Everything You Need To Know About The 2025 NFL Playoffs
The National Football League playoffs kick off this weekend, marking the beginning of the month-long tournament that will conclude with the crowning of the 59th Super Bowl champion Feb. 8.
History could be made this time around. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, the No. 1 seed in the American Football Conference, could become the first team to win three straight. Eight have tried and come up short.
The Chiefs, as a No. 1 seed, will have a bye in the first round of the playoffs, as will the National Football Conference No. 1 seed the Detroit Lions. Each are 15-2 and are favored to meet in the Super Bowl.
Saturday, Jan. 11
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans, CBS/Paramount+, 4:30 pm ET
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, Prime Video, 8 pm ET
Sunday, Jan. 12
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills, CBS/Paramount+, 1 pm ET
Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles, FOX, 4:30 pm ET
Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NBC/Peacock 8 pm ET
Monday, Jan. 13
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams, ESPN/NBC, 8 pm ET
Jared Goff (16), Amon-Ra St.Brown (14) and the crew rose to the No. 1 seed in the NFC. (Photo by … [+]
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The NFL adopted its current postseason model in the 2020 season, when a seventh team from each conference was added to the field and the top finisher in each was given a first-round bye.
The four division winners in each conference automatically earn a home game in the first round, the wild card round. Division round games will be played Jan. 17-18 and the conference championships games will be played Jan. 24.
The field is re-seeded after each round, guaranteeing that the top remaining seed(s) a home game against the lowest remaining seed. The Super Bowl will be played at the Caesars Superdome for the 11th time.
The top four candidates for the NFL MVP award will be on stage in the playoffs — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is listed sixth.
The top two candidates for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award also are in the field, Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt.
The Chiefs are in the playoffs for the 10th straight season, one short of New England’s league record set from 2009-19. The Patriots won three Super Bowls and played in two others in that run.
Hall of Famer Bart Starr directed the Packers to a 35-10 victory over the Chiefs in Super Bowl I on … [+]
The previous back-to-back winners:
None of the previous eight were able to three-peat. The Oakland Raiders twice denied the Steelers a three-peat, snapping Pittsburgh’s two-game streaks in 1977 and 1981. The Dolphins lost to Dallas in 1972 before winning the next two. The Patriots also have played three in a row, winning in 2017 and 2019 but losing to Philadelphia in between.
Buffalo, which lost a frustrating four straight Super Bowls from 1991-94, is playing for its first title. Behind Allen, the Bills are the only team to have beaten both Kansas City and Detroit.
The Harbaughs pose before their first meeting. Only John could smile after the Ravens’ victory. … [+]
The Chiefs and Texans were the only playoff teams to finish below .500 against the point spread, a condition that usually occurs when the public plays hyped favorites.
Lamar Jackson scores in a victory over Tampa Bay in the divisional round last season. The Ravens ..
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