The 2024 NFL season marks the fifth year of the 14-team playoff bracket. The league's decision to expand the playoffs from 12 teams to 14 was designed, of course, to generate more money. Adding a team in each conference and removing the first-round bye that had previously been afforded to the No. 2 seed meant two extra playoff games, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars for the league's owners.
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With five seasons of wild-card rounds under our belts and the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams this season, this is a natural time to take the temperature of the NFL postseason.