WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WILD CARD WEEKEND
FROM WILD CARD ROUND TO SUPER BOWL: Winners in the Wild Card round have won the Super Bowl nine times. At least one Super Bowl participant in six of the past 11 years played a Wild Card Game.
The Wild Card round participants to win the Super Bowl:
SEASON
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TEAM
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SUPER BOWL RESULT
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1980
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Oakland
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Defeated Philadelphia in Super Bowl XV, 27-10
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1997
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Denver
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Defeated Green Bay in Super Bowl XXXII, 31-24
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2000
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Baltimore
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Defeated New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, 34-7
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2005
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Pittsburgh
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Defeated Seattle in Super Bowl XL, 21-10
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2006
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Indianapolis
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Defeated Chicago in Super Bowl XLI, 29-17
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2007
|
New York Giants
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Defeated New England in Super Bowl XLII, 17-14
|
2010
|
Green Bay
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Defeated Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV, 31-25
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2011
|
New York Giants
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Defeated New England in Super Bowl XLVI, 21-17
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2012
|
Baltimore
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Defeated San Francisco in Super Bowl XLVII, 34-31
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-- WILD CARD WEEKEND --
WINNING PARTICIPANTS: The PITTSBURGH STEELERS, GREEN BAY PACKERS and OAKLAND RAIDERS will each be playing on Wild Card Weekend. Oakland travels to Houston (4:35 PM ET, ESPN/ABC) on Saturday in the opening game of Wild Card Weekend. On Sunday, Pittsburgh will host Miami (1:05 PM ET, CBS) while Green Bay will face the New York Giants at Lambeau Field (4:40 PM ET, FOX).
The Steelers (34) are tied with the DALLAS COWBOYS (34) for the most postseason wins in NFL history, while the Packers (32) and Raiders (25) rank third and sixth, respectively, in all-time playoff victories. The NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, who are the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC, have 29 postseason victories, the fifth-most all-time.
The teams with the most postseason wins in NFL history:
TEAM
|
WINS
|
LOSSES
|
WIN PCT
|
SUPER BOWL WINS
|
Pittsburgh Steelers*
|
34
|
23
|
.596
|
6
|
Dallas Cowboys**
|
34
|
26
|
.567
|
5
|
Green Bay Packers*
|
32
|
21
|
.604
|
4
|
San Francisco 49ers
|
30
|
20
|
.600
|
5
|
New England Patriots**
|
29
|
19
|
.604
|
4
|
Oakland Raiders*
|
25
|
18
|
.581
|
3
|
*Play this weekend
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**First-round bye
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Green Bay (.604) owns the third-best winning percentage in postseason history, while Pittsburgh (.596) and Oakland (.581) rank fifth and sixth, respectively.
The teams with the highest postseason winning percentage in NFL history:
TEAM
|
WIN PCT
|
WINS
|
LOSSES
|
SUPER BOWL WINS
|
Baltimore Ravens
|
.652
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
New England Patriots**
|
.604
|
29
|
19
|
4
|
Green Bay Packers*
|
.604
|
32
|
21
|
4
|
San Francisco 49ers
|
.600
|
30
|
20
|
5
|
Pittsburgh Steelers*
|
.596
|
34
|
23
|
6
|
Oakland Raiders*
|
.581
|
25
|
18
|
3
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*Play this weekend
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**First-round bye
|
-- WILD CARD WEEKEND --
PROLIFIC PASSERS: Green Bay quarterback AARON RODGERS has thrown for at least 300 yards in four postseason games in his career.
With 300 passing yards against the Giants on Sunday, Rodgers would join TOM BRADY (10), PEYTON MANNING (nine), DREW BREES (six), KURT WARNER (six) and Pro Football Hall of Famers JOE MONTANA (six) and DAN FOUTS (five) as the only quarterbacks to have at least five 300-yard passing games in NFL postseason history.
The quarterbacks with the most 300-yard passing performances in NFL postseason history:
PLAYER
|
MOST 300-YARD PASSING GAMES IN POSTSEASON
| |
Tom Brady*
|
10
| |
Peyton Manning
|
9
| |
Drew Brees
|
6
| |
Joe Montana^
|
6
| |
Kurt Warner
|
6
| |
Dan Fouts^
|
5
| |
Aaron Rodgers*
|
4
| |
*Active in 2016 playoffs
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^Pro Football Hall of Famer
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Detroit quarterback MATTHEW STAFFORD has thrown for at least 300 passing yards in each of his first two career postseason starts.
With 300 passing yards on Saturday night at Seattle, Stafford will join Fouts as the only quarterbacks with at least 300 passing yards in each of his first three postseason games. Fouts recorded four consecutive games with 300 passing yards to begin his postseason career.
