Players like Drake Maye, Parker Washington and Byron Young made major strides during the 2025 NFL season.

Tomlin reached the playoffs in 12 of his 19 seasons in Pittsburgh, but his recent winless streak — and struggles on both sides of the ball — spelled an end.

Undrafted free agents have a long road to NFL snaps, but these 10 players made the most of their workloads during the 2025 regular season.

Josh Allen powered the Bills to a road win with one of his best performances of the season, earning a PFF grade (94.0) while producing three touchdowns, an 8.6% big-time throw rate and zero turnover-worthy plays. Meanwhile, Colston Loveland delivered the best game of his young career for Chicago, hauling in eight receptions on 15 targets for 137 yards and earning a career-high PFF receiving grade (90.1).

The former No. 1 overall pick earned a 77.3 PFF grade, the second-highest among all quarterbacks on Wild Card Weekend. He showcased his full arsenal with six big-time throws, tied for the most by any quarterback in a single game this season.

The Houston Texans enter the divisional round with a 15.7% chance to win the Super Bowl and are projected to reach the game 27% of the time. Seattle also remains firmly in the mix among the eight remaining teams, with its probability profile reflecting a viable path to a deep playoff run.

We break down the advanced metrics after every game of the wild-card slate, giving an in-depth look at the numbers behind every contest.

Based on both the 2025 NFL regular season and wild-card round, below is one schematic key to follow in the four upcoming divisional round showdowns.

PFF grades every player on every play, and these are the top rookies from the wild-card round.

Jim Wyman breaks down the most important player for every team in the divisional playoff round.

Against the Jaguars in the wild-card round, Josh Allen proliferated his outstanding playoff performances — which could propel the Bills to the Super Bowl.

Only eight teams remain in the hunt for a Super Bowl. The rest of the NFL is focused on the offseason and improving through free agency and the 2026 NFL Draft.

Thomas Valentine provides one reason why each non-playoff NFL team should be optimistic heading into the 2026 offseason.

A suffocating defensive performance powered the Houston Texans to a 30-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first road playoff victory in franchise history. Houston forced turnovers, held Pittsburgh to 175 yards and no touchdowns, and advanced to face New England with the NFL’s hottest defense leading the way.

Daire Carragher breaks down the A.J. Brown situation in Philadelphia after he was held to three receptions for 25 receiving yards in the Eagles' wild-card loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Demarcus Robinson answered the call for San Francisco, posting season highs in targets, receptions, receiving yards and PFF receiving grade after the 49ers lost George Kittle during the game. On the other side of Wild Card weekend, the Patriots defense overwhelmed Justin Herbert with 39 total pressures, led by Cory Durden.

Caleb Williams continued his late-season surge on Wild Card weekend, producing one of the game’s defining moments by escaping pressure on fourth-and-8 and delivering a strike to Rome Odunze for a play that earned a PFF grade (+1.5) and capped a six–big-time throw performance.

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