2025 NFL division round betting
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The wild-card round of the 2025-26 NFL playoffs certainly lived up to its name. The weekend was filled with compelling games, tight finishes, and a few remarkable upsets.
The NFL playoff picture cruises into Week 18, where four divisions are up for grabs. On Jan. 3, Panthers-Bucs could decide the NFC South. If Carolina wins, the Panthers clinch the division. If Tampa Bay wins, the Bucs need a Saints win over Atlanta to secure another division crown.
With two weeks left in the 2025 regular season, only one team has clinched a division title. Here's a look at the NFL playoff picture in Week 17.
The NFC West has three teams in the 2026 NFL divisional playoffs after San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles combined for 38 wins, the first time all three playoff teams from the same division had 12 or more wins.
Here is the schedule for the divisional round the NFL playoffs. The games will air on NBC/Peacock, CBS, FOX and ESPN/ABC. The AFC and NFC Conference Championship games will be played Sunday, Jan. 25. The AFC Championship Game will air on CBS, and the NFC Championship Game will be on FOX.
With the Rams and 49ers both winning on Wild Card Weekend, that means the NFC West will now be sending three teams to the divisional round this year. San Francisco and Los Angeles will be joined by the Seattle Seahawks, who earned a bye to the divisional round as the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC.
The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Tennessee Titans to finish the regular season on an eight-game winning streak and win the AFC South title. The Carolina Panthers captured the NFC South by winning a three-way tiebreaker with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons thanks to the Falcons' victory against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.