NFL playoff weekend sets record with 12 fourth-quarter lead changes

The NFL has never experienced a playoff weekend quite like this. The first four games of the 2025 postseason featured a combined 12 lead changes in the fourth quarter, topping the record for the most in an entire playoffs.

2026 NFL playoff bracket picks, predictions: Bills storm past Broncos in divisional round, Rams beat Bears

I don't want to say that the NFL should cancel the rest of the postseason, but the league might want to give it some serious thought because there's no way anything is going to top what happened on Wild Card Weekend.

8 NFL playoff teams (including the Broncos) ranked by FPI ratings

Going into the 2025 NFL playoffs, the Denver Broncos have a 2.6 Football Power Index (FPI) rating from ESPN, which ranks seventh out of the eight remaining playoff teams. FPI is "a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season," according to ESPN.com.

Ranking the eight remaining quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL playoffs

Brock Purdy is among the most experienced playoff quarterbacks left in the field in 2025, having started seven postseason games for the 49ers over the last three years while notching a 7–2 record, accounting for nine total touchdowns, and leading San Francisco to an appearance in Super Bowl LVIII.

2026 NFL playoff bracket picks: Model reveals score predictions, best bets, player props for Divisional Round

The 2026 NFL playoff bracket is down to just eight teams following a fantastic first week of action. The NFL Divisional Round will feature four games, with all eight teams vying to get to Super Bowl LX.

Sam Darnold is the NFL playoffs’ biggest wild card, but his Seahawks have no fear: ‘Let it rip’

For Seattle to make a Super Bowl run, Darnold must conquer his demons. The Seahawks aren't about to rein him in now.

History’s on Broncos’ side entering NFL playoffs

The last time Broncos won 14 games (1998), they went on to win the Super Bowl. The last time Denver won the AFC West (2015), they won the Super Bowl.

Texans and Cardinals, NFL’s newest and oldest franchises, each have seven playoff wins

The Houston Texans are the newest franchise in the NFL, having joined the league in 2002. The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest franchise in the NFL, having been established in 1898 and joining the NFL in its inaugural season of 1920. As of Monday night, the Texans and Cardinals have won the same number of playoff games in their franchise history.

NFL Playoff records that could be broken in 2026: Can Josh Allen erase Eli Manning?

Former Giants QB Eli Manning owns more NFL playoffs passing records than you'd guess. Josh Allen, Caleb Williams or Brock Purdy have the chance to change that.
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