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.

Where do things stand? What needs to be sorted out? Check back as the NFL playoff field gets finalized Sunday.

After Sunday's Week 18 action, we’ll have no more NFL regular season. The road to Super Bowl 60 will truly begin with the playoff teams officially locked in and ready to play. If you’re wondering what the playoff picture looks like with one day left to be played, you’ve come to the right place.

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.

We followed the 2025 NFL season's playoff picture and several tight races in Week 18 -- including for the final postseason spots.

The Bucs’ path to the playoffs got narrower after the Falcons stunned the Rams on Monday night. They now need to beat the Panthers in Week 18 and hope the Saints beat the Falcons. If that happens, the Bucs will win the NFC South. Otherwise, they will miss the playoffs.

Here's what to know about the playoff field, brackets and potseason schedule: The playoffs begin with wild-card weekend Jan. 10-12. Six games (three in the NFC and three in the AFC) will take place across the three days. There will be two games on Saturday, Jan. 10, three on Sunday, Jan. 11, and one on Monday, Jan. 12.

The Ravens have one shot at a playoff berth in their final game of the NFL’s regular season. We break down how they can clinch the AFC North in the 2026 NFL Playoffs in Week 18.