati (Week 12), Kansas City (Week 13), Oakland (Week 14), Cleveland (Week 14), Jacksonville (Week 14), Houston (Week 14), Buffalo (Week 15), N.Y. Jets (Week 17), New England (Week 17), Denver (Week 17) NFC Teams eliminated from playoff contention Detroit (Week 11), St. Louis (Week 12), Seattle (Week 13), San Francisco (Week 14), Green Bay (Week 15), New Orleans (Week 15), Washington (Week 16), Tampa Bay (Week 17), Chicago (Week 17), Dallas (Week 17)