The most consecutive 300-yard passing contests to start a career in postseason history:
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 300+ PASSING YARDS
|
Dan Fouts
|
San Diego Chargers
|
4
|
Matthew Stafford
|
Detroit Lions
|
2*
|
Matt Hasselbeck
|
Seattle Seahawks
|
2
|
Marc Bulger
|
St. Louis Rams
|
2
|
*Active streak
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-- WILD CARD WEEKEND --
WINNING WILSON: Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON has led the Seahawks to five consecutive postseason appearances in his first five seasons in the NFL.
With a start against the Lions on Saturday night, Wilson would join JOE FLACCO (2008-12) as the only quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to start a playoff game in each of his first five seasons beginning with his rookie year.
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASONS
|
Joe Flacco
|
Baltimore Ravens
|
2008-12
|
Russell Wilson
|
Seattle Seahawks
|
2012-15*
|
*Entering fifth postseason
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With a win over Detroit on Saturday, Wilson, who has seven career playoff wins through his first four seasons, will tie BEN ROETHLISBERGER (eight) for the third-most postseason victories by a starting quarterback in his first five seasons.
The quarterbacks with the most postseason victories in their first five seasons:
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASONS
|
POSTSEASON WINS
|
Tom Brady
|
New England Patriots
|
2000-04
|
9
|
Joe Flacco
|
Baltimore Ravens
|
2008-12
|
9
|
Ben Roethlisberger
|
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
2004-08
|
8
|
Russell Wilson
|
Seattle Seahawks
|
2012-15
|
7*
|
*Entering fifth postseason
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-- WILD CARD WEEKEND --
BIG-PLAY BOLDIN: Detroit wide receiver ANQUAN BOLDIN has eight touchdown receptions in his postseason career.
With two touchdown catches at Seattle on Saturday, Boldin would move into a tie for third place in touchdown receptions in NFL postseason history.
The players with the most touchdown catches in postseason history:
PLAYER
|
TOUCHDOWN CATCHES
|
Jerry Rice^
|
22
|
John Stallworth^
|
12
|
Fred Biletnikoff^
|
10
|
Antonio Freeman
|
10
|
Randy Moss
|
10
|
Hines Ward
|
10
|
Rob Gronkowski
|
9
|
Andre Reed^
|
9
|
Steve Smith Sr.
|
9
|
Lynn Swann^
|
9
|
Reggie Wayne
|
9
|
Anquan Boldin
|
8*
|
*Active in 2016 postseason
| |
^Pro Football Hall of Famer
| |
-- WILD CARD WEEKEND --
NEW FACES: Several teams may feature a quarterback making his first career playoff start. Among those are Dallas rookie DAK PRESCOTT, Houston’s BROCK OSWEILER, Miami’s MATT MOORE and RYAN TANNEHILL and Oakland rookie CONNOR COOK.
With a start against Houston on Saturday, Oakland’s Cook would become the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to make his first career start in the postseason.
The players with the most passing yards in their first career postseason start:
PLAYER
|
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
ROUND
|
PASSING YARDS
|
Kelly Holcomb
|
Cleveland
|
2002
|
Wild Card
|
429
|
Aaron Rodgers
|
Green Bay
|
2009
|
Wild Card
|
423
|
Randall Cunningham
|
Philadelphia
|
1988
|
Divisional
|
407
|
Kurt Warner
|
St. Louis
|
1999
|
Divisional
|
391
|
Neil Lomax
|
St. Louis
|
1982
|
Wild Card
|
385
|
-- WILD CARD WEEKEND --
BOUNCING BACK: The MIAMI DOLPHINS overcame a 1-4 start to the 2016 season to make the playoffs with a 10-6 record. The Dolphins are the ninth team since 1990 to qualify for the postseason after starting a season with a 1-4 record.
With a win at Pittsburgh on Sunday, the Dolphins would become the sixth team since 1990 to win a postseason game after beginning a season with a 1-4 record. The Kansas City Chiefs accomplished the feat last season, defeating the Houston Texans 30-0 in the Wild Card round.
The teams to qualify for the postseason after beginning the season with a 1-4 record since 1990:
TEAM
|
SEASON
|
POSTSEASON WINS
|
ADVANCED TO
|
Kansas City Chiefs
|
2015
|
1
|
Divisional Playoffs
|
Denver Broncos
|
2011
|
1
|
Divisional Playoffs
|
New York Jets
|
2002
|
1
|
Divisional Playoffs
|
Tennessee Titans
|
2002
|
1
|
AFC Championship
|
San Diego Chargers
|
1992
|
1
|
Divisional Playoffs
|
Houston Texans
|
2015
|
0
|
Wild Card Playoffs
|
Green Bay Packers
|
2004
|
0
|
Wild Card Playoffs
|
Houston Oilers
|
1993
|
0
|
Divisional Playoffs
|
Miami Dolphins*
|
2016
|
???
|
???
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*Play in Wild Card round on Sunday
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