NFL Playoffs Wild Card Roundup: Texans shut down Rodgers, Eagles stunned, Bears rally past Packers

The NFL 2025/26 Wild Card round has torn up the script, with late drama and upsets galore. The stage has now been set for what promises to be four exhilarating Divisional games.

But before we turn our attention to what the next round holds, here's a quick round-up of how things unfolded on Wild Card weekend.

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Los Angeles Rams 34 - 31 Carolina Panthers

The opening Wild Card game was much closer than the bookmakers suggested.

Matthew Stafford threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds remaining to give the Los Angeles Rams (13-5) a 34-31 win over the Carolina Panthers to also advance to the NFC Divisional Round.

Chicago Bears 31 - 27 Green Bay Packers

On Saturday, we saw the Chicago Bears (12-6) live up to their nickname, the "Cardiac Bears", as they came back from 18 points down at halftime to beat the Green Bay Packers 31-27.

Caleb Williams had 195 yards and two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter as the Bears scored 25 points in the final 15 minutes to advance to the NFC Divisional Round.

Buffalo Bills 27 - 24 Jacksonville Jaguars

In a back-and-forth battle with four lead changes, Josh Allen scored from one yard out with 1:05 remaining for his third touchdown of the game (two rushing, one passing) to give the Buffalo Bills a 27-24 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

San Francisco 49ers 23 - 19 Philadelphia Eagles

Dynamic tailback Christian McCaffrey had two touchdowns to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 23-19 win over the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles.

The 49ers (13-5) now will head to Seattle to take on the No. 1 seed in the NFC, the Seahawks. The Bears will host the Rams on the other side of the NFC bracket.

New England Patriots 16 - 3 Los Angeles Chargers

MVP hopeful Drake Maye claimed his first postseason win, as the AFC East champion New England Patriots (14-3) defeated the Los Angeles Chargers (11-6) 16-3.

The Patriots' defense dominated, sacking Justin Herbert six times and holding the Chargers' offense to only 207 yards.

Houston Texans 30 - 6 Pittsburgh Steelers

It was a defensive battle for most of the night, with the Texans holding a slender 7-6 lead at the end of the third quarter.

From that point on, it was all Houston, as they scored 23 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to secure their first road playoff win and send Aaron Rodgers packing.