After four months of regular-season action, the NFL playoff picture is nearly complete.
Twelve teams locked up their postseason berths before Week 18, and the two remaining teams — the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos — secured their playoff spots with victories Sunday, while the Bucs also clinched the NFC South. The Baltimore Ravens (AFC North) claimed their division crown this weekend, too.
Only the NFC North remains up for grabs heading into an enticing “Sunday Night Football” showdown between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Not only is the division on the line, but the teams are also playing for the NFC’s top seed and the spoils that come with it, meaning home-field advantage in the playoffs and a first-round bye.
Here’s a look at the wild-card round schedule and current playoff seeding with one regular-season game remaining:
AFC playoff seeding
No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) — first-round bye
No. 7 Denver Broncos (10-7) at No. 2 Buffalo Bills (13-4)
No. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) at No. 3 Baltimore Ravens (12-5)
No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers (11-6) at No. 4 Houston Texans (10-7)
NFC playoff seeding
No. 1 Detroit Lions or Minnesota Vikings (winner) — first-round bye
No. 7 Green Bay Packers (11-6) at No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
No. 6 Washington Commanders (12-5) at No. 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7)
No. 5 Lions or Vikings (loser) at No. 4 Los Angeles Rams (10-7)
Wild-card weekend schedule
Saturday, Jan. 11
- Chargers at Texans, 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS, Paramount+
- Steelers at Ravens, 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video
Sunday, Jan. 12
- Broncos at Bills, 1 p.m. ET on CBS, Paramount+
- Packers at Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX, FOX Deportes
- Commanders at Buccaneers, 8 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, Universo
Monday, Jan. 13
- Lions or Vikings (loser) at Rams, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC
Teams that have gotten the 4:30 p.m. Saturday wild-card time slot since the 2012 postseason:
Texans: 7
Chiefs: 3
Bengals, Colts, Raiders, Seahawks: 2
Bills, Browns, Titans, Panthers, Cardinals, Rams, 49ers, Chargers: 1— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) January 6, 2025
NFL playoff dates 2025
- Wild-card round: Jan. 11-13
- Divisional round: Saturday, Jan. 18 to Sunday, Jan. 19
- Conference championships: Sunday, Jan. 26
- Super Bowl 59: Sunday, Feb. 9
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