The NFL added a seventh playoff team to each conference in 2020, ending an 18-year run for the six-team format that began in 2002.
Each of the seven teams are seeded before the playoffs begin.
Does the NFL Reseed in the Playoffs?
Teams are reseeded after the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs to ensure the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed.
For example, when the sixth-seeded San Francisco 49ers beat the third-seeded Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round of the 2021-22 playoffs, the 49ers visited – and beat – the top-seeded Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round.