ESPN's Football Power Index doled out percentage chances for making the Super Bowl for all 14 playoff participants. The two highest percentages went to the two No. 1 seeds. The third went to the fifth-seeded Rams (23.2 percent), who looked like Super Bowl favorites before wobbling a bit down the final stretch.

The NFL playoff picture is officially set. Here's everything we know about the postseason, including the bracket, matchups and schedule.

Fourteen sides — seven from each conference — will take part in the NFL playoffs. Each will hope to lift the Lombardi Trophy come postseason's end.

Denver will get the first-round bye while New England and Jacksonville play on Wild Card Weekend — and neither has an easy matchup. Chargers vs. Patriots will feature two of the NFL’s best young quarterbacks with Drake Maye and Justin Herbert facing off. The Jaguars drew the shortest straw and will have to host Josh Allen.

After wild-card weekend, divisional rounds will begin with two games on Saturday and two on Sunday. Saturday, Jan. 17: Two games - 4:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18: Two games - 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The final Sunday of the NFL’s regular season began with three division titles, two playoff spots and a bye up for grabs.

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The 2025-26 College Football Playoff has already provided some unexpected twists and turns, most notably with No. 10 seed Miami pulling an upset of No. 2 seed Ohio State in the quarterfinals. The Hurricanes' stunning dominance of the reigning national champions messed up a lot of brackets.

The 2025-26 Africa Cup of Nations is into the knockout stage with the quarterfinals getting underway on Friday, Jan. 9 for the tournament being hosted by Morocco.

Fernando Mendoza closed out wins over Oregon, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Penn State Nittany Lions with key second-half throws. He dominated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl.