By Jacob Camenker
Publication Date: 2026-01-06 17:00:00
Jan. 6, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET
The 2025 NFL playoffs are here, and what will happen in the postseason is anyone’s guess.
The path to Super Bowl 60 is seemingly wide open. There aren’t any clear-cut favorites on either side of the bracket, as many of the preseason favorites to take home the trophy – the Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions and, most notably, the Kansas City Chiefs – failed to even make the playoffs.
So, what should NFL fans make of the wide-open field? USA TODAY Sports decided to get AI’s perspective on the matter by asking chatbot Microsoft Copilot for its playoff predictions.
The process of gathering Copilot’s playoff predictions was simple. USA TODAY Sports fed the following prompts to the AI chatbot and recorded its answer:
- Can you predict the winner and score of all the NFL’s wild-card round games for the 2025 NFL playoffs?
- Can you predict the winner and score of all the NFL’s divisional round games for the 2025 NFL playoffs based on your projected wild-card winners?
- Can…
