Here's who NFC teams want to see—and don't want to see—for their best chance at lifting the Lombardi Trophy next month.

The Detroit Lions are the team to beat in the NFC, but this conference's wild-card teams put up more fight than their AFC counterparts.

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.

Pay reckless amounts of money to free agents from other teams, which can be so hit-or-miss it feels like the sports equivalent of throwing virgins into volcanoes for good fortune.

There have been 58 Super Bowls played in NFL history, and somehow, there are still 12 teams that have yet to win a Lombardi Trophy. However, that number could be going down by one this year and that's because there are five teams in the playoffs that will have a chance to end their Super Bowl drought.

Which teams are in line to play for it all? Our writers and editors fill out their brackets and pick a champion, a final score and an MVP for the big game.

The NFL playoffs begin this weekend, and the Kansas City Chiefs are aiming for a historic three-peat. But who will be playing this weekend, and how does the schedule work?