NFL Playoff Odds 2025-26: Bills Are Biggest Favorites to Make Postseason

NFL playoff odds are available with the regular season underway. The usual suspects litter the list of postseason favorites... but it's neither the defending champion Eagles nor the runner-up Chiefs holding the lowest odds to make the playoffs.

Robert Criscola - Betting Analyst at Covers.com
Robert Criscola • Betting Analyst
Sep 12, 2025 • 14:20 ET • 4 min read
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The NFL regular season is underway, and there are NFL playoff odds on the board that will shift with each week of play.

The Buffalo Bills entered the 2025-26 campaign as the heaviest favorites to make the postseason, and they're still holding onto that mantle. 

The Cleveland Browns are the biggest underdogs just to make it to Wild Card Weekend.

Let's take a look at the latest NFL playoff odds.

Latest NFL playoff odds

Team Yes No
Cardinals Cardinals -110 -110
Falcons Falcons +200 -250
Ravens Ravens -550 +375
Bills Bills -1800 +900
Panthers Panthers +375 -550
Bears Bears +300 -400
Bengals Bengals -150 +120
Browns Browns +1400 -4000
Cowboys Cowboys +300 -400
Broncos Broncos -160 +130
Lions Lions +100 -130
Packers Packers -750 +475
Texans Texans +100 -130
Colts Colts +150 -185
Jaguars Jaguars +110 -140
Chiefs Chiefs -250 +200
Raiders Raiders +240 -330
Chargers Chargers -225 +175
Rams Rams -200 +160
Dolphins Dolphins +375 -550
Vikings Vikings -115 -105
Patriots Patriots +225 -300
Saints Saints +1100 -2500
Giants Giants +900 -1800
Jets Jets +650 -1100
Eagles Eagles -425 +310
Steelers  Steelers -105 -115
49ers 49ers -190 +155
Seahawks Seahawks +250 -340
Buccaneers Buccaneers -330 +240
Titans Titans +475 -750
Commanders Commanders -130 +100

Odds courtesy of bet365 as of 9-12.

Opening odds to make NFL playoffs 2025

  • Arizona Cardinals: Yes (+130), No (-160)
  • Atlanta Falcons: Yes (+155), No (-190)
  • Baltimore Ravens: Yes (-550), No (+375)
  • Buffalo Bills: Yes (-800), No (+500)
  • Carolina Panthers: Yes (+235), No (-320)
  • Chicago Bears: Yes (+170), No (-220)
  • Cincinnati Bengals: Yes (-160), No (+130)
  • Cleveland Browns: Yes (+850), No (-1600)
  • Dallas Cowboys: Yes (+180), No (-230)
  • Denver Broncos: Yes (-115), No (-105)
  • Detroit Lions: Yes (-210), No (+165)
  • Green Bay Packers: Yes (-130), No (+100)
  • Houston Texans: Yes (-140), No (+110)
  • Indianapolis Colts: Yes (+190), No (-240)
  • Jacksonville Jaguars: Yes (+170), No (-220)
  • Kansas City Chiefs: Yes (-400), No (+300)
  • Los Angeles Chargers: Yes (-130), No (+100)
  • Los Angeles Rams: Yes (-165), No (+135)
  • Las Vegas Raiders: Yes (+320), No (-450)
  • Miami Dolphins: Yes (+180), No (-230)
  • Minnesota Vikings: Yes (+105), No (-135)
  • New England Patriots: Yes (+140), No (-170)
  • New Orleans Saints: Yes (+650), No (+1000)
  • New York Giants: Yes (+750), No (-1400)
  • New York Jets: Yes (+450), No (-700)
  • Philadelphia Eagles: Yes (-400), No (+300)
  • Pittsburgh Steelers: Yes (+130), No (-165)
  • Seattle Seahawks: Yes (+160), No (-200)
  • San Francisco 49ers: Yes (-200), No (+160)
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Yes (-165), No (-135)
  • Tennessee Titans: Yes (+400), No (-600)
  • Washington Commanders: Yes (-145), No (+115)

Odds courtesy of bet365.

NFL playoffs key dates

Here is a look at the NFL playoff schedule for January and February 2026.

  • Wild Card Weekend: January 10-12
  • Divisional Round: January 17-18
  • Conference Championship Round: January 25
  • Super Bowl 60: February 8

NFL playoffs format

The NFL playoffs expanded prior to the 2020 season and will run the same format in 2025-26, with 14 teams in the postseason — seven from each conference.

In each conference, the division winners will comprise the Nos. 1-4 spots, while the Nos. 5-7 spots will come via wild cards. The top seed in both the AFC and the NFC will get a first-round bye, with the other matchups proceeding as follows:

  • No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed (lowest-ranked wild card)
  • No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed
  • No. 4 seed (lowest-ranked division winner) vs. No. 5 seed (highest-ranked wild card)

After the first round, the No. 1 seed will face the lowest remaining seed in their conference, while the other two teams will square off. Those winners will meet in the conference championship, and then the winners of those games — the AFC and NFC champions — will meet at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA on Feb. 8, 2026.

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Robert M. Criscola’s road to becoming a Covers publishing editor began with an internship at Metro New York, which eventually turned into a freelance job at MetroBet covering many sports from a wagering angle, including horse racing. He continued to focus on “The Sport of Kings” by writing for shapperdacapper.com, danonymousracing.com, and informer.fanxt.com before joining the team at the TwinSpires Edge in 2019 as a regular contributor and weekend editor. “Crisco” began writing game previews for Covers in 2022 and joined the editing team in 2023.

His best advice for sports bettors? Bet with your head, not over it.

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