The NFL is now in the fifth year of its latest postseason change. Here's a refresher on the league's playoff format and how many teams get bye weeks. Two NFL teams will have byes in the first ...

PHILADELPHIA - Bye weeks tend to be the domain of Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid. Reid has been known for his meticulous ...

The NFL changed to a 14-team playoff format in 2020, altering how the bye weeks functioned. Under the old format, the top two teams in each conference received a bye week; now, only the top ...

as it was the only one to provide a bye week in addition to the home-field advantage that already came with it. And from the NFL's side, adding two more playoff games to the fold certainly didn't ...