2025-26 NFL Playoff Bracket: Schedule, matchups and scores for AFC and NFC games
The 2025-26 NFL wild card round is in the books, and eight teams remain in the playoffs. We will be continually updating the schedule, scores and playoff bracket here:
AFC playoff bracket1. Denver Broncos: First-round bye, will play at home against the Bills in the divisional round.
2. New England Patriots: beat Los Angeles Chargers 16-3 in wild card round.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: lost to Buffalo Bills 27-24 in wild card round.
4. Pittsburgh Steelers: lost to Houston Texans 30-6 in wild card round.
5. Houston Texans: beat Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 in wild card round.
6. Buffalo Bills: beat Jacksonville Jaguars 27-24 in wild card round.
7. Los Angeles Chargers: lost to New England Patriots 16-3 in wild card round.
1. Seattle Seahawks: First-round bye, will play at home against the 49ers in the divisional round.
2. Chicago Bears: beat Green Bay Packers 31-27 in wild card round.
3. Philadelphia Eagles: lost to San Francisco 49ers 23-19 in wild card round.
4. Carolina Panthers: lost to Los Angeles Rams 34-31 in wild card round.
5: Los Angeles Rams: beat Carolina Panthers 34-31 in wild card round.
6. San Francisco 49ers beat Philadelphia Eagles 23-19 in wild card round.
7. Green Bay Packers: lost to Chicago Bears 31-27 in wild card round.
Wild card round
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Los Angeles Rams 34, Carolina Panthers 31.
Chicago Bears 31, Green Bay Packers 27.
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Buffalo Bills 27, Jacksonville Jaguars 24.
San Francisco 49ers 23, Philadelphia Eagles 19.
New England Patriots 16, Los Angeles Chargers 3
Monday, January 12, 2026
Houston Texans 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 6.
Divisional round
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 8 p.m. ET, Fox
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Texans-Steelers winner at New England Patriots, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN and ABC
Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears, 6:30 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock
Conference championships
Sunday, January 25, 2026
AFC Championship Game, 3:05 p.m. ET on CBS
NFC Championship Game 6:40 p.m. ET on Fox
Super Bowl XL
Sunday, February 8, 2026
AFC Championship Game winner vs. NFC Championship Game winner, 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock