Updated NFL Playoff Bracket 2026: Free Printable PDF Bracket, Divisional Round Schedule & More

After one of the best first rounds in recent memory, our updated NFL playoff bracket features the official eight-team field heading into the Divisional Round this weekend.

Our free, printable bracket includes the remaining playoff field with the full schedule and TV info for every postseason round. The Seattle Seahawks remain the betting favorite by the latest Super Bowl odds entering the Divisional Round - and my pick to win it all - with the Big Game set for Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

🖨️ Printable NFL playoff bracket 2026

Download our free printable NFL playoff bracket or click on the bracket image below to fill out your own bracket for the 2026 NFL playoffs.

📅 NFL playoff schedule 2026: Dates, times, matchups & TV info

See the latest NFL odds and our expert NFL picks for every playoff matchup.

NFL Divisional Round schedule

Saturday, Jan. 17

• Bills vs. Broncos, 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
• 49ers vs. Seahawks, 8 p.m. ET (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 18

• Texans vs. Patriots, 3 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)
• Rams vs. Bears, 6:30 p.m. ET (NBC)

NFL Conference Championship schedule

Sunday, Jan. 25

• AFC Championship, 3 p.m. ET (CBS)
• NFC Championship, 6:30 p.m. ET (FOX)

Super Bowl 2026 schedule

Sunday, Feb. 8

• NFC vs. AFC, 6:30 p.m. ET (NBC)

🆚 NFL playoff results 2026

NFL Wild Card Weekend results

• Rams 34, Panthers 31
• Bears 31, Packers 27
• Bills 27, Jaguars 24
• 49ers 23, Eagles 19
• Patriots 16, Chargers 3
• Texans 30, Steelers 6

🔮 NFL playoff bracket predictions

Here's a look at my 2026 NFL playoff bracket projections for the final three rounds of the postseason. Check back Friday for my breakdown and analysis of every remaining playoff game and my full reasoning for picking the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl.

📝 How to fill out an NFL playoff bracket: Tips, strategy, advice

Filling out an NFL playoff bracket is one of the most fun ways to keep up with the action, but it can be confusing to understand how it works if you haven't done it before.

With seven teams making the postseason from each conference, one team receives a first-round bye while the other six play in the wild-card round. The No. 1 seed will then face the worst-seeded team among the three winners from the first round with the other two teams facing off accordingly. For example, if the No. 7 seed wins in the first round, it will automatically face the No. 1 seed; similarly, the No. 2 seed will always face the No. 3, No. 4, or No. 5 seed based on which is the best remaining team after the opening round.

Unlike filling out a March Madness bracket or even a College Football Playoff bracket, upsets are fairly uncommon in the NFL playoffs - especially later in the postseason, when rest and home-field advantage play a significant role in which teams represent each conference in the Super Bowl. Consider that roughly half of all Super Bowl winners have been No. 1 seeds since seeding began in 1975, and that advantage has only grown since the second bye week was eliminated starting in 2020.

So when filling out your NFL playoff bracket, it'd be wise to consider at least one No. 1 seed in the Super Bowl with an upset or two in the early rounds. Elite coaches and quarterbacks tend to elevate their teams in the postseason, though with so many fresh faces in the 2026 NFL playoff bracket, it could truly be anyone's time to make a run.

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