These games put the “wild” in wild card weekend.
The NFL introduced its 12-team playoff format in 1990, making way for four wild card playoff games with winners advancing to the divisional round. The league expanded its postseason format to 14 teams in 2020, adding two more games to “Super Wild Card Weekend.”
Over the last 31 postseasons, there have been some unforgettable moments and legendary games. Ahead of the 2021 NFL playoffs, let’s take a trip down memory lane for some of the best contests in wild card history.
Again, we’re chronicling the best wild card games, so some notorious moments in wild card history just missed the cut.