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The NFL playoffs for the 2024 season began on January 11, 2025, and will conclude with Super Bowl LIX on February 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In the wild card round, the Washington Commanders defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their first playoff win since 2005, and then continued by beating the Detroit Lions in the Divisional round to appear in their first NFC Championship Game since 1991.

Participants

Within each conference, the four division winners and the top three non-division winners with the best overall regular season records qualified for the playoffs. The four division winners are seeded 1–4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5–7. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the Wild Card playoffs, the second-seeded division winner hosts the seventh seed wild card, the third seed hosts the sixth seed, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth seed. The 1 seed from each conference receives a first-round bye. In the second round, the Divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosts the lowest-seeded surviving team from the first round (seed 4, 5, 6, or 7), while the other two surviving teams play each other, with the higher-seeded team hosting. The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championships, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the championship round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference.

Bracket

1. The Wild Card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams was moved from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.

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Schedule

The playoffs began with Wild Card Weekend on January 11–13, 2025. The Divisional round was played on January 18–19, with the winners of those games advancing to the Conference Championship games to be played on January 26. Super Bowl LIX is then scheduled for February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The schedule below is tentative and subject to change.

Wild Card playoffs

Saturday, January 11, 2025

AFC: Houston Texans 32, Los Angeles Chargers 12

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: January 11, 2025
• Game time: 4:35 p.m. EST/3:35 p.m. CST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 71,408
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV announcers (CBS/Nickelodeon): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn (CBS)
  Nate Burleson, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks and Dylan Schefter (Nickelodeon)
• Recap, Game Book

This was the first-ever playoff meeting between the Chargers and the Texans. Houston and Los Angeles did not meet in the regular season. The Texans have made eight appearances in the wild card round in their 23-year history, and they have all been played at home in the Saturday 4:30 slot each time.

The game was a low scoring affair for majority of the first half, ending 10–6 for the Texans and highlighted by an interception thrown by both C. J. Stroud and Justin Herbert in back to back plays. The second half however produced more points, as Herbert proceeded to throw three more interceptions. Ladd McConkey finished the game with 9 catches for 192 receiving yards, breaking the playoff record for receiving yards by a rookie. During the fourth quarter, Texan D'Angelo Ross blocked an extra point attempt and returned it for a defensive two-point conversion, the first such conversion to ever occur in a postseason game since the play was added in 2015. This was the first NFL game to end with a 32–12 final score, known as a scorigami.

This game also became a meme online as during the Nickelodeon broadcast, Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was "swallowed" by the SpongeBob SquarePants character "Dirty Bubble". After this scene, the Chargers were outscored 32–6, leading to some fans seeing the scene as a superstition.

AFC: Baltimore Ravens 28, Pittsburgh Steelers 14

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: January 11, 2025
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Clear, 32 °F (0 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,546
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
• Recap, Game Book

This was the fifth playoff meeting between the Steelers and the Ravens, and the first held in Baltimore. The Steelers lead 3–1 all time in playoff meetings against the Ravens heading into this game, all of which were previously played in Pittsburgh. Their most recent playoff meeting came in the 2014 AFC Wild Card round, where the Ravens defeated the Steelers 30–17. In the regular season, the Ravens and Steelers split the series, with the Steelers winning 18–16 in Pittsburgh in Week 11 and the Ravens winning 34–17 in Baltimore in Week 16. Additionally, this was Amazon Prime Video first exclusive NFL playoff game.

After forcing a punt on the Steelers first offensive possesion, the Ravens drove 95 yards on their opening drive that ended with Lamar Jackson hitting Rashod Bateman for a 15-yard touchdown to go up 7–0 and take a lead the Ravens never surrendered. Both teams exchanged punts on their next few possessions before Baltimore scored their second touchdown of the game on a 8-yard run from Derrick Henry. Before the half ended, the Ravens scored another touchdown on Jackson pass to Justice Hill, leading 21–0 at halftime. Despite the Steelers eventually pulling within two scores in the third quarter, the fourth quarter went scoreless and the Ravens held on to defeat the Steelers 28–14.

