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

The 2023 NFL playoffs are here, and the No. 1 seeds in each conference — the Ravens in the AFC and the 49ers in the NFC — will receive first-round byes. The remaining 12 teams will play in next week's three-day wild-card round. Two games will be played Saturday, three Sunday, and the action will culminate in a Monday night finale that will be broadcast by ABC/ESPN.

Our playoff primer will preview the wild-card matchups and take a broader look at what each team must do to reach Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. ESPN analytics writer Seth Walder identified a key stat to watch for each team, and we'll also preview which opponent each playoff team could see, along with those teams' updated chances via ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI). Odds are via ESPN BET.

AFC:
1. Ravens
2. Bills vs. 7. Steelers
3. Chiefs vs. 6. Dolphins
4. Texans vs. 5. Browns

NFC:
1. 49ers
2. Cowboys vs. 7. Packers
3. Lions vs. 6. Rams
4. Buccaneers vs. 5. Eagles

Odds to win Super Bowl: +325
FPI chance to make Super Bowl: 54.8%

First game outlook: The Ravens earned the AFC's bye and home-field advantage and will play the lowest-seeded remaining wild-card team Jan. 20 or 21. They will either face the winner of the Browns-Texans game, the Dolphins or the Steelers. The Ravens split their season series with Cleveland, beating the Browns in Week 4 while losing the Week 10 rematch. They were swept by the Steelers, losing to Pittsburgh in Weeks 5 and 18, and trounced Miami 56-19 in Week 17.

Reason for hope: The Ravens have played their best against the best. With quarterback Lamar Jackson, Baltimore has gone 7-1 against teams that entered the game with a winning record. Baltimore creates so many matchup problems with the