Postseason Seeding Matchups

2025 Wild Card Weekend viewer's guide ranking: Commanders-Buccaneers matchup is underrated

Ranking all the games that come with the first weekend of the NFL playoffs

CBS Sports - 2h

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 - 5h

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

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 - 10h

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

Why Cavaliers vs. Thunder is historic matchup, and how a win can finally get Cleveland the respect it deserves

The Cavs, at 31-4, are on pace for 73 wins -- but many still aren't taking them all that seriously

CBS Sports - 17h

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

Where to watch JuJu Watkins, USC vs. Maryland: TV channel, live stream, start time for top-10 matchup

Watkins and the Trojans head across the country to take on the 14-0 Terrapins in a Big Ten showdown

CBS Sports - 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

College Football Playoff games: Predictions, storylines for Orange, Cotton Bowl semifinal matchups

Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State and Texas are playing for a shot at the national title this week

CBS Sports - 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

All 49 possible Super Bowl matchups, ranked

Some Super Bowl matchups are atrocious and unthinkable, some are transcendent and we should only get so lucky.

Yahoo Sports - 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

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

'You couldn't write a better scenario': Lions-Vikings best matchups, keys to victory, more

More than three decades have passed since an NFL regular-season game carried such high stakes.

ESPN - 3d

College Football Playoff: Notre Dame vs. Penn State - prediction, odds, expert picks, QB matchup, and trends

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Yahoo Sports - 3d

College Football Playoff: Ohio State vs Texas - prediction, UPDATED odds, expert picks, QB matchup, and stats

College Football Playoff Semi-Final Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Texas Longhorns

Yahoo 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

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