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After 18 weeks, the NFL regular season is over and the playoffs are here.
There are 14 teams left standing, all looking to compete in a Super Bowl that will end in confetti on the field in Santa Clara, California. Week 18 was a heartbreaker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baltimore Ravens, who narrowly missed their division and missed the playoffs.
Wild Card Weekend features two games on Saturday, three games on Sunday and one game on Monday.
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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye celebrates after a touchdown scored by running back TreVeyon Henderson during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins. In Foxborough, Massachusetts, January 4, 2026. (Photo Charles Krupa/AP)
In Week 18, the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks claimed first place and the all-important bye week.
While the Broncos and Seahawks will watch the chaos unfold at home, 12 teams will fight for their playoff lives during NFL Wild Card Weekend.
NFL Wild Card Weekend has a little bit of everything: heated rivalries that will add another chapter, rematches of hotly contested regular season games, and rematches of NFC and AFC championship games.
The Los Angeles Rams will begin the weekend looking to avenge their November 30, 31-28 loss to the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers lost to the Buccaneers on Saturday, leaving their playoff fate in the hands of the Alanta Falcons. If the Falcons had lost to the Saints, then the Buccaneers would have advanced instead.
However, the Falcons beat the Saints, setting up the rematch with the Rams.
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Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears passes the ball against the Green Bay Packers during the second quarter at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois on December 20, 2025. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Saturday night’s game will set up a third round between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, who have delivered two thrillers so far this season. The teams split the series, with each team winning at home.
This is also the third time both teams have made the playoffs, and the bitter rivals split the previous two matchups.
Sunday’s slate begins with the Buffalo Bills traveling south to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both teams are among the hottest in the NFL heading into the playoffs, as the Bills have won four in a row while the Jaguars have won eight straight.
The Jaguars had a phenomenal first season under head coach Liam Coen, going 13-4 and winning the second-most games in a single season in franchise history. They will look to eliminate the Bills, who enter as a Wild Card team.
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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) scores a touchdown during the second half against the Kansas City Chiefs at EverBank Stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)
Sunday’s middle game is a rematch of the 2022 NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. The Eagles beat the 49ers 31-7 after quarterback Brock Purdy and backup quarterback Josh Johnson were injured.
The 49ers and Eagles have played in the playoffs twice, each winning a game.
Sunday’s final game pits the New England Patriots against the Los Angeles Chargers, marking the fourth time the two teams have met since the turn of the century. The Patriots have won all of these playoff appearances, defeating the Chargers in the AFC Divisional Round in 2007 and 2019, while beating the Chargers in the AFC Championship in 2008.
Monday night’s game will pit the Pittsburgh Steelers, who needed a Tyler Loop missed field goal to advance, and the Houston Texans, who have the best defense in the NFL. The two teams have never met in the playoffs and the Steelers own a 5-3 record against the Texans all-time.
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Baltimore Ravens kicker Tyler Loop (33) reacts after missing the game-winning field goal against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half at Acrisure Stadium. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)
Where to watch:
Saturday January 10
No. 5 Los Angeles Rams at No. 4 Carolina Panthers, 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX
No. 7 Green Bay Packers vs. No. 2 Chicago Bears, 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video
Sunday January 11
No. 6 Buffalo Bills at No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET on CBS
No. 6 San Francisco 49ers vs. No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX
No. 7 Los Angeles Chargers at No. 2 New England Patriots, 8 p.m. ET on NBC
Monday January 12
No. 5 Houston Texans vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh Steelers, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
