Wild Card round
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The Wild Card round is the opening weekend of the NFL postseason in which lower-seeded teams compete in elimination games to advance further in the playoffs.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NFL postseason round
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sports competition stage → |
| alsoKnownAs |
NFL Wild Card Weekend
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| broadcastOn |
ABC
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CBS → ESPN → FOX → NBC → streaming platforms such as Peacock or ESPN+ → |
| change |
field expanded to 14 playoff teams starting with 2020 season
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| competitionType |
single-elimination
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| country |
United States
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| economicImpact |
generates significant television revenue for NFL and broadcasters
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| eliminates |
losing teams from postseason
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| expandedNumberOfWildCardTeamsPerConference |
2
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3 → |
| feature |
lower-seeded playoff teams
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road teams playing at higher seeds → |
| follows |
NFL regular season
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| format |
knockout games
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| governingBody |
NFL Competition Committee
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| hasNotableAspect |
marks beginning of intensified media coverage of NFL playoffs
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often features upsets by lower-seeded teams → |
| historicalContext |
created after the AFL–NFL merger
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| homeFieldAdvantage |
given to higher-seeded teams
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| includes |
AFC Wild Card games
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NFC Wild Card games → |
| includesSeedRange |
wild card seeds and lower division winners
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| introducedIn |
1970 NFL season
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| language |
English
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| numberOfGamesAfter2020 |
6
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| organizer |
National Football League
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| originalNumberOfWildCardTeamsPerConference |
1
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| partOf |
NFL playoffs
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| precedes |
Divisional round
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| purpose |
determine which lower-seeded teams advance in the NFL playoffs
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| region |
North America
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| relatedTo |
Conference Championship games
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NFL Divisional round → Super Bowl → |
| result |
advancement to Divisional round for winners
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| ruleSet |
NFL postseason overtime rules
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| schedulingFeature |
games spread across Saturday, Sunday, and Monday night in recent seasons
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| seedingBasis |
regular-season records and tiebreakers
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| sport |
American football
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| startTime |
opening weekend of NFL postseason
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| ticketType |
playoff tickets sold by host teams
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| timeOfYear |
early January
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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NFL playoffs
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hasStage |
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NFC playoffs
("NFC Wild Card round")
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includeStage |