It's a wide open race in the NFL postseason over the next five weeks to determine a Super Bowl champion. Here's your guide to the NFL playoff format.

The NFL's contracts hammer home this point: these players are the most critical component in every franchise's chase for Super Bowl glory. That's why the coming postseason will be reduced at times to quarterback legacy discussions for those who wish to analyze the position on a more surface-level basis.

We’ll get into that and all the nitty-gritty, including how injuries have impacted the depth chart, in this piece. Quarterback 1: Jordan Love 2: Malik Willis (shoulder/hamstring-questionable) 3: Desmond Ridder Obviously,

Where do things stand? What needs to be sorted out? Check back as the NFL playoff field gets finalized Sunday.

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.

NFL playoff scenarios for Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers game. Who would winner play? When would they play? Who would they play? Plan ahead.