Every year eight teams make the playoffs, four from AFC & four from the NFC. The top team in each match will get a 10 point home field advantage (HFA) as an award for having a better regular season. Additionally the top team (#1 Division Winner) will play the #4 ranked division opponent in the first round in both leagues. The #2 plays the #3 of course then. In the event of even records the tiebreaker for playoff positioning, the H2H record will determine who is higher. If that is a draw then it will go based off of regular season points. An example of the playoff setup is shown in the diagram below:
