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After 272 regular-season games and 12 postseason games, Super Bowl 2026 is finally here. On Sunday, Feb. 8, the AFC champion New England Patriots will do battle with the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks for the right to raise the Lombardi Trophy.
Now that the 2025-26 NFL regular season is over, the playoffs picture is in full view with the NFL Divisional Playoffs. There are four games scheduled this weekend with the best teams in the AFC and NFC competing to go to Super Bowl LX.
The New England Patriots and Denver Broncos are facing off in the AFC Championship Game for the right to advance to the Super Bowl. Follow along for play-by-play updates and analysis from our reporters at The Athletic.
The NFL playoffs wage forward with the divisional round. This latest crop of contests has a lot to live up to after a chaotic Wild Card Weekend, which saw four game-winning touchdowns in the final three minutes.