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

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.

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.
• 8 p.m.: 7-seed Green Bay Packers at 2-seed Chicago Bears, Amazon Prime.

Sunday, Jan. 11

• 1 p.m.: 6-seed Buffalo Bills at 3-seed Jacksonville Jaguars, CBS.
• 4:30 p.m.: 6-seed San Francisco 49ers at 3-seed Philadelphia Eagles, Fox.
• 8 p.m.: 7-seed Los Angeles Chargers at 2-seed New England Patriots, NBC.

Monday, Jan. 12

• 8:15 p.m.: 5-seed Houston Texans at 4-seed Baltimore Ravens OR Pittsburgh Steelers, ESPN/ABC.

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.

NFL playoffs schedule

• Wild-card round: Jan. 10-12.
• Divisional round: Jan. 17-18.
• Conference championships: Jan. 25.
• Super Bowl 60: Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: NFL playoff schedule bracket, wild-card game times, seeds