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The next NFL Divisional Round is played on January 23 and 24, 2027, and its eight teams will not be known until Wild Card Weekend ends on January 18. No lines are posted for it yet, so this page holds the last Divisional Round as the record until the matchups are set.
In January 2026 the home teams won three of the four games, and two went to overtime. Seattle, which beat San Francisco 41-6 in the round, went on to win Super Bowl LX.
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When the Divisional Round is played
| Round | Dates |
|---|---|
| Wild Card Weekend | January 16 to 18, 2027 |
| Divisional Playoffs | January 23 and 24, 2027 |
| AFC and NFC Championship Games | January 31, 2027 |
| Super Bowl LXI | February 14, 2027, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California |
These are the NFL’s own dates for the 2026 season. The matchups and kickoff times are set after the regular season, which ends with Week 18.
The last Divisional Round, January 2026
| Game | Kickoff (ET) | Line | Total | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills at Broncos | Sat, Jan. 17, 4:30 PM | Broncos -1.5 | 45.5 | Broncos 33, Bills 30 (OT) |
| 49ers at Seahawks | Sat, Jan. 17, 8:00 PM | Seahawks -7 | 44.5 | Seahawks 41, 49ers 6 |
| Texans at Patriots | Sun, Jan. 18, 3:00 PM | Patriots -3 | 40.5 | Patriots 28, Texans 16 |
| Rams at Bears | Sun, Jan. 18, 6:30 PM | Rams -3.5 | 49.5 | Rams 20, Bears 17 (OT) |
The lines are the DraftKings numbers in ESPN’s game records. All four favorites won, and three covered: Denver by 1.5 points in overtime, Seattle by 28 and New England by 9. The Rams won by 3 as 3.5-point favorites, so Chicago covered at home in a loss.
Three of the four games went over the total. Bills at Broncos finished at 63 points against a total of 45.5, and the only under was Rams at Bears, 37 points against 49.5.
How the rest of the playoffs went
| Round | Game | Final score |
|---|---|---|
| AFC Championship | Patriots at Broncos | Patriots 10, Broncos 7 |
| NFC Championship | Rams at Seahawks | Seahawks 31, Rams 27 |
| Super Bowl LX | Seahawks vs. Patriots | Seahawks 29, Patriots 13 |
All four Divisional Round winners met in the conference championships a week later. New England won at Denver scoring 10 points, and Seattle beat the Rams, who had won in overtime at Chicago, before beating New England by 16 in the Super Bowl.
Denver and Seattle played no wild-card game in January 2026 before hosting in this round. Houston, Buffalo, the Rams and San Francisco had all won on the road on Wild Card Weekend to get there.
Betting the round
No line for the January 2027 games exists until the matchups are set. A spread at -3 breaks even at 52.4% at standard -110 prices, whichever side you take. A bet is worth making only when you rate a team’s chance of covering higher than that.
Until then, the season’s games are on our NFL predictions hub, with Super Bowl odds for the title and the next round on our AFC Championship and NFC Championship pages. The round before is on our Wild Card odds page, and our NFL parlays, player props and NFL underdogs pages cover the weekly slate. For paid NFL picks, compare the best handicappers and our sportsbook reviews.
