After 17 weeks, the NFL playoffs begin this weekend. The wildcard round features two division winners and two wildcard teams from both divisions. As the playoffs begin, each team has a chance to advance to Super Bowl 50, in San Francisco. Since the inception of the wildcard, in 1970, only ten teams have reached the Super Bowl. However, six of the ten went on to win. The AFC has seen seven wildcard teams advance, while the NFC has seen three advance. The last wildcard team to play and win the Super Bowl were the 2010 Green Bay Packers. 

The four wildcard hopefuls: Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, and Seattle Seahawks. The Chiefs enter the playoffs red hot winning 10 straight games. The Steelers possibly boost one of the most explosive offensive units. The Seahawks are the two-time defending NFC champions, and the Packers played in the NFC Championship last year.

Each of these teams will play a division winner. The Houston Texans found a way to win the weak AFC South but will host the Chiefs in the first game on Saturday. AFC North rivals Cincinnati and Pittsburgh will square off for the third time, in Cincinnati. The Washington Redskins quietly emerged among the medicore teams in the NFC East and will host the Packers. Minnesota won their first division title, since 2009, and will host the Seahawks in frigid temperatures. 

If you follow the betting odds, every wildcard team will advance to the divisional round. The latest odds come from FootballLOCKS.com http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_odds.shtml. The Packers are a one point favorite, Kansas City and PIttsburgh are three point favorites, and the Seahawks are the largest favorite at five points.