Overview
- The final NFC bracket is set: No. 1 Seattle Seahawks (bye); No. 2 Chicago Bears vs. No. 7 Green Bay Packers; No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles vs. No. 6 San Francisco 49ers; No. 4 Carolina Panthers vs. No. 5 Los Angeles Rams.
- Seattle secured the conference’s No. 1 seed and home-field advantage by beating San Francisco and will next play at home in the Divisional Round on Jan. 17 or 18.
- Chicago locked the No. 2 seed and will host Green Bay in the Wild Card round after losing to Detroit while Philadelphia fell to Washington, with the longtime rivals having split two regular-season meetings.
- Philadelphia stayed at No. 3 and draws San Francisco, which finished as the No. 6 seed; 49ers QB Brock Purdy reported a left-shoulder stinger from the Seattle game but said he felt OK afterward, according to team and local reports.
- Wild Card Weekend runs Jan. 10-12, the Divisional Round is Jan. 17-18, conference title games are Jan. 25, and Super Bowl 60 is Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium, with exact Wild Card times to be announced.