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The order for the top 18 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft is locked in entering the playoffs. Which teams had the biggest rise/fall in the final weekend of the regular season? Chad Reuter lays out the draf ...

The Jacksonville Jaguars missed the playoff for the second consecutive season. How can they get back in the postseason?

The NFL playoffs are single elimination. The four division champions from each conference make the playoffs and are seeded No. 1 through No. 4 based on record. The three remaining teams in each ...

The NFC is wide open and that could lead to many thrilling playoff games.  Over in the AFC, there’s a clear gap after the ...

The 2024 NFL regular season is complete, and the postseason picture is finalized, with six opening-round matchups scheduled ...

The brief exchange between Lions coach Dan Campbell and Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell won't sit well with the Rams!

NFL regular season is now in the history books and the league's playoff picture is now set in stone. A whopping 12 of 14 playoff berths were clinched ahead of Week 18, leaving just two spots up for ...

The NFL playoffs are set, as the bracket is finally complete for the league's annual postseason tournament. The league had ...

By clinching the NFC South on Sunday, the Buccaneers earned road games in 2025 against fellow first-place teams Detroit and ...

Well, the 2024 NFL regular season is coming to an end in Week 18 and all of the games will no longer matter once the playoff ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched the NFC South and the Washington Commanders locked up the NFC’s No. 6 seed. A 27-19 ...