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NFL Playoffs schedule 2026: Wild Card kickoff times, TV networks announced for first round
The schedule is set for Wild Card Weekend in the NFL Playoffs
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And so is the schedule for Wild Card Weekend.
The final game of the season saw the Pittsburgh Steelers punch their ticket to the postseason, joining the 13 teams that had already clinched spots ahead of the Sunday Night Football finale. Of course, only 12 of those teams will be in action during Wild Card Weekend — we’re not doing the whole “Super Wild Card Weekend” branding here friend, enough — as both the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks will be watching from home.
Both Denver and Seattle clinched bye weeks in Week 18, as the Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and the Broncos’ win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday locked up the top spot in the AFC.
Here is the schedule for Wild Card Weekend.
Saturday, January 10
No. 5 Los Angeles Rams at No. 4 Carolina Panthers, 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX
No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Chicago Bears, 8:00 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime Video
Sunday, January 11
No. 6 Buffalo Bills at No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 6 San Francisco 49ers at No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX
No. 7 Los Angeles Chargers at No. 2 New England Patriots, 8:00 p.m. ET, NBC
Monday, January 12
No. 5 Houston Texans at No. 4 Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
AFC Playoff Teams
Here are the teams that qualified for the playoffs in the AFC:
- Denver Broncos
- New England Patriots
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Houston Texans
- Buffalo Bills
- Los Angeles Chargers
NFC Playoff Teams
Here are the seven teams in the playoffs on the NFC side of the bracket:
- Seattle Seahawks
- Chicago Bears
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Carolina Panthers
- Los Angeles Rams
- San Francisco 49ers
- Green Bay Packers
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