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NFL Playoff Bracket 2025: Full Picture, Schedule for Divisional Round After Wild Card

Julia Stumbaugh

Bleacher Report

The divisional round of the NFL playoffs is set.

The Houston Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers on the first day of Wild Card weekend to join the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs in the next round, and the Los Angeles Rams capped things off by defeating the Minnesota Vikings.

Here's a look at the updated playoff picture and schedule.


NFL Divisional Round Matchups

  • No. 1 Detroit Lions vs. No. 6 Washington Commanders
  • No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles vs. No. 4 Los Angeles Rams
  • No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs vs. No. 4 Houston Texans
  • No. 2 Buffalo Bills vs. No. 3 Baltimore Ravens

Remaining Schedule

Divisional Round

Saturday, Jan. 18

  • Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
  • Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions 8:15 p.m. ET (Fox)

Sunday, Jan. 19

  • Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 3 p.m. ET (NBC)
  • Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Championship Sunday

Sunday, Jan. 26

  • NFC Championship, 3 p.m. ET
  • AFC Championship, 6:30 p.m. ET

Super Bowl LIX

Sunday, Feb. 9

  • AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. ET

The Wild card round didn't lack drama.

The Texans opened the postseason by making a statement against Justin Herbert and the Chargers, while Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens steamrolled the Pittsburgh Steelers in Saturday's nightcap.

Houston will now face the monumental task of trying to take down a well-rested Chiefs team that is looking to claim its third straight Super Bowl title.

According to DraftKings, the Texans are a hefty 7.5-point underdog entering Saturday's Divisional Round showdown at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Ravens, meanwhile, are narrow 1.5-point road favorites over Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on the heels of Jackson and Derrick Henry putting on a show against their AFC North rivals.

Over in the NFC, Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders will look to pull off a second straight upset against the top-seeded Detroit Lions following a last-second victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Rams, meanwhile, will eye a return to the NFC title game when they head to Philadelphia to try and unseat Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and an Eagles team that has not lost at home since Sept. 16.