Jackson completed 16 of 21 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards. Derrick Henry set a Ravens franchise record for rushing yards in a postseason game by rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns. The Ravens amassed 299 total rushing yards.

Sunday, January 12, 2025

AFC: Buffalo Bills 31, Denver Broncos 7

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: January 12, 2025
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 32 °F (0 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,332
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
• Recap, Game Book

This was the second playoff meeting between Buffalo and Denver. The first playoff meeting occurred in the 1991 AFC Championship, where the Bills defeated the Broncos 10–7 in Buffalo to advance to Super Bowl XXVI. The Bills and the Broncos did not meet in the regular season. It was Denver's first postseason appearance since winning Super Bowl 50 nine years earlier.

On the opening possession of the game, rookie Bo Nix capped a five–play opening drive with a 43-yard touchdown pass to former college teammate Troy Franklin. The Bills responded back with a field goal by Tyler Bass to cap off a twelve–play drive in their opening possession and then forced a quick three and out to receive the ball back. James Cook 5-yard run scored a touchdown early in the second quarter to give the Bills a 10–7 lead. Before the end of the first half, Broncos' kicker Wil Lutz missed a 50-yard field goal in what would have tied the game at 10–10.

After Bass knocked home a 27-yard field goal at the beginning of the third quarter, Buffalo leading 13–7, broke open the game with a Josh Allen touchdown pass to Ty Johnson on fourth down with 3:06 left in the third quarter. The score held up following a replay review, which showed Johnson's foot touching out of bounds but after he secured the ball. Moments later, a two-point conversion was successful on a Allen pass to Keon Coleman. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Allen's 55-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Samuel effectively sealed the game for Buffalo. Bass added two more field goals, with the final score being 31–7. The Bills methodically wore down the Broncos in the game with a combined 210 yards rushing (120 yards from Cook, 46 from Allen, 44 from Johnson). Allen added 272 yards through the air, with two touchdowns.

With the victory, Buffalo advanced to the divisional round for the fifth season in a row. They hosted the Baltimore Ravens the following Sunday.

NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 22, Green Bay Packers 10

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: January 12, 2025
• Game time: 4:40 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 69,879
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
• Recap, Game Book

This was the fourth playoff meeting between Philadelphia and Green Bay. The Eagles lead the playoff series 2–1, including a win in the 1960 NFL Championship Game and their win in the 2003 NFC Divisional Game, where the Eagles converted on 4th-and-26 on their game-tying drive late in the fourth quarter. The Packers won the most recent playoff meeting, a 21–16 win in the 2010 NFC Wild Card Game in Philadelphia en route to their win in Super Bowl XLV. In the regular season, the Eagles defeated the Packers 34–29 in a neutral-site game in São Paulo, Brazil during Week 1.

The Eagles recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff and scored a touchdown to take a 7–0 lead early. At the end of the quarter, the Eagles kicked a field goal to extend the lead to 10–0. Following a scoreless second quarter, the Packers cut the lead to 10–3 with a field goal, but the Eagles extended the lead to 16–3 following a Dallas Goedert touchdown. While the Packers cut the lead to 16–10 early in the fourth quarter with a touchdown from Josh Jacobs, the Eagles responded with a field goal to extend the lead to 19–10. Following a turnover on downs from the Packers, the Eagles kicked another field goal to take a 22–10 lead. Quinyon Mitchell then intercepted Jordan Love in the end zone, sealing the win for Philadelphia.

A video filmed during the game of an Eagles fan harassing a female Packers fan with derogatory and misogynistic phrases in the stands went viral on social media. The cameraman, who is the woman's fiancée, posted the video online and asked people watching to "help me out and find this man". He avoided any physical altercation with the Eagles fan in order to not get himself kicked out. The Eagles fan was banned for life from attending Lincoln Financial Field, and his place of employment fired him after being notified of his actions and conducting investigations. He later issued an apology.

