NFL Playoff Bracket 2026 Updated Picture, Schedule After Saturday's Wild Card
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Key Points:
- The NFC Wild Card round concluded with the Los Angeles Rams defeating the Carolina Panthers 34-31, keeping their playoff hopes alive and setting up potential Divisional Round matchups.
- The San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles will face off to determine who joins the Rams, Chicago Bears, and Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Round.
- If the 49ers win, the Divisional Round will feature Seahawks vs. 49ers and Bears vs. Rams; if the Eagles advance, matchups will be Seahawks vs. Rams and Bears vs. Eagles.
- Matthew Stafford led the Rams with 304 passing yards and three touchdowns, including key connections with Puka Nacua, Colby Parkinson, and Kyren Williams, while the
