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Denver will get the first-round bye while New England and Jacksonville play on Wild Card Weekend — and neither has an easy matchup. Chargers vs. Patriots will feature two of the NFL’s best young quarterbacks with Drake Maye and Justin Herbert facing off. The Jaguars drew the shortest straw and will have to host Josh Allen.

The NFL will settle the 2026 playoff bracket in Week 18. We have the up-to-date matchups as we work through Saturday and Sunday to close out the regular season.

To the dismay of most, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be out of the playoffs for the first time since 2019. The Bucs, who won their preseason finale game against