When the NFL expanded the playoff field to 14 teams in the 2020 season, it slid one of the wild-card games to Monday night. That game could now be sliding away from ESPN and ABC. NFL Media EVP and COO ...

When ESPN aired its Wild Card game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans 11 days ago, it was the final time the network was guaranteed a Wild Card game in the Monday night window. The ...

The 32 things we learned from the wild-card round of the 2025 NFL playoffs: 0. The number of times the Houston Texans have reached a conference championship game – the only team in the NFL never to do ...

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers warms up before an AFC Wild Card Round game against the Houston Texans at Acrisure Stadium. Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images The Pittsburgh Steelers’ NFL ...

After double-digit increases in its regular-season and wild-card playoff round ratings, the NFL is looking for another large bump in ratings during this weekend's division round. The league and ...

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson reacts during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh) The ...

A monster regular season for NFL viewership has continued with similarly massive audiences for the league’s wild-card games this past weekend. The initial five wild-card games played last Saturday and ...

The NFL set a record for fewest punts per game in 2025, and wild-card weekend was filled with fourth-down fun and folly as punters were mostly spectators, especially Chicago’s Tory Taylor, who never ...