Wild Card Round

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sports competition stage
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Wild_Card_Weekend
gptkbp:expansion NFL in 2020
gptkbp:feature higher-seeded teams host games
single-elimination games
teams that did not win their division
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wild Card Round
gptkbp:introducedIn NFL in 1978
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 12 in NFL (since 2020)
4 in MLB (before 2022)
6 in NFL (before 2020)
8 in MLB (since 2022)
gptkbp:purpose to allow additional teams to qualify for playoffs
gptkbp:relatedTo division winners
playoff bracket
seeding
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:NFL_Playoffs
gptkb:MLB_Postseason
gptkb:Indian_Premier_League
gptkb:NHL_Playoffs
NBA All-Star Game
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Football_League
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5