The 2025 NFL playoffs are officially underway! The Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans kicked things off on Saturday in a wild game that saw the Texans come away with an 32-12 win.
The Baltimore Ravens closed out the action on Saturday by punching their ticket to the divisional round with a dominating 28-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens jumped out to a 21-0 lead at halftime and then coasted from there.
The Buffalo Bills became the final AFC team to qualify for the divisional round and they did that on Sunday with a dominating 31-7 win over the Denver Broncos. The win by the Bills means that the AFC will have the same final four teams as last season with the Bills, Ravens, Texans and Kansas City Chiefs all in the divisional round for the second straight year.
The NFC playoffs will now be taking center stage to finish out Wild Card Weekend with the Philadelphia Eagles (-5.5 vs. Green Bay Packers) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-3 vs. Washington Commanders) both hosting games on Sunday. The Eagles’ game against the Packers and Washington’s game against Tampa Bay will both be rematches from Week 1 when the Eagles and Bucs both came out on top.
The final game of Wild Card Weekend will be played Monday, Jan. 13 with the Los Angeles Rams facing the Minnesota Vikings. The game was supposed to be played in L.A., but with wildfires raging in Southern California, the NFL moved the game to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The NFL’s decision to relocate the game marks the first time since 1936 that the league has moved a playoff game to a different city.
Let’s take a look at the complete 2025 NFL playoffs schedule.
2025 NFL playoffs bracket
2025 NFL playoffs schedule
Wild Card Weekend
Saturday, Jan. 11
- (4) Texans 32-12 over (5) Chargers. The Texans fell behind 6-0 early, but then took over from there to dominate the final three quarters. The Texans defense came up big with four interceptions of Justin Herbert, including a pick six by Eric Murray in the second half. Herbert threw more picks in one playoff game (4) than he threw during the entire regular season (3).
- (3) Ravens 28-14 over (6) Steelers. The Ravens used Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry to streamroll their way to a win over the Steelers. Henry rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while Jackson added 81 rushing yards on a night where the Ravens totaled 299 yards on the ground. Jackson also threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns in the win. The Ravens jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first half and it was never really close after that.
Sunday, Jan. 12
- (2) Bills 31-7 over (7) Broncos. The Bills fell behind 7-0 after Denver’s opening possession, but it was all Buffalo after that. Josh Allen totaled more than 300 yards with 272 yards and two touchdowns through the air while also tacking on 46 yards on the ground. With the win, the Bills became the first team since 2012 to finish with at least 250 yards through air and 200 yards on the ground in a playoff game.
- (7) Packers at (2) Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo)
- (6) Commanders at (3) Buccaneers, 8 p.m. ET (NBC, fubo)
Monday, Jan. 13
- (5) Vikings vs. (4) Rams, in Arizona, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ABC, fubo)
BYES: Lions, Chiefs
Divisional Round
Saturday, Jan. 18
- AFC/NFC matchup, 4:30 p.m. ET (TBA)
- AFC/NFC matchup, 8:15 p.m. ET (TBA)
Sunday, Jan. 19
- AFC/NFC matchup, 3 p.m. ET (TBA)
- AFC/NFC matchup, 6:30 p.m. ET (TBA)
AFC divisional matchups
- (4) Texans at (1) Chiefs. These two teams met less than a month ago with the Chiefs beating the Texans 27-19 back in Week 16 in a game where neither team ever led by more than one score. The Chiefs defense picked off C.J. Stroud twice in the Kansas City win.
- (3) Ravens at (2) Bills. The Ravens destroyed the Bills back Week 4 in a 35-10 win. However, that game was played in Baltimore and this one will be held in Buffalo. It will be a battle of the two quarterbacks — Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson — who were the MVP front-runners all season.
NFC divisional round teams
The winner of the Monday wild-card game will play Sunday in the divisional round. The NFL usually releases the divisional schedule before the end of Wild Card Weekend.
Championship Sunday
Sunday, Jan. 26
- NFC Championship, 3 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo)
- AFC Championship, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+)
Super Bowl LIX (New Orleans)
Sunday, Feb. 9
- AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo)
