Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The NFL playoffs following the 1982 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVII.A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff format (dubbed the "Super Bowl Tournament"), just for this year. Division standings were ignored (although each division did send at least one team to the playoffs). Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1–8 based on their regular season records:Because of the eight-game first round, this was the first (and currently only) time that NFL playoff games were regionally televised across the United States instead of nationwide. This year was also the only season in which the conference championship games were played on separate days.In addition, it marked the first time in NFL history in which a team that qualified for the playoffs had a losing record (< .500), as both Cleveland and Detroit finished with 4-5 records (.444). Both teams lost in the first round of the playoffs. This feat went unmatched up to the 2010 Seattle Seahawks, which finished 7-9 (.438). However, it is not the only time that teams with non-winning records (≤ .500) have made the playoffs. In eight seasons, nine teams with a record of 8–8 (.500) made the playoffs: 1985 Browns, 1990 Saints, 1991 Jets, 1999 Lions, 1999 Cowboys, 2004 Vikings, 2004 Rams, 2006 Giants, 2008 Chargers, and the 2011 Broncos.. }
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- 1982–83_NFL_playoffs abstract "The NFL playoffs following the 1982 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVII.A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff format (dubbed the "Super Bowl Tournament"), just for this year. Division standings were ignored (although each division did send at least one team to the playoffs). Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1–8 based on their regular season records:Because of the eight-game first round, this was the first (and currently only) time that NFL playoff games were regionally televised across the United States instead of nationwide. This year was also the only season in which the conference championship games were played on separate days.In addition, it marked the first time in NFL history in which a team that qualified for the playoffs had a losing record (< .500), as both Cleveland and Detroit finished with 4-5 records (.444). Both teams lost in the first round of the playoffs. This feat went unmatched up to the 2010 Seattle Seahawks, which finished 7-9 (.438). However, it is not the only time that teams with non-winning records (≤ .500) have made the playoffs. In eight seasons, nine teams with a record of 8–8 (.500) made the playoffs: 1985 Browns, 1990 Saints, 1991 Jets, 1999 Lions, 1999 Cowboys, 2004 Vikings, 2004 Rams, 2006 Giants, 2008 Chargers, and the 2011 Broncos.".