Explained Postseason Seeding

Bracketology: Can a big win earn Tennessee the No. 1 overall seed?

The Volunteers have two shots to take over the top spot this month.

ESPN - 4h

Doc Rivers explains why the Bucks are benching Khris Middleton despite his impressive numbers as a starter

Middleton is averaging 15.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists on 51.2% shooting as a starter this season

CBS Sports - 7h

Daniels and Nix will become a rare rookie QB duo to start in the same postseason

The impressive feats from the 2024 rookie quarterback class will carry over into the postseason

ABC News - 20h

The kindness of strangers: we thought we’d been poisoned at Tolstoy’s house. Then a local explained what we had really drunk

We took thirsty chugs from the tall glasses. Surely this ‘water’ belonged in a biohazard chamber, not our mouths. Read more in the kindness of strangers series In July 2019 I travelled to ...

The Guardian - 11h

2025 NFL playoffs: How Packers can overcome loss of Christian Watson in postseason, starting with Eagles game

Here are some of the ways they can mitigate his absence

CBS Sports - 15h

NFL playoffs QB rankings: Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes opens postseason at No. 1, Lions' Jared Goff in top five

Which signal-callers are most promising as the playoffs begin?

CBS Sports - 20h

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 - 1d

New neutron science could explain our cosmic leftover status

The world’s most powerful source of electrically neutral particles may help us understand why the universe exists

Financial Times - 1d

GeForce RTX 50-Series GPUs - Nvidia's New Graphics Cards, Explained

Nvidia revealed its next generation of graphics cards, the GeForce RTX 50-series, at CES this week. There are four new GPUs in the lineup: the Geforce RTX 5090, 5080, 5070, and 5070 Ti. The ...

GameSpot - 1d

College Football Playoff prediction: Why Ohio State's monster postseason run should end with a national title

The Buckeyes are the betting favorite to win the College Football Playoff and here's why they can do it

CBS Sports - 1d

Chargers sign Zeke for RB depth in postseason

The Chargers signed running back Ezekiel Elliott to their practice squad Tuesday.

ESPN - 1d

Ex-Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott signs to Chargers practice squad ahead of postseason run, per report

Elliott asked for his release from the Cowboys in order to chase a Super Bowl ring

CBS Sports - 2d

Uber’s beaten-down stock is now riding higher, and these two factors explain why

Uber will buy back stock in an accelerated deal, while Wedbush has added it to its “Best Ideas List.”

MarketWatch - 2d

The VAR Review: Why Brighton's penalty against Arsenal stood; explaining Matthijs de Ligt's handball

Should Brighton & Hove Albion's penalty have stood against Arsenal? And why did Matthijs de Ligt concede a penalty at Liverpool?

ESPN - 2d

NFL playoff bracket explained: How postseason seeding, matchups are decided in race to 2025 Super Bowl

Everything you need to know about the NFL's playoff structure

CBS Sports - 2d

Gibbs carries Lions past Vikes, to NFC's top seed

Jahmyr Gibbs had four touchdowns, and the Lions beat Minnesota 31-9 on Sunday night to win their second straight NFC North title and earn home-field advantage until the Super Bowl.

ESPN - 2d

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 - 3d

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 - 3d

Scar tissue made Lions tougher on march to NFC's No. 1 seed

Winning 15 games and earning the NFC's top seed is more evidence of Detroit's identity-changing rise to one of the NFL's best franchises. Is a Super Bowl next?

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Lions earn top seed as Broncos & Bucs reach play-offs

Detroit earn the NFC top seed, while Tampa Bay and Denver secure the final two play-off spots on the final Sunday of the regular season.

BBC News - 3d

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 - 3d

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 - 3d

Who gets the No. 1 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye if the Lions and Vikings tie in Week 18?

It's unlikely, but what if?

CBS Sports - 3d

Updated NFL playoff picture: Live tracking Vikings vs. Lions for the NFC's No. 1 seed

We are following the 2024 NFL season's playoff picture. Here's how things look for wild-card spots, division races and even the draft order.

ESPN - 3d

Vikings face Lions for No. 1 seed in NFC

In what could be considered the biggest game of the 2024-25 NFL season, the Detroit Lions will host the Minnesota Vikings on "Sunday Night Football."

NBC News - 3d

Commanders pull Jayden Daniels in second half vs. Cowboys with NFC playoff seeding still on the line

Washington trailed 9-3 ahead of their first drive of the second half, so they are saving Daniels for the playoffs

CBS Sports - 3d

Ravens lock up AFC North, No. 3 seed with win over Browns

The loss guarantees that Cleveland will have a top-three pick in the draft.

ESPN - 3d

2025 NFL playoff picture: How Bengals or Dolphins can still steal AFC's final postseason spot from Broncos

There's only one playoff spot up for grabs in the AFC

CBS Sports - 4d

Dani Olmo's Barcelona situation explained: Why can't he play in La Liga and why wasn't he registered?

The talented Euro 2024 winner's future with the team is now in question after this latest development

CBS Sports - 4d

Jeremiyah Love is expected to be ready for 7th-seeded Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman expects running back Jeremiyah Love to play in Thursday's College Football Playoff semifinal game and the Fighting Irish ground game to be at full strength against ...

ABC News - 4d