2026 NFL Playoff Bracket: Current Game Format

The 2026 NFL playoffs bracket will be unvailed on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Top seven teams from each conference will earn the playoffs. Here is the format to go to another in the Super Bowl game, here’s how.

How 2026 NFL playoff format does work?

The four division best record from each conference are seeded 1 through 4 and three wild-card qualifiers are seeded 5, 6, and 7. The 2nd Division Winner will host the lowest Wild Card seed, 3rd Division Winner will host against the 2nd Wild Card seed and then 4th Division Winner will host the 1st Wild Card seed.

The best record of each conference will earn the (1) seed will earn the NFL Wild Card bye and play against the winner of the lowest-remaining seed, and 2nd Lowest-remaining seed will play against the 2nd Highest-remaining seed in the Divisional playoffs.

Conference Championship

Two Divisional winner played in the conference championship.

Super Bowl LX (Santa Clara): Sunday, Feb. 8

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Conference Championships Game

2025 Super Bowl Game:

AFC Champion vs NFC Champion will meet in the NFL Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026.