The Broncos join three other teams newly qualifying for the postseason: the Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders and Minnesota Vikings. All four will be back on the field Jan. 11-13 with eight other teams in what the NFL calls "Super Wild Card Weekend."

As you can expect, several former Cardinals will be competing for a shot at the Lombardi Trophy. Heading into the playoffs, 11 former Louisville football players are on active, reserve or practice squad rosters for the 14 teams that clinched playoff berths:

The NFL released the 2025 wild card round playoff schedule on Sunday during the Sunday Night Football game. In the NFC, the Vikings-Lions winner will get the bye and the No. 1 seed while the loser plays the Rams in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 13.