With the NFL Playoffs starting this weekend, EA has released Part 1 of the Playoffs Program today, featuring a 95 OVR Offensive and Defensive Hero for each team that qualified for the postseason. Playoffs Master Steve Smith was also announced but can not be acquired until after the Championship Round of the Playoffs. Check out all of today's latest players, sets, and challenges below:

Players

The Master for the Playoffs Program is Steve Smith Sr. You can acquire Playoffs Master Smith by completing his Set after all Playoffs Legends have been released.

Steve Smith Sr. ( Playoffs Master)

The following Playoff Heroes can be acquired by earning 60 Stars in the NFL Playoffs Celebration Challenges, completing the 95 OVR Playoffs Celebration Player Fantasy Pack Set, and by winning them on the Auction House.

Bears - Mitchell Trubisky | Akiem Hicks

Bills - John Brown | Jordan Poyer

Browns - Joel Bitonio | Denzel Ward

Buccaneers - Tom Brady | Antoine Winfield Jr.

Chiefs - Mitchell Schwartz | Tyrann Mathieu

Colts - Philip Rivers | Darius Leonard

Packers - David Bakhtiari | Kenny Clark

Rams - Robert Woods | Jalen Ramsey

Ravens - Ronnie Stanley | Matthew Judon

Saints - Terron Armstead | Marcus Williams

Seahawks - D.K. Metcalf | Jarran Reed

Steelers - James Conner | Steven Nelson

Titans - Ryan Tannehill | Rashaan Evans

Washington - Alex Smith | Landon Collins

Sets

The following new Sets have been announced with Part 1 of the Playoffs Program:

• Playoffs Master Steve Smith Sr. - Exchange the Playoffs Masters from the Wildcard, the Divisional, and the Championship releases to earn 97 OVR Playoffs Master Steve Smith Sr, his Power Up item, and the required players as NAT versions. Completable starting 1/29. This set will be made available at a later date.
• 95 OVR Playoffs Celebration Player Fantasy Pack - Exchange 3x 89-90 OVR, 5x 87-88 OVR, and 7x 85-86 OVR players to earn a fantasy pack containing your choice of any 95 OVR Playoffs Celebration player.

Challenges

Super Bowl Prep: Launch

Throughout the Playoffs, new weekly challenges will be released that award Super Bowl Prep Tokens for completing each objective. Collect 12x Super Bowl Prep Tokens and exchange them for an Elite Super Bowl Player in February. Below is a list of this week's challenges:

• Beat 20 Challenges
• Win 15 H2H Matches
• Win 10 Solo Battles Games
• Win 5 Squads Games
• Win a H2H Seasons Super Bowl

NFL Playoffs Celebration

Celebrate the start of the Playoff season with these challenges. There will be more challenges released throughout the Playoffs.

• Playoff Celebration - 14 Challenges, 6,300 Coins, 56 Stars possible
• Maybe Next Year - 11 Challenges, 4,950 Coins, 44 Stars possible

Milestone Rewards

12 Stars: 1,000 Coins
24 Stars: 2,000 Coins
36 Stars: 2,000 Coins
48 Stars: 3,000 Coins
60 Stars: 95 OVR NAT NFL Playoffs Player
72 Stars: 1,000 Coins
84 Stars: 2,000 Coins
92 Stars: 3,000 Coins
100 Stars: 5,000 Coins

What are your thoughts on Part 1 of the NFL Playoffs Program?