Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford certainly isn’t playing like he is in the twilight phase of his career. In fact, he is well deserving of the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award for the 2025 season.

NFL teams can (and do) make adjustments come January, but squads have also demonstrated their core principles and identities over the regular season. With those tenets in mind, below is one schematic key to keep an eye on in every wild-card game.

Max Chadwick ranks the quarterbacks who will be playing in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Myles Garrett broke the NFL sack record and finished the regular season as the league's highest-graded pass rusher.

The 14 best teams in the NFL head into the postseason, all with hopes of lifting the Lombardi Trophy, but only one team can. So, we’ll look at the biggest strengths and weaknesses of every playoff team to see who really has the edge as we head into wild-card weekend.

Matthew Stafford earned his place on the PFF All-Pro Team by leading all quarterbacks in PFF passing grade (93.3), separating himself from the field with elite consistency throughout the regular season. Myles Garrett anchored the defense after leading edge defenders in PFF grade (92.7) and PFF pass-rush grade (93.3) while posting a record-setting 23-sack campaign.

George Pickens emerged as the Cowboys' top fantasy receiver, while Justin Jefferson never got going.

In this quarterback rankings breakdown, we've evaluated the top performers based on PFF passing grades. Using insights from Premium Stats, we’ll also present a variety of key grades beyond passing grade, including grades under pressure, from a clean pocket, against the blitz and more.

Nic Bodiford details four early-round landmines from the 2025 fantasy football draft season.

Nic Bodiford details the 2025 NFL season’s biggest deciders, including positional representation among the top-12 skill position fantasy-point scorers, waiver-wire additions, consequential injuries and late-round quarterbacks.

Trevor Sikkema details why Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillian deserved to win PFF's Rookie of the Year award.

The Los Angeles Rams remain on top in the final edition of the 2025 PFF Power Rankings.

Nathan Jahnke reveals his way-too-early fantasy football dynasty rankings for the 2026 NFL season.

The Bears' Colston Loveland and the Eagles' Jihaad Campbell and were among the first-round standouts during the 2025 regular season.

PFF grades every player on every play, and these are the top rookies through the 2025 NFL regular season.

The Houston Texans travel to face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Monday, Jan. 12, with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. on ESPN.

The Los Angeles Chargers travel to face the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., on Sunday, Jan. 11, with kickoff set for 8:00 p.m. on NBC.

Using advanced PFF data, these rookies were the best at their positions during the 2025 NFL season.