NFL playoff bracket preview: Schedule, Super Bowl odds, stats - ESPN

The field for the 2025 NFL season's playoffs is set after the Steelers beat the Ravens in a season-ending classic. The No. 1 seeds in each conference — the Broncos in the AFC and Seahawks in the NFC — will receive first-round byes. The remaining 12 teams will face each other during wild-card weekend, starting Saturday and running through Jan. 12. Two games will be played Saturday and three Sunday, with the wild-card slate concluding with a «Monday Night Football» game on ESPN and ABC.

Which teams seem to be peaking in time for a deep playoff run? Which teams are limping into the postseason with concerns about how long they could last? And which players might put their respective teams over the top on the march to Super Bowl LX?

Here's what each of the 14 playoff teams needs to do to reach the Super Bowl, which will be played Feb. 8 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Our NFL Nation team reporters picked out strengths and weaknesses for each team, and analytics writer Seth Walder identified a key stat to know for each club. Then, Ben Solak gave his heat check rating (from 1 to 10) for each playoff squad. We will also size up teams' updated chances to win it all with ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) and DraftKings Sportsbook.

NFC:
1. Seahawks
2. Bears vs. 7. Packers
3. Eagles vs. 6. 49ers
4. Panthers vs. 5. Rams

AFC:
1. Broncos
2. Patriots vs. 7. Chargers
3. Jaguars vs. 6. Bills
4. Steelers vs. 5. Texans

Odds to win the Super Bowl: +350
FPI chance to make the Super Bowl: 33.9%

Reason for hope: The defense is championship caliber. Mike Macdonald's unit is allowing the second-fewest points in the NFL this season and has held nine of its past 12 opponents to fewer than 20. The Seahawks are allowing a