Printable 2022 NFL Playoff Bracket – Make Your Picks Right Through to Super Bowl 56

• The 2022 NFL Playoff bracket is set and games will begin with Wildcard Weekend on Saturday, January 15
• Seven teams from each conference have made the playoffs (14 total) in search of winning Super Bowl 56
• Fill out your own printable bracket below

The 2021 NFL regular season is now in the books after a thrilling slate of games in Week 18. The 2022 NFL Playoff bracket is now complete, with seven teams from each conference making the postseason.

The NFL Playoffs will start with Wildcard Weekend on January 15 and conclude with Super Bowl 56 on February 13. We have put together a printable NFL Playoff bracket for you to download, print, and fill out to compete with the world. It’s time you showed everyone your true NFL genius.

NFL Playoff Bracket

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How to Fill Out Your Bracket

If you’re unfamiliar with how the NFL playoff format works, here are a few things to keep in mind when filling out your bracket:

1. This is not a traditional bracket where teams move through to predetermined spots after winning. This is why there are no lines connecting the teams from the wildcard (first) round to specific fields in the divisional (second) round. The no. 1 seed will play the worst team (lowest seed) you have advancing to the second round. The two leftover teams play each other.
   1. For example, if you have all higher seeds winning (2, 3, and 4), then the 4-seed would play the 1 in the Divisional Round. Then the 2 and 3-seeds would play each other.
   2. If you have the 6 and 7 seeds both pulling off upsets in Wild Card Weekend, the 7-seed would play the 1 in the Divisional Round. The 6-seed would play whoever you have winning between the 4 and 5.
2. These are not playoff series like the NBA and NHL. It’s a one game do-or-die in each round.
3. Be sure to fill in your tiebreaker, which is the total number of points you believe will be scored in the Super Bowl

How to Score the Brackets

You are free to set up your own scoring system, but here’s how we will be scoring our NFL playoff brackets:

• Award 1 point for every correct pick in the first round (Wild Card Round)
• Award 2 points for every correct pick in the second round (Divisional Round)
• Award 4 points for every correct pick in the third round (Conference Championships)
• Award 8 points for having the correct Super Bowl winner
• *Optional Bonus Point* – Award 1 bonus point for every correct matchup someone has starting in the second round (Divisional Round)

We will be counting the bonus points, but understand that some don’t like playing this way.

Need Help with NFL Playoff Picks?

There’s no shame in educating yourself and ensuring you are loaded with every bit of information available. Here are the places I’d suggest looking before filling out your bracket:

• Super Bowl 56 Odds
• NFL Odds
• NFL Public Betting Trends

You can also follow me (@SBD_Matt) on Twitter. I’ll be putting out betting info on each game, including public betting trends, team trends, line movement, as well as my SBD formula’s picks.

2022 NFL Playoffs Schedule

With the NFL Playoffs being single-elimination games, we have the entire schedule ahead of time.

NFL Wild Card Weekend Schedule

All times are in EST.

NFL Divisional Round Schedule

NFL Conference Championship Schedule

Super Bowl Schedule