NFC: Washington Commanders 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

• Date: January 12, 2025
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,614
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
• Recap, Game Book

This was the first playoff matchup between Tampa Bay and Washington since the 2020 NFC Wild Card, when the Buccaneers won 31–23 over the then-Washington Football Team. The Commanders and Buccaneers met in Week 1 of the regular season in Tampa, with the Buccaneers winning 37–20. This was the fourth playoff meeting between the two teams, with the Buccaneers holding the 2–1 historical advantage. In addition, this was Washington's first playoff game under their current 'Commanders' moniker.

The Buccaneers opened the scoring on a Chase McLaughlin 50-yard field goal on the first possession of the game. On their first possession, the Commanders turned the ball over on downs after a Jayden Daniels incomplete pass to Austin Eckler on fourth down on Tampa Bay's 20-yard line. After Tampa Bay punted, Washington scored on a Daniels pass to Dyami Brown to cap off a 9-minute, 17-play drive. After a successful Zane Gonzalez field goal, which made the score 10–3, Baker Mayfield led the Bucs down the field and scored on a 1-yard pass to Mike Evans, who was covered for most of the first half by rival Marshon Lattimore. This tied the score at 10–10 at halftime.

On their first possession of the second half, Gonzalez added another field goal, giving Washington a temporary lead. The next possession, the Buccaneers went ahead 17–13 on a 4-yard Mayfield pass to rookie running back Bucky Irving. The Commanders' next possession saw them drive 67 yards in 12 plays, as the game moved into the fourth quarter. They then failed on a fourth down conversion for the second time in the game, turning the ball over on downs at the Tampa Bay 3-yard line. Three plays later, Mike Evans made a stretching reach to secure a critical first down, but the Buccaneers gave the ball right back to Washington on next play. Mayfield committed a costly turnover, a botched handoff to rookie Jalen McMillan on a jet sweep, resulted in a fumble recovered by Bobby Wagner at the Tampa Bay 13. Four plays later, facing yet another fourth down conversion, a 4th-and-2 at the Tampa Bay 5-yard line, Daniels pass to Terry McLaurin gave the Commanders a 20–17 lead. On their next possession, late in the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay could not pick up a first down deep in Washington territory after Mayfield was tackled for no gain on 2nd-and-1, and Irving was tackled for a loss on a seemingly botched 3rd-and-1 running play. McLaughlin kicked a 32-yard field goal to tie the score at 20–20.

With 4:41 left in the game, playing in his first playoff game as a rookie, Daniels led the Commanders down the field in position for Zane Gonzalez to kick a 37-yard field goal. In what was immediately known as the 'Divisional Doink' game, Gonzalez's kick sailed toward the right upright, hit the post, but fell in good, giving the Commanders the 23–20 victory as time expired. This was the team's first victory in the playoffs since 2005–2006 season and the first under new owner, Josh Harris. For the third game this season, Washington had a no-turnover, no-punt game.

This meant the Commanders would travel to Detroit to play in their first divisional round game since 2006 the next Saturday.

Monday, January 13, 2025

NFC: Los Angeles Rams 27, Minnesota Vikings 9

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: January 13, 2025
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST/6:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 64,515
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN+): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge
• Recap, Game Book

This was the eighth matchup in the playoffs between the Vikings and Rams, and the first since the then-St. Louis Rams won 49–37 in the 1999 Divisional Round. The two teams met on October 24 in the regular season, where Los Angeles defeated Minnesota 30–20. Overall, the Vikings hold the 5–2 historical advantage in the playoffs.

On January 9, the NFL announced that the game would be moved to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, due to the series of wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

Amid all the uncertainty the Rams faced this week due to the Southern California wildfires, the Rams got off to a quick start, scoring a touchdown on a seven-play drive, capped off by a Matthew Stafford short pass over the middle to Kyren Williams. The Vikings went three-and-out on their first possession of the game. The Rams and Vikings exchanged field goals, leaving the score at 10–3. Early in the second quarter, Sam Darnold had his intended pass to Jordan Addison intercepted by Cobie Durant. The Rams, however, could not capitalize off the turnover going a quick three and out. On their next possession, the Vikings drove down the field to get in Rams territory; however, Darnold was sacked by Ahkello Witherspoon and simultaneously fumbled the ball, which was picked and scored up by Jared Verse for a 57-yard touchdown. The Rams added another touchdown, via a 12-yard Puka Nacua catch from Stafford, to give the Rams a commanding 24–3 lead at halftime.

