Key Highlights
- The final question was who would win the AFC North and take the No.
- 4 seed, with the Steelers claiming the final available postseason spot. Both the AFC and NFC have crowned their division winners and confirmed their Wild Card teams.
- The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks secured the No.
- 1 seed in their respective conferences, earning the lone first-round byes and home-field advantage. Here is the projected 2026 NFL Playoff Bracket:MORE WEEK 18 NFL:NFL power rankings for Week 18NFL Week 18 picks, predictionsNFL Week 18 picks against the spreadHow many teams make the NFL playoffs?Fourteen teams of the 32 in the NFL will make the playoffs.
- Each conference will see seven teams enter the postseason, with the top four seeds in each bracket going to division winners.