Format, how 14 teams qualify, seeding, matchups, bye weeks, and path to Super Bowl. Breakdown for 2025-26 season.

Each conference will have seven playoff teams: four division winners (No. 1 through No. 4) and three at-large teams, called wild cards (No. 5 through No. 7). The division winners are ranked by best record to worst and will each host at least one playoff game.

Here's looking at the 14 teams that would be in the playoffs if the 2025 NFL season ended in Week 15, from top seeds to final wild cards in both conferences.

The Bills spotted the Patriots a big lead and then came roaring back to keep their AFC East chances alive. Here's what we learned.

The Bills staged an epic 21-point comeback to beat the Patriots, 35-31, in a crucial AFC East showdown as New England snapped their 10-game win streak