Fourteen sides — seven from each conference — will take part in the NFL playoffs. Each will hope to lift the Lombardi Trophy come postseason's end.

Updated NFC playoff bracket, AFC playoff bracket before divisional round of NFL playoffs, scenarios for AFC championship game, NFC championship game.

The NFL reseeds teams after the wild-card round. This means that in the following divisional round, the No. 1 seed will always host the lowest remaining seed.

Here's what to know about the NFL's 'Choose Love' messages on helmets and end zones to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

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The NFL Playoff overtime rules are a bit different than the regular season, especially since there can't be a tie.

The NFL playoff bracket has a wrinkle other tournaments don't have. How does that impact the NFC and AFC postseason divisional round games this week?

Broncos cannot sign Tom Brady after Bo Nix’s season-ending injury due to NFL rules and Brady’s ownership stake in the Raiders.

NFL playoff overtime rules add tension and strategy to January football. Each team now gets a possession, eliminating sudden endings after one touchdown. With longer periods, smart coin toss decisions,

Most NFL referees have full-time jobs elsewhere and spend more time on their other careers than they do on refereeing. The NFL has resisted making refs full-time employees primarily because that would cost the league more money. But the man who was once in charge of overseeing those refs thinks it’s money the NFL needs to spend.

Longtime NFL senior vice president of officiating and current NFL rules analyst Walt Anderson explained the league's reasoning behind the ruling on Denver Broncos cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian's interception,