Live 2024 NFL playoff picture bracket: Standings, seedings and matchups ahead of round one

The NFL playoffs are here! After 18 weeks of fierce competition, the field of 32 is now down to 14. Those 14 teams will fight it out over the next three weeks. The prize on offer? A trip to Super Bowl 58 and a shot at the ultimate prize. 

Here is DAZN's playoff breakdown and how things stand ahead of Super Wild Card Weekend. 

Current NFL playoff bracket

Seven teams from each conference have qualified for the playoffs. The top two seeds in each conference get a bye into the Divisional Round. The other 12 teams enter the fray in round one. Here is how the seedings currently stand:

NFC

1. San Francisco 49ers 12-5 (NFC West winner)
2. Dallas Cowboys 12-5 (NFC East winner)
3. Detroit Lions 12-5 (NFC North winner)
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-8 (NFC South winner)
5. Philadelphia Eagles 11-6 (Wildcard)
6. LA Rams 10-7 (Wildcard)
7. Green Bay Packers 9-8 (Wildcard)

AFC

1. Baltimore Ravens 13-4 (AFC North winner)
2. Buffalo Bills 11-6 (AFC East winner)
3. Kansas City Chiefs 11-6 (AFC West winner)
4. Houston Texans 10-7 (AFC South winner)
5. Cleveland Browns 11-6 (Wildcard)
6. Miami Dolphins 11-6 (Wildcard)
7. Pittsburgh Steelers 10-7 (Wildcard)

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Super Wild Card Weekend matchups

The 12 teams involved in Super Wild Card Weekend will have their matches determined by seeding. The highest remaining seeds in each conference will play the lowest remaining seeds. The other games will then fit in between that. For example, the second-seed Dallas Cowboys will host the seventh-seed Green Bay Packers. 

Here is the Super Wild Card Weekend schedule. 

Saturday, January 13

• Houston Texans vs. Cleveland Browns (4:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 p.m. UK / 10:30 p.m. CET): Houston's reward for winning the AFC South is a date with perhaps the most dangerous wildcard team. The Browns' ferocious defense has powered them to 11 wins, and 38-year-old quarterback Joe Flacco is an experienced, cool customer. 
• Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins (8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. UK / 2 a.m. CET): These two teams met in Frankfurt earlier this season. Kansas City's defense stifled Miami's offense. Can the Dolphins upset the odds in cold Missouri conditions?

Sunday, January 14

• Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. UK / 7 p.m. CET): After enduring a rollercoaster season, the Bills will play a home playoff game in front of their passionate supporters. They welcome a Steelers side potentially without TJ Watt. 
• Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers (4:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 p.m. UK / 10:30 p.m. CET): Arguably, the two most famous teams in NFL history will meet in Texas on Sunday. The Packers are the youngest team in the playoffs. However, the Cowboys have not lost at home since September 2022. AT&T Stadium is a fortress. 
• Detroit Lions vs. LA Rams (8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. UK / 2 a.m. CET): The first playoff game in Ford Field history promises to be emotional for everyone involved. Lions legend Matthew Stafford leads his LA Rams into his old home. At the same time, Jared Goff takes on the team that dumped him three years ago. Throw in a febrile atmosphere and some big-time playmakers, and this could be a cracker. 

Monday, January 15

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Philadelphia Eagles (8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. UK / 2 a.m. CET): The Bucs host their third consecutive Super Wild Card Weekend game. They welcome the ailing Philadelphia Eagles. After winning ten of their first eleven games, the Eagles have lost five of their last six. Last year's Super Bowl runners-up are under massive pressure on Monday night.