NFL Playoff Pool 2026

''FORBES FAMILY NFL PLAYOFF POOL 2K26'' //For the 2025 NFL Season// Welcome to this year's Forbes family NFL playoff pool! With this program, you will choose each game's winner by clicking links corresponding to the team you think will win. As you make your picks, this program will remember who you've picked to win each game and will set up the next rounds accordingly. Good luck! [[Begin|AFC WC 1]]

''AFC Wildcard Round'' (link: "#7 Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)")[(set: $afcwc1 to "LAC")(goto: "AFC WC 2")] at (link: "#2 New England Patriots (14-3)")[(set: $afcwc1 to "NE")(goto: "AFC WC 2")]

''AFC Wildcard Round'' (link: "#6 Buffalo Bills (12-5)")[(set: $afcwc2 to "BUF")(goto: "AFC WC 3")] at (link: "#3 Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4)")[(set: $afcwc2 to "JAC")(goto: "AFC WC 3")] [[Redo last pick|AFC WC 1]]

''NFC Wildcard Round'' (link: "#7 Green Bay Packers (9-7-1)")[(set: $nfcwc1 to "GB")(goto: "NFC WC 2")] at (link: "#2 Chicago Bears (11-6)")[(set: $nfcwc1 to "CHI")(goto: "NFC WC 2")] [[Redo last pick|AFC WC 3]]

''NFC Wildcard Round'' (link: "#6 San Francisco 49ers (12-5)")[(set: $nfcwc2 to "SF")(goto: "NFC WC 3")] at (link: "#3 Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)")[(set: $nfcwc2 to "PHI")(goto: "NFC WC 3")] [[Redo last pick|NFC WC 1]]

''AFC Divisional Round'' (if: $afcwc1 is "LAC")[(link: "#7 Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)")[(set: $afcdiv1 to "LAC")(goto: "AFC DIV 2")]](elseif: $afcwc2 is "BUF")[(link: "#6 Buffalo Bills (12-5)")[(set: $afcdiv1 to "BUF")(goto: "AFC DIV 2")]](elseif: $afcwc3 is "HOU")[(link: "#5 Houston Texans (12-5)")[(set: $afcdiv1 to "HOU")(goto: "AFC DIV 2")]](elseif: $afcwc3 is "PIT")[(link: "#4 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)")[(set: $afcdiv1 to "PIT")(goto: "AFC DIV 2")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] at (link: "#1 Denver Broncos (14-3)")[(set: $afcdiv1 to "DEN")(goto: "AFC DIV 2")] [[Redo last pick|NFC WC 3]]

''AFC Divisional Round'' (if: $afcwc2 is "BUF" and $afcwc1 is "LAC")[(link: "#6 Buffalo Bills (12-5)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "BUF")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](elseif: $afcwc3 is "HOU" and $afcwc2 is "BUF" and $afcwc1 is "NE")[(link: "#5 Houston Texans (12-5)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "HOU")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](elseif: $afcwc3 is "HOU" and $afcwc2 is "JAC" and $afcwc1 is "LAC")[(link: "#5 Houston Texans (12-5)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "HOU")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](elseif: $afcwc3 is "PIT" and $afcwc2 is "BUF" and $afcwc1 is "NE")[(link: "#4 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "PIT")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](elseif: $afcwc3 is "PIT" and $afcwc2 is "JAC" and $afcwc1 is "LAC")[(link: "#4 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "PIT")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](elseif: $afcwc2 is "JAC" and $afcwc1 is "NE")[(link: "#3 Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "JAC")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] at (if: $afcwc1 is "NE")[(link: "#2 New England Patriots (14-3)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "NE")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](elseif: $afcwc2 is "JAC")[(link: "#3 Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "JAC")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](elseif: $afcwc3 is "PIT")[(link: "#4 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "PIT")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](elseif: $afcwc3 is "HOU")[(link: "#5 Houston Texans (12-5)")[(set: $afcdiv2 to "HOU")(goto: "NFC DIV 1")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] [[Redo last pick|AFC DIV 1]]

''NFC Divisional Round'' (if: $nfcwc1 is "GB")[(link: "#7 Green Bay Packers (9-7-1)")[(set: $nfcdiv1 to "GB")(goto: "NFC DIV 2")]](elseif: $nfcwc2 is "SF")[(link: "#6 San Francisco 49ers (12-5)")[(set: $nfcdiv1 to "SF")(goto: "NFC DIV 2")]](elseif: $nfcwc3 is "LAR")[(link: "#5 Los Angeles Rams (12-5)")[(set: $nfcdiv1 to "LAR")(goto: "NFC DIV 2")]](elseif: $nfcwc3 is "CAR")[(link: "#4 Carolina Panthers (8-9)")[(set: $nfcdiv1 to "CAR")(goto: "NFC DIV 2")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] at (link: "#1 Seattle Seahawks (14-3)")[(set: $nfcdiv1 to "SEA")(goto: "NFC DIV 2")] [[Redo last pick|AFC DIV 2]]