A T. J. Hockenson catch-and-run added a touchdown for the Vikings in the third quarter, but they never seriously got back into the game. The Rams defeated the Vikings, 27–9, for their first playoff win since winning Super Bowl LVI. Los Angeles traveled to Philadelphia to play a divisional round game the following Sunday.

Los Angeles' defense registered nine sacks on Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold, tying a playoff record. Darnold's 82 yards lost on sacks were the most of any quarterback in a playoff game since the 1970 merger.

Divisional playoffs

Saturday, January 18, 2025

AFC: Kansas City Chiefs 23, Houston Texans 14

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: January 18, 2025
• Game time: 4:35 p.m. EST/3:35 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 23 °F (−5 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,458
• Referee: Clay Martin
• TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge
• Recap, Game Book

This was the third overall playoff meeting between the Chiefs and Texans. The Chiefs won the first two playoff meetings, most recently the 2019 AFC Divisional Game, which the Chiefs won 51–31 in Kansas City en route to winning Super Bowl LIV despite trailing 24–0 during the second quarter. In the regular season, the Chiefs defeated the Texans 27–19 in Kansas City during Week 16.

The Chiefs, playing in their first meaningful game since Christmas day, 24 days prior, received an immediate boost when kicker returner Nikko Remigio returned the opening kickoff for 63 yards. A Texans unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the play took the ball to Houston's 13-yard line. The Chiefs went three and out and kicked the field goal to take the early lead. The Texans responded with a Kaʻimi Fairbairn field kick after a ten play, 5 minutes and 17 second drive, tying the game. Harrison Butker kicked the Chiefs into the lead the next possession with a 36-yard field goal. A few possessions later, Fairbairn missed a 55-yard kick wide to the right, giving the Chiefs a short field. The Chiefs scored on this possession; a Kareem Hunt short touchdown run at the goal line, which was highlighted by a Patrick Mahomes pass and run to Travis Kelce for 49 yards, the longest playoff reception in Kelce's career. Fairbairn snuck in a 48–yard field goal on the next possession just before halftime, to pull the Texans within seven points.

The Texans opened the third quarter with the ball and scored on a Joe Mixon 13-yard run to cap a 10-minute drive; Fairbairn, however, missed the extra-point, leaving Houston one point behind, 13–12. The Chiefs responded with seven minute and 44 second drive, with a Mahomes to Kelce touchdown catch as Mahomes was falling to the ground. It was the duo's 18th touchdown connection, extending their playoff record for a quarterback and pass catcher. In the fourth quarter with 10:05 left in the game, the Texans failed on a fourth down on Kansas City 40-yard line. On the play, C. J. Stroud was sacked by regular season team sack leader George Karlaftis for 16 yards, the fourth sack of the game for Kansas City's defense. The teams exchanged three and outs before Harrison Butker extended the Chiefs lead with a field goal late in the fourth quarter, 23–12. Stroud led the Texans to the red zone on the next possession, but an eighth sack against him forced him out of the game with an injury. On the next play, Fairbairn missed his third kick of the game, via a block by Leo Chenal. Chiefs punter Matt Araiza took a safety rather than punting the ball back to the Texans to end the game.

The game became controversial with viewers due to controversal penalties that were believed to benefit Patrick Mahomes. After what appeared to be a clean hit from Texans edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. on Patrick Mahomes, officials penalized Anderson for roughing the passer, which gave the Chiefs a first down instead of a fourth and long. Anderson later said in his postgame interview that the game was "us vs. the refs"; Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans was quoted as saying, "We knew going into this game that it was us versus everybody... And I mean everybody."

