The NFL announced tonight the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card Playoffs on January 4-5 and Divisional Playoffs on January 11-12.
NFL WILD CARD PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 4
AFC: 4:35 PM (ET) Buffalo at Houston (ESPN, with simulcast on ABC)
AFC: 8:15 PM (ET) Tennessee at New England (CBS)
Sunday, January 5
NFC: 1:05 PM (ET) Minnesota at New Orleans (FOX)
NFC: 4:40 PM (ET) Seattle at Philadelphia (NBC)
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Saturday, January 11
NFC: 4:35 PM (ET) Philadelphia/Seattle/Minnesota at San Francisco (NBC)
AFC: 8:15 PM (ET) Houston/Buffalo/Tennessee at Baltimore (CBS)
Sunday, January 12
AFC: 3:05 PM (ET) New England/Houston/Buffalo at Kansas City (CBS)
NFC: 6:40 PM (ET) New Orleans/Philadelphia/Seattle at Green Bay (FOX)
In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference will host the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. Once teams are seeded for the playoffs, positions do not change:
American Football Conference |
National Football Conference |
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1. |
Baltimore (14-2), AFC North champion |
1. |
San Francisco (13-3), NFC West champion |
2. |
Kansas City (12-4), AFC West champion |
2. |
Green Bay (13-3), NFC North champion |
3. |
New England (12-4), AFC East champion |
3. |
New Orleans (13-3), NFC South champion |
4. |
Houston (10-6), AFC South champion |
4. |
Philadelphia (9-7), NFC East champion |
5. |
Buffalo (10-6) |
5. |
Seattle (11-5) |
6. |
Tennessee (9-7) |
6. |
Minnesota (10-6) |
