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USAT’s Prince Grimes breaks down the NFL playoff picture after closing out the regular season.
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The NFL regular season is over. It’s time for some playoff football.
The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks have both clinched byes for the league’s wild-card round as the top seeds out of the AFC and NFC, respectively. That leaves fans with a six-game slate of win-or-go-home action this weekend.
The wild-card matchups are set with two games on Saturday, Jan. 10, and three on Sunday, Jan. 11. The schedule will culminate with a “Monday Night Football” game on Jan. 12.
The division round will be four games and will occur on Saturday, Jan. 17, and Sunday, Jan. 18, followed by the NFC and AFC conference title games on Sunday, Jan. 25.
Here is how the AFC and NFC brackets look, including a full schedule leading up to Super Bowl LX.
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NFL playoff bracket: Wild card weekend dates, times and matchupsSaturday, Jan. 10:Sunday, Jan. 11:Monday, Jan. 12:
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Divisional round
The divisional round will feature four games scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17, and Sunday, Jan. 18. The AFC’s No. 1 seed, the Denver Broncos, will host the lowest-seeded team in the AFC. Similarly, the NFC’s No. 1 seed, the Seattle Seahawks, will host the lowest-seeded team in the NFC. The schedule for the divisional round will be released next weekend.
Conference championship
The NFC and AFC Championship Games will take place on Sunday, Jan. 25. The highest remaining seeds from the divisional rounds will receive home-field advantage.
When is Super Bowl LX?
Super Bowl LX will be played at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco on Sunday, Feb. 8.