The Chiefs' 23–14 win gave them 16 playoff wins in the Mahomes–Reid era. In addition, Andy Reid joined the 300-win club with the victory. Kansas City will host the AFC Championship Game next Sunday, in what will be their seventh straight AFC Championship game, one short of the record set by the 2011–2018 Patriots.

The Chiefs became the first team in NFL postseason history to win while forcing no turnovers and being outgained by at least 100 yards. Previously, teams were 0–49.

NFC: Washington Commanders 45, Detroit Lions 31

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: January 18, 2025
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 64,774
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
• Recap, Game Book

This was the fourth overall playoff meeting between the Lions and Commanders. Washington won each of the three previous playoff meetings, with the most recent meeting being in the 1999 NFC Wild Card, where the then-Washington Redskins defeated the Lions 27–13 in Washington. Washington and Detroit did not meet in the regular season.

A Zane Gonzalez kickoff out of bounds gave the Lions the ball at their own 40-yard line, but they went three and out. On Washington's first possession, they failed on a fourth-down trick play involving backup quarterback Marcus Mariota on Detroit's 28-yard line. The Lions scored a touchdown on the very next possession, highlighted by 48 all-purpose yards from running back Jahmyr Gibbs on the possession, who also scored it on the short goal-line run. Zane Gonzalez kicked a field goal on Washington's next possession to carve into Detroit's lead, 7–3.

Just before the end of the first quarter, Jared Goff was sacked and fumbled deep into Washington's territory. This turnover turned into points, as Washington's next drive ended in a Brian Robinson Jr. goal-line touchdown run, which included the Commanders going for it on fourth down (and succeeding) for the second time this game and the fifth time so far this playoff. A Sam LaPorta one-handed red zone catch from Goff immediately gave the Lions the lead back, 14–10. This was another short-lived lead, as the Commanders scored a minute and 21 seconds later on a Daniels screen pass to Terry McLaurin for 59 yards. The following possession saw the Goff throw a pick-six to Commanders cornerback Quan Martin, extending the Commanders lead, 24–14. On the interception run back, Goff was hit by Frankie Luvu in the head and had to come out of the game. On the next possession, back-up quarterback Teddy Bridgewater came into the game and the Lions scored on a Jameson Williams end-around for 61 yards, now trailing just by 3. A few moments later, Daniels hit Dyami Brown for an over the shoulder 38-yard catch, in what was considered a "no-look" catch as safety Kerby Joseph hit Brown's facemask before he could see the ball. Later in the possession, Daniels found veteran tight end Zach Ertz for a 5-yard touchdown to extend their lead back to 10. Goff came back into the game and committed his third turnover in the game on a interception by rookie cornerback Mike Sainristil on a pass intended for Jameson Williams in the endzone. The Commanders took a 31–21 lead on the top seeded Lions into halftime. Overall, in the second quarter, both teams combined for 42 points, the highest scoring second quarter in NFL history. The teams also combined for 621 yards and seven different players scored a touchdown in the opening half. Coincidentally, with Tom Brady announcing the game for Fox, it was the first playoff game to feature 600+ yards from both teams in a half since Super Bowl LII, a game that Brady's Patriots lost.

The Lions opened the scoring with an 11-play touchdown drive, with Gibbs scoring his second running touchdown of the game. On the drive, the officials called a facemask penalty on what would have been a third-down stop, although replay showed David Montgomery shoulder pad was pulled, not his facemask. Additionally, on the drive, off of a pitch from Jared Goff, David Montgomery shoveled a pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 20-yard catch and run to covert a pivotal first down. Washington responded the next possession scoring a touchdown on a 1-yard run from Robinson to extend their lead back to 10, 38–28. A trick play by the Lions on their next possession this time backfired, as Jameson Williams threw an interception on a pass intended for Gibbs. It was an interception by Sainristil, his second of the game. Commanders furthered the lead on a Jeremy McNichols 1-yard run, who was the eighth player in the game to score a touchdown. In the lead-up to the touchdown, the Commanders went for it again on fourth down with Daniels competing a pass to McLaurin on 4th-and-2 from Detroit's 13-yard line. It was their seventh time going for it on fourth down in the playoffs thus far. In the last 4:33 of the game, the Lions could only muster a field goal. Goff threw his third interception of the game (and fourth overall turnover, including his first quarter fumble) on the Lions last possession of the game. It was intercepted by safety Jeremy Chinn for Washington's fourth interception of the game.

