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FOR USE AS DESIRED
NFL WILD CARD PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
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AFC: 4:30 PM ET |
Indianapolis (10-6) at NY Jets (9-7) (ABC-TV) |
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NFC: 8:00 PM ET |
Atlanta (9-6-1) at Green Bay (12-4) (ABC-TV) |
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AFC: 1:00 PM ET |
Cleveland (9-7) at Pittsburgh (10-5-1) (CBS-TV) |
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NFC: 4:30 PM ET |
NY Giants (10-6) at San Francisco (10-5) (FOX-TV) |
The NFL Divisional Playoffs will be played on Saturday and Sunday, January 11-12, AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday, January 19, and Super Bowl XXXVII at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California on Sunday, January 26.
The annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, featuring the NFL All-Stars, will be played in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday, February 2.
Once teams are ranked for the playoffs, positions do not change:
American Football Conference |
National Football Conference |
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1. Oakland (West Division champion) |
1. Philadelphia (East Division champion) |
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2. Tennessee (South Division champion) |
2. Tampa Bay (South Division champion) |
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3. Pittsburgh (North Division champion) |
3. Green Bay (North Division champion) |
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4. NY Jets (East Division champion) |
4. San Francisco (West Division champion) |
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5. Indianapolis |
5. NY Giants |
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6. Cleveland |
6. Atlanta |
Tiebreakers: NY Jets finished ahead of New England based on better record in common games (8-4 to 7-5) and Miami based on better division record (4-2 to 2-4); Cleveland finished ahead of Denver and New England based on better conference record (7-5 to Denver’s 5-7 and New England’s 6-6); Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head record (1-0); Philadelphia finished ahead of Green Bay and Tampa Bay based on better conference record (11-1 to Green Bay’s 9-3 and Tampa Bay’s 9-3); Tampa Bay finished ahead of Green Bay based on head-to-head (1-0).