Full NFL playoff schedule revealed: Who is playing who on Wild Card Weekend after league sets TV times

Full NFL playoff schedule revealed: Who is playing who on Wild Card Weekend after league sets TV times

Now that the NFL playoff field is confirmed with the Buccaneers and Broncos victories in Week 18, the league has revealed the full Wild Card schedule starting on Saturday and ending next Monday. 

The NFL has divided the games into the first three being the trio of AFC matchups, then the NFC deciding which teams advance to the Divisional round. 

Up first is the Houston Texans in their usual Saturday afternoon playoff spot taking on the Los Angeles Chargers with a 4:30 p.m. Eastern start time. 

For the third time this season, one of football’s biggest rivalries will happen in the Wild Card round as AFC North foes Baltimore and Pittsburgh square off on Saturday night. 

The final AFC matchup sees the two teams to beat the Kansas City Chiefs this season face, as the Broncos travel to face the Buffalo Bills on Sunday 1 p.m. Eastern.

Buffalo ended the Chiefs long win streak in November, while the Broncos took down the Chiefs who rested mot of their key players on Sunday.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will host the Denver Broncos during Wild Card Weekend

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will host the Denver Broncos during Wild Card Weekend

The Washington Commanders, led by Jayden Daniels, goes on the road to face the Buccaneers

The Washington Commanders, led by Jayden Daniels, goes on the road to face the Buccaneers

The fun for the NFC begins late Sunday afternoon as the other No 2 seed versus No 7 seed matchup takes place when the Eagles host the Packers. 

Two of the NFC’s three matchups are Week 1 rematches, as the Eagles defeated the Packers in Brazil in September. 

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The other opening-weekend rematch pits the Washington Commanders against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

The Buccaneers defeated the Commanders in Jayden Daniels’ professional debut. Tampa Bay also defeated Washington the last time the Commanders were in the postseason in 2020. 

The Commanders have not won a playoff game since the 2005 season, when they defeated the Buccaneers in the Wild Card round before losing to the eventual NFC-champion Seahawks. 

The Wild Card Weekend finale will see the loser of the Vikings-Lions game, likely to be Minnesota, travel to face the Los Angeles Rams. 

Every game is on television, except for Baltimore-Pittsburgh, which is a Prime Video exclusive. 

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