Overview
- The six Wild Card games run January 10–12, opening with Rams–Panthers in Charlotte and Packers–Bears in Chicago in only their third-ever postseason meeting.
- Philadelphia begins its title defense at home against San Francisco on Sunday, a high-profile NFC showdown shaped by contrasting defensive form.
- Buffalo visits Jacksonville on Sunday after past road playoff struggles, facing a Jaguars team that closed the regular season with eight straight wins.
- Carolina reached the postseason at 8–9 with a minus-69 point differential as Los Angeles arrives favored after a 12–5 campaign and a prior Week 13 loss to the Panthers.
- Top seeds Denver and Seattle are on first-round byes, and all games are available across Fox, ESPN, Disney+, Canal 5, Prime Video and NFL Game Pass/DAZN.