Is the NFL’s playoff format broken? Barnwell offers up six fixes, from more teams to picking opponents

Add two teams? Go back to 12 teams? Let teams choose their opponents in the wild-card round? Here's how the NFL could make tweaks to its postseason.

ESPN - 6h

2025 NFL playoff bracket: Betting picks, predictions, odds, games, Divisional Round spreads from top model

SportsLine's model has revealed its 2025 NFL playoff bracket picks and predictions for the Divisional Round games

CBS Sports - 7h

NFL odds, lines, picks, spreads, bets, what to bet for NFL playoffs, 2025 Divisional Round: Model backs Eagles

SportsLine's advanced model has locked in its 2025 Divisional Round NFL betting picks and NFL projections from 10,000 simulations

CBS Sports - 7h

NFL divisional playoff picks: Rams among road teams seeking upsets, except Ravens favored

Three home teams are heavy favorites in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The Bills are the exception, with the Ravens a slight favorite in Buffalo.

Yahoo Sports - 11h

Trump’s pick for DoJ to face scrutiny on vow to prosecute his opponents

Pam Bondi called for investigations into lawyers who built cases against the president-elect

Financial Times - 1d

Power Rankings: How do the 8 remaining playoff teams stack up?

Jalen Hurts led the Eagles to the Super Bowl a few years ago, but now he's looking like Philly's weak link. Meanwhile, the Ravens offense appears unstoppable.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

NFL Wild Card Weekend odds, expert picks: Best bets, where to watch, NFL playoffs live stream, more

CBSSports.com and SportsLine break down every 2025 wild-card game

CBS Sports - 3d

2025 NFL playoffs: Ranking all six wild-card round QB matchups, including Jalen Hurts vs. Jordan Love rematch

Which first-round game has the best signal-caller showdown?

CBS Sports - 5d

2025 NFL playoffs QB confidence meter: Patrick Mahomes in tier of his own, rookies offer big questions

Here's a look at how much faith we have in each playoff quarterback

CBS Sports - 5d

2025 NFL Wild Card Weekend: League to review seeding format as three teams with better record face road game

Division winners are rewarded with a home game regardless of their record

CBS Sports - 5d

NFL playoffs: The easiest path to get to New Orleans and win Super Bowl LIX for each AFC team

Here's who AFC teams want to see—and don't want to see—for their best chance at lifting the Lombardi Trophy next month

CBS Sports - Jan. 9

Full NFL playoff picks with one surprise team in Super Bowl, plus franchises most likely to pull off an upset

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Jan. 9

CBS Sports - Jan. 9

NFL sends teams memo about 'importance of sportsmanship' before start of 2025 playoffs

There has been an uptick in fines for on-field acts this season

CBS Sports - Jan. 9

2025 NFL playoffs: Top storyline for each team entering Wild Card Weekend

What to watch for with every wild-card team

CBS Sports - Jan. 9

2025 NFL playoffs: Ranking every team's kicker, with a clear No. 1 and a major slide for Justin Tucker

Tucker has struggled all season, but perhaps he can wipe the slate clean in the postseason

CBS Sports - Jan. 9

NFL wild-card previews: Predictions and breaking down all six matchups as the playoffs begin

Which teams will advance? What will be the X factors? How can you watch each game? Find out right here, courtesy of Yahoo Sports NFL writer Frank Schwab.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8

Travis Kelce denies Chiefs lost to eliminate Bengals from NFL playoffs

Chiefs lost crucial game to allow Denver into postseason Kansas City have struggled against Cincinnati in playoffs Travis Kelce has rebutted claims that the Kansas City Chiefs rested starters in ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Mike Tomlin future: One team called Steelers about potential trade ahead of 2025 NFL playoffs, per report

The Super Bowl-champion coach is drawing interest outside of Pittsburgh

CBS Sports - Jan. 8

2025 NFL playoffs: Ranking the five teams most likely to win their first Super Bowl this postseason

Twelve teams have never won the Super Bowl, and five of them just made the playoffs

CBS Sports - Jan. 8

2025 NFL Draft: One ideal prospect for every non-playoff team, including Cowboys, Patriots adding playmakers

The majority of the draft order has been set

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

These NFL teams didn't make the playoffs — what will it take to bring them success in 2025?

Fantasy football analyst Matt Harmon examines the future of the teams on the outside looking in at the NFL playoffs.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7

Ranking Every N.F.L. Team from First to Worst as the Playoffs Approach

There’s a new No. 1 team at the end of the regular season.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Super Bowl odds, best bets: Model simulations for every playoff team and rankings for best value picks

The SportsLine Projection Model's simulations say Detroit will bring home its first Super Bowl championship

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

One reason for optimism for every NFL team that missed the playoffs: Falcons, Panthers have real QB promise

Let's look on the bright side for 18 clubs that didn't make it

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

Can Boeing Be Fixed? Aerospace Leaders Offer a Repair Manual

Restore trust, revamp the design process and forget the stock price: Experts from inside and outside the company share advice for the troubled jet maker.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

NFL finalizes 2025 schedule of opponents: Here are the home-and-away games for all 32 teams

Who's your favorite NFL team playing against in 2025? Find out here

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

2025 NFL playoffs: Former NFL WR thinks the Lions might be unbeatable, believes one team is on upset alert

'NFL Today' star Nate Burleson looks ahead to the postseason

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

Asked & Answered: Week 18 is broken. Is there any way to fix it?

When the most compelling element of your regular season’s final week is which chump team is going to chump the hardest, something is definitely off.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

The NFL’s bogus playoff seeding system penalizes the more deserving

The 14-3 Vikings and 12-5 Commanders will open the playoffs on the road because the NFL insists on giving a home game to even the most middling of division winners

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

The NFL’s bogus playoff seeding system penalizes the more deserving

The 14-3 Vikings and 12-5 Commanders will open the playoffs on the road because the NFL insists on giving a home game to even the most middling of division winners. The injustice of the NFL’s ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

NFL playoffs: Ranking all 14 teams to make the postseason, from juggernaut Lions to slumping Steelers

How do the contenders stack up going into Wild Card Weekend?

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

NFL playoff narratives for all 14 postseason teams: Sam Darnold not playoff tested? Lions too banged up?

A narrative surrounding each playoff team

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

Is It Time for the N.F.L. to Rethink Its Playoff Format?

On Sunday, the Lions and Vikings face off to determine the N.F.C. No. 1 seed. The loser plays the first round on the road.

The New York Times - Jan. 4

Mortgage rates inch up to start the year at a near six-month high. Will the housing market become more affordable in 2025?

The 30-year mortgage rate averaged at 6.91%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

MarketWatch - Jan. 4

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