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For the second year in a row, fans of 14 different NFL teams will be able to celebrate their team reaching the playoffs.The NFL expanded the postseason format from 12 to 14 teams in Tyler Flowers Jersey 2020, and that is the case again in 2021, with seven teams from each conference reaching the postseason and the top seed from each getting a first-round bye.Sporting News is breaking down the current playoff picture, along with the brackets and tiebreaker formats for the league.POWER RANKINGS: How many teams make the NFL playoffs in 2022?There will be seven teams that reach the NFL playoffs in each conference, meaning 14 teams total will end the 2021 regular season with a chance to win a Super Bowl.NFL playoff bracket 2022 Here's a look at the latest NFL playoffs matchups for 2021, updated through Week 18.AFC1. Tenne see Titans(BYE)2. Kansas City Chiefsvs. 7. Pittsburgh Steelers3. Buffalo Billsvs. 6. New England Patriots4. Cincinnati Bengalsvs. 5. Las Vegas RaidersNFC1. Green Bay Packers (BYE)2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. 7. Philadelphia Eagles3. Dallas Cowboys vs. 6. San Francisco 49ers4. Los Angeles Rams vs. 5. Arizona CardinalsNFL playoff pictureAFCSeedTeamRecordPosition1.Tenne Greg Maddux Jersey see Titans*12-5Home-field advantage leader2.Kansas City Chiefs*12-5AFC West winner3.Buffalo Bills*11-6AFC East winner4.Cincinnati Bengals*10-7AFC North winner5.Las Vegas Raiders*10-7Wild-card spot6.New England Patriots*10-7Wild-card spot7.Pittsburgh Steelers*9-7-1Wild-card spotNFCSeedTeamRecordPosition1.Green Bay Packers*13-4Home-field advantage winner2.Tampa Bay Buccaneers*13-4NFC South winner3.Dallas Cowboys*13-4NFC East winner4.Los Angeles Rams*12-5NFC West winner5.Arizona Cardinals*11-6Wild-card spot6.San Francisco 49ers*10-7Wild-card spot7.Philadelphia Eagles*9-8Wild-card spot*Clinched playoff berthNFL tiebreakers for playoffsThe NFL has a long system to decide how each team will get into the playoffs to avoid a potential tiebreaking game for any of the spots. They have slightly different tiebreaker formats to decide who advances between the division leaders and the wild card spots.Here's how the NFL will break a division lead tie between two teams. The same tiebreaker applies to three or more teams, with the only difference being Orlando Cepeda Jersey that in step three, there needs to be a minimum of four common games.If only two teams remain tied after the third step, or another is eliminated, the tiebreaker goes back to the first step.Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.Strength of victory.Strength of schedule.Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.Best net points in common games.Best net points in all games.Best net touchdowns in all games.Coin to sHere's how the league would break a tie in the wild card between two different teams.Head-to-head, if applicable.Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of Dale Murphy Jersey four.Strength of victory.Strength of schedule.Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.Best net points in conference games.Best net points in all games.Best net touchdowns in all games.Coin to s.Here's how it would shake out for three different teams tied for a wild card spot.Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to step 2. The original seeding within a division upon application of the division tie breaker remains the same for all subsequent applications of the procedure that are nece sary to identify the two Wild-Card participants.Head-to-head sweep. (Applicable only if Kurt Suzuki Jersey one club has defeated each of the others or if one club has lost to each of the others.)Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.Strength of victory.Strength of schedule.Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.Best net points in conference games.Best net points in all games.Best net touchdowns in all games.Coin to s