NFL playoff schedule bracket, wild-card game times, seedings

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The 2025 NFL playoff schedule has been released as Week 18 for the 2025 regular season winds down.

We know the NFL playoff bracket, as well, with the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC and Denver Broncos in the AFC earning the 1-seeds, a first-round bye and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.

The six-game "Wild Card Weekend" begins Saturday, Jan. 10, with an NFC game between the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers.

The NFL wild-card logo is seen on the field prior to a game between the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills in the AFC playoff game at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 15, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL playoffs this year:

NFL wild-card schedule

Here is the schedule on the 2025-26 NFL "Wild Card Weekend," which starts Saturday. All times Eastern.

Saturday, Jan. 10

4:30 p.m.: 5-seed Los Angeles Rams at 4-seed Carolina Panthers, Fox.

Sunday, Jan. 11

8 p.m.: 7-seed Los Angeles Chargers at 2-seed New England Patriots, NBC.

Monday, Jan. 12

NFC playoff bracket

Here is the NFC playoff bracket for the 2025-26 postseason:

1. Seattle Seahawks: 14-3
2. Chicago Bears: 11-6
3. Philadelphia Eagles: 11-6
4. Carolina Panthers: 8-9
5. Los Angeles Rams: 12-5
6. San Francisco 49ers: 12-5
7. Green Bay Packers: 9-7-1

AFC playoff bracket

Here is the AFC playoff bracket for the 2025-26 postseason:

1. Denver Broncos: 14-3
2. New England Patriots: 14-3
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: 13-4
4. Pittsburgh Steelers/Baltimore Ravens: TBD
5. Houston Texans: 12-5
6. Buffalo Bills: 12-5
7. Los Angeles Chargers: 11-6

Super Bowl odds

Here are the Super Bowl 60 odds, provided by BetMGM as of Sunday night:

Seattle Seahawks: +425
Los Angeles Rams: +450
Denver Broncos: +800
Philadelphia Eagles: +800
New England Patriots: +900
Buffalo Bills: +1000
Houston Texans: +1400
Jacksonville Jaguars: +1400
Baltimore Ravens: +2000
San Francisco 49ers: +2000
Chicago Bears: +2200
Green Bay Packers: +2500
Los Angeles Chargers: +2800
Pittsburgh Steelers: +10000
Carolina Panthers: +15000

Does the NFL reseed in the playoffs?

Yes, the NFL does reseed in the playoffs. After the wild-card round, the lowest-seeded remaining team plays at 1-seed in the divisional round in each conference. The NFL is the only American sports league of the four major sports that reseeds in the postseason.

When do NFL playoffs start?

The wild-card round is Saturday-Monday, Jan. 10-12. There are two games Saturday, three Sunday and one on "Monday Night Football." There is a night game on each day.