NEW YORK, NY — The NFL playoffs begin with Wild Card Weekend powered by Verizon (Jan. 10-12), which for the fifth-consecutive year will conclude with a Monday night game.
| Saturday, January 10 | |||
| NFC | No. 5 L.A. Rams (12-5) at No. 4 Carolina (8-9) | 4:30 p.m. ET | FOX, FOX Deportes |
| NFC | No. 7 Green Bay (9-7-1) at No. 2 Chicago (11-6) | 8 p.m. ET | Prime Video |
| Sunday, January 11 | |||
| AFC | No. 6 Buffalo (12-5) at No. 3 Jacksonville (13-4) | 1 p.m. ET | CBS, Paramount+ |
| NFC | No. 6 San Francisco (12-5) at No. 3 Philadelphia (11-6) | 4:30 p.m. ET | FOX, FOX Deportes |
| AFC | No. 7 L.A. Chargers (11-6) at No. 2 New England (14-3) | 8 p.m. ET | NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, Universo |
| Monday, January 12 | |||
| AFC | No. 5 Houston (12-5) at No. 4 Pittsburgh (10-7) | 8:15 p.m. ET | ESPN/ABC/ESPN+/ ESPN Deportes; ManningCast-ESPN2/ESPN+ |
The Philadelphia Eagles, the No. 3 seed in the NFC, aims to become the 10th team to repeat as Super Bowl champions.
The Denver Broncos earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC for the first time since 2015 after tying a franchise record with 14 wins this season (also won 14 games in 1998, when they won Super Bowl XXXIII). The Broncos have advanced to the Super Bowl six of the previous eight times they were the No. 1 seed.
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The Seattle Seahawks earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the fourth time in franchise history (2005, 2013 and 2014) after setting a franchise record with 14 wins in 2025. The Seahawks have advanced to the Super Bowl each of the three previous times they have been the No. 1 seed.
Six teams – Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville, New England, San Francisco and Seattle – qualified for the postseason after missing the playoffs in 2024. Since 1990 – a streak of 36 consecutive seasons (1990-2025) – at least four teams every season have qualified for the playoffs after failing to make the postseason the year before.
Carolina, Chicago and New England won division titles after finishing in last or tied for last in their divisions in 2024. In 20 of the past 23 seasons (2003-25), at least one team finished in first place in its division the season after finishing in last or tied for last place.
Carolina, Chicago, New England and San Francisco clinched playoff berths after finishing in last or tied for last in their divisions in 2024. In 27 of the past 30 seasons (1996-2025), at least one team has made the playoffs the season after finishing in last or tied for last place.
There were seven new division winners – Carolina, Chicago, Denver, Jacksonville, New England, Pittsburgh and Seattle – tied with 2011 for the most in a season since 2002. There have been at least two new division winners in every season since 2003, a streak of 23 consecutive seasons, and since realignment in 2002, 31 of the 32 NFL teams have won a division title at least once.
Information Courtesy of the National Football League
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