2023-24 NFL playoffs bracket: Get the complete playoff picture heading into wild card weekend

Wild-card weekend begins with six must-see matchups to kick off the NFL playoffs.

This Saturday, Joe Flacco and the Cleveland Browns travel to NRG Stadium to face C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans in the first game of the NFL playoffs. Meanwhile, Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins will be leaving the sunny Florida weather behind to play against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. This wild-card game is expected to be one of the coldest games ever played causing a tough atmosphere for both teams.

On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be visiting the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium, where over a foot of snow is expected to fall. The Sunday midday wild-card game will see Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys hosting Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers. Lastly, the final wild-card game of the day will feature Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams taking on Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions, who won their first division title in 30 years by clinching the NFC North.

The weekend concludes with a Monday Night Football showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a spot in the divisional round.

With the playoff picture set to begin this weekend, here's everything we know about the postseason landscape.

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Which teams are in the NFL playoffs this year?

AFC:

• Baltimore Ravens

• Buffalo Bills

• Kansas City Chiefs

• Houston Texans

• Cleveland Browns

• Miami Dolphins

• Houston Texans

NFC:

• San Francisco 49ers

• Dallas Cowboys

• Detroit Lions

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Philadelphia Eagles

• Los Angeles Rams

• Green Bay Packers

NFL conference standings

AFC Standings:

• 1. Baltimore Ravens – 1^st AFC North (13-4)

• 2. Buffalo Bills – 1^st AFC East (10-6)

• 3. Kansas City Chiefs – 1^st AFC West (11-6)

• 4. Houston Texans – 1^st AFC South (10-7)

• 5. Cleveland Browns – 2^nd AFC North (11-6)

• 6. Miami Dolphins – 2^nd AFC East (11-6)

• 7. Pittsburg Steelers – 3^rd AFC North (10-7)

NFC Standings:

• 1. San Francisco 49ers – 1^st NFC West (12-5)

• 2. Dallas Cowboys – 1^st NFC East (12-5)

• 3. Detroit Lions – 1^st NFC North (12-5)

• 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 1^st NFC South (9-8)

• 5. Philadelphia Eagles – 2^nd NFC East (11-6)

• 6. Los Angeles Rams – 2^nd in NFC West (10-7)

• 7. Green Bay Packers – 2^nd NFC North (9-8)

2023-24 NFL playoffs bracket

The AFC bracket is set and this is how the teams will look in the wild card round.

AFC:

• No. 1 Baltimore Ravens (bye)

• No. 7 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. No. 2 Buffalo Bills

• No. 6 Miami Dolphins vs. No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs

• No. 5 Cleveland Browns at No. 4 Houston Texans

The NFC bracket is set, and this is how the teams will look in the wild card round.

NFC:

• No. 1 San Francisco 49ers (bye)

• No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Dallas Cowboys

• No. 6 Los Angeles Rams at No. 3 Detroit Lions

• No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles at No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2023-24 NFL playoffs schedule

After an exciting Sunday, the wild card round is set. All times Eastern.

Wild Card Weekend (all times Eastern)

Saturday, Jan. 13:

Cleveland Browns vs. Houston Texans: 4:30 p.m. on NBC

Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs: 8:00 p.m. on Peacock

Sunday, Jan. 14:

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills: 1 p.m. on CBS

Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys: 4:30 p.m. on FOX

Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions: 8:00 p.m. on NBC

Monday, Jan 15:

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 8:15 p.m. on ESPN/ABC/ESPN+

Divisional round

All times TBA.

Saturday, Jan. 20 and Sunday, Jan. 21 will each feature one NFC divisional matchup and one AFC divisional matchup.

Conference championships

Sunday, Jan. 28:

• AFC championship game: 3 p.m. on CBS

• NFC championship game: 6:30 p.m. on FOX

Super Bowl LVIII

Following a bye week for both Super Bowl teams, Super Bowl 58 will kickoff on Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. on CBS.

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How does the NFL playoff bracket work?

The NFL playoffs are dynamic, meaning the bracket changes as the playoffs progress. Every round, the highest seeds remaining are guaranteed a home-field advantage.

After the wild-card round, the Ravens and 49ers will play the lowest seed remaining in their conference, whether it's the No. 4 seed, the No. 7 seed or anything in between. The second-highest seed remaining would play the second-lowest seed remaining.

If either the Ravens or 49ers fall in a divisional round upset, the highest seed remaining below them – not necessarily the team that beat them – would get home-field advantage in their conference championship game.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2023-24 NFL playoff picture: Bracket, standings, schedule and more