The four NFC and four AFC division champions and six wild-card teams - the three non-division winners with the best records in each conference - will compete in a single elimination tournament. The final four will play in the AFC and NFC championship games on Jan.

Sports ranks the top five teams currently on vacations who have the best chance to reach the postseason next year.

The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t just fortunate to have the first-round bye in this year’s NFL playoffs, but they also have another big advantage on the rest of the field. They’re one of two teams to have seven wins against teams currently in the playoffs.