Monday Night Countdown airs 6-8 p.m. on ESPN and from 7-8 p.m. on ABC. The ManningCast with Peyton Manning and Eli Manning is back for the playoffs. The alternate broadcast of the Monday Night Football game airs on ESPN2 and streams on ESPN+.

Yes, the NFL does reseed in the playoffs. After the wild-card round, the lowest-seeded remaining team plays at 1-seed in the divisional round in each conference. The NFL is the only American sports league of the four major sports that reseeds in the postseason.

Here is where things stand early in the Sunday wild-card slate: The seeds reset for the divisional round. That means the Broncos and Seahawks, who got the first-round bye in their respective conference, will play the lowest-remaining seed. The two teams between them in their conference will then also play.

Fourteen teams, seven in each conference, make the postseason. The number of playoff teams has varied from as few as two teams (from 1933 to 1966) to as many as 16 teams (in 1982). The NFL expanded from 12 to 14 playoff teams in 2020.

The NFL is whittling its playoff bracket from 14 teams to eight during wild-card weekend. Here's how the divisional round is shaping up.

Fourteen sides — seven from each conference — will take part in the NFL playoffs. Each will hope to lift the Lombardi Trophy come postseason's end.

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The No. 1 seed in the AFC will be decided on Sunday. The Broncos will be hosting the Chargers at 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS and if they win that game, they'll clinch the top seed. However, if the Broncos lose, the Patriots could sneak in and steal the top seed by beating the Dolphins.