National Football League - 2020 NFL Playoffs

The season was impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; the most prominent changes were the cancellation of all preseason games and the postponement and/or rescheduling of multiple games due to positive COVID-19 tests among players and staff. Despite the changes, all 256 regular season games were played within the original 17-week span, with no cancellations.

Wild Card

Division

AFC/NFC Champ.

Super Bowl

3 Pittsburgh 37 3 PIT 37

6 Cleveland 48 6 CLE 48

2 Buffalo 27 2 BUF 27

7 Indianapolis 24 7 IND 24

4 Tennessee 13 4 TEN 13

5 Baltimore 20 5 BAL 20

3 Seattle 20 3 SEA 20

6 LA Rams 30 6 RAM 30

2 New Orleans 21 2 NO 21

7 Chicago 9 7 CHI 9

4 Washington 23 4 WAS 23

5 Tampa Bay 31 5 TB 31

1 Kansas City 22 1 KC 22

6 Cleveland 17 6 CLE 17

2 Buffalo 17 2 BUF 17

5 Baltimore 3 5 BAL 3

1 Green Bay 32 1 GB 32

6 LA Rams 18 6 RAM 18

2 New Orleans 20 2 NO 20

5 Tampa Bay 30 5 TB 30

1 Kansas City 38 1 KC 38

2 Buffalo 24 2 BUF 24

1 Green Bay 26 1 GB 26

5 Tampa Bay 31 5 TB 31

1 Kansas City 9 1 KC 9

5 Tampa Bay 31 5 TB 31

Champ Champions
TB Tampa Bay

The league expanded its playoff system from a 12-team to a 14-team tournament, adding a third wild card team for each conference for the first time since the 1990 season, and only awarding each conference's top seed a first round bye. The Wild Card round was thus extended from two to three games per day. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosts the worst surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5, 6, or 7), while the other surviving teams play each other, with the higher seeded team hosting.