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Nick Foles
On January 13 , 2018 , the Eagles defeated the Atlanta Falcons 15 -- 10 , in the NFC Divisional playoff game , with Foles completing 23 of 30 passes for 246 yards . This was the Eagles ' first playoff victory in nine seasons . On January 21 , 2018 , the Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings , 38 -- 7 , in the NFC Championship Game , with Foles going 26 of 33 for 352 yards and 3 touchdowns . The Vikings were 3 - point favorites with the league 's top - ranked defense entering the game .
Seattle Seahawks
They got off to a slow start the next year starting 0 - 2 and 2 - 4 through 6 games but finished 10 - 6 on the year clinching a wild card berth . They beat the Minnesota Vikings 10 - 9 to advance to the divisional round . Against Carolina , they were down 31 - 0 at halftime before scoring 24 unanswered points . Their comeback attempt fell short and they failed to make the Super Bowl .
National Football League on television
NBC 1939 , 1955 -- 1963 : ( NFL ) 1965 -- 1969 : ( AFL ) 1970 -- 1997 : ( AFC ) 2006 -- 2022 : NBC Sunday Night Football , Kickoff game , one wild - card playoff game , one divisional playoff , Super Bowl every three years 2012 -- present : Thanksgiving 2016 -- 2017 : Several Thursdays , rare Saturdays ( simulcast on NFL Network ) CBS 1956 -- 1969 : ( NFL -- Sundays & several Mondays ) 1970 -- 1993 : ( NFC -- Sundays , Thanksgiving , two Saturdays ) 1998 -- 2005 : ( AFC -- Sundays , Thanksgiving , two Saturdays ) 2006 -- 2013 : ( AFC -- Sundays , Thanksgiving ) 2014 -- 2022 : ( NFL -- Sundays ( mainly AFC ) , Thanksgiving , most AFC playoff games , Super Bowl every three years ) 2014 -- 2017 : Several Thursdays , rare Saturdays ( either conference , simulcast on NFL Network 2014 -- 2015 ) Fox 1994 -- 2005 : ( NFC -- Sundays , Thanksgiving & two Saturdays ) 2006 -- 2013 : ( NFC -- Sundays , Thanksgiving ) 2014 -- 2022 : ( NFL -- Sundays ( mainly NFC ) , Thanksgiving , most NFC playoff games , Super Bowl every three years ) ESPN 1987 -- 1997 : ESPN Sunday Night NFL ( second half of season ) 1998 -- 2005 : ESPN Sunday Night Football ( entire season ) , one Thursday , one Saturday 2002 only : Kickoff game 2006 -- 2021 : Monday Night Football 2015 -- 2021 : One wild - card playoff game ( simulcast on ABC ) , Pro Bowl ( also simulcast on ABC from 2018 onward ) NFL Network 2006 -- 2022 : Thursday Night Football , at least one Saturday game ( except 2011 -- 2013 ) , Thanksgiving ( 2006 -- 2011 )
Super Bowl XLIV
The Saints finished the next season with an 11 -- 5 record , but failed to defend their league title after they were eliminated by the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card playoff round . Super Bowl XLIV later became the subject of the wider New Orleans Saints bounty scandal , also known as `` Bountygate '' , in which the NFL alleged in 2012 that several Saints defenders operated a slush fund that was in operation from the 2009 season and Super Bowl XLIV , through 2011 . This alleged slush fund paid out bonuses , or `` bounties '' , for in - game performance in violation of NFL rules , including deliberately injuring or knocking opposing players out of games . The league responded with some of the most severe sanctions in the league 's 92 - year history , and among the most severe punishments for an on - field incident in North American professional sports history . In 2012 , New Orleans failed to make the playoffs for the first time since their Super Bowl win , with the sanctions for Bountygate cited as one of the primary causes . The Saints rebounded in 2013 , but were eliminated in the Divisional playoff round by the eventual Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seahawks , and have returned to the playoffs in 2018 by defeating Carolina Panthers in the Wildcard Round , but lost to Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Rounds . Thus , New Orleans have not advanced to the Conference Championship Game since Super Bowl XLIV .