Daniels and Commanders ran out the clock and they were onto their first NFC Championship Game in 33 years, with a 45–31 upset of the Lions. The 45 points for Washington was the most they had scored in the playoffs ever. With the Commanders' win, the Dallas Cowboys now own the longest active conference championship appearance drought in the NFC, having last made it in 1995 and being the only NFC team yet to make a conference championship appearance in the 21st century. With the defeat, the Lions joined the 2011 Green Bay Packers as the only 15-win team to not win a game in the playoffs.

Sunday, January 19, 2025

NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 28, Los Angeles Rams 22

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: January 19, 2025
• Game time: 3:05 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Snow, 34 °F (1 °C)
• Game attendance: 69,879
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark and Kaylee Hartung
• Recap, Game Book

This was the fourth meeting between the Eagles and Rams in NFL playoff history, with the Rams having won two of the three prior matchups; the then-St. Louis Rams won 29–24 won the most recent playoff meeting in the 2001 NFC Championship Game at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. In the regular season, the Eagles defeated the Rams 37–20 during Week 12 in Los Angeles.

The Eagles and Rams traded touchdowns on their first possessions. The Eagles scored on a 44-yard run from quarterback Jalen Hurts, while the Rams finished their drive off with a pass from Matthew Stafford to tight end Tyler Higbee. The score was not tied due to Jake Elliott's missed extra point after the Hurts run. The two teams then matched each other with punts. Late in the first quarter, the Eagles went in front with a 62-yard touchdown run from Saquon Barkley; it was Barkley's third touchdown against the Rams this season, after breaking the Eagles single-game rushing record against them in Week 12. Joshua Karty added a field goal for the Rams on their next possession to cut the Eagles' lead to 13–10. Neither team scored for the rest of the second quarter as the game went into halftime.

With the field now covered in snow, the game became a defense and turnover battle in the second half. In the third quarter, both teams exchanged field goals to keep the Eagles lead to three points. With 26 seconds left in the third quarter, Hurts was sacked for a safety by Rams defensive tackle Neville Gallimore to reduce the deficit to a single point. On the previous possession, Hurts seemed to injure his knee on a sack by Jaylen McCollough. Now in the fourth quarter, with the weather conditions worsening, the Eagles capitalized on a Kyren Williams fumble that saw the Eagles start at the 10-yard line of the Rams. The Eagles marched the ball to the Los Angeles 1-yard line, but a false start penalty from veteran lineman Lane Johnson on fourth down led to Philadelphia electing to kick the field goal, which was successful. On the subsequent drive by the Rams, Stafford lost the ball on a sack that saw the Eagles get the ball at the Rams 38-yard line; they drove down to have Elliott deliver a field goal to extend the lead to 22–15. After the Rams punted on a three-and-out, Saquon Barkley broke the game open with a 78-yard touchdown run, his second rush of 70 yards or more against the Rams this season; however, Elliott missed another extra point for the second time of the game. Now trailing 28–15, the Rams went 70 yards in less than two minutes, culminating with a Stafford touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson from 4 yards out to make the score 28–22 with 2:48 remaining. After forcing a punt, Stafford and the Rams received the ball back with just over two minutes left. They drove the ball down the field, getting to the 13-yard line of Philadelphia with 1:14 to go; however, a Jalen Carter sack of Stafford on third down and an incomplete pass on fourth down gave Philadelphia the win and their second NFC Championship berth in three seasons.

