Entering the final stretch of the 2025 season, we can see a clear gap between contenders and pretenders, though underdogs are still covering at a fairly high rate.

Nick's 2026 NFL playoffs bracket predictions, picks for the entire 2025-26 NFL postseason following the Wild Card round. Which NFL teams will win their playoff matchups and get to the Super Bowl?

The Seahawks earned a bye in the Wild Card round after finishing as the NFC’s No. 1 seed with a 14–3 record. They will host the No. 6 seed San Francisco 49ers, who finished 12–4 and defeated the No. 3 seed Eagles (11–6) on the road in the Wild Card round. Seattle enters the matchup as a touchdown favorite.

NFL Wild Card playoffs weekend is here, so let's look at the odds and make some picks and predictions for the coming showdowns.

The divisional brackets are set for this weekend’s NFL playoffs with a pair of games taking place Saturday and a pair Sunday. The No. 6 Buffalo Bills (12-5) and the No. 1 Denver Broncos (14-3) will open up the weekend’s games,

The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks will play for the second time in 14 days on Saturday, while the Chicago Bears will host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in the NFL divisional round, the league announced Sunday evening.

The Seahawks will host the 49ers in the divisional round Saturday, Jan. 17. Kickoff will be either 1:30 or 5 p.m. PT (network also TBD). The 49ers won 17-13 in Seattle in Week 1. The Seahawks beat them 13-3 in Santa Clara in Week 18 to win the NFC West and secure the conference's top seed.

We have an official kickoff time for the Denver Broncos game against the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Kickoff is set for Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:30 pm MT! Officially official.