The NFL playoff picture will finalize after the NFL Week 18 schedule. The top seed in the AFC is still at stake, as is who is going to take the AFC North title and the playoff spot that comes with it.

The 2026 NFL playoffs roll on with four more Wild Card Weekend matchups. The top seeds -- Seattle in the NFC and Denver in the AFC -- received byes and will await their Divisional Round opponents. On ...

The NFL coaching carousel is in full spin, with a couple of high-profile coordinators joining nine head coaches in looking for work. The market is replete with intriguing candidates, though not every ...

Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season is putting an exclamation point on what has been an exciting campaign. Entering the season's final day, just two teams had guaranteed their playoff seedings. The Seattle ...

Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season features two games on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The Carolina Panthers will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. ET. The Seattle Seahawks are scheduled to face the ...

Two teams are moving on to the Super Bowl, but 30 can start preparing for the offseason. Two more teams were eliminated from the postseason on Championship Sunday, which officially means the top-30 ...

The best time of the NFL season is here. With the regular season wrapped up, on deck now is the wild-card round. Two teams will not be involved due to earning first-round byes: the 14-3 Seattle ...

The Panthers had a chance to claim the division crown with a winning record on the penultimate day of the regular season, but they fell to the Buccaneers 16-14 on the road. The result kept the Bucs' ...

The hires last offseason of Ben Johnson, Mike Vrabel and Liam Coen transformed the Bears, Patriots and Jaguars, respectively, making contenders of also-rans in the space of a few months. That is what ...

The road to the Super Bowl is nearly paved. The final Sunday of the NFL’s regular season began with three division titles, two playoff spots and a bye up for grabs. All spots are now confirmed. The ...

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears have the No. 2 seed in the NFC and now face historic rivals Green Bay. Michael Reaves / Getty Images So this is the new year … and the NFL feels very different.

The NFL playoff picture is complete. Seven teams in each conference will play in the postseason. The top seed in the AFC and NFC gets a first-round bye. Here's what to know about the playoff format ...