Here's who AFC teams want to see—and don't want to see—for their best chance at lifting the Lombardi Trophy next month

The NFL playoffs start this weekend, with wild-card action kicking off Saturday. Our football editors offer their predictions for every round of the postseason through Super Bowl LIX.AFC wild-card round!

The race to be Super Bowl LIX champion is wide open. Who are the contenders? Who are the pretenders? We picked every NFL postseason game.

Sporting News' NFL experts make their predictions for the 2025 playoff bracket, including AFC and NFC champions and their picks for Super Bowl 59.

While it's too soon to know which two teams will square off in February, here's a quick guide to what we know about Super Bowl 59.

The four NFC and four AFC division champions and six wild-card teams - the three non-division winners with the best records in each conference - will compete in a single elimination tournament. The final four will play in the AFC and NFC championship games on Jan.

The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) and Detroit Lions (15-2) earned the right to sit back and watch things unfold before beginning their quest for the Vince Lombardi Trophy,

Which teams are in line to play for it all? Our writers and editors fill out their brackets and pick a champion, a final score and an MVP for the big game.

The NFL Playoffs are here. Every postseason many unexpected events occurs. Sometimes a top team will be upset in the opening round or a the right player will catch fire at the right time. In this ranking,

There have been 58 Super Bowls played in NFL history, and somehow, there are still 12 teams that have yet to win a Lombardi Trophy. However, that number could be going down by one this year and that's because there are five teams in the playoffs that will have a chance to end their Super Bowl drought.