14 Teams Set for NFL Playoff Battle Through Super Bowl LX
The 2026 NFL playoff bracket is underway, with 14 teams competing across both conferences starting this weekend through Super Bowl LX on February 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The Wild Card Round runs from January 10-12, kicking off Saturday with four NFC matchups and continuing through Monday with the final AFC contest.
Wild Card Round Schedule
The NFL playoff brackets showcase six thrilling matchups to determine which teams advance to the Divisional Round. Here’s the complete NFL playoff TV schedule for this opening weekend:
- Saturday, January 10: (5) Los Angeles Rams at (4) Carolina Panthers, 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX; (7) Green Bay Packers at (2) Chicago Bears, 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video
- Sunday, January 11: (6) Buffalo Bills at (3) Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET on CBS; (6) San Francisco 49ers at (3) Philadelphia Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX; (7) Los Angeles Chargers at (2) New England Patriots, 8 p.m. ET on NBC
- Monday, January 12: (5) Houston Texans at (4) Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN
Top Seeds Earn First-Round Byes
The (1) Denver Broncos in the AFC and (1) Seattle Seahawks in the NFC earned top seeds and automatic first-round byes. The Broncos finished 14-3, while the Seahawks’ record secured them home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Road to Super Bowl LX
After the Wild Card Round concludes, the NFL playoffs bracket advances to the Divisional Round on January 17-18, followed by the Conference Championships on January 25. The winners will face off in Super Bowl LX on February 8, with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
Cinderella Stories Make Playoffs
This year’s NFL playoff brackets feature six surprising new playoff teams that missed the postseason last year: the Seahawks, 49ers, Panthers, Bears, Patriots, and Jaguars. Five of those teams lost at least 11 games in the previous season before bouncing back to earn playoff spots.
