Overview
- Pittsburgh beat Baltimore 26-24 to win the AFC North and the final AFC berth after Ravens kicker Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired.
- The Steelers will face the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round.
- Carolina secured an NFC playoff spot despite a 14-16 loss to Tampa Bay by winning a three-way NFC South tiebreaker after Atlanta defeated New Orleans, marking the Panthers’ first postseason since 2017.
- Cleveland’s Myles Garrett set the single-season sack record with 23.
- The playoff bracket is finalized with Denver and Seattle earning first-round byes, Carolina set to play the Los Angeles Rams, and Atlanta firing head coach Raheem Morris and GM Terry Fontenot.