This weekend, three teams with better records than their playoff opponent will hit the road in the wild-card round ... again review its playoff seeding format this offseason, sources tell CBS ...

The NFL's postseason format is unique in that it uses a dynamic bracket for the playoffs. Here's how it works.

Here's how each part of the playoffs work: Four division winners from the North, South, East and West divisions Three wild card teams (top remaining teams by win-loss record) The division winners ...

The Denver Broncos and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the final teams to book a postseason spot, setting up the start of the NFL Playoffs.

Only the highest seed in each conference earns a bye, meaning the other six playoff teams from each conference have to play in the wild-card round. The current format ensures that 43.75 percent of ...

With a bunch of playoff scenarios up in the air as the NFL ... tiebreaker restarts at Step 1 of two-club format. If three clubs remain tied after a fourth club is eliminated during any step ...

The 2024 NFL season marks the fifth year of the 14-team playoff bracket ... that means No. 2 seeds are 9-1 in the wild-card round under the new format. Facing seemingly overmatched teams feels ...

The playoffs have four rounds: wild card, divisional, conference championship and Super Bowl. The first three rounds happen in consecutive weeks before a two-week break ahead of the Super Bowl.

Fourteen teams will compete in 13 games over the next five weeks to determine a Super Bowl champion. Here's your guide to the NFL playoff format.