''NFC Divisional Round'' (if: $nfcwc2 is "SF" and $nfcwc1 is "GB")[(link: "#6 San Francisco 49ers (12-5)")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "SF")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $nfcwc3 is "LAR" and $nfcwc2 is "SF" and $nfcwc1 is "CHI")[(link: "#5 Los Angeles Rams (12-5)")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "LAR")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $nfcwc3 is "LAR" and $nfcwc2 is "PHI" and $nfcwc1 is "GB")[(link: "#5 Los Angeles Rams (12-5)")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "LAR")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $nfcwc3 is "CAR" and $nfcwc2 is "SF" and $nfcwc1 is "CHI")[(link: "#4 Carolina Panthers (8-9)")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "CAR")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $nfcwc3 is "CAR" and $nfcwc2 is "PHI" and $nfcwc1 is "GB")[(link: "#4 Carolina Panthers (8-9)")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "CAR")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $nfcwc2 is "PHI" and $nfcwc1 is "CHI")[(link: "#3 Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "PHI")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] at (if: $nfcwc1 is "CHI")[(link: "#2 Chicago Bears (11-6)")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "CHI")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $nfcwc2 is "PHI")[(link: "#3 Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "PHI")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $nfcwc3 is "CAR")[(link: "#4 Carolina Panthers (8-9)")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "CAR")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $nfcwc3 is "LAR")[(link: "#5 Los Angeles Rams (12-5))")[(set: $nfcdiv2 to "LAR")(goto: "AFC CHAMP")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] [[Redo last pick|NFC DIV 1]]

''AFC Championship'' (if: $afcdiv1 is "LAC")[(link: "#7 Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)")[(set: $afcchamp to "LAC")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv1 is "BUF" or $afcdiv2 is "BUF")[(link: "#6 Buffalo Bills (12-5)")[(set: $afcchamp to "BUF")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv1 is "HOU" or $afcdiv2 is "HOU")[(link: "#5 Houston Texans (12-5)")[(set: $afcchamp to "HOU")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv1 is "PIT" or $afcdiv2 is "PIT")[(link: "#4 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)")[(set: $afcchamp to "PIT")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv1 is "JAC" or $afcdiv2 is "JAC")[(link: "#3 Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4)")[(set: $afcchamp to "JAC")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv2 is "NE")[(link: "#2 New England Patriots (14-3)")[(set: $afcchamp to "NE")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] at (if: $afcdiv1 is "DEN")[(link: "#1 Denver Broncos (14-3)")[(set: $afcchamp to "DEN")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv2 is "NE")[(link: "#2 New England Patriots (14-3)")[(set: $afcchamp to "NE")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv1 is "JAC" or $afcdiv2 is "JAC")[(link: "#3 Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4)")[(set: $afcchamp to "JAC")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv1 is "PIT" or $afcdiv2 is "PIT")[(link: "#4 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)")[(set: $afcchamp to "PIT")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv1 is "HOU" or $afcdiv2 is "HOU")[(link: "#5 Houston Texans (12-5)")[(set: $afcchamp to "HOU")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](elseif: $afcdiv1 is "BUF" or $afcdiv2 is "BUF")[(link: "#6 Buffalo Bills (12-5)")[(set: $afcchamp to "BUF")(goto: "NFC CHAMP")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] [[Redo last pick|NFC DIV 2]]

''NFC Championship'' (if: $nfcdiv1 is "GB")[(link: "#7 Green Bay Packers (9-7-1)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "GB")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv1 is "SF" or $nfcdiv2 is "SF")[(link: "#6 San Francisco 49ers (12-5)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "SF")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv1 is "LAR" or $nfcdiv2 is "LAR")[(link: "#5 Los Angeles Rams (12-5)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "LAR")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv1 is "CAR" or $nfcdiv2 is "CAR")[(link: "#4 Carolina Panthers (8-9)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "CAR")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv1 is "PHI" or $nfcdiv2 is "PHI")[(link: "#3 Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "PHI")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv2 is "CHI")[(link: "#2 Chicago Bears (11-6)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "CHI")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] at (if: $nfcdiv1 is "SEA")[(link: "#1 Seattle Seahawks (14-3)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "SEA")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv2 is "CHI")[(link: "#2 Chicago Bears (11-6)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "CHI")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv1 is "PHI" or $nfcdiv2 is "PHI")[(link: "#3 Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "PHI")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv1 is "CAR" or $nfcdiv2 is "CAR")[(link: "#4 Carolina Panthers (8-9)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "CAR")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv1 is "LAR" or $nfcdiv2 is "LAR")[(link: "#5 Los Angeles Rams (12-5)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "LAR")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](elseif: $nfcdiv2 is "SF")[(link: "#6 San Francisco 49ers (12-5)")[(set: $nfcchamp to "SF")(goto: "SUPER BOWL")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] [[Redo last pick|AFC CHAMP]]

