2026 NFL Playoff Schedule, Bracket: Steelers Win AFC North; Wild Card Kickoff Times
We now know every matchup to begin the 2026 NFL playoffs next weekend as part of the wild-card round.
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2025 NFL playoffs: Bracket, schedule, wild-card matchups - ESPN
The NFL playoffs will begin Saturday, Jan. 10 with the first two wild-card round games. And the field and seedings are nearly set. We won't know the complete NFL playoff bracket until once the Ravens-Steelers game is complete — the winner takes the AFC North, while the loser misses the postseason entirely — but 13 of 14 teams are locked in.
Matt LaFleur: 'Right thing' to rest key Packers vs. Vikings - ESPN
MINNEAPOLIS — Health over momentum. That's what Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur went with in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Minnesota Vikings.
NFL Week 18 highlights, big plays and moments - ESPN
The final week of the NFL regular season features key storylines that will determine playoff berths and positioning.
Slot says leaky Liverpool conceding late goals no longer a surprise
LONDON, Jan 4 : Liverpool boss Arne Slot was left once again to rue his side dropping points to late goals after a hectic 2-2 draw at Fulham thanks to Harrison Reed's last-gasp wonder strike.
Napoli keep pace in title race after defeating Lazio in stormy contest
ROME, Jan 4 : First-half goals from Leonardo Spinazzola and Amir Rrahmani helped Napoli claim a 2-0 victory at Lazio on Sunday in a heated contest that featured three red cards.
Brook finally shows the patience and control his critics have demanded
SYDNEY, Jan 4 : England batsman Harry Brook struck his highest score of the Ashes series on Sunday, ending the first day of the fifth test on 78 not out after showing the kind of patience and discipline that he has too often lacked on a disappointing tour.
U.S. women's hockey roster reworked; Knight set for 5th Games - ESPN
Hilary Knight is set to make her fifth Olympic appearance and will lead a younger, faster U.S. women's national team that is favored to win gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games next month.