There are 14 teams that will make the 2025 playoffs but you need to know how does it work. Here is your full NFL playoff bracket for postseason games including who is playing and earned what seed and more you need to know.
How does the NFL Playoff bracket work in 2025?
The 2024-25 NFL regular season will come to an end on January 5, 2025, after week 18 where a Division Winner with the top record from the AFC and NFC conferences will earn the first-round bye, which means they will hold the Division playoffs with home-field advantage.
On the other hand, the rest of the 12 teams according to their record will be set for the Wild card round, which follows the 2nd-seeded team will face in the third wild card round against the 7th-seeded team. The No. 3 seed will play against the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed will take the No. 5 seed in the wild-card round. The 2025 wild card round will take place from Jan 11 to Jan 13, 2025.
In the divisional round, two games will be played, where the Division winner will face the lowest seed of the Wild Card winner and 2nd highest Wild Card will make a home game against the 2nd lowest seed of the Wild Card winner. This divisional playoffs system will work in both AFC and NFC Conferences in 2025.
The divisional winners with higher Seed will make home field over the lower seed in the conference championship game. These two conference champions will face the league championship game, Super Bowl to determine the best team in the season.
NFL Leaders for the 2024-2025 Playoffs
AFC
No. 1 seed: Kansas City Chiefs (15-2, AFC West winners)
No. 2 seed: Buffalo Bills (13-4, AFC East winners)
No. 3 seed: Baltimore Ravens (12-5, AFC North leaders)
No. 4 seed: Houston Texans (10-7, AFC South winners)
No. 5 seed: Los Angeles Chargers (11-6, wild card No. 1)
No. 6 seed: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6, wild card No. 2)
No. 7 seed: Denver Broncos (10-7, wild card No. 3)
NFC
No. 1 seed: Detroit Lions (15-2, NFC North leaders)
No. 2 seed: Philadelphia Eagles (14-3, NFC East winners)
No. 3 seed: Los Angeles Rams (10-7, NFC West winners)
No. 4 seed: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7, NFC South leaders)
No. 5 seed: Minnesota Vikings (14-3, wild card No. 1)
No. 6 seed: Washington Commanders (12-5, wild card No. 2)
No. 7 seed: Green Bay Packers (11-6, wild card No. 3)
Wild card round
No. 1 seed has a bye
No. 2 seed hosts No. 7 seed
No. 3 seed hosts No. 6 seed
No. 4 seed hosts No. 5 seed
Divisional round
The No. 1 seed hosts the lowest remaining seed.
The second-highest remaining seed hosts the second-lowest remaining seed.
Conference championship game
Divisional round winners (higher seed hosts)
Super Bowl
Conference championship winners play at a neutral site.
This year’s Super Bowl will be played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.