After one of the wildest seasons in NFL history, the playoffs are finally here. This year’s postseason won’t have Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs or Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, but there will still be plenty of familiar faces.
The Eagles are in the playoffs for the fifth straight season and they’ll be looking to become the first NFC team in 31 years to repeat as Super Bowl champion. Jalen Hurts is one of just two quarterbacks in the playoffs this year who has won a Super Bowl along with Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers. The Steelers quarterback actually has more career playoff wins than every other QB in the AFC playoff field combined.
There are also plenty of new faces in the postseason this year, including six teams that didn’t make the playoffs last year with the Seahawks, 49ers, Panthers, Bears, Patriots and Jaguars all getting in. The final five teams in that group all lost at least 11 games last year before rebounding to make the postseason this year.
The Panthers are in playoffs for the first time since 2017 and they’ll be kicking off the postseason this year by hosting the Saturday afternoon game.
With that in mind, let’s get to the full playoff schedule.
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Wild Card Weekend
Saturday, Jan. 10
- (5) Rams at (4) Panthers, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox) (Stream: Fubo — try for free)
- (7) Packers at (2) Bears, 8 p.m. ET (Amazon Prime)
Sunday, Jan. 11
- (6) Bills at (3) Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) (Stream on Paramount+)
- (6) 49ers at (3) Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox) (Stream: Fubo — try for free)
- (7) Chargers at (2) Patriots, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)
Monday, Jan. 12
- (5) Texans at (4) Steelers, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC) (Stream: Fubo — try for free)
Divisional Round
Saturday, Jan. 17
- AFC or NFC divisional matchup, 4:30 p.m. ET
- AFC or NFC divisional matchup, 8 p.m. ET
Sunday, Jan. 18
- AFC or NFC divisional matchup, 3 p.m. ET
- AFC or NFC divisional matchup, 6:30 p.m. ET
Note: The winner of the Monday night game in the wild card round will play on Sunday in the divisional round. The Broncos and Seahawks will both host a game in the divisional round after getting a bye in the wild card round.
Championship Sunday
Sunday, Jan. 25
- AFC Championship, 3 p.m. ET (CBS)
- NFC Championship, 6:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
Super Bowl LX
Sunday, Feb. 8
- AFC champion vs. NFC champion at Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California), 6:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
