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• Wild Card Weekend is the first round of the NFL Playoffs. It features four games, with two on Saturday and two on Sunday. The winners advance to play in the NFL Divisional Weekend.

  The NFL Wild Card Weekend will be played on January 3 and 4, 2009. Games will be televised on NBC, CBS and FOX.

• Fast Facts

  1. From 1970-1977, there were only eight teams in the playoffs; this consisted of three division winners and one extra, or "wild card," team from each conference
  2. In 1978, the NFL added an extra team in each conference and held a "Wild Card Game" - the winner would advance to the Division Round of the playoffs
  3. In 1990, another wild card team was added to each conference, leading to the formation on two days of games in the first round
  4. In 2002, following realignment, the league designated the two wild card teams in each conference to play two division winners

• 2008 Wild Card Weekend

  • January 3, 2009
  • Arizona defeated Atlanta 30-24ESPN.com: 2008 Wild Card - Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons
  • San Diego defeated Indianapolis 23-17 OTESPN.com: 2008 Wild Card - San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts
  • January 4, 2009
  • Baltimore defeated Miami 27-9ESPN.com: Baltimore vs. Miami - Box Score
  • Philadelphia defeated Minnesota 26-14ESPN.com: Vikings vs. Eagles Box Score
  • Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers earned first-round byes in the AFC
  • New York Giants and Carolina Panthers earned a first-round bye in the NFC

• 2007 Wild Card Weekend

  • The top two AFC teams, New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts, earned bye weeks
  • The top two NFC teams, Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, earned bye weeks
  • Seattle Seahawks defeated the Washington Redskins 35-14
  • Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-29
  • New York Giants defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-14
  • San Diego Chargers defeated the Tennessee Titans 17- 6

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