Under 2023 NFL rules there will be three teams from each conference (NFC and AFC) in the playoffs. A wild card team in the AFC playoffs is defined as a team who does not win their division, but who's win/loss record and applicable tie breakers grant entry into the conference playoffs.. This question will resolve on January 8, 2024, or once all wild card teams have been locked for the AFC Playoffs, whichever is sooner.