Updated NFC playoff bracket, AFC playoff bracket before divisional round of NFL playoffs, scenarios for AFC championship game, NFC championship game.

Fourteen sides — seven from each conference — will take part in the NFL playoffs. Each will hope to lift the Lombardi Trophy come postseason's end.

The NFL reseeds teams after the wild-card round. This means that in the following divisional round, the No. 1 seed will always host the lowest remaining seed.

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The NFL Playoff overtime rules are a bit different than the regular season, especially since there can't be a tie.

The NFL playoff bracket has a wrinkle other tournaments don't have. How does that impact the NFC and AFC postseason divisional round games this week?

Super Bowl LX kicks off on Sunday, February 8, 2026 from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California (home field of the San Francisco 49ers). The game will be aired exclusively on NBC and stream on Peacock, encompassing a full afternoon of pregame buildup before the main event itself.

Here is more on the NFL tiebreaker process for the 2026 playoffs. The NFL has a deep set of tiebreakers for divisions that can arise from ties between two and three or more teams. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs). Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.

The NFL changed overtime rules in the regular season to make the rules more like the playoffs, but postseason overtime still has some important differences, including 15-minute periods and no ties.

The protocol itself kicks into action when a player is either displaying or self-reporting signs of head injury. Once that happens, the team’s medical staff as well as the league’s unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants — three are assigned to each game — take further steps.