The number of playoff teams has fluctuated from as few as two teams (from 1933 to 1966) to as many as 16 teams (in 1982). The NFL expanded from 12 to 14 playoff teams in 2020. The NFL playoffs are single elimination.

Everything always gets crazy during the final week of the NFL regular season, and this year was no different. It lasted all the way until the final game of Week 18 to determine what the 2025 NFL playoff picture would look like with Wild Card Weekend ahead.

Several teams are still looking to lock in their position in the NFL playoffs and hoping to clinch their division. The games start Saturday with a pair of AFC North matchups. The Cleveland Browns will take on the Baltimore Ravens,