Profiles of the 12 NFL playoff teams

Reuters

December 30, 2013 at 12:05 AM

(Reuters) - Brief profiles of the 12 teams that qualified for the National Football League playoffs, which begin with the January 4-5 wild-card round. - - American Football Conference (AFC) - - DENVER BRONCOS Founded: 1960 Home field: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado Head coach: John Fox Starting quarterback: Peyton Manning Super Bowl titles: Two 2013 regular season record: 13-3 How they qualified: 1st in AFC West division - - - NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Founded: 1959 Home field: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Head coach: Bill Belichick Starting quarterback: Tom Brady Super Bowl titles: Three 2013 regular season record: 12-4 How they qualified: 1st in AFC East division - - - CINCINNATI BENGALS Founded: 1968 Home field: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Head coach: Marvin Lewis Starting quarterback: Andy Dalton Super Bowl titles: None 2013 regular season record: 11-5 How they qualified: 1st in AFC North division - - - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Founded: 1953 Home field: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Head coach: Chuck Pagano Starting quarterback: Andrew Luck Super Bowl titles: Two 2013 regular season record: 11-5 How they qualified: 1st in AFC South division - - - KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Founded: 1960 Home field: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Head coach: Andy Reid Starting quarterback: Alex Smith Super Bowl titles: One 2013 regular season record: 11-5 How they qualified: 2nd in AFC West (wild card) - - - SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Founded: 1960 Home field: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Head coach: Mike McCoy Starting quarterback: Philip Rivers Super Bowl titles: None 2013 regular season record: 9-7 How they qualified: 3rd in AFC West (wild card) - - National Football Conference (NFC) - - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Founded: 1975 Home field: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington Head coach: Pete Carroll Starting quarterback: Russell Wilson Super Bowl titles: None 2013 regular season record: 13-3 How they qualified: 1st in NFC West - - - CAROLINA PANTHERS Founded: 1995 Home field: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Head coach: Ron Rivera Starting quarterback: Cam Newton Super Bowl titles: None 2013 regular season record: 12-4 How they qualified: 1st in NFC South - - - PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Founded: 1933 Home field: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Head coach: Chip Kelly Starting quarterback: Nick Foles Super Bowl titles: None 2013 regular season record: 10-6 How they qualified: 1st in NFC East - - - GREEN BAY PACKERS Founded: 1921 Home field: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Head coach: Mike McCarthy Starting quarterback: Aaron Rodgers Super Bowl titles: Four 2013 regular season record: 8-7-1 How they qualified: 1st in NFC North - - - SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Founded: 1946 Home Field: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California Head coach: Jim Harbaugh Starting quarterback: Colin Kaepernick Super Bowl titles: Five 2013 regular season record: 12-4 How they qualified: 2nd in NFC West (wild card) - - - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Founded: 1967 Home field: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Head coach: Sean Payton Starting quarterback: Drew Brees Super Bowl titles: One 2013 regular season record: 11-5 How they qualified: 2nd in NFC South (wild card) (Compiled by Gene Cherry; Editing by John O'Brien)

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