AFC: Buffalo Bills 27, Baltimore Ravens 25

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: January 19, 2025
• Game time: 6:40 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 19 °F (−7 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,697
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
• Recap, Game Book

This was the second overall playoff meeting between the Bills and Ravens. In their only other meeting, the Bills won the 2020 AFC Divisional Game, 17–3. In the regular season, the Ravens defeated the Bills 35–10 during Week 4 in Baltimore. This game featured the two favorites for the NFL MVP, Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Before the game, at a press-conference on January 13, Ravens head-coach John Harbaugh, alongside the rest of the press-conference, laughed when a reporter called Buffalo a "city of losers" in reference to a clip he made on his radio show As the Ravens took the field, the Bills played the clip from the radio show over the stadium loud-speakers resulting in a chorus of boos from fans.

The Ravens received to start the game. The teams traded touchdowns on their opening dives, with a 16-yard Jackson pass to Rashod Bateman being followed by a drive that ended with a 1-yard Ray Davis rushing touchdown for the Bills. On the subsequent drive, Jackson threw an interception to Buffalo safety Taylor Rapp; the Bills failed to score and punted after four plays. The Ravens started from their own 9-yard line and drove the ball all the way to the Buffalo 28-yard line but Jackson fumbled the ball when being sacked by Damar Hamlin that saw Von Miller recover the fumble and return it all the way to the Baltimore 24-yard line. Four plays later, Josh Allen scored on a tush push rush to give Buffalo the lead. The Ravens marched the ball down the field on their next drive (getting as close as the 2-yard line) before being stopped on the goal-line, which saw them decide to have Justin Tucker kick a 26-yard field goal to narrow the deficit. The Bills responded by also marching the ball down the field (going 70 yards in 3:27) with Allen again scoring a rushing touchdown on a 4-yard play action draw that saw Buffalo go up 21–10 with 0:16 in the first half.

The Bills received the ball to start the half but punted after three plays. The Ravens drove from their own 36-yard line to the Buffalo 27-yard line but could not get any further and elected to take the field goal by Tucker from 47 yards out to make it 21–13. The Bills continued to struggle, again punting on their next drive. The Ravens went 80 yards in seven plays, scoring off a Derrick Henry 5-yard run; however, the two-point conversion attempt to try and tie the game was batted down by Bills linebacker Matt Milano for an incompletion. Starting at their own 30, the Bills went 37 yards to setup a 51-yard field goal attempt by Tyler Bass to make the score 24–19 with 12:04 remaining in the fourth quarter. On the next drive, when Jackson completed a pass to tight end Mark Andrews to the 44-yard line of Buffalo, Terrel Bernard forced a fumble that he recovered to give Buffalo the ball. The Bills responded with a grinding drive of 52 yards that took five minutes off the clock that culminated with Bass making a 21-yard field goal (after Buffalo elected to kick on 4th-and-goal from the 2-yard line) with 3:29 remaining to give Buffalo a 27–19 lead. A subsequent penalty on the kick return meant Baltimore started at their own 12-yard line. The Ravens drove down the field quickly, going 88 yards in eight plays that saw Jackson throw a 24-yard pass to Isaiah Likely in the end zone to cut the deficit to two. On the two-point conversion attempt, Jackson threw it to Andrews near the pylon, but Andrews dropped the pass. With 1:33 remaining, the Ravens attempted an onside kick, but Rasul Douglas recovered it for the Bills. Buffalo had one 17-yard running play to burn the last Ravens timeout before kneeling the ball to end the game.

The Ravens outgained the Bills in total yards (416–273) while punting zero times but had three turnovers, while Buffalo had none while not trailing after the first quarter. With the win, Buffalo was guaranteed to face Kansas City for the fourth time in the last five postseasons in the AFC Championship Game; the last time Buffalo had played in the AFC Championship Game was in 2021 against the Chiefs.

Conference Championships

Sunday, January 26, 2025

NFC Championship: Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: January 26, 2025
• Game time: 3:05 p.m. EST
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
• Preview

This will be the second ever playoff meeting between Washington and Philadelphia; their first came in the 1990 NFC Wild Card Game, where the Redskins defeated the Eagles 20–6 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. In the regular season, the Eagles and Commanders split the series, with the Eagles winning 26–18 in Philadelphia in Week 14 and the Commanders winning 36–33 in Washington in Week 16. This is the first time the NFC Championship is a divisional matchup since the Rams and 49ers from the NFC West met in the 2021–22 playoffs, and the first involving NFC East sides since the Giants played the Redskins in 1987.

