The NFL wild-card round is almost over, and it has lived up to its name. The first four of the games were all decided by one possession, with Sunday afternoon’s San Francisco 49ers’ 23-19 win over the Eagles being the latest.

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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 Seattle Seahawks secured the top seed in the division, which allowed them to watch wild-card weekend from home. They’ll now get to host the San Francisco 49ers next weekend in the divisional round, a rematch of their thrilling Week 18 battle that clinched the NFC. The Chicago Bears will host the Los Angeles Rams in the other NFC game.

After 18 weeks of regular season action, just 14 teams remain standing and are about to embark on a mad dash that each franchise hopes will take them all the way to Santa Clara for Super Bowl LX. Only two of these squads can make it to the big game and just one gets the right to hoist the Lombardi Trophy when it's all said and done.

The Texans are unlikely to turn this into a shootout, and the Steelers have Hall-of-Famers as far as the eye can see. That includes at quarterback, on the sideline, and along the defensive line. They stared down playoff death the past two weeks and have been rewarded with the return of their only truly viable offensive weapon,