Format, how 14 teams qualify, seeding, matchups, bye weeks, and path to Super Bowl. Breakdown for 2025-26 season.

As Week 16 of the NFL season kicks off, the playoff picture is starting to take a firm shape. The biggest difference for this year’s postseason versus previous

There will be six games played over three days to start the postseason. This marks the fifth year of the 14-team playoff format and the fourth year that one wild card game will be played on Monday night. Location: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y.

For the first time in NFL history, a streaming service will be the exclusive home for an NFL playoff game – and what a game it should be. Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins will hit the road to face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in a ...

The No. 6 Washington Commanders and No. 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to kick off their playoff journeys with a wild card showdown in primetime. The Buccaneers eked out their fourth straight NFC South title with a narrow victory over the New Orleans ...

The Steelers, meanwhile, got back in the W column last weekend with a victory over the Ravens after a two-game skid. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers found the fountain of youth, throwing for 284 yards and a touchdown, and the win has Pittsburgh sitting atop the AFC North by a half-game entering Monday night.

The Rams clinched a playoff berth last week but are playing for the No. 1 overall seed and a wild-card round bye. The Seahawks can clinch a playoff berth with a win Thursday or a Detroit Lions loss vs.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 16 showdown between the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons