Only two (2) total teams can earn a first-round bye week in the NFL playoffs: the No. 1-seeded team in the AFC, and the No. 1-seeded team in the NFC. Those seeds go to the teams with the best ...

The NFL playoff bracket has a wrinkle other tournaments don't have. How does that impact the NFC and AFC postseason ...

The NFL playoff bracket is ever-changing, evolving as the postseason moves along. Both No. 1 seeds, one in each conference, ...

The 2025 NFL playoffs represent the fifth postseason of which the No. 7 seed has been a part to date. How have the plucky underdogs fared in the wild-card matchups against the No. 2 seeds so far?

Time to start thinking about who’s going to Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. The NFL playoff schedule is set, with Super Wild Card Weekend ready for Saturday, Sunday and Monday (and, remember ...

The NFL playoffs have undergone a series of changes since the merger, none having as big of an impact since the field expanded from 12 to 14 teams in 2020. A change that seemed inevitable despite the ...

That’s right, dearest readers. Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys, the one and only “America’s Team,” are the only franchise to lose to a No. 7 seed in half a decade. And not only did the Cowboys lose to the ...

Since the NFL expanded its playoff field in 2020, the structure has stayed the same. Each conference sends seven teams to the postseason: the four division winners and three wild-card teams.

The NFL has long given seeding priority to "division champions ... an even greater record in another four-team pod starting the playoffs on the road. This year's prime example of the latter ...

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The NFL playoffs are here and we know the matchups ... and the other division winners get the No. 2 through No. 4 seeds. The No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 seeds go to the non-division winners with ...

The NFL playoffs have undergone a series of changes ... Here's how the No. 1 seeds have fared since the playoffs expanded in 2020: 2020 AFC Chiefs L, Super Bowl 2020 NFC ...