two wild card teams made it to the mlb playoffs.
two wild card teams made it to the mlb playoffs.
how many wild card teams make it to the mlb playoffs?
two
this is (as of 2018) the last time wild card teams have met in the nfl postseason and, by extension, the last time a wild card team has hosted an nfl playoff game. the addition of the houston texans to the league in 2002 led to a realignment to eight divisions. the number of playoff berths remained six per conference, meaning one wild card berth per conference was eliminated and there would be no more meetings between wild card teams in the first round. as was the case prior to 2002, division champions retain priority for higher seeding and home field advantage regardless of records. since the 2002 re-alignment, the only way two wild card teams in the same conference can meet in the playoffs would be for both teams to win two consecutive road games in the playoffs, which would result in a meeting in the conference championship game hosted by the fifth seed. as of 2019, this scenario has not yet occurred.
2001–02 nfl playoffs
in north american professional sports leagues, "wild card" refers to a team that qualifies for the championship playoffs without winning their specific conference or division outright. the number of wild card teams varies. in most cases, the rules of the league call for the wild card team to survive an extra round or to play the majority of their postseason games away from home. although the exact rules among the leagues differ, they all generally agree that the wild card team (or teams, as in mlb, nfl, and nhl) are the ones with the best records among the teams that didn't win their division; these teams usually finish as the runner-up to their division winners.
wild card (sports)