2024-25 NFL Playoff Bracket – Current format of NFL Playoffs
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.
AFC Leaders for the 2023-2024 season
- Baltimore Ravens (13-4) (First-round bye)
- Buffalo Bills (11-6)
- Kansas City Chiefs (11-6)
- Houston Texans (10-7)
- Cleveland Browns (11-6)
- Miami Dolphins (11-6)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
NFC Leaders for the 2023-2024 season
- San Francisco 49ers (12-5) (First-round bye)
- Dallas Cowboys (12-5)
- Detroit Lions (12-5)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8)
- Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
- Los Angeles Rams (10-7)
- Green Bay Packers (9-8)
Wild Card Round Matchups
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | Results |
| Saturday, Jan. 13 | Browns at Texans | Final | Texans (45-14) |
| Saturday, Jan. 13 | Dolphins at Chiefs | Final | Chiefs (26-7) |
| Sunday, Jan. 14 | Packers at Cowboys | Final | Packers (48-32) |
| Sunday, Jan. 14 | LA Rams at Lions | Final | Lions (24-23) |
| Monday, Jan. 15 | Steelers at Bills | Final | Bills (31-17) |
| Monday, Jan. 15 | Eagles at Buccaneers | Final | Buccaneers (32-9) |
Divisional Playoffs Matchup
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | Results |
| Saturday, Jan. 20 | Ravens at Texans | Final | Ravens (34-10) |
| Saturday, Jan. 20 | 49ers at Packers | Final | 49ers (24-21) |
| Sunday, Jan 21 | Buccaneers at Lions | Final | Lions (31-23) |
| Sunday, Jan 21 | Bills at Chiefs | Final | Chiefs (27-24) |
2024 Conference Championships Game
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | Results |
| Sunday, Jan. 28 | Ravens at Chiefs | Final | Chiefs (17-10) |
| Sunday, Jan. 28 | 49ers at Lions | Final | 49ers (34-31) |
2024 Super Bowl Game:
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | Results |
| Sunday, Feb. 11 | Chiefs vs. 49ers | Final | Chiefs (25-22) |