The adage entering the 2025 NFL playoffs was that the race to win Super Bowl 60 was wide open. Wild-card weekend seemed to prove that hypothesis correct.
Four of the NFL’s first five playoff games were decided by one score. Two tied the NFL record for fourth-quarter lead changes (four) while the Chicago Bears earned their first postseason win since 2010 while overcoming an 18-point deficit in a rivalry game against the Green Bay Packers.
Add in a couple of six-seed victories and the elimination of the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and the playoffs have thus far been unpredictable as the field has been whittled to nine remaining teams.
Who still remains in the 2025 NFL playoffs after the wild-card round? Here’s what to know about the NFL playoff bracket and the matchups still to come in the divisional round.
Who is still in the NFL playoffs?
Just nine teams remain in the NFL playoffs with five of the league’s six wild-card round games now in the books. Below is a look at the teams that remain in the running for Super Bowl 60:
AFC:
- Denver Broncos (No. 1)
- New England Patriots (No. 2)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 4)
- Houston Texans (No. 5)
- Buffalo Bills (No. 6)
NFC:
- Seattle Seahawks (No. 1)
- Chicago Bears (No. 2)
- Los Angeles Rams (No. 5)
- San Francisco 49ers (No. 6)
The final divisional-round spot will be decided by the result of the Steelers vs. Texans game on ‘Monday Night Football.
2025 NFL playoff bracket: Divisional-round matchups
Below is a look at the playoff brackets for the AFC and NFC as the divisional-round matchups come into focus:
AFC:
- No. 1 Denver Broncos vs. No. 6 Buffalo Bills
- No. 2 New England Patriots vs. winner of Steelers-Texans
- Jan. 12: No. 4 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. No. 5 Houston Texans
NFC:
- No. 1 Seattle Seahawks vs. No. 6 San Francisco 49ers
- No. 2 Chicago Bears vs. No. 5 Los Angeles Rams
2025 NFL playoffs schedule
Below is a look at the schedule for the 2025 NFL playoffs, starting with the last remaining wild-card game:
Wild-card round
All times Eastern
Monday, Jan. 12
- Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
Divisional round
Saturday, Jan. 17
- Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos, 4:30 or 8 pm. ET, network TBD
- San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:30 or 8 p.m. ET, network TBD
Sunday, Jan. 18
- Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears, 3 or 6:30 p.m. ET, network TBD
- Houston Texans/Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots, 3 or 6:30 p.m. ET, network TBD
NFL conference championship round
Sunday, Jan. 25
- AFC championship game: 3 p.m.
- NFC championship game: 6:30 p.m.
Super Bowl 60
- TV: NBC
- Date: Feb. 8, 2026
- Location: Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California)
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
