March Madness is still more than a month away, but the NFL is eager to join in on the bracket excitement.

During wild-card weekend, six games involve 12 teams, all vying to move forward to the divisional round. Sadly, six teams will be eliminated and sent home for the offseason. The winning six will advance to join the two No. 1 seeds, the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions, next week in their quest for the Super Bowl.

Last year’s playoffs didn’t see many surprises in the first round. Will this trend continue this year?

While favorites have prevailed in 2024, a fresh season brings unpredictable outcomes. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 NFL playoff bracket as we receive updates from the wild-card games.

2025 NFL Playoff Bracket

Check out the NFL playoff bracket as the results from wild-card weekend come in:

AFC Divisional Round

• No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs vs. No. 4 Houston Texans
• No. 2 Buffalo Bills vs. No. 3 Baltimore Ravens

NFC Divisional Round

• No. 1 Detroit Lions vs. No. 7 Washington Commanders
• No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles vs. TBD

NFL Playoff Scores and 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 22, Packers 10
• Commanders 23, Buccaneers 20

Monday, Jan. 13

• Rams vs. Vikings

Remaining Schedule for the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs

Wild Card (All Times in Eastern)

All times are in 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

AFC

• Saturday, Jan. 18, 4:30 p.m.: No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs vs. No. 4 Houston Texans
• Sunday, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m.: No. 2 Buffalo Bills vs. No. 3 Baltimore Ravens

NFC

• Saturday, Jan. 18, 8:00 p.m.: No. 1 Detroit Lions vs. No. 6 Washington Commanders
• Sunday, Jan. 19, 3:00 p.m.: No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles vs. No. 4 Los Angeles Rams OR No. 5 Minnesota Vikings

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 26:

• NFC Championship Game: 3 p.m.
• AFC Championship Game: 6:30 p.m.

Super Bowl 59

• Date: February 9, 2025
• Location: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
• Time: 6:30 p.m.
• TV: FOX

Understanding the NFL Playoff Bracket

The NFL playoff bracket is flexible and differs from the fixed formats found in other sports leagues. This means player seedings are crucial for determining matchups. The No. 1 seeded teams, the Chiefs and Lions, will play against the lowest-seeded team remaining in their respective conference during the divisional round.

Kansas City and Detroit will enjoy home-field advantage throughout their side of the bracket as long as they stay in the playoffs. If one of them gets eliminated, the highest-seeded remaining team will take over the home-field advantage.

The dynamic nature of the NFL bracket means that the results of the regular season significantly impact postseason matchups.