Jim E. Mora
The Colts finished 10 -- 6 in 2000 and made the playoffs once again , but the team lost a wild - card round playoff game to the Miami Dolphins by a score of 23 -- 17 in overtime . This defeat dropped Mora 's overall postseason record to 0 -- 6 . Coincidentally , just hours after Mora lost what would be the sixth and final playoff game of his career , his former team , the New Orleans Saints , won their first - ever playoff game . ``
FIFA World Cup
In the group stage , teams compete within eight groups of four teams each . Eight teams are seeded , including the hosts , with the other seeded teams selected using a formula based on the FIFA World Rankings and / or performances in recent World Cups , and drawn to separate groups . The other teams are assigned to different `` pots '' , usually based on geographical criteria , and teams in each pot are drawn at random to the eight groups . Since 1998 , constraints have been applied to the draw to ensure that no group contains more than two European teams or more than one team from any other confederation .
2017 Los Angeles Rams season
It was a close game for the Rams and Titans as both teams were putting up points . In the end , however , the Rams won 27 - 23 and clinched their first playoff berth since 2004 . With the victory , the Rams also clinched the NFC West division .
History of the San Diego Chargers
1990 1990 NFL AFC West 4th 6 10 0 Bobby Ross 1991 1991 NFL AFC West 5th 12 0 Bobby Ross 1992 1992 NFL AFC West 1st 11 5 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Chiefs ) 17 -- 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Dolphins ) 31 -- 0 Bobby Ross 1993 1993 NFL AFC West 4th 8 8 0 Bobby Ross 1994 1994 NFL AFC West 1st 11 5 0 Won Divisional Playoffs ( Dolphins ) 22 -- 21 Won Conference Championship ( Steelers ) 17 -- 13 Lost Super Bowl XXIX ( 49ers ) 49 -- 26 Bobby Ross 1995 1995 NFL AFC West 2nd 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Colts ) 35 -- 20 Bobby Ross NFL AFC West 3rd 8 8 0 Bobby Ross 1997 1997 NFL AFC West 5th 12 0 Kevin Gilbride 1998 1998 NFL AFC West 5th 5 11 0 Kevin Gilbride ( 2 -- 4 ) June Jones ( 3 -- 7 ) 1999 1999 NFL AFC West 4th 8 8 0 Mike Riley 2000 2000 NFL AFC West 5th 15 0 Mike Riley 2001 2001 NFL AFC West 5th 5 11 0 Mike Riley 2002 2002 NFL AFC West 3rd 8 8 0 Marty Schottenheimer 2003 2003 NFL AFC West 4th 12 0 Marty Schottenheimer NFL AFC West 1st 12 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Jets ) 20 -- 17 ( OT ) Marty Schottenheimer ( COY ) Drew Brees ( CBPOY ) Marty Schottenheimer 2005 2005 NFL AFC West 3rd 9 7 0 Shawne Merriman ( DROY ) Marty
Major League Baseball Wild Card Game
If both teams have the same number of wins and losses , tie - breaking procedures are used , with no additional games being played . On the other hand , teams tied for the division title will now always play a one - game playoff for the division title , even if both teams are already qualified for the postseason . This is in contrast to the earlier wild card format used , for example in the 2005 season when the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox tied for first place in their division but did not play an additional game as both teams were qualified for the postseason in any event .
UEFA Champions League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round First qualifying round ( 8 teams ) 8 champions from associations 47 -- 54 Second qualifying round ( 34 teams ) 30 champions from associations 16 -- 46 ( except Liechtenstein ) 4 winners from the first qualifying round Third qualifying round Champions ( 20 teams ) 3 champions from associations 13 -- 15 17 winners from the second qualifying round Non-champions ( 10 teams ) 9 runners - up from associations 7 -- 15 1 third - placed team from association 6 Play - off round Champions ( 10 teams ) 10 winners from the third qualifying round for champions Non-champions ( 10 teams ) 2 third - placed teams from associations 4 -- 5 3 fourth - placed teams from associations 1 -- 3 UEFA Europa League holders 5 winners from the third qualifying round for non-champions Group stage ( 32 teams ) 12 champions from associations 1 -- 12 6 runners - up from associations 1 -- 6 3 third - placed teams from associations 1 -- 3 UEFA Champions League holders 5 winners from the play - off round for champions 5 winners from the play - off round for non-champions Knockout phase ( 16 teams ) 8 group winners from the group stage 8 group runners - up from the group stage
Adam Vinatieri
Most seasons with 100 + points : 19 ( 1996 - 2008 , 2010 , 2012 - 2016 ) Most postseason field goals in a career : 56 Most consecutive games in a single postseason with 3 + field goals : 4 Most points in postseason , career : 227 Most points in a single postseason : 49 Most field goals in a single postseason : 14 Most field goals in Super Bowls : 7 Most extra points in Super Bowls : 13 Most field goals in overtime : 12 Most consecutive field goals in NFL history : 44
National Football League on television
The AFL played its first league championship game on January 1 , 1961 . Thereafter , pro football has been played on New Year 's Day in 1967 ( the 1966 NFL and AFL Championship Games ) , in 1978 ( the 1977 NFC and AFC Championship Games ) , in 1984 ( the 1983 NFC and AFC Divisional Playoff Games ) , in 1989 ( the 1988 NFC and AFC Divisional Playoff Games ) , in 1995 ( the second half of the 1994 NFC and AFC Wild Card Games ) , and in 2006 , 2012 , and 2017 ( the final weekend of the 2005 , 2011 , and 2016 regular seasons ) , with scheduling likely for 2023 .