This is the ninth NFC Championship Game appearance for the Eagles, who have won their last two appearances (2017, 2022) and have gone 4–4 all-time in the round. The Commanders are making their seventh NFC Championship Game in franchise history and first since their Super Bowl run in 1992; they previously have gone 5–1 in the round. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will become the sixth rookie quarterback to start a conference championship in NFL history and will attempt to become the first rookie quarterback to reach and start a Super Bowl, while Jalen Hurts seeks to become the first quarterback to return to the Super Bowl after previously losing in his first Super Bowl start since Jim Kelly.

AFC Championship: Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: January 26, 2025
• Game time: 6:40 p.m. EST/5:40 p.m. CST
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn and Jay Feely
• Preview

This will be the seventh playoff meeting in the history between the Bills and Chiefs, and the fourth in five seasons. The Chiefs lead the historical playoff series 4–2, including the 2021 AFC Divisional Game, where the Chiefs offense orchestrated a game-tying drive in the final 13 seconds of regulation. The most recent playoff meeting came in the 2023 AFC Divisional Game, which the Chiefs won 27–24 in Buffalo en route to winning Super Bowl LVIII after Bills kicker Tyler Bass missed a potential game-tying field goal wide right in the final two minutes of regulation, the last conference championship meeting was the 2020 AFC Championship game in which the Chiefs won 38–24. In the regular season, the Bills defeated the Chiefs 30–21 in Buffalo during Week 11.

This is the seventh straight AFC Championship Game appearance (and 8th overall) for the Chiefs. The eighth team to win back-to-back Super Bowls, they are trying to become the first back-to-back champion to reach the Super Bowl for a third straight appearance. This is the seventh overall AFC Championship Game appearance for the Bills, who have not won the conference since their four consecutive AFC Championship Game victories from 1991 to 1994.

Media

United States

Broadcasting rights of the Wild Card round is split between the NFL's existing broadcasters: CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and Amazon Prime Video. CBS has two games, an AFC contest which it is guaranteed annually, as well as a second game as part of a rotation with Fox and NBC since 2020. Nickelodeon had an alternative broadcast of CBS' Saturday Wild Card game. Fox is also guaranteed an NFC Wild Card game annually. NBC's Wild Card game airs on Sunday night, while ESPN's Wild Card game airs on Monday night, with a simulcast on ABC and the Manningcast on ESPN2. This was the first season Prime Video will exclusively stream a Wild Card game, purchasing the rights to the game that Peacock streamed exclusively last season. Prime Video had previously simulcast one of CBS's Wild Card games in 2020–21 and 2021–22.

This is the second season that ESPN/ABC, Fox, CBS and NBC will each air one divisional playoff game.

CBS and Fox have the AFC Championship Game and NFC Championship Game, respectively.

Fox will televise Super Bowl LIX under the annual rotation of Super Bowl broadcasters.

ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes and Universo/Telemundo air all ESPN/ABC, Fox and NBC games in Spanish respectively. For the first time, Fox Deportes and Telemundo will share the Spanish rights to the Super Bowl.

Peacock, Paramount+ and ESPN+ stream all NBC, CBS and ESPN/ABC games, respectively. The league's streaming service NFL+ stream every postseason game on mobile devices only, regardless of broadcaster.

International

This is DAZN's second year of a ten-year agreement to distribute the NFL Game Pass International service, offering live NFL playoff games.

Specific country rights include:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia: Arena Sport
• Brazil : ESPN/RedeTV!
• Canada: TSN/CTV
• Denmark: TV 2
• Finland/Sweden: TV4
• France: beIN Sports, W9

Notes

1. ^ Prime Video's game simulcasted locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and WMAR in Baltimore.
2. Voiced by Tom Kenny
3. Voiced by Bill Fagerbakke
4. Voiced by Carolyn Lawrence
5. "They have two major sports teams just like Baltimore except the big difference is besides they have better chicken wings is they're a city of losers. They've won nothing."

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