Monday, January 2, 2017

NFL Wild Card and Divisional Playoff Schedule Announced

Commissioner ROGER GOODELL announced tonight the schedule of sites, dates and times for the National Football League Wild Card Playoffs on January 7-8 and Divisional Playoffs on January 14-15.

NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND

Saturday, January 7 

AFC   4:35 PM (ET)
Oakland at Houston (ESPN, with simulcast on ABC)
NFC:    8:15 PM (ET)
Detroit at Seattle (NBC) 

Sunday, January 8 

AFC:    1:05 PM (ET)
Miami at Pittsburgh (CBS)


NFC:    4:40 PM (ET)
New York Giants at Green Bay (FOX)

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS

Saturday, January 14​

NFC   4:35 PM (ET)
Seattle/Green Bay/New York Giants at Atlanta (FOX)
AFC:    8:15 PM (ET)
Houston/Oakland/Miami at New England (CBS)

Sunday, January 15

AFC:    1:05 PM (ET)

Pittsburgh/Houston/Oakland at Kansas City (NBC)


NFC:    4:40 PM (ET)

Green Bay/New York Giants/Detroit at Dallas (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

  1. New England (14-2, AFC East champion)
  1. Dallas (13-3, NFC East champion)
  1. Kansas City (12-4, AFC West champion) 
  1. Atlanta (11-5, NFC South champion)
  1. Pittsburgh (11-5, AFC North champion)
  1. Seattle (10-5-1, NFC West champion)
  1. Houston (9-7, AFC South champion)
  1. Green Bay (10-6, NFC North champion)
  1. Oakland (12-4)   
  1. New York Giants (11-5) 
  1. Miami (10-6)   
  1. Detroit (9-7)

The NFC (FOX, 3:05 PM ET) and AFC (CBS, 6:40 PM ET) Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 22.
 
The 2017 Pro Bowl (ESPN, 8:00 PM ET) will be played on Sunday, January 29 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida and Super Bowl LI will take place on Sunday, February 5 (FOX, 6:30 PM ET), at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. 

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