The NFL 2026 play-offs started with the Wild-card round at the start of January in the race to succeed the Philadelphia Eagles as the Super Bowl winners.
There was ample entertainment in the initial stage, which featured wins for the Los Angeles Rams, the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills.
The San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots and Houston Texans also advanced on the road to Super Bowl LX.
Here are the latest results and the schedule for the NFL playoff bracket 2026, including how to watch on TV and live stream.
A weekend we’ll never forget.
The 2025 Wild Card round, through the lenses of NFL Films 🎥 pic.twitter.com/pxYjK2uGNP
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) January 15, 2026
NFL playoff bracket 2026 results
Here are the results, schedule and broadcasters for the playoffs.
AFC Wild-card round
Denver Broncos receive bye
New England Patriots 16-3 Los Angeles Chargers
Buffalo Bills 27-24 Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston Texans 30 -6 Pittsburgh Steelers
NFC Wild-card round
Seattle Seahawks receive bye
Chicago Bears 31-27 Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers 23-19 Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles Rams 34-31 Carolina Panthers
NFL playoff schedule 2026
Divisional Round
Saturday, January 17
Bills vs Broncos, CBS (Denver, 16:30 ET / 13:30 PT / 21:30 GMT)
49ers vs Seahawks, Fox (Seattle, 20:00 ET / 17:00 PT / 01:00 on Sunday GMT)
Sunday, January 18
Texans vs. Patriots, ABC/ESPN (Foxborough, 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT / 20:00 GMT)
Rams vs. Bears NBC (Chicago, 18:30 ET / 15:30 PT / 23:30 GMT)
“We’re fine. Makes it more exciting”
There’s cool under pressure, and then there’s the 2025 @ChicagoBears 😏@InsideTheNFL Big Game Edits on X pic.twitter.com/VdmBY63XXP
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) January 14, 2026
Championship round
Sunday, January 25
Texans/Patriots vs Bills/Broncos
49ers/Seahawks vs Rams/Bears
When is Super Bowl LX?
The showpiece will take place on Sunday, February 8 at 18:30 ET / 15:30 PT / 23:30 GMT. In the US, coverage will be on NBC.
How to watch the NFL playoffs 2026: TV channel, live online stream
In the US, CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and Amazon are showing the play-offs, with CBS and Fox each showing a game in the championship round to decide the conference titles. NBC will then show the Super Bowl.
In the UK, coverage is on Channel 5, Sky Sports NFL and the NFL Game Pass.
Fans can watch the action on the move on a vast variety of devices through each broadcaster’s app and website.