SEASONS
This page summarises key National Football League Playoffs and highlights for all seasons from 2014-present and the navigation below is for all seasons since 1970, the NFL's merger with the American Football League (AFL).
2026 NFL SEASON
This is the 107th season and is made up of three pre-season games per team and an 17 games/18-week season where teams will each receive one bye week.
2026 NFL Kickoff Game will feature the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks hosting New England Patriots.
The regular season is scheduled to end on January 10, 2027; all games during the final weekend will be intra-division games, as it has been since 2010.
The playoffs will begin on January 16 and conclude with Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on February 14.
TEAM SCHEDULE
Each team played the other three teams in its own division twice, one game against each of the four teams from a division in its own conference, one game against each of the four teams from a division in the other conference, one game against each of the remaining two teams in its conference that finished in the same position in their respective divisions the previous season (e.g., the team that finished fourth in its division would play all three other teams in its conference that also finished fourth in their divisions), and one game against a team in another division in the other conference that also finished in the same position in their respective division the previous season.
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Four intra-conference games |
Four interconference games |
Interconference game by 2024 position |
SCHEDULE
| duration | September 9, 2026 – January 10, 2027 |
| NFL Kickoff Game | September 9, 2026 |
| PLAYOFFS | |
|---|---|
| Wild Card Round | January 16–18, 2027 |
| Divisional Round | January 23–24, 2027 |
| Conference Championship Games | January 31, 2027 |
| Super Bowl LXI | February 14, 2027 |
PLAYOFFS (2014-)
2025 Season
Super Bowl LIX Champions: TBD
Runner-Up: TBD
Playoff Teams: TBD
Notes: Season in progress.
2024 Season
Super Bowl LVIII Champions: Kansas City Chiefs
Runner-Up: San Francisco 49ers
Playoff Teams: Kansas City, San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit, Buffalo, Dallas, Cleveland, Miami, Green Bay, Los Angeles, Houston, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia
Notes: Chiefs win back-to-back championships.
2023 Season
Super Bowl LVIII Champions: Kansas City Chiefs
Runner-Up: San Francisco 49ers
Playoff Teams: Kansas City, San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit, Buffalo, Dallas, Cleveland, Miami, Green Bay, Los Angeles, Houston, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia
Notes: First overtime Super Bowl since 2016.
2022 Season
Super Bowl LVII Champions: Kansas City Chiefs
Runner-Up: Philadelphia Eagles
Playoff Teams: Kansas City, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Buffalo, Dallas, Jacksonville, New York, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Miami, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Baltimore
Notes: Patrick Mahomes wins MVP and Super Bowl MVP.
2021 Season
Super Bowl LVI Champions: Los Angeles Rams
Runner-Up: Cincinnati Bengals
Playoff Teams: Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Kansas City, San Francisco, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Dallas, Las Vegas, Arizona, New England, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Notes: Rams win at home in SoFi Stadium.
2020 Season
Super Bowl LV Champions: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Runner-Up: Kansas City Chiefs
Playoff Teams: Tampa Bay, Kansas City, Green Bay, Buffalo, New Orleans, Cleveland, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Indianapolis, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Washington
Notes: Tom Brady wins his 7th championship.
2019 Season
Super Bowl LIV Champions: Kansas City Chiefs
Runner-Up: San Francisco 49ers
Playoff Teams: Kansas City, San Francisco, Green Bay, Tennessee, Baltimore, Seattle, Houston, Minnesota, Buffalo, New England, Philadelphia, New Orleans
Notes: Chiefs win first title in 50 years.
2018 Season
Super Bowl LIII Champions: New England Patriots
Runner-Up: Los Angeles Rams
Playoff Teams: New England, Los Angeles, Kansas City, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Houston, Seattle, Baltimore
Notes: Lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever (13–3).
2017 Season
Super Bowl LII Champions: Philadelphia Eagles
Runner-Up: New England Patriots
Playoff Teams: Philadelphia, New England, Minnesota, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Carolina, Buffalo, Tennessee, Kansas City
Notes: “Philly Special” becomes iconic.
2016 Season
Super Bowl LI Champions: New England Patriots
Runner-Up: Atlanta Falcons
Playoff Teams: New England, Atlanta, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Kansas City, Seattle, Houston, Oakland, Miami, Detroit, New York
Notes: Patriots overcome 28–3 deficit.
2015 Season
Super Bowl 50 Champions: Denver Broncos
Runner-Up: Carolina Panthers
Playoff Teams: Denver, Carolina, New England, Arizona, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Green Bay, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Houston, Minnesota, Washington
Notes: Peyton Manning retires after championship.
2014 Season
Super Bowl XLIX Champions: New England Patriots
Runner-Up: Seattle Seahawks
Playoff Teams: New England, Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Dallas, Denver, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Carolina, Arizona, Cincinnati, Detroit
Notes: Malcolm Butler’s goal-line interception seals the win.