<p>The road to Super Bowl LX will officially begin this weekend, as the Playoff picture was finally set following the conclusion of the NFL regular season last weekend.</p> <p>A total of 14 teams have secured their place, with seven representing the AFC and seven from the NFC. Only the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are guaranteed a place in the Divisional Game, as they received byes as the #1 seeds in their respective conferences.</p> <p>The remaining 12 teams will need to battle each other in a match that will see the losers be eliminated from the NFL Playoffs.</p> <h2>When Is the 2026 NFL Wild Card Weekend?</h2> <p>The 2026 NFL Wild Card Weekend games will take place over Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday for Australian viewers. The following fixtures and their game times are as follows:</p> <ul> <li>#4 Carolina Panthers vs #5 Los Angeles Rams (Sunday, January 11, 08:30 AEDT)</li> <li>#2 Chicago Bears vs # 7 Green Bay Packers (Sunday, January 11, 12:00 AEDT)</li> <li>#3 Jacksonville Jaguars vs #6 Buffalo Bills (Monday, January 12, 05:00 AEDT)</li> <li>#3 Philadelphia Eagles vs #6 San Francisco 49ers (Monday, January 12, 08:30 AEDT)</li> <li>#2 New England Patriots vs #7 Los Angeles Chargers (Monday, January 12, 12:00 AEDT)</li> <li>#4 Pittsburgh Steelers vs #5 Houston Texans (Tuesday, January 13, 12:15 AEDT)</li> </ul> <h2>Where Is the 2026 NFL Wild Card Weekend Held?</h2> <p>Each of the matches will be played at the home team’s stadium. This has been determined by their seeding based on their regular-season win record.</p> <h2>2026 NFL Wild Card Prize Money?</h2> <p>Each team that participates in the NFL Wild Card round will win thousands of dollars, with the amount progressively increasing.</p> <h2>How To Bet On the 2026 NFL Wild Card</h2> <p>You can bet on the 2026 NFL Wild Card weekend with Sportsbet by checking out our dedicated <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/american-football">NFL betting odds</a>.</p> <p>Simply find the match you want to bet on, select the odds and markets you like the look of, and add them to your betting slip. Once you have selected them, set your stake and hit ‘Place Bet’.</p> <h2>2026 NFL Wild Card Weekend: Betting Preview</h2> <p>With that in mind, here are our top NFL Wild Card betting predictions:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Rams to beat the Panthers</strong> - Rams had a better overall regular season record and should overcome Carolina.</li> <li><strong>Bears to beat the Packers</strong> - Packers on a four-game losing streak; Bears won last meeting in December.</li> <li><strong>Bills to beat the Jaguars</strong> - Josh Allen should come up clutch for Bills.</li> <li><strong>Eagles to beat 49ers</strong> - Eagles have been inconsistent, but 49ers are banged up in terms of player injuries.</li> <li><strong>Patriots to beat Chargers</strong> - Pats on three-game win streak; Chargers lost last two. Drake Maye is playing impressively well.</li> <li><strong>Steelers to beat the Texans</strong> - Mike Tomlin’s team should stop Texans as the underdogs due to their last-gasp win last week. Texans are on a 9-game win streak, but could be too much for C. J.&nbsp; Stroud.&nbsp;</li> </ul>