NFL playoff picture, what teams clinched, times, schedule, bracket

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The 2025 NFL playoff picture is complete.

After a dramatic ending to the regular season, it’s on to the postseason for 14 teams – seven in the NFC and seven in AFC.

Aaron Rodgers’ Pittsburgh Steelers were the final team to clinch a playoff berth after their wild 26-24 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on “Sunday Night Football.”

Here’s what to know about the playoff field, brackets and potseason schedule:

When do the NFL playoffs start? NFL playoff schedule

The playoffs begin with wild-card weekend Jan. 10-12. Six games (three in the NFC and three in the AFC) will take place across the three days.

There will be two games on Saturday, Jan. 10, three on Sunday, Jan. 11, and one on Monday, Jan. 12.

The divisional round follows on Jan. 17-18. The NFC and AFC championship games are set for Sunday, Jan. 25, with the Super Bowl to follow two weeks later.

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NFC playoff picture

Here are the seven NFC playoff teams and their seeds (the top four are division winners; the No. 1 seed gets a bye in the first round):

Seattle Seahawks: 14-3 (NFC West champion)Chicago Bears: 11-6 (NFC North champion)Philadelphia Eagles: 11-6 (NFC East champion)Carolina Panthers: 8-9 (NFC South champion)Los Angeles Rams: 12-5 (first wild-card team)San Francisco 49ers: 12-5 (second wild-card team)Green Bay Packers: 9-7-1 (third wild-card team)

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AFC playoff picture

Here are the seven AFC playoff teams and their seeds (the top four are division winners; the No. 1 seed gets a bye in the first round):

Denver Broncos: 14-3 (AFC West champion)New England Patriots: 14-3 (AFC East champion)Jacksonville Jaguars: 13-4 (AFC South champion)Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-7 (AFC North champion)Houston Texans: 12-5 (first wild-card team)Buffalo Bills: 12-5 (second wild-card team)Los Angeles Chargers: 11-6 (third wild-card team)

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NFL playoff bracket

Here is the complete NFL playoff bracket:

NFC

Los Angeles Rams (5) at Carolina Panthers (4), 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, FoxGreen Bay Packers (7) at Chicago Bears (2), 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, Amazon PrimeSan Francisco 49ers (6) at Philadelphia Eagles (3), 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, Fox

First-round Bye: Seattle Seahawks; plays the lowest-seeded team in the divisional round that advances from the wild-card round

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AFC

Buffalo Bills (6) at Jacksonville Jaguars (3), noon Sunday, Jan. 11, CBSLos Angeles Chargers (7) at New England Patriots (2), 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, NBCHouston Texans (5) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4), 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, ESPN/ABC

First-round Bye: Denver Broncos; plays the lowest-seeded team in the divisional round that advances from the wild-card round

NFL wild-card playoff schedule

Saturday, Jan. 10

Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers, 3:30 p.m., FoxGreen Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video

Sunday, Jan. 11

Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars, noon, CBSSan Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles, 3:30 p.m., FoxLos Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots, 7 p.m., NBC

Monday, Jan. 12

Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 p.m., ESPN/ABCWhen is the Super Bowl 2026?

The champion of the NFC will face the champion of the AFC in Super Bowl 60 on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

The Eagles are the reigning Super Bowl champions.