NFL playoffs bracket: Schedule, scores, seeds, format for 2025-26 postseason

Here's what to know about the NFL postseason format.
Cards Wire

NFL playoffs bracket: Schedule, seeds, format for 2025-26 postseason

Fourteen teams, seven in each conference, make the postseason. The number of playoff teams has varied from as few as two ...

NFL playoff bracket explained, seeding, potential divisional round games for AFC, NFC

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

NFL playoffs feature 7 new division winners, 6 new qualifiers. What did we get right, wrong?

In his second season, Drake Maye led the Patriots to 14 wins, 10 more than they had in 2024. Winslow Townson / Getty Images The NFL playoff bracket is officially set, and the league’s trend of fresh ...
The Source Magazine

SOURCE SPORTS: Broncos and Seahawks Claim No. 1 Seeds as NFL Playoff Picture Is Set

The NFL playoff picture is officially set following the conclusion of Week 18, with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks securing the top seeds in their respective conferences. The Denver Broncos ...
The Spokesman-Review

Here’s who No. 1-seed Seahawks could face in NFL playoffs as dust settles

SEATTLE – Saturday settled one big piece of the NFC playoff puzzle when the Seahawks beat the 49ers 13-3 to take the NFC West title and the top seed in the conference. Sunday settled the rest. The ...