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Old 01-05-2025, 09:08 PM   #1
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Default 2024–25 NFL Playoffs

The Legion Cup is back! After being suspended since September due to burnout, a reduced competition will resume with this NFL playoff contest.

The National Football League (NFL) is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and consequently the world, and it is the most popular sports league in the US. Its annual championship game, known as the Super Bowl, is the most-watched annual broadcast on American television, and several Super Bowls hold records as the most watched telecasts in American history. This year's Super Bowl, known as Super Bowl LIX (59), will be played in New Orleans. The Kansas City Chiefs are the two-time defending champions, after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in last year's Super Bowl.

14 teams (7 from each conference) qualify for the NFL playoffs, which are contested over 4 single-elimination rounds (Wild Card, Divisional, Championship, and Super Bowl). The 4 division winners are seeded 1-4, and the 3 wild-card teams (the best 3 non-division winners) are seeded 5-7. The better seed hosts each game before the Super Bowl, regardless of record (e.g. a 4 seed with a worse record than a 5 seed would still host that game). The 1 seeds receive a bye to the Divisional round. The bracket is re-seeded within each conference after the Wild Card round, meaning the 1 seed will play the worst remaining seed in that conference, and the other two seeds will play each other.

This contest is officially one of the first two contests of the 2024–25 Legion Cup (along with the FA Cup contest, which will be posted shortly), meaning all previous contests are deemed unofficial or void. It also awards points for the North American Cup. The prize is 3 slot-equivalents, making this contest worth double points for both the Legion Cup and North American Cup.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions have earned the 1 seeds in their respective conferences, and thus will receive byes into the Divisional round. The remaining teams will play in the Wild Card round, to be played this Saturday through Monday, January 11 to 13. Here are the match-ups, times (Central Time), and (for your convenience) broadcasters:
  • (AFC 5) Los Angeles Chargers @ (AFC 4) Houston Texans (Sat, Jan 11, 3:30 PM, CBS/Paramount+)
  • (AFC 6) Pittsburgh Steelers @ (AFC 3) Baltimore Ravens (Sat, Jan 11, 7:00 PM, Amazon Prime Video)
  • (AFC 7) Denver Broncos @ (AFC 2) Buffalo Bills (Sun, Jan 12, 12:00 PM, CBS/Paramount+)
  • (NFC 5) Minnesota Vikings vs. (NFC 4) Los Angeles Rams (Mon, Jan 13 in Glendale, AZ, 7:00 PM, ESPN/ABC/ESPN+)
  • (NFC 6) Washington Commanders @ (NFC 3) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Sun, Jan 12, 7:00 PM, NBC/Peacock)
  • (NFC 7) Green Bay Packers @ (NFC 2) Philadelphia Eagles (Sun, Jan 12, 3:30 PM, Fox)

Each correct pick in this round is worth 1 point, and each game's picks are due at kickoff. Good luck!
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Last edited by happy5214; 01-10-2025 at 05:47 AM. Reason: Vikings-Rams moved to Arizona due to wildfires; times adjusted to reflect official sources
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Old 01-06-2025, 05:41 AM   #2
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(AFC 5) Los Angeles Chargers
(AFC 3) Baltimore Ravens
(AFC 2) Buffalo Bills
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Old 01-06-2025, 01:18 PM   #3
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Old 01-06-2025, 03:15 PM   #4
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Los Angeles Chargers
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Buffalo Bills
Los Angeles Rams
Washington Commanders
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Old 01-07-2025, 05:27 AM   #5
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Houston Texans
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Los Angeles Rams
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(AFC 5) Los Angeles Chargers
(AFC 3) Baltimore Ravens
(AFC 2) Buffalo Bills
(NFC 5) Minnesota Vikings
(NFC 3) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(NFC 2) Philadelphia Eagles
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(AFC 5) Los Angeles Chargers
(AFC 6) Pittsburgh Steelers
(AFC 2) Buffalo Bills
(NFC 5) Minnesota Vikings
(NFC 6) Washington Commanders
(NFC 7) Green Bay Packers
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(AFC 4) Houston Texans
(AFC 3) Baltimore Ravens
(AFC 2) Buffalo Bills (Sun, Jan 12, 12:05 PM, CBS/Paramount+)
(NFC 5) Minnesota Vikings
(NFC 6) Washington Commanders
(NFC 2) Philadelphia Eagles
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Old 01-10-2025, 05:50 AM   #9
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I have made a few minor adjustments to the OP. The Vikings-Rams game has been moved to Glendale, Arizona, due to the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area, and will still be played Monday night at the home of the Cardinals. The times in the OP have been adjusted slightly (15 minutes or less) due to changes in the source data (Wikipedia and ESPN). Picks will continue to be accepted through kickoff of each game.
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For today, we aid. For tomorrow, we tech deal. For all, we trade. Forever, wir dienen.

Vivu feliĉe kaj amike, parolu la veron, kaj elektu la bezonojn de ĉiuj anstataŭ viajn.

Ave Legio. Ave Aquila.

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Old 01-10-2025, 06:04 PM   #10
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Chargers
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Bills
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