Football playoffs
Definition
A postseason tournament in American football (gridiron) where the top teams from the regular season compete in a single-elimination format to determine the league champion, most notably in the NFL.
The high-stakes elimination bracket phase following the regular season in American football, featuring intense rivalries and dramatic upsets.
Examples
The football playoffs kicked off with my team somehow sneaking in as the eighth seed, proving miracles still exist.
During football playoffs, fantasy league owners become more dramatic than soap opera villains over bench decisions.
She bet her husband the Cowboys wouldn't make the football playoffs again, and now she's planning a victory spa day.
Football playoffs turn living rooms into war zones, complete with chip crumbs and questionable referee calls.