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NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Follow live: Rams, Panthers battling for spot in divisional round
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PREPARING FOR THE POSTSEASON
Six NFL wild-card games, six matchup previews: We have predictions, score picks and X factors
Packers at Bears? Bryce Young's first playoff game? Justin Herbert vs. Drake Maye? We have picks, predictions and stats to know for every wild-card game.
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Set for an unlikely run? Each lower seed's chances to win it all
Let's find matchup advantages and rank each team's chance to keep winning all the way to the Super Bowl.
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
The inside story of the Bears' 'Good, better, best!' craze
After each win, Ben Johnson leads the Bears in a chant they hope to keep alive after Saturday night's game vs. the Packers.
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How Lamar Jackson, Todd Monken, Ravens' locker room impacted Harbaugh's firing
POSTSEASON FOCUS
Why Rex Ryan says pressure is on Sean McDermott, not Josh Allen
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Rex Ryan gives hilarious weather forecast on NFL wild-card Saturday
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PLAYERS' COACH
How Liam Coen got the Jaguars to the playoffs: 'It makes us want to fight for him'
The rookie head coach rebuilt the culture in Jacksonville. Now they'll face the Bills on Sunday.
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WILD-CARD ROUND SCOREBOARD
NFL NATION
How Mike Vrabel turned fumble-prone Rhamondre Stevenson into a playoff-ready RB
Stevenson has six touchdowns in his past three games and enters the postseason playing his best in 2025.
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AROUND THE LEAGUE
NFL wild-card round's best arrivals, featuring Jaylon Johnson, Bryce Young
Before the wild-card round kicked off, players made sure to put their most fashionable foot forward.
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When star QBs last missed playoffs: What the world looked like
For the first time since 1998, a postseason won't include Peyton Manning, Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes.
Top Headlines
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- Panthers LT Ekwonu exits game with knee injury
- Stafford, Garrett, Nacua top NFL All-Pro Team
- Bills WR Palmer on IR; Coleman likely active
- Commanders name former NFL QB Blough as OC
- Chargers RB Hampton plans to return vs. Patriots
- Packers exec Sullivan agrees to be Dolphins GM
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NFL head coach carousel, coordinator intel on all 32 teams
We have the latest buzz on all 32 coaching staffs, including Mike Tomlin's Steelers future.
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2026 NFL offseason: Free agents, draft notes, predictions
The NFL offseason has arrived for 18 teams. What must each do to have a better season in 2026? We have outlooks, early buzz and predictions.
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2026 NFL draft order: 18 Round 1 picks set, Raiders at No. 1
The Raiders, Jets and Cardinals hold the top three picks in the 2026 NFL draft. See the rest of the order -- plus each team's top need -- after the regular season.
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