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
In October 2013 , UEFA President Michel Platini proposed that the World Cup finals should be expanded from 32 to 40 teams starting from 2018 . The format would have been the same , but in groups of five instead of four . This was in response to FIFA President Sepp Blatter 's comments that Africa and Asia deserved more spots in the World Cup finals at the expense of European and South American teams . However , FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke said that expansion in 2018 would be `` unlikely '' , while Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said that the country was `` preparing on the basis that 32 teams will be taking part . '' Expansion was ultimately delayed until 10 January 2017 , when the FIFA Council voted unanimously to expand to 48 teams starting in the 2026 FIFA World Cup .
National Football League on television
Under the current contracts , the regional Sunday games ( 1 p.m. `` early '' and 4 p.m. `` late '' games Eastern time ) are split into AFC and NFC `` packages '' . Each package is held by a single network ; as of 2016 , CBS holds the AFC package , and Fox holds the NFC package . These packages consist of Sunday afternoon games during each week of the regular season , a single game for each network on Thanksgiving , wild card games , divisional playoff games and the respective conference championship game for each network .
Los Angeles Chargers
After starting the season strongly , including a five - win run in September and October , the Chargers were beset by a string of injuries to key players , and eventually finished the season at 9 - 7 . In contrast to 2013 , the record was not enough to make the playoffs . The Chargers began the season 5 -- 1 , winning five straight after losing their season opener . It was followed by a three - game losing streak , and they finished 4 -- 4 in the second half . They won just two of their final five games , coming back from double - digit fourth quarter deficits twice to remain in playoff contention . They lost the final game of the season when a win would have secured a playoff berth . In three of their last four games , and five of their last eight , the Chargers did not score more than one touchdown . Compared to 2013 , the offense dropped in points ( from 12th in the league to 17th ) , yards ( 5th to 18th ) , first downs ( 3rd to 15th ) , net yards per pass ( 2nd to 8th ) , rushing yards ( 13th to 30 ) and yards per rush ( 21st to 31st ) . It was the second time in three years the team finished second - to - last in yards per carry . San Diego was just 2 -- 4 against teams in their division in the AFC West , and were swept by both the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs . It was their worst intradivision record since they were 1 -- 5 in 2003 . The Chargers were only 3 -- 6 against teams with winning records . They matched their 9 -- 7 record from 2013 , but missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons .
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
The number of teams participating in the final tournament was 32 . Even though the qualification process began in March 2015 , the allocation of slots for each confederation was discussed by the FIFA Executive Committee on 30 May 2015 in Zürich after the FIFA Congress . It was decided that the same allocation as 2014 would be kept for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments .
2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids
In April 2009 , the bid committee identified 70 stadiums in 50 communities as possible venues for the tournament , with 58 confirming their interest . The list of stadiums was trimmed two months later to 45 in 37 cities , and then in August 2009 to 32 stadiums in 27 cities . In January 2010 , 18 cities and 21 stadiums were selected for the final bid . The cities were Atlanta , Baltimore , Boston ( Foxboro ) , Dallas , Denver , Houston , Indianapolis , Kansas City , Los Angeles , Miami , Nashville , New York , Philadelphia , Phoenix , San Diego , Seattle , Tampa , and Washington , D.C. The cities with multiple qualifying stadiums were Los Angeles , Seattle , Dallas and Washington . With several large American football stadiums , the 21 venues were to have an average capacity of 77,000 ; none seated fewer than 65,000 . Seven of the stadiums seat at least 80,000 . Two proposed stadiums would be used by Major League Soccer during the summer .
Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers started off the 2011 season with a 4 -- 1 campaign , with their only loss to the New England Patriots . From that point on , however , the Chargers began a six - game skid with losses to the Jets , Chiefs , Packers , Raiders , Bears , and Broncos , with the first four by only a score and against Denver in overtime . Injuries to both the offensive and the defensive line hit the Chargers hard . But finally on December 5 , 2011 , the Chargers got their first win in over a month against the Jacksonville Jaguars , beating the also - struggling team . The Chargers then began a three - game winning streak most notably beating the Ravens by more than any team has beat them that season . However , the Chargers were beaten , 38 -- 10 , by the Detroit Lions to drop their record to 7 -- 8 and eliminate the possibility of being in the playoffs . After a 38 -- 26 victory over the Raiders in week 17 , the Chargers finished at 8 -- 8 and in a numerical tie for first place in the AFC West along with Oakland and Denver . However , the Chargers were beaten out by Denver for the Division Title via tie - breaker . After missing the playoffs for the third straight season in 2012 , the Chargers fired general manager Smith and head coach Turner .
2018 NFL Draft
Telecasts of the first round across all three broadcasters ( which included the expansion of coverage to broadcast television ) drew a combined Nielsen overnight household rating of 8.4 , and total viewership of 11.214 million , making it the most - watched opening round since 2014 . ESPN drew the largest single audience , with 5.336 million viewers , while Fox and NFL Network had a combined viewership of 5.74 million across both channels ( 3.776 and 2.005 million individually ) .
Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers made it back to the playoffs , but after beating the Steelers in the first round , they lost to the Dolphins 34 -- 13 in a rematch of their playoff game from the previous season . That loss began a slide for the Chargers , who from 1983 to 1991 failed to make the playoffs every season . The
2018 NBA Playoffs
This was the fifth playoff meeting between the SuperSonics / Thunder franchise and the Jazz , but the first since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder in 2008 . The two teams have split their previous four playoff matchups .
National Football League on television
These games are classified as `` A '' , `` B '' , or `` C '' games . `` A '' games are usually the primary game for each network , and if the network has a doubleheader , is almost exclusively the 1 : 00 ET slot . `` B '' games are typically the primary 4 : 25 ET game . `` C '' games are only shown in the playing teams markets and in some cases , markets if the game has playoff implications for the local team .
Playoff history of the New Orleans Saints
Saints running back Reggie Bush accumulated 217 all - purpose yards , including an 83 - yard punt return touchdown , the third longest in NFL postseason history , and a franchise playoff record 46 - yard touchdown run , while quarterback Drew Brees added 247 passing yards and three touchdowns . Although Arizona scored first , New Orleans racked up a franchise playoff record 35 points in the first half on the way to a 45 -- 14 win .
Playoff history of the New Orleans Saints
The Saints won their first playoff game in their 34 - year history with quarterback Aaron Brooks ' 266 passing yards and four touchdowns , and by holding off the defending champion Rams , who scored three touchdowns in the final quarter . Rams quarterback Kurt Warner lost four turnovers ( three interceptions and a fumble ) , while running back Marshall Faulk , who shredded the Saints with 220 rushing yards when they played against them in the regular season , was held to a season low of 24 yards on the ground .
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
The AFC Executive Committee meeting on 16 April 2014 approved the proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup , which will be expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019 :
National Football League on television
After a Broncos - Vikings game was moved to Fox in 2011 because of Fox having a lack of games as a result of an NFL flexible scheduling policy , the NFL permanently instituted a `` cross-flex '' policy in 2014 allowing Fox games to be moved to CBS and CBS games moved to Fox to protect each local market ; this effectively guarantees each Fox and CBS affiliate in a team 's primary market to carry at least one game from the team during the season . With CBS later also picking up most Thursday games , which are not designated by conference , CBS will air many more NFC games than Fox will air AFC games . For example , when Fox aired AFC game during week 6 of the 2014 season , CBS had already aired four NFC games to that point in the season ( two on Thursdays and two on Sundays ) .
