The NFL playoffs are upon us, with six different matchups scheduled for Wild Card Weekend following the conclusion of the 2024 regular season. The NFL postseason is structured differently than, say, traditional playoff brackets,

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) makes calls near the endzone during the second half of the game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Jan. 5, 2024. The Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 38-0 clinching a postseason berth. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

MVP candidate Josh Allen took one snap and went to the bench, extending his streak of 115 consecutive starts. Mitch Trubisky and Mike White split the game from there and lost to the Patriots, 23-16, just before New England fired head coach Jerod Mayo. James Cook tied O.J. Simpson’s single-season franchise record with a 16th rushing touchdown.