The NFL playoff bracket has a wrinkle other tournaments don't have. How does that impact the NFC and AFC postseason divisional round games this week?

Super Bowl LX kicks off on Sunday, February 8, 2026 from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California (home field of the San Francisco 49ers). The game will be aired exclusively on NBC and stream on Peacock, encompassing a full afternoon of pregame buildup before the main event itself.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL postseason format: Fourteen teams will make the NFL playoffs — seven from both the NFC and AFC. This is an increase over the previous format, which had 12 teams. This is broken out with four division winners in each conference as well as three wild-card teams.

The NFL postseason gets underway this Saturday with Wild Card weekend, featuring six matches across three days as 14 teams begin their pursuit of the Lombardi Trophy. For the first time in over a decade,

The NFL playoffs are one week away and most of the field is set entering Week 18. Here's what to know about the postseason format and bracket.

With the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints finishing their seasons in a matchup, Tampa Bay needed the Saints to prevail. However, it was the Falcons who won the game, which means that the Panthers finish the season as NFC South champions at 8-9.

What just happened? What does it mean? What are the pertinent factors (and, perhaps, tiebreakers) prominently in play as each conference's seven-team bracket begins to crystallize? All will be explained and analyzed up to the point when the postseason field is finalized Sunday,

What are the best NFL betting sites? Football is the most popular sport to bet on in the U.S., and this guide explains how to bet on NFL Wild Card odds, other NFL playoffs odds and the different markets available to bettors,