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'A year of sowing seeds': How C.J. Stroud's competitive nature is taking course for Texans

Houston will host the Chargers in the wild-card round after winning its second consecutive AFC South title.

ESPN - 8h

Steelers at Ravens will be rare NFL playoff game to be exclusively streamed: How Amazon landed key matchup

The AFC North rivals will be aired by the streaming service

CBS Sports - 3h

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 - 7h

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 - 13h

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 - 21h

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 - 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 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 - 2d

College Football Playoff prediction: Why No. 7 seed Notre Dame is prepared to reclaim the throne

The Fighting Irish are just two wins away from their first national championship in almost 40 years

CBS Sports - 3d

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 - 3d

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 - 3d

NFL playoff field set after Lions rout Vikings to earn NFC's top seed; Patriots fire Jerod Mayo

Detroit trounced Minnesota to win the NFC North and claim the postseason bye

CBS Sports - 3d

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 - 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

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

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

With No. 1 seed at stake, Lions ride Gibbs to glory and Vikings come up small

Jahmyr Gibbs scored four touchdowns as Detroit seized the top seed in the NFC, while Minnesota failed to reach the end zone and settled for the wild card.

Yahoo 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

NFL roundup: Lions rout Vikings for NFC’s top seed as Titans land No 1 pick

Lions crush Vikings 31-9 to secure NFC’s No 1 seed Packers lose Love and Watson in 24-22 loss to Bears Titans earn No 1 pick with 23-14 defeat to Houston Patriots fire Mayo after finishing 4-13 ...

The Guardian - 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

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 - 4d

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 - 4d

Packers lose Jordan Love, Christian Watson to injury, fall to Bears on walk-off FG and lock into NFC's No. 7 seed

Watson and Love both suffered injuries against the Bears as Green Bay sought to improve its playoff seeding.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Self-learning AI unveils NFL against the spread, over-under, money-line picks for every Week 18, 2025 matchup

SportsLine AI evaluated the Week 18 NFL odds and revealed its NFL predictions, NFL score predictions, and NFL betting picks for every game

CBS Sports - 4d

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 - 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