''Super Bowl LVIII'' //At Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA// (if: $afcchamp is "DEN")[(link: "AFC Champion Denver Broncos (14-3)")[(set: $sbchamp to "DEN")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $afcchamp is "NE")[(link: "AFC Champion New England Patriots (14-3)")[(set: $sbchamp to "NE")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $afcchamp is "JAC")[(link: "AFC Champion Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4)")[(set: $sbchamp to "JAC")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $afcchamp is "PIT")[(link: "AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)")[(set: $sbchamp to "PIT")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $afcchamp is "HOU")[(link: "AFC Champion Houston Texans (12-5)")[(set: $sbchamp to "HOU")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $afcchamp is "BUF")[(link: "AFC Champion Buffalo Bills (12-5)")[(set: $sbchamp to "BUF")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $afcchamp is "LAC")[(link: "AFC Champion Los Angeles Chargers (11-6)")[(set: $sbchamp to "LAC")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] vs. (if: $nfcchamp is "SEA")[(link: "NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks (14-3)")[(set: $sbchamp to "SEA")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $nfcchamp is "CHI")[(link: "NFC Champion Chicago Bears (11-6)")[(set: $sbchamp to "CHI")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $nfcchamp is "PHI")[(link: "NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)")[(set: $sbchamp to "PHI")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $nfcchamp is "CAR")[(link: "NFC Champion Carolina Panthers (8-9)")[(set: $sbchamp to "CAR")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $nfcchamp is "LAR")[(link: "NFC Champion Los Angeles Rams (12-5)")[(set: $sbchamp to "LAR")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $nfcchamp is "SF")[(link: "NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers (12-5)")[(set: $sbchamp to "SF")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](elseif: $nfcchamp is "GB")[(link: "NFC Champion Green Bay Packers (9-7-1)")[(set: $sbchamp to "GB")(goto: "CONFIRM")]](else:)[you're not supposed to see this message! please let meg know she screwed up!] [[Redo last pick|NFC CHAMP]]

Your picks are: SUPER BOWL CHAMPION: $sbchamp AFC CHAMPION: $afcchamp NFC CHAMPION: $nfcchamp AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND WINNERS: $afcdiv1, $afcdiv2 NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND WINNERS: $nfcdiv1, $nfcdiv2 AFC WILD CARD ROUND WINNERS: $afcwc1, $afcwc2, $afcwc3 NFC WILD CARD ROUND WINNERS: $nfcwc1, $nfcwc2, $nfcwc3 If you are satisfied with these picks, please copy and paste them into an email or text message to meg (mf_67@live.ca)! Thanks for playing, and best of luck! You may close this window once you've copied and pasted your picks. If you're not satisfied, please pick one of the options below: [[I'd like to redo my picks from the beginning|AFC WC 1]] [[I'd like to redo my picks from the divisional round|AFC DIV 1]] [[I'd like to redo my picks from the conference championships|AFC CHAMP]] [[I'd like to redo my Super Bowl pick|SUPER BOWL]] [[You got my picks wrong!|aw shoot]]

well heck. i don't know what happened then. please let meg know exactly what went wrong and she'll take a look at it. again, for reference, here are what this program thought your picks were: SUPER BOWL CHAMPION: $sbchamp AFC CHAMPION: $afcchamp NFC CHAMPION: $nfcchamp AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND WINNERS: $afcdiv1, $afcdiv2 NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND WINNERS: $nfcdiv1, $nfcdiv2 AFC WILD CARD ROUND WINNERS: $afcwc1, $afcwc2, $afcwc3 NFC WILD CARD ROUND WINNERS: $nfcwc1, $nfcwc2, $nfcwc3

''AFC Wildcard Round'' (link: "#5 Houston Texans (12-5)")[(set: $afcwc3 to "HOU")(goto: "NFC WC 1")] at (link: "#4 Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)")[(set: $afcwc3 to "PIT")(goto: "NFC WC 1")] [[Redo last pick|AFC WC 2]]

''NFC Wildcard Round'' (link: "#5 Los Angeles Rams (12-5)")[(set: $nfcwc3 to "LAR")(goto: "AFC DIV 1")] at (link: "#4 Carolina Panthers (8-9)")[(set: $nfcwc3 to "CAR")(goto: "AFC DIV 1")] [[Redo last pick|NFC WC 2]]