DeMeco Ryans and the Houston Texans took care of business against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18, before learning their playoff fate.

Just how hyper-focused this Texans team has become through sheer adversity really sets them up to do battle on enemy turf against a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, who's destined to become a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Fourteen teams will compete in 13 games over the next five weeks to determine a Super Bowl champion. Here's your guide to the NFL playoff format.

The 2026 NFL playoff bracket is set, beginning with six star-studded matchups set to unfold over Wild Card Weekend. All 14 teams are vying to get to Super Bowl LX, which is set to be played in Santa Clara,

But in their first appearances as a wild card, the Texans will have to do something they've never done before: win a road playoff game. Houston is 0-6 in the postseason away from

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Sunday Night Football” between the Ravens and Steelers to decide the AFC North title – the playoff bracket is nearly set. Panthers clinched NFC South title and playoff berth with Falcons' 19-17 win over Saints,

The 272nd and final game of the NFL's regular season will be for the AFC North title when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens