NFL Playoff Schedule 2024: AFC, NFC Bracket Details and Latest Picks

One week remains in the 2023 NFL season, and there are still several playoff tickets up for grabs.

Five postseason berths will be on the line in Week 18, not to mention multiple division crowns and seed positioning.

This should be a thrill ride from here to the finish line that is Super Bowl LVIII, so let's get ready to roll with the playoff schedule and current postseason bracket before finishing with a pair of playoff predictions.

Playoff Schedule

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens signals during an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Wild-Card Round

Saturday, Jan. 13

Games at 4:30 p.m. ET and 8:15 p.m. ET

Sunday, Jan. 14

Games at 1 p.m. ET, 4:30 p.m. ET and 8:15 p.m. ET

Monday, Jan. 15

Game at 8:15 p.m. ET

Divisional Round

Saturday, Jan. 20

Game times TBD

Sunday, Jan. 21

Game times TBD

Conference Championships

Sunday, Jan. 28

AFC Championship at 3 p.m. ET

NFC Championship at 6:30 p.m. ET

Super Bowl LVIII

Sunday, Feb. 11

AFC Champion vs. NFC Champion at 6:30 p.m. ET

Latest Postseason Bracket

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AFC

No. 1 Baltimore Ravens (bye)

No. 2 Miami Dolphins vs. No. 7 Indianapolis Colts

No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs vs. No. 6 Buffalo Bills

No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. No. 5 Cleveland Browns

NFC

No. 1 San Francisco 49ers (bye)

No. 2 Dallas Cowboys vs. No. 7 Green Bay Packers

No. 3 Detroit Lions vs. No. 6 Los Angeles Rams

No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles

Playoff Predictions

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ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills drops back to pass against the New England Patriots during the first half at Highmark Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. The Bills won 27-21. (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images)

AFC Prediction: Bills beat Dolphins to claim No. 2 seed

Buffalo will travel to Miami for the regular season's final Sunday night game, which is loaded with playoff implications.

The winner of this game will grab the AFC East crown and the No. 2 seed. The loser would plummet down the standings, dropping the Dolphins to the No. 6 spot or potentially pushing the Bills out of the playoffs entirely (if the Jaguars and Steelers both win and the Colts-Texans game doesn't end in a tie).

That's a ton of pressure—but Buffalo is built to handle it.

Josh Allen remains one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the league, James Cook has been...well, cooking since Joe Brady took over as the interim offensive coordinator and the defense is getting stingier. The Dolphins, meanwhile, have wobbled down the stretch, splitting their last four games, including a loss to the Titans.

NFC Prediction: The playoff picture doesn't change

Look, we'd love to tell you that our crystal ball is calling for maximum chaos in Week 18, but that just isn't the case.

All of the postseason paths for the teams currently in the playoff picture are both straightforward and imminently doable.

For the Cowboys to clinch the NFC East and the No. 2 seed, they just need to handle a Commanders club they thumped by 35 points on Thanksgiving. The NFC South crown and No. 4 seed belong to the Buccaneers if they simply beat the two-win Panthers. The Rams could secure the No. 6 seed by knocking off a 49ers team that has nothing to play for, having already locked up the No. 1 seed.

The Packers, then, could claim the No. 7 seed by knocking off the Bears at home. Chicago has already been eliminated from playoff contention and lost to Green Bay by 18 points in Week 1.

So, sorry, but if you're looking for Week 18 drama, you won't find it in this conference.