With the 2026 NFL schedule now released, we know what the regular season will look like. But of course, we don’t know how it will end — or which 14 teams will make the playoffs. That’s what I’m here ...

BYE: No. 1 -seed LIONS (15-2): Detroit last celebrated an NFL championship in Bobby Layne’s 1957, way pre-Super Bowl. The No. 1 song that year was “All Shook Up” by a young phenom named Elvis Presley.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) calls a play during the first quarter of an NFL football AFC Wild Card playoff matchup, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Bills defeated the ...