After the NFL regular season, the NFL playoffs bracket comes into play. It shows the current scenario for both the AFC and NFC conferences, indicating which teams can advance to the next round and which will be eliminated from the race. The bracket helps visualize the path to the Super Bowl.
Here, we cover the 2025 NFL Playoffs bracket, complete schedule, TV channels guide and more information.
2025 NFL Playoff Full Schedule
The 2025 NFL playoffs will start on Saturday, January 11, with the Wild-Card Round and end with the Conference Championship games on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
The Divisional Round matchups will take place on January 18th and 19th. Here are the NFL key dates of the NFL postseason 2024-25 games at a glance:
- Wild-card games: January 11-13
- Divisional games: January 18-19
- Conference championships: January 26
- Super Bowl 2025: Sunday, February 09
- Pro Bowl 2025: Sunday, February 02
Here is the complete schedule including TV channel:
| DATE | MATCHUP | TIME | TV CHANNEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 11, 2025 | AFC/NFC Wild-Card Round: TBA at TBA | 1:00 pm ET | CBS or FOX |
| Sat, Jan 11, 2025 | AFC/NFC Wild-Card Round: TBA at TBA | 4:30 pm ET | NBC/Peacock |
| Sat, Jan 11, 2025 | AFC/NFC Wild-Card Round: TBA at TBA | 8:00 pm ET | Peacock |
| Sun, Jan 12, 2025 | AFC/NFC Wild-Card Round: TBA at TBA | 4:30 pm ET | CBS or FOX |
| Sun, Jan 12, 2025 | AFC/NFC Wild-Card Round: TBA at TBA | 8:15 pm ET | NBC |
| Mon, Jan 13, 2025 | AFC/NFC Wild-Card Round: TBA at TBA | 8:15 pm ET | ESPN/ABC |
| Sat, Jan 18, 2025 | AFC/NFC Divisional Round: TBA at TBA | 4:30 pm ET | TBA |
| Sat, Jan 18, 2025 | AFC/NFC Divisional Round: TBA at TBA | 8:15 pm ET | TBA |
| Sun, Jan 19, 2025 | AFC/NFC Divisional Round: TBA at TBA | 3:00 pm ET | TBA |
| Sun, Jan 19, 2025 | AFC/NFC Divisional Round: TBA at TBA | 6:30 pm ET | TBA |
| Sun, Jan 26, 2025 | NFC Championship Game: NFC at NFC | 3:00 pm ET | FOX |
| Sun, Jan 26, 2025 | AFC Championship Game: AFC at AFC | 6:30 pm ET | CBS |
| Sun, Feb 9, 2025 | Super Bowl LIX: AFC Champ vs. NFC Champ | 6:30 pm ET | FOX |
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How does the NFL Playoff Bracket Work in 2025?
The NFL Playoff Bracket is the Super exciting & straightforward System used to determine the champion. It is a single-elimination tournament.
Here is the format of how it works:
Teams: 14 Teams Make the Playoffs. 7 teams come from each conference (AFC and NFC). 4 from division winners, and 3 Wild Card teams in each conference.
Seeding: The top 1 to 7 teams are ranked based on their regular-season records. The top team (Seed 1) in each conference gets a bye in the first round and doesn’t play.
Wild Card Weekend: The other 6 teams in each conference play in the Wild Card round
- Seed 2 plays Seed 7
- Seed 3 plays Seed 6
- Seed 4 plays Seed 5
Note: The higher-seeded team hosts the game.
Divisional Round: The top-seeded team (Seed 1) plays the lowest remaining seed. The other two winners also play, with the higher seed hosting.
Conference Championships: The last two teams in each conference play for the chance to go to the Super Bowl- the higher seed hosts.
2025 Super Bowl: The AFC and NFC champions will meet in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9, 2025, and we will be the NFL champions.
TV Coverage and live Streaming info
The games of the 2025 NFL Playoffs will be televised on CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, ABC, Peacock and Prime Video.
The Wild Card round will be played over three days with six games and the following networks will cover them. For the full TV schedule please visit our Schedule section. The Divisional Round will be broadcast on CBS, FOX, and NBC and the Conference Championships will have the NFC game on FOX and the AFC game on CBS.
The NFL playoffs will come down to Super Bowl LIX on FOX. You can watch the games on fuboTV, DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV or Hulu + Live TV for streaming. All of which will feature playoff games. NFL+ can be considered an affordable mobile streaming service.
If you wish to watch the NFL playoffs live streaming online for free, you can subscribe to the free trial of these streaming services.
