Updated matchups for wild card round, playoff picture
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This article was originally published on www.fansided.com as Final NFL Playoff bracket and Super Bowl prediction after Week 18.
The playoff field is set and with the Kansas City Chiefs out of the picture after several trips to the Super Bowl in recent years, things feel as wide open as ever.
Fourteen teams, seven in each conference, make the postseason. The number of playoff teams has varied from as few as two teams (from 1933 to 1966) to as many as 16 teams (in 1982). The NFL expanded from 12 to 14 playoff teams in 2020.
The NFL playoff picture is rapidly coming into focus as the final two weeks of the 2025 NFL season wrap up. Entering play Dec. 28, a total of 12 playoff berths have been clinched. It's possible all 14 could be spoken for by the end of Week 17, though it's ...