NFL 2024: Playoff Bracket and Super Bowl 59 Prediction

The 2024-25 NFL Playoffs are here, and while the bracket isn’t as easy to follow as March Madness or other traditional brackets, it’s still fun to predict how everything will shake out: just as I’ve done every year for the last few years.

Be sure to check those out as well to show how I’ve done in the past:

NFL 2023: Playoff Bracket and Super Bowl 58 Prediction

NFL 2022: Playoff Bracket and Super Bowl 57 Prediction

NFL 2021: Playoff Bracket and Super Bowl 56 Matchup

2020-21 NFL Playoff Bracket Predictions and Super Bowl Matchup

NFL Playoff Bracket Predictions and Super Bowl Matchup

Read on for my 2024-25 NFL Playoff Bracket and Super Bowl 59 Prediction, and if you’d like to debate or discuss any predictions, join the conversation with @SakSports on X/Twitter or Facebook.

Wildcard Weekend Picks

See my full Wildcard Weekend that set up the rest of my bracket.

Divisional Round

#5 Los Angeles Chargers at #1 Kansas City Chiefs: Chiefs win 27-20

#3 Baltimore Ravens at #2 Buffalo Bills: Bills win 27-24

#6 Washington Commanders at #1 Detroit Lions: Lions win 42-27

#5 Minnesota Vikings at #2 Philadelphia Eagles: Eagles win 28-20

Conference Championships

AFC: #2 Buffalo Bills at #1 Kansas City Chiefs: Chiefs win 27-23

NFC: #2 Philadelphia Eagles at #1 Detroit Lions: Eagles win 26-23

Super Bowl 59: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Chiefs win 33-30, Patrick Mahomes wins Super Bowl MVP

Bonus Predictions

The next five likeliest Super Bowl 59 matchups I see:

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Detroit Lions: The chalk, #1 vs. #1 matchup. I would take the Chiefs, but America would certainly be rooting for Detroit.
Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions: Would be an incredible matchup of two great teams with high-powered offenses, and it would guarantee a first-time Super Bowl winner. Would be a toss-up, but I’d go with Buffalo.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Philadelphia Eagles: This would be a very exciting matchup featuring Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, and Derrick Henry. Maybe Baltimore wins, maybe Philadelphia does, I honestly don’t know.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Detroit Lions: Much like the last matchup, but with the Lions carrying that underdog, never won-a-Super Bowl mentality. Lamar Jackson would personally be vying for his first.
Buffalo Bills vs. Philadelphia Eagles: This all-East Coast matchup would have ratings galore as Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen go head-to-head. Another toss-up, in which case I’ll take a strong Buffalo team once again.