Last season, both the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS and PHILADELPHIA EAGLES advanced to the Divisional Round of the playoffs as No. 6 seeds in their conferences. This marks the first time in which two No. 6 seeds advanced past Wild Card Weekend in consecutive seasons since the NFL instituted the current 12-team playoff format in 1990.
Minnesota, who travels to San Francisco on Saturday (22:35 Uhr, PULS4), and Tennessee, who travels to Baltimore on Saturday night (2:15 Uhr, PULS4), can become the first No. 6 seeds to reach the Conference Championship since 2010.
The No. 6 seeds to reach the Conference Championship since the NFL instituted the current 12-team playoff format in 1990:
| SEASON | TEAM | CONFERENCE | ADVANCED TO |
| 2010 | Green Bay | NFC | Won Super Bowl XLV |
| 2010 | New York Jets | AFC | Conference Championship |
| 2008 | Baltimore | AFC | Conference Championship |
| 2008 | Philadelphia | NFC | Conference Championship |
| 2005 | Pittsburgh | AFC | Won Super Bowl XL |
| 2019 | Minnesota | NFC | ?? |
| 2019 | Tennessee | AFC | ?? |
In the NFC, the SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (12-5, No. 5 seed), who face the GREEN BAY PACKERS on Sunday night (6:40 PM ET, FOX), and the sixth-seeded Vikings are both still alive. With victories by both teams in the Divisional Playoffs, it would mark the first Conference Championship game featuring a No. 5 and No. 6 seed since the NFL instituted the current 12-team playoff format in 1990.
STACKING POSTSEASON VICTORIES:
The GREEN BAY PACKERS (34 wins) and SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (30 wins) both rank among the top five in postseason victories in league history and can add to their totals this weekend.
With a win over Seattle on Sunday (6:40 PM ET, FOX), Green Bay would tie the DALLAS COWBOYS (35 wins) for the third-most postseason victories in NFL history.
The teams with the most postseason wins in NFL history:
| TEAM | WINS | SUPER BOWL WINS |
| New England | 37 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 36 | 6 |
| Dallas | 35 | 5 |
| Green Bay | 34 | 4 |
| San Francisco | 30 | 5 |
GETTING IT STARTED:
To kick off the Divisional Round of the NFL’s 100th season, the NFC’s No. 1 seed, the SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (13-3), host the No. 6 seed MINNESOTA VIKINGS (11-6) on Saturday (4:35 PM ET, NBC). Minnesota advanced to the Divisional Round with a 26-20 overtime victory in New Orleans on Wild Card Weekend.
In his postseason debut last week, Minnesota running back DALVIN COOK finished with 130 scrimmage yards (94 rushing, 36 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns in the victory. If Cook records at least 125 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns on Saturday, he would become the first player with at least 125 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns in each of his first two career postseason games in NFL history.
