The NFL is all about excitement and expansion, so after a vote by league owners, the playoffs will get two extra teams.
In a move that has been discussed for weeks now, the playoffs will expand to 14 teams in the new format, with two extra teams now and just one team from each conference securing a first-round bye.
The playoffs will continue to feature the four division winners in each conference as well as three wild card teams in each conference. The team with the No. 1 seed will earn home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and the only bye week.
Wild Card weekend will include six games, with six division winners hosting six wild card teams, in three games played on Saturday and three games played on Sunday.
According to a release from the league, CBS and NBC will now broadcast the additional playoff game that’ll be added to Wild Card Weekend.
