Week 18 provided plenty of intriguing matchups as the curtain closed on the 2023 NFL regular season. Following Sunday’s slate of games, the NFC playoff bracket has been established, with seeding determined for all seven teams.
Super Wild-Card Weekend will get underway next week from Jan. 13-15, and we now have the matchups for the first round of postseason play.
Here is the full list of NFC playoff matchups for the first round of action.
No. 7 Green Bay Packers vs. No. 2 Dallas Cowboys
No. 6 Los Angeles Rams vs. No. 3 Detroit Lions
No. 5 Philadelphia Eagles vs. No. 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The No. 1 seed San Francisco 49ers earned a first-round bye, so they’ll be out of action until the divisional round.
The Packers clinched a postseason berth with a Week 18 win over the Chicago Bears. They’ll have a difficult test against former Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys in the Wild Card round.
Meanwhile, the Rams and Lions will be facing off in Detroit, meaning Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford will battle against their respective former teams. It’ll be the first time Stafford takes the field for a playoff game at Ford Field.
As for the AFC, Sunday night’s battle between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins will have implications on seeding, but the seven playoff teams have been determined, with the No. 1 Baltimore Ravens getting a first-round bye.
AFC Super Wild Card Matchups (if Bills win tonight)
#7 Steelers at #2 Bills
#6 Dolphins at #3 Chiefs
#5 Browns at #4 TexansAFC Super Wild Card Matchups (if Dolphins win tonight)
#7 Bills at #2 Dolphins
#6 Steelers at #3 Chiefs
#5 Browns at #4 Texans pic.twitter.com/V1edYXBWVD— NFL (@NFL) January 8, 2024
Here is the full list of NFC playoff matchups for the first round of action if the Bills beat the Dolphins.
No. 7 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. No. 2 Buffalo Bills
No. 6 Miami Dolphins vs. No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs
No. 5 Cleveland Browns vs. No. 4 Houston Texans
If the Dolphins beat the Bills, things will look a bit different:
No. 7 Buffalo Bills vs. No. 2 Miami Dolphins
No. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. No. 3 Kansas City Chiefs
No. 5 Cleveland Browns vs. No. 4 Houston Texans.
