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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/MatthewHecht on 2026-01-09 14:59:05+00:00.
The NFC is easy. Only the Panthers have never won one, so they must beat the Rams. They are by far the biggest underdogs of Wild Card Weekend, and there is not much point overanalyzing who they play next.
AFC is the conference to watch for first Super Bowls. Of the 7 teams 4 have never won it, Jaguars (3), Texans (5), Bills (6), and Chargers (7).
Bills and Jaguars play each other meaning one is guaranteed to advance. The Chargers are underdogs against The Patriots and The Texans are overdogs against The Steelers. If both win then The Chargers play The Broncos and Bills at Texans or Texans at Jaguars.
It should be noted that the Jaguars are one of 4 teams that have never made a Super Bowl. The Texans are one of the other 4, and they are one of 2 (if you only count The Browns as the modern team) to never make the Conference Championship Game. It is possible for these two teams to play in the AFC Championship Game, as they both need to win 2 games, and The Patriots must beat the Chargers.