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NFL Playoff Bracket

The road to the Super Bowl

AFC

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  1. 1
    New England Patriots
    Patriots    0-1Div
  2. 2
    Cincinnati Bengals
    Bengals    0-0Div
  3. 3
    Denver Broncos
    Broncos    0-0Div
  4. 4
    Indianapolis Colts
    Colts    0-0Div
  5. 5
    Buffalo Bills
    Bills    0-0WC
  6. 6
    Miami Dolphins
    Dolphins    0-0WC
  7. 7
    New York Jets
    Jets    0-0WC

On the Bubble

  1. 1
    Cleveland Browns
    Browns    0-0GB —
  2. 2
    Baltimore Ravens
    Ravens    0-0GB —
  3. 3
    Pittsburgh Steelers
    Steelers    0-0GB —
  4. 4
    Los Angeles Chargers
    Chargers    0-0GB —
  5. 5
    Kansas City Chiefs
    Chiefs    0-0GB —

Eliminated

No teams eliminated.

NFC

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  1. 1
    San Francisco 49ers
    49ers    1-0Div
  2. 2
    Chicago Bears
    Bears    0-0Div
  3. 3
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Buccaneers    0-0Div
  4. 4
    Washington Commanders
    Commanders    0-0Div
  5. 5
    Seattle Seahawks
    Seahawks    1-0WC
  6. 6
    Los Angeles Rams
    Rams    0-1WC
  7. 7
    Arizona Cardinals
    Cardinals    0-0WC

On the Bubble

  1. 1
    Dallas Cowboys
    Cowboys    0-0GB —
  2. 2
    Philadelphia Eagles
    Eagles    0-0GB —
  3. 3
    New York Giants
    Giants    0-0GB —
  4. 4
    Atlanta Falcons
    Falcons    0-0GB —
  5. 5
    Carolina Panthers
    Panthers    0-0GB —

Eliminated

No teams eliminated.

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New England Patriots
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Playoff Format

7 Teams Per Conference

Each conference sends 7 teams to the playoffs: 4 division winners and 3 wild card teams.

Seeding

Seeds 1-4 are division winners ranked by record. Seeds 5-7 are wild cards ranked by record.

First Round Bye

The #1 seed in each conference receives a bye and automatically advances to the Divisional Round.

Home Field

Higher seeds host playoff games through the Conference Championships. Super Bowl is at a neutral site.