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ESPN's Football Power Index doled out percentage chances for making the Super Bowl for all 14 playoff participants. The two highest percentages went to the two No. 1 seeds. The third went to the fifth-seeded Rams (23.2 percent), who looked like Super Bowl favorites before wobbling a bit down the final stretch.
The Bills had the best rushing attack in the NFL this year with an average of 159.6 yards per game. Only one other team in the NFL even topped145 yards per game during the regular season. The Bills went 9-0 in games where they rushed for at least 150 yards thanks in large part to their not-so-secret weapon, James Cook.
Denver will get the first-round bye while New England and Jacksonville play on Wild Card Weekend — and neither has an easy matchup. Chargers vs. Patriots will feature two of the NFL’s best young quarterbacks with Drake Maye and Justin Herbert facing off. The Jaguars drew the shortest straw and will have to host Josh Allen.
After wild-card weekend, divisional rounds will begin with two games on Saturday and two on Sunday. Saturday, Jan. 17: Two games - 4:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18: Two games - 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
The final Sunday of the NFL’s regular season began with three division titles, two playoff spots and a bye up for grabs.
SportsLine's model has analyzed the NFL playoff bracket and locked in its score predictions, best bets, and prop picks for Wild Card Weekend
The Jaguars clinched the AFC South by besting the Titans in Week 18. They remain in the hunt for the No. 1 seed, although they'll need the Broncos and Patriots to lose their matchups to have a shot at the top spot. The Steelers clinched the AFC North and the final playoff spot by beating the Ravens in Week 18.
The Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos clinched first-round byes as the respective top seeds in their conferences. The Carolina Panthers relied on the Atlanta Falcons beating the New Orleans Saints to squeak past the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and into the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
The NFL playoff bracket has a wrinkle other tournaments don't have. How does that impact the NFC and AFC postseason divisional round games this week?