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The top seeds in both conferences play against the lowest wild card teams in the first round, and the other division winners face off against the other wild card qualifiers.

The top three teams in each division — Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, Pacific — earned automatic postseason berths, while the final four spots were given to two wild card teams in each conference based on point totals.

With some question marks surrounding other Wild Card teams in the AFC, I wouldn't be shocked to see three AFC West teams in the postseason.

The Diamondbacks have been the significantly stronger wild card team in the National League for some time, but this hasn't always been reflected in their record or in the standings.

Not exact matches

Depending on how things fall, it's possible that these teams would meet again in the Wild Card round, but for now Atlanta fans should keep their thinking simple.

With just over a month of baseball to go in the regular season, maybe the Mets can still make it to the postseason, but they were already lagging behind three other teams in the NL Wild Card race, with another just a game back of them.

An extra three wins to last year's team would put them in the Wild Card Game, perhaps.

So mostly for my edification, and partially to keep you from doing whatever it is you're supposed to be doing at your job, it's time to look at all of the teams still within spitting distance of the wild card in either league, starting with the American League.

Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians will not coach on Sunday afternoon in the team's Wild Card game against the Baltimore Ravens.

The winner of the AFC duel between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills would get one team a leg up in the wild card race.

But the team that showed up to beat the Rams 26 - 13 in Wild Card play looked like a team that can get back to a Super Bowl this year.

The Atlanta Falcons are the only team in the NFC that knows where they'll be when the playoffs begin, and there are still a group of teams in the hunt for Wild Card spots.

Seven of the eight MLB teams in playoff position last weekend were expected, more or less, to be there — they were no worse than cofavorites in their division or a top contender for the wild card when the season began.

The second NFC Wild Card spot belonged to the Atlanta Falcons, but they have now lost four straight after falling to a tough Minnesota Vikings team that had five consecutive wins before losing to the Green Bay Packers in Week 11.

This matchup marks the second time these teams have met in the postseason, the first of which was back in 1996 during the AFC Wild Card Playoffs with the Jaguars winning, 30 - 27.

That not only locked in the New York Yankees as the first Wild Card team — New York will host the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night — but cemented Houston as the No. 2 seed in the AL behind the Cleveland Indians.

You can do this with every team fighting for the second wild card in the American League.

Last year was Jose Mourinho's first season at Man United and he started by winning the League Cup, but when he saw the Top Four teams pulling away from the Red Devils in the League he put all his energy and resources into winning the Europa League as well to get a wild card entry into the Champions League.

Pool A — Early in the Night, Team Trifecta Grill won the Pool and Team Cy Fredrics advanced as a wild card.

Team Nelson took care of business and advanced in the Tourney as a Wild Card..

It's easy to see in the Standings that Teams Harris (North Champs), Team Zimmerman (South Champs) and Team Lalez (Wild Card) are all tied at 15 - 3.

These teams are contending because of the second wild card, but they're also contending because of the weird sub-parity in the American League right now, and I'm not ready to pretend like they're truly excellent teams in a truly excellent steel cage match.

The second wild card race in the American League has been a procession of different teams getting their lips stuck in the escalator, and it's been unfathomably ugly.

The four teams eliminated in the Wild Card round own picks 21 - 24, and so on until the Super Bowl loser, the New England Patriots, pick No. 31 and the Super Bowl - champion Philadelphia Eagles that get the No. 32 pick.

Teams that win their Pools get 7 points in the Standings, while Wild Card teams earn 3 poTeams that win their Pools get 7 points in the Standings, while Wild Card teams earn 3 poteams earn 3 points.

After the Wild Card round and the League Division Series took literally forever — the games averaged three hours and 44 minutes each — we're down to two teams left in each league.

There's similar bunching with three teams holding onto the two wild card spots in the Senior Circuit, as the Marlins and Cardinals are tied at 57 - 51 for the second one.

In the NL, you've got six teams — the Dodgers, Marlins, Cardinals, Mets, Rockies, and Pirates — within three games of a wild card spot.

It looked like a three - way race in that division, with the other two teams getting a wild card spot.

Going into Week 15, the Raiders come in ranked eighth in the AFC when it comes to seeding, with three teams above them in the running for a wild card spot.

To make things that much more complicated, over in the AL, there are six teams bunched up like that in part because just.001 points of winning percentage separate the Orioles and Blue Jays in the AL East — the Red Sox hold the second wild card and are just two games back of the division lead themselves, and the only way the O's and Jays both end up with a wild card is if Boston leapfrogs them for the division.

The year before that the teams also met in the wild - card round, and Philly turned out the lights on Tampa Bay's season, holding the Bucs to 199 total yards and sacking Shaun King four times in a 21 — 3 win.

A loss for either team could put them out of the playoff picture altogether in the NFC East and NFC Wild Card.

In the American League, six teams — the Orioles, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Tigers, Astros, and Mariners — are within five games of a wild card spot, and the Yankees are just 5.5 out.

The Blues, Blackhawks, Stars, and Predators are still better overall teams, and the Minnesota Wild leap Colorado in the final game of the season to earn the final wild card sWild leap Colorado in the final game of the season to earn the final wild card swild card spot.

Ward said it's difficult to not keep up with the other teams in the wild - card race and in the Metropolitan Division.

The Avalanche currently hold a one point lead over the St. Louis Blues for the final Wild Card spot in the West with two games remaining for each team, and will face the Blues in the season finale on Saturday.

Even without postseason implications — Oakland led Boston by a game in the American League wild - card race at week's end — there's enough bad blood between these teams to keep things interesting.

The problem is that the team Stanton is coming back to is in a far different situation than the one he left: On August 14, the day they lost Stanton, the Marlins were 61 - 56 and a half - game out of a wild card spot.

Playoffs would be top team in each division, plus 2 Wild Cards from each League.

The Chiefs would be doing Smith a solid by sending him to a talented team that can compete for at least a wild - card slot in the 2018 playoffs.

The 11 previous teams coming off a minimum of 98 losses in the wild - card era improved by an average of eight games.

The four remaining teams will qualify via Wild Card spots: two in the East, two in the West.

The top two teams in each conference who don't finish in the top three of their division will take the Wild Card spots.

Carolina's victory allowed the team to stay ahead in a tight wild card race and pull even with the Saints for the NFC South lead.

A new manager: Forty percent of Turnaround Teams in the wild card era (20 of 50) changed managers before or during the season.

The Rangers are just 4 1/2 games out of the second wild card, although they're behind two teams in their own division, and they're five games under.500.

The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers square off this weekend in a rough - and - tumble NFC Wild Card playoff matchup that reprises the regular season finale for both teams.

The NFL is voting in March on whether to include another two wild card teams, and the added games could potentially include one on the Monday night of the College Football Playoff Championship.

In the National League, the Brewers were the only team in Wild Card contention to win on Saturday, with Travis Shaw delivering a walk - off home run in a 4 - 3 win over the Cubs in what has been a fantastic weekend series at Miller ParIn the National League, the Brewers were the only team in Wild Card contention to win on Saturday, with Travis Shaw delivering a walk - off home run in a 4 - 3 win over the Cubs in what has been a fantastic weekend series at Miller Parin Wild Card contention to win on Saturday, with Travis Shaw delivering a walk - off home run in a 4 - 3 win over the Cubs in what has been a fantastic weekend series at Miller Parin a 4 - 3 win over the Cubs in what has been a fantastic weekend series at Miller Parin what has been a fantastic weekend series at Miller Park.