What teams are left in the NFL playoffs? Finalists for AFC, NFC championship games

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Just over 20 weeks ago, 32 teams entered the current NFL season in pursuit of a Lombardi Trophy. Fourteen of them entered the NFL playoffs this year – two weeks ago – and now, only four remain with fewer than three weeks left in the 2025-26 NFL season.

There are only three games left to play. The final three matchups – the two conference championships, plus Super Bowl 60 – will close out the year after 282 games took place over the last 20 weeks to get to this point.

Here's what to know about the short road ahead to Super Bowl 60 and the crowning of this year's NFL champion:

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What teams are left in the NFL playoffs? Finalists for AFC, NFC championship games

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