Carolina Panthers
Following a 1 -- 7 start in 2004 , the Panthers rebounded to win six of their last seven games despite losing 14 players for the season due to injury . They lost their last game to New Orleans , finishing the 2004 season at 7 -- 9 . Had they won the game , the Panthers would have made the playoffs . The team improved to 11 -- 5 in 2005 , finishing second in the division behind Tampa Bay and clinching a playoff berth as a wild - card . In the first round of the playoffs , the Panthers went on the road to face the New York Giants , beating them 23 -- 0 for the NFL 's first playoff shutout against a home team since 1980 . The following week , they beat Chicago 29 -- 21 on the road , but lost key players Julius Peppers , a defensive end , and DeShaun Foster , a running back , who were both injured during the game . The Panthers were then defeated 34 -- 14 by the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game , ending their season . Although the Panthers went into the 2006 season as favorites to win the NFC South , they finished with a disappointing 8 -- 8 record . The team finished the 2007 season with a 7 -- 9 record after losing quarterback Jake Delhomme early in the season due to an elbow injury . In 2008 , the Panthers rebounded with a 12 -- 4 regular season record , winning the NFC South and securing a first - round bye . They were eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs , losing 33 -- 13 to the eventual NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals after Delhomme turned the ball over six times . Delhomme 's struggles carried over into the 2009 season , where he threw 18 interceptions in the first 11 games before breaking a finger in his throwing hand . The Panthers were at a 4 -- 7 record before Delhomme 's season - ending injury , and his backup , Matt Moore , led the team to a 4 -- 1 finish to the season for an 8 -- 8 overall record .
Super Bowl
Following several seasons with poor records in the 1980s , the Dallas Cowboys rose back to prominence in the 1990s . During this decade , the Cowboys made post-season appearances every year except for the seasons of 1990 and 1997 . From 1992 to 1996 , the Cowboys won their division championship each year . In this same period , the Buffalo Bills had made their mark reaching the Super Bowl for a record four consecutive years , only to lose all four . After Super Bowl championships by division rivals New York ( 1990 ) and Washington ( 1991 ) , the Cowboys won three of the next four Super Bowls ( XXVII , XXVIII , and XXX ) led by quarterback Troy Aikman , running back Emmitt Smith , and wide receiver Michael Irvin . All three of these players went to the Hall of Fame . The Cowboys ' streak was interrupted by the 49ers , who won their league - leading fifth title overall with Super Bowl XXIX in dominating fashion under Super Bowl MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young , Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice , and Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders ; however , the Cowboys ' victory in Super Bowl XXX the next year also gave them five titles overall and they did so with Sanders after he won the Super Bowl the previous year with the 49ers . The NFC 's winning streak was continued by the Green Bay Packers who , under Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre , won Super Bowl XXXI , their first championship since Super Bowl II in the late 1960s .
Super Bowl
In Super Bowl LII , the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots , 41 -- 33 . It was the Eagles ' third Super Bowl appearance , and their first win in franchise history . It was the Patriots ' tenth Super Bowl appearance , and their fourth appearance in ten years ; had the Patriots won , they would have tied the Pittsburgh Steelers with the most Super Bowl wins ( six ) .
Super Bowl
The 1980s also produced the 1985 Chicago Bears , who posted an 18 -- 1 record under head coach Mike Ditka ; quarterback Jim McMahon ; and Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton . Their team won Super Bowl XX in dominant fashion . The Washington Redskins and New York Giants were also top teams of this period ; the Redskins won Super Bowls XVII , XXII , and XXVI . The Giants claimed Super Bowls XXI and XXV . As in the 1970s , the Oakland Raiders were the only team to interrupt the Super Bowl dominance of other teams ; they won Super Bowls XV and XVIII ( the latter as the Los Angeles Raiders ) .
Super Bowl
The New England Patriots became the dominant team throughout the early 2000s , winning the championship three out of four years early in the decade . They would become only the second team in the history of the NFL to do so ( after the 1990s Dallas Cowboys ) . In Super Bowl XXXVI , first - year starting quarterback Tom Brady led his team to a 20 -- 17 upset victory over the St. Louis Rams . Brady would go on to win the MVP award for this game . The Patriots also won Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX defeating the Carolina Panthers and the Philadelphia Eagles respectively . This four - year stretch of Patriot dominance was interrupted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ' 48 -- 21 Super Bowl XXXVII victory over the Oakland Raiders .