The final pieces of the NFL's playoff picture came together Sunday with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers securing their fifth consecutive playoff berth. On the other end of the spectrum, the Denver Broncos return to the playoffs for the first time since 2015 when they won the Super Bowl with Peyton Manning at quarterback.

The NFL playoffs begin Jan. 11 with wild-card weekend, and Super Bowl LIX is Feb. 9 in New Orleans. Here's the full schedule and bracket.

The most exciting time of any NFL season has arrived, the playoffs! Starting this weekend with the Wild Card round, 12 teams will battle it out for a place in the Divisional matchups and take a step closer to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

NFL playoffs begin today! This year's postseason field will include several fresh faces with the Washington Commanders, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles

Well, the 2024 NFL regular season is coming to an end in Week 18 and all of the games will no longer matter once the playoff field is set. Every team's new goal will go from making the postseason to winning the Super Bowl.

The NFL playoffs are single elimination. The four division champions from each conference make the playoffs and are seeded No. 1 through No. 4 based on record. The three remaining teams in each conference with the best record qualify for the postseason as wild-card teams and are seeded No. 5 through No. 7.

Here's the NFL playoff schedule for the first six postseason games of the NFL playoffs, starting with the Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens on Saturday,

The NFL playoffs wild card weekend is getting ready to start, brining us the beginning of the 2025 playoff schedule. Who is facing off? When are the games? How can you watch? It is time to break down each playoff contest for this weekend.