31-03-2020 20:46 via ocregister.com

NFL team owners approve playoff expansion by two teams

NFL team owners voted Tuesday to expand the playoffs by one team in each conference for next season.
During a conference call to discuss league business after the annual meetings were canceled due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the owners also awarded one of those extra games to CBS and one to NBC. Three-fourths of the 32 owners needed to approve the change.
Only the teams with the best record in the AFC and NFC will get a bye under the new format; the top two teams skipped wild-card weekend i
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