What does wild card mean in NFL?

What does wild card mean in NFL?

In football, a wild card team is a team that earns a place in the NFL postseason through what is called a wild card. Fourteen teams make the playoffs: the eight division winners and six wild card teams (three from each conference). Wild card teams are chosen based on win-loss record as well as a series of tiebreakers.

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