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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.

Every week for the duration of the 2025 regular season, USA TODAY Sports will provide timely updates to the NFL's ever-evolving playoff picture − typically starting Sunday afternoon and then moving forward for the remainder of the week (through ...

During Saban’s 28-year college coaching tenure, 31 of his assistants went on to become FBS head coaches — a coaching branch the size of Yellowstone National Park. He has sown seeds that blossomed into millions of dollars in coaching salaries, nearly 3,000 collegiate games coached and several national championships won.