The NFL’s Wild Card Round has begun as the playoff bracket moves into its next phase. Which teams are continuing on deeper into the NFL postseason, and which teams are now sitting on the outside looking in?
Current NFL Playoff Bracket For Divisional Round
The below NFL bracket is accurate as of the conclusion of the Browns vs. Texans game.
AFC Playoff Seeds and Standings
1. Baltimore Ravens (13-3)
2. Buffalo Bills (11-6)
3. Kansas City Chiefs (11-6)
4. Houston Texans (10-7)
5. Cleveland Browns (11-6) – Eliminated
6. Miami Dolphins (11-6)
7. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)
NFC Playoff Seeds and Standings
1. San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
2. Dallas Cowboys (12-5)
3. Detroit Lions (12-5)
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8)
5. Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
6. Los Angeles Rams (10-7)
7. Green Bay Packers (9-8)
NFL Playoff Schedule
The television schedule for the remainder of the 2023-2024 NFL playoffs can be found below.
As of right now, the Houston Texans have punched their ticket to the next round. The Baltimore Ravens await in the AFC after getting a first-round bye.
Wild Card Round
All times Eastern
Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024
- Dolphins at Chiefs – 8:15 p.m. (Peacock)
Sunday, Jan., 14, 2024
- Packers at Cowboys – 4:30 p.m. (CBS or FOX)
- Rams at Lions – 8:15 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Jan. 15, 2024
- Steelers at Bills – 4:30 p.m. (CBS or FOX)
- Eagles at Buccaneers – 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
Divisional Round
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024
- AFC Divisional matchup
- NFC Divisional matchup
Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024
- AFC Divisional matchup
- NFC Divisional matchup
Conference Championship Round
Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024
- AFC Championship Game – 3 p.m. (CBS)
- NFC Championship Game – 6:30 p.m. (FOX)
Super Bowl LVIII
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024
- AFC champion vs. NFC champion – 6:30 p.m. (CBS)
How Many Teams Make the NFL Playoffs?
A total of 14 teams make the NFL playoffs. The 14 teams include seven from the American Football Conference (AFC) and seven from the National Football Conference (NFC).
Each of the four division champions from the two conferences automatically earns a bid, followed by three Wild Card teams from each conference.
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The three Wild Card spots in each conference are earned by the top three teams by record who did not win their respective divisions. To break ties between teams with equal records that are vying for a Wild Card spot, the NFL employs a set of tiebreaking procedures.
There are separate 12-step processes for breaking ties between two teams and ties between three or more teams. Only if the first 11 steps are exhausted does the NFL resort to a coin toss to decide which team makes the playoffs. Generally, ties are broken within the first five steps.
NFL Playoff Format and Bracket
Teams are seeded No. 1 through 7 in each conference, with the division winners receiving seeds Nos. 1 through 4, with the three Wild Card teams receiving seeds Nos. 5 through 7.
The division winners are seeded according to record, with the best record receiving the top seed, and the same is true of Wild Card teams.
The league uses the same playoff tiebreaking procedures to break ties for seeds.
The NFL’s playoff bracket is divided between the AFC and NFC. There are four rounds: Wild Card Weekend, the Divisional Round, Conference Championship Weekend, and the Super Bowl.
During Wild Card Weekend, the No. 2 seed faces the No. 7 seed, the No. 3 seed faces the No. 6 seed, and the No. 4 seed faces the No. 5 seed in each conference. In each subsequent round, the highest remaining seed faces the lowest remaining seed, and so on.
The No. 1 seed receives a first-round bye. In this format, the No. 7 seed, if they win on Wild Card Weekend, automatically goes to the top seed on the road. The same is said if the No. 6 seed wins and the No. 7 seed is eliminated.
In the Super Bowl, the winning teams from each conference face off to battle for the Lombardi Trophy.
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