nfl bracket

NFL Playoff Bracket 2025. 2025, 2024. Wild Card. Divisional. Conf. Championships. Super Bowl. AFC. 1. Broncos. Bye. Will play lowest remaining seed

How does the NFL playoff bracket work? The NFL playoffs feature 14 total teams. The top seeds in each conference get a first-round bye while the remaining 12 teams square off against one another in wild-card matchups.

The NFL does not use a fixed bracket system; the outcomes of the Wild Card games determine the matchups of the Divisional playoffs games. The lowest remaining seed in each conference travels to the first seed, and the second-lowest remaining seed travels to the second-highest remaining seed.

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