NFL playoffs matchups

The NFL playoffs are upon us and there are story lines galore, from a sub-.500 team (Seahawks, pictured at left) not only getting in but having a home game in the first round to a rematch of last season's AFC title game. Here are the first-round matchups, and the possibilities for the four teams that have first-round byes.
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The NFL playoffs are upon us and there are story lines galore, from a sub-.500 team (Seahawks, pictured at left) not only getting in but having a home game in the first round to a rematch of last season's AFC title game.

Here are the first-round matchups, and the possibilities for the four teams that have first-round byes.