The National Football League Playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after NFL Regular Season. The NFL Playoffs begin on the first weekend of January. Games will be played on Saturday Afternoon , Saturday Night and Sunday Afternoon. Six teams from each of the league's conferences qualify for playoffs based on regular season records. The top two teams in the American Football Conference and National Football Conference will get a first-round bye in the playoffs. The division winner with the worst record will host the team with the best wild-card record. The division winner with the better record will host the team with the worst wild-card record. The NFL playoffs follow a reseeding system - the number one seed in either the AFC or NFC can face the fourth, fifth, or sixth seed in the second-round of the playoffs and the number two seed can face the third, fourth, or fifth seed in the second-round of the playoffs. The second-round of the NFL playoffs take place on the second weekend in January. Games will be played on Saturday Afternoon, Saturday Night or Sunday Afternoon. The third-round of the NFL playoffs take place on either the third Sunday or fourth Sunday of the month
