The NFL playoff bracket has thinned from 14 to four teams as only three games remain in the 2025 season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the last NFL team to miss the playoffs but win the Super Bowl the following year. Check out who else makes the list.

The Denver Broncos earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs and reached the conference-championship game this season. But without quarterback Bo Nix in the lineup, Denver came up one step short of Super Bowl LX.

The NFL playoffs are single elimination. The four division champions from each conference make the playoffs and are seeded No. 1 through No. 4 based on record. The three remaining teams in each conference with the best record qualify for the postseason as wild-card teams and are seeded No. 5 through No. 7.

The 2025 NFL Playoffs have been entertainment central. Game after game has come down to the wire. Last-second winners all over the place. Drama galore. There is, however, a lesson hiding in plain sight that these playoffs are teaching the NFL.

CBSSports.com and SportsLine break down this season's NFC title game

The Jacksonville Jaguars can learn a lot from how the 2025 NFL playoffs have played out up until Super Bowl LX.