Playoff Bracket Setup (Standard Settings)
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All teams continue to compete throughout the playoffs, so don't forget to keep setting your lineup even if you're in the consolation bracket
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The two Divisional Champions and two wild card teams (teams with the next best overall records) compete for the championship
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The wild card teams may come from any division and are selected by their records, with ties being broken according to the categories listed here
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The top-ranked division champion plays the lowest-ranked wild card team
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In the Second Round, the winners of the First Round games (see table below) compete for the league championship
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Each round of the playoffs spans a two-week period starting in week 14 of the NFL regular season, unless adjusted by the League Manager
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The 5th through 10th-seeded teams in each league compete in the consolation bracket
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It's important to note that the "winner" of a head to head matchup in the Consolation Bracket cannot move "up" into the Winner's Bracket with a win regardless of the score of their match
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Any BYEs replace the seed starting with the highest number and work in ascending order. Example: Your league has 6 teams in an 8 team bracket. The two BYEs are assigned to seeds #7 and #8 which aren't filled by anyone, thus the #1 and #2 seeds have first-round BYEs.
Final league standings following the second round of the playoffs
From the Winner's bracket:
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1st place - Winner of game 1, round 2
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2nd place - Loser of game 1, round 2
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3rd place - Winner of game 2, round 2
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4th place - Loser of game 2, round 2
From the Consolation bracket:
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5th place - Winner of game 1, round 2
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6th place - Loser of game 1, round 2
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7th place - Winner of game 2, round 2
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8th place - Loser of game 2, round 2
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9th place - Winner of game 3, round 2
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10th place - Loser of game 3, round 2