NFL Expected to Add More Playoff Teams Under New CBA The NFL playoffs would be expanded to <br />include 14 teams, seven from each conference, and the regular season would be increased <br />to 17 games per team under the new <br />collective bargaining agreement. Only one team from each conference would receive a first-round bye, and the preseason would be shortened to <br />three games per team under the latest proposal. The changes would take place this season <br />if the new CBA is approved before the <br />2020-2021 NFL season begins. The Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers <br />would have both made the playoffs this <br />past season in the expanded playoff. Source, via ESPN
