CBS, NBC to Broadcast Two New Wild-Card Games

NFL owners voted and approved the playoff expansion on a conference call on Tuesday.

NFL owners voted on a teleconference Tuesday to approve the playoff expansion to 14 teams beginning in 2020, according to the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

On Monday, the MMQB's Albert Breer reported the league has negotiated contracts with CBS and NBC to broadcast two new wild-card games. The deals will now likely be approved after the playoff format passes. The league will also vote on extending its streaming agreement with Amazon through the 2022 season.

The weekend triple headers are likely to be held at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET, per Breer. 

The four division winners are expected to be seeded 1-4 in their respective conferences, with the three wild cards filling the No. 5 through No. 7 seeds, per Breer. The No. 1 seed in each conference will receive a bye, leaving a pair of triple-headers on Saturday and Sunday. 

The wild-card round will include six games as part of the new collective bargaining agreement that was approved by the NFL and its players. The 17-game regular season could come as early as 2021.