The NFL playoffs are set after the regular season ended in Week 18. With that in mind, here are 10 takeaways heading into Super Wild Card Weekend.

Ahead of each team’s final regular season game, ESPN’s Ben Solak previewed the NFL playoffs. He discussed his most dangerous wild card teams, his Super Bowl 59 predictions, and much more.

Washington’s Jayden Daniels is just the fourth rookie quarterback since 1970 selected to the initial Pro Bowl roster. Raiders tight end Brock Bowers and Rams outside linebacker Jared Verse are the other rookies among 24 players chosen for the first time.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold ... Currently, the race for the MVP is between Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. The Comeback Player ...

Rookie brain farts. Game-changing lapses in single coverage. The NFL’s second-worst QB. That’s how you lose a Super Bowl.

NFL wild-card matchups 2024 AFC. Buffalo Bills (2) vs. Denver Broncos (7) The Bills quickly dismantled an overmatched Steelers team in the wild-card round last season. Can the Bro

Simply put, I’m nervous for Sam Darnold in his first ever postseason action, especially coming off a dispiriting outing against the Lions in the Vikings’ season finale. And though defensive coordinator Brian Flores can concoct a great game plan, there’s nothing Stafford hasn’t seen.

Though as the AFC’s top seed, the reigning two-time Super Bowl champs get to rest during Wild-Card weekend. The 12 teams playing have more immediate priorities than the Chiefs, but the end goal remains: lift the Lombardi Trophy in New Orleans.

The NFL playoffs are here, starting this weekend with the wild-card round. My preseason Super Bowl LIX prediction is still in play and looking solid: Lions over Ravens.

Macdonald said he will give leeway to the new offensive coordinator to hire his own assistants. That has Seahawks line coach Scott Huff and others on notice, waiting uncomfortably.

The Ravens easily won their Week 16 rematch, but that was with Pickens sidelined as both teams navigated a three-game, 11-day gauntlet. Tomlin, of course, owns the Ravens. Pittsburgh holds a shocking 8-2 advantage against its bitter rival this decade.