The goal for all the 32 teams at the start of an NFL season is to reach the Super Bowl and lift the Vince Lombardi trophy.
However, in order for this to be achieved, teams must successfully navigate the playoffs to feature in the NFL's showpiece game.
But how do the playoffs work? DAZN News explains.
How many teams will reach the NFL playoffs?
Come the end of the regular season, 14 teams go in the playoffs, seven from the AFC and seven from the NFC.
The four teams which win their respective divisions in each conference earn spots, while the remaining three remaining places are given to the non-division winning teams who have the best records in their respective conferences.
These are known as "wildcard spots".
Who are in the 2024-25 NFL playoffs?
AFC
- Kansas City Chiefs (15-2, AFC West winners)
- Buffalo Bills (13-4, AFC East winners)
- Baltimore Ravens (12-5, AFC North winners)
- Houston Texans (10-7, AFC South winners)
- Los Angeles Chargers (11-6, wild card No. 1)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7, wild card No. 2)
- Denver Broncos (10-7, wild card No. 3)
NFC
- Detroit Lions (15-2, NFC North winners)
- Philadelphia Eagles (14-3, NFC East winners)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7, NFC South winners)
- Los Angeles Rams (10-7, NFC West winners)
- Minnesota Vikings (14-3, wild card No. 1)
- Washington Commanders (12-5, wild card No. 2)
- Green Bay Packers (11-6, wild card No. 3)
How do the NFL playoffs work?
The NFL playoffs begin with the wildcard round, followed by the divisional round.
The AFC and NFC Championship games then decide who will be each conference's representation in Super Bowl.
- Wildcard round
- Divisional round
- AFC and NFC Championship round
- Super Bowl
The wildcard round use the following format in each conference.
- Number two seed vs Number seven seed
- Number three seed vs Number six seed
- Number four seed vs Number five seed
The winner of these wildcard games will advance to the divisional round and join the two number one seeds from the AFC and NFC who earned a bye as a result of having the best record over the regular season.
The number one seeded team will face the worst remaining team in their respective conference in the divisional playoffs, and once this matchup is confirmed, the remaining two teams in each conference (second best and second-worst seeds) will go head-to-head.
Once the divisional games have concluded, the two remaining teams will meet in the AFC and NFC Championship games to determine who will be representing each conference at the Super Bowl.
Wildcard Weekend schedule
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(4) Houston Texans vs (5) Los Angeles Chargers
(3) Baltimore Ravens vs (6) Pittsburgh Steelers
(2) Buffalo Bills vs (7) Denver Broncos
(2) Philadelphia Eagles vs (7) Green Bay Packers
(4) Los Angeles Rams vs (5) Minnesota Vikings
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