The NFL playoffs for the current 2025 season will start with Wild Card Weekend on Saturday, January 10, 2026 and run through Monday, January 12, 2026.

Key dates at a glance

  • Wild Card Round: January 10–12, 2026 (three-day weekend).
  • Divisional Round: January 17–18, 2026.
  • Conference Championship Games: January 25, 2026.
  • Super Bowl LX: February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Quick context for fans

For this 2025 season, the regular season wraps up on January 4, 2026, and the league goes straight into the postseason the very next weekend, which is why the Wild Card games begin on January 10. The format remains the now-standard 14‑team field, with each conference’s No. 1 seed getting a first‑round bye while the other 12 teams play during that Wild Card weekend.

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