By Erik Pedersen Managing Editor The NFL’s owners have voted to expand the playoffs to include 14 teams and will add postseason games on Nickelodeon and NBCUniversal’s new streamer Peacock.
The changes — which had been agreed to in the league’s latest collective-bargaining pact with players — will take effect for the coming 2020 season, NFL Network insider Ian Rapaport said per sources.
The moves were approved today during a conference call among owners that replaced the league’s annual meeting that was canceled amid the coronavirus crisis.
AFC and NFC Wild Card games now will feature each conference’s 2-seed hosting the 7-seed, the 3 hosting the 6 and the 4 hosting the 5.
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