March Madness is still over a month away, but that doesn’t mean the NFL won’t try to get in on some bracket madness themselves.
The wild-card weekend slate features six games and 12 teams, all hoping to survive and advance to the divisional-round. Unfortunately for six teams, they will be voted off the island and sent to the offseason. The remaining six will join the two No. 1 seeds, the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions, next weekend as part of their continued quest for a Super Bowl.
Last year’s postseason didn’t feature many bracket busters in the opening round. Will that remain the case this season?
Favorites have dominated in 2024, but this is a new year and anything can happen. Here’s everything to know about the 2025 NFL playoff bracket as the wild-card results trickle in.
NFL playoff bracket 2025
Here’s how the NFL playoffs bracket looks as the wild-card weekend results come in:
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AFC divisional round
- No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs vs. No. 4 Houston Texans
- No. 2 Buffalo Bills vs. No. 3 Houston Texans
NFC divisional round
- No. 1 Detroit Lions vs. TBD
- TBD
NFL playoff scores, results
This section will be updated.
Saturday, Jan. 11
- Texans 32, Chargers 12
- Ravens 28, Steelers 14
Sunday, Jan. 12
- Bills 31, Broncos 7
- Eagles vs. Packers
- Buccaneers vs. Commanders
Monday, Jan. 13
- Rams vs. Vikings
2024-25 NFL playoff remaining schedule
Wild card (all times Eastern)
All times Eastern
Saturday, Jan. 11
- Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 8 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime Video
Sunday, Jan. 12
- Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
- Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET, Fox
- Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8 p.m. ET, NBC
Monday, Jan. 13
- Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
Divisional round
All times TBD
Saturday, Jan. 18
- TBD at Kansas City Chiefs divisional game: TBD
- TBD at Detroit Lions divisional game: TBD
Sunday, Jan. 19
- AFC divisional game: TBD
- NFC divisional game: TBD
Conference championships
Sunday, Jan. 26:
- NFC championship game: 3 p.m.
- AFC championship game: 6:30 p.m.
Super Bowl 59
- Date: Feb. 9, 2025
- Location: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- TV: FOX
How does the NFL playoff bracket work?
The NFL playoff bracket is ever-changing and differs from the static formats common in other leagues. That means that seedings play a big role in future matchups. The No. 1 seeded Chiefs and Lions will face off against the worst team, based on seeding, remaining in their conference in the divisional-round.
Kansas City and Detroit will also hold home-field advantage throughout their side of the bracket provided they remain in the playoffs. If either team loses, the best remaining team, based on seeding, would then gain home-field advantage.
Since the NFL’s bracket is dynamic, that ensures that regular season results matter in terms of